Table 19-1
Legal aid plan personnel as of March 31 — Total

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Legal aid plan personnel as of March 31 — Total
Table summary
"This table displays total personnel of the legal aid plans as of March 31. The row headers provide information by province/territory and fiscal year. The column headers provide information on the number and percent of total personnel by type of personnel."
  Total Lawyers Non-lawyers
  number percent number percent
Newfoundland and Labrador  
2007/2008 106 52 49 54 51
2008/2009 118 53 45 65 55
2009/2010 157 59 38 98 62
2010/2011 143 56 39 87 61
2011/2012 139 63 45 76 55
Prince Edward Island 1  
2007/2008 14 8 57 6 43
2008/2009 .. .. … .. ...
2009/2010 .. .. … .. ...
2010/2011 15 9 60 6 40
2011/2012 15 9 60 6 40
Nova Scotia 2  
2007/2008 156 81 52 75 48
2008/2009 154 82 53 72 47
2009/2010 158 87 55 71 45
2010/2011 160 90 56 70 44
2011/2012 158 90 57 68 43
New Brunswick  
2007/2008 60 33 55 27 45
2008/2009 52 23 44 29 56
2009/2010 .. .. … .. ...
2010/2011 53 27 51 26 49
2011/2012 51 26 51 25 49
Quebec  
2007/2008 835 348 42 487 58
2008/2009 826 348 42 478 58
2009/2010 854 362 42 492 58
2010/2011 866 368 42 498 58
2011/2012 866 368 42 498 58
Ontario 3  
2007/2008 1,402 524 37 878 63
2008/2009 1,427 519 36 908 64
2009/2010 1,351 535 40 816 60
2010/2011 1,383 543 39 840 61
2011/2012 1,463 599 41 864 59
Manitoba  
2007/2008 165 63 38 102 62
2008/2009 179 70 39 109 61
2009/2010 175 68 39 107 61
2010/2011 167 65 39 102 61
2011/2012 170 63 37 107 63
Saskatchewan  
2007/2008 155 77 50 78 50
2008/2009 161 84 52 77 48
2009/2010 167 92 55 75 45
2010/2011 164 88 54 76 46
2011/2012 165 89 54 76 46
Alberta  
2007/2008 277 78 28 199 72
2008/2009 328 115 35 213 65
2009/2010 308 90 29 218 71
2010/2011 291 96 33 195 67
2011/2012 292 101 35 191 65
British Columbia  
2007/2008 213 27 13 186 87
2008/2009 226 29 13 197 87
2009/2010 199 27 14 172 86
2010/2011 142 16 11 126 89
2011/2012 144 15 10 129 90
Yukon  
2007/2008 14 8 57 6 43
2008/2009 14 8 57 6 43
2009/2010 14 8 57 6 43
2010/2011 15 9 60 6 40
2011/2012 14 8 57 6 43
Northwest Territories 4  
2007/2008 27 11 41 16 59
2008/2009 27 10 37 17 63
2009/2010 29 10 34 19 66
2010/2011 27 12 44 15 56
2011/2012 28 12 43 16 57
Nunavut 5  
2007/2008 .. .. … .. ...
2008/2009 18 10 56 8 44
2009/2010 48 16 33 32 67
2010/2011 .. .. … .. ...
2011/2012 53 21 40 32 60
Total  
2007/2008 3,424 1,310 38 2,114 62
2008/2009 3,530 1,351 38 2,179 62
2009/2010 3,460 1,354 