Table 4
Total legal aid plan expenditures, current and constant
dollars
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| Current dollars | 2002 constant dollars 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Percentage change | Per capita 2 | Total | Percentage change | Per capita 2 | |
| thousands of dollars | percent | dollars | thousands of dollars | percent | dollars | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 8,146 | 2 | 16.09 | 7,332 | 0 | 14.48 |
| 2008/2009 | 10,900 | 34 | 21.53 r | 9,536 | 30 | 18.83 r |
| 2009/2010 | 10,845 | -1 | 21.31 r | 9,463 | -1 | 18.60 r |
| 2010/2011 | 12,399 | 14 | 24.25 r | 10,561 | 12 | 20.66 r |
| 2011/2012 | 12,858 | 4 | 25.18 | 10,591 | 0 | 20.74 |
| Prince Edward Island | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 1,464 | 10 | 10.60 | 1,289 | 8 | 9.33 |
| 2008/2009 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2009/2010 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2010/2011 | 1,838 | ... | 12.82 r | 1,538 | ... | 10.73 r |
| 2011/2012 | 1,814 | -1 | 12.44 | 1,475 | -4 | 10.11 |
| Nova Scotia | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 21,314 | 12 | 22.78 | 18,946 | 10 | 20.25 |
| 2008/2009 | 23,420 | 10 | 24.99 r | 20,207 | 7 | 21.56 r |
| 2009/2010 | 21,589 | -8 | 22.96 r | 18,659 | -8 | 19.84 r |
| 2010/2011 | 21,837 | 1 | 23.11 r | 18,475 | -1 | 19.55 r |
| 2011/2012 | 23,319 | 7 | 24.66 | 19,005 | 3 | 20.10 |
| New Brunswick | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 6,297 | -10 | 8.45 | 5,658 | -11 | 7.59 |
| 2008/2009 | 7,869 | 25 | 10.53 r | 6,951 | 23 | 9.31 |
| 2009/2010 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2010/2011 | 7,437 | ... | 9.88 r | 6,417 | ... | 8.52 r |
| 2011/2012 | 7,732 | 4 | 10.23 | 6,443 | 0 | 8.53 |
| Quebec | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 127,526 | -5 | 16.59 | 115,513 | -7 | 15.03 |
| 2008/2009 | 135,008 | 6 | 17.42 | 119,794 | 4 | 15.46 |
| 2009/2010 | 135,285 | 0 | 17.28 | 119,299 | 0 | 15.24 |
| 2010/2011 | 145,786 | 8 | 18.44 | 126,991 | 6 | 16.06 |
| 2011/2012 | 143,867 | -1 | 18.03 | 121,612 | -4 | 15.24 |
| Ontario 3 | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 332,828 | 2 | 26.02 | 300,386 | 0 | 23.48 |
| 2008/2009 | 356,107 | 7 | 27.53 r | 314,305 | 5 | 24.30 |
| 2009/2010 | 371,740 | 4 | 28.44 r | 326,948 | 4 | 25.01 r |
| 2010/2011 | 362,163 | -3 | 27.38 r | 310,870 | -5 | 23.50 r |
| 2011/2012 | 372,943 | 3 | 27.89 | 310,527 | 0 | 23.22 |
| Manitoba 4 | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 24,511 | 6 | 20.54 | 22,102 | 4 | 18.52 |
| 2008/2009 | 26,899 | 10 | 22.31 | 23,720 | 7 | 19.68 |
| 2009/2010 | 31,737 | 18 | 26.03 r | 27,815 | 17 | 22.81 r |
| 2010/2011 | 29,138 | -8 | 23.60 r | 25,337 | -9 | 20.52 r |
| 2011/2012 | 29,720 | 2 | 23.77 | 25,101 | -1 | 20.07 |
| Saskatchewan | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 19,147 | 13 | 19.14 | 17,065 | 10 | 17.06 |
| 2008/2009 | 20,495 | 7 | 20.21 r | 17,683 | 4 | 17.44 |
| 2009/2010 | 21,675 | 6 | 21.06 | 18,510 | 5 | 17.98 r |
| 2010/2011 | 21,165 | -2 | 20.27 r | 17,831 | -4 | 17.08 r |
| 2011/2012 | 22,295 | 5 | 21.08 | 18,275 | 2 | 17.27 |
| Alberta | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 53,606 | 11 | 15.26 | 45,467 | 6 | 12.94 |
| 2008/2009 | 66,274 | 24 | 18.45 | 54,502 | 20 | 15.17 r |
| 2009/2010 | 77,158 | 16 | 21.01 r | 63,505 | 17 | 17.30 |
| 2010/2011 | 71,675 | -7 | 19.26 | 58,415 | -8 | 15.70 |
| 2011/2012 | 69,035 | -4 | 18.27 | 54,920 | -6 | 14.53 |
| British Columbia | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 78,122 | 8 | 18.13 | 71,020 | 6 | 16.48 |
| 2008/2009 | 82,039 | 5 | 18.71 | 73,053 | 3 | 16.66 |
| 2009/2010 | 79,312 | -3 | 17.78 | 70,625 | -3 | 15.84 r |
| 2010/2011 | 76,857 | -3 | 16.97 r | 67,537 | -4 | 14.91 |
| 2011/2012 | 80,789 | 5 | 17.67 | 69,347 | 3 | 15.16 |
| Yukon | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 1,617 | -5 | 49.65 | 1,477 | -7 | 45.34 |
| 2008/2009 | 1,780 | 10 | 53.76 r | 1,570 | 6 | 47.40 |
| 2009/2010 | 1,714 | -4 | 50.89 r | 1,506 | -4 | 44.72 r |
| 2010/2011 | 1,796 | 5 | 51.97 r | 1,566 | 4 | 45.31 r |
| 2011/2012 | 1,945 | 8 | 56.11 | 1,647 | 5 | 47.51 |
| Northwest Territories | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 5,058 | 13 | 116.16 | 4,565 | 10 | 104.83 |
| 2008/2009 | 4,646 | -8 | 106.36 r | 4,033 | -12 | 92.33 r |
| 2009/2010 | 5,120 | 10 | 117.33 r | 4,418 | 10 | 101.23 r |
| 2010/2011 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2011/2012 | 5,331 | ... | 122.06 | 4,384 | ... | 100.38 |
| Nunavut | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2008/2009 | 5,730 | ... | 181.16 r | 5,190 | ... | 164.10 r |
| 2009/2010 | 6,199 | 8 | 192.28 r | 5,505 | 6 | 170.76 r |
| 2010/2011 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 2011/2012 | 8,307 | ... | 249.29 | 7,325 | ... | 219.84 |
| Total | ||||||
| 2007/2008 | 679,636 | … | 20.66 | 609,539 | … | 18.53 |
| 2008/2009 | 741,167 | … | 22.34 | 649,577 | … | 19.58 |
| 2009/2010 | 762,374 | … | 23.22 r | 666,411 | … | 20.29 r |
| 2010/2011 | 752,091 | … | 22.09 r | 645,572 | … | 18.96 r |
| 2011/2012 | 779,955 | … | 22.62 | 650,505 | … | 18.86 |
In order to create constant dollar figures
with the effects of inflation removed, figures were converted to a base of 2002=100 using
Statistics Canada's Consumer Price Index.
The population estimates used to calculate
per capita figures are provided by Statistics Canada, Census and Demographic
Statistics, Demography Division. Populations as of July 1st: final intercensal
up to 2006, final postcensal for 2007 and 2008, updated
postcensal for 2009 and 2010 and preliminary postcensal
for 2011.
Ontario has 77 legal aid clinics
that are independent, non-profit organizations funded by the legal aid plan.
Staff lawyers and community legal workers at these clinics provide legal aid
services primarily in “other” civil matters, particularly in the
area of poverty law which includes, social assistance/income maintenance,
landlord and tenant, workers’ compensation, criminal injuries compensation,
and refugee and immigration matters. In 2011/2012, these clinics accounted
for about 19% of total direct legal aid expenditures. Ontario's figure
for direct legal aid expenditures includes an estimate for work done by private
lawyers, but not billed to the legal aid plan by year-end.
The major change from 2009/2010 was
due to an adjustment made in the previous year for an accrual for civil service
pension and severance. Legal Aid Manitoba converted 23 staff positions
from contract to civil service in the prior year.
Note(s):
For more details on legal aid concepts and terminology please refer
to the glossary.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Legal Aid
Survey 3308.
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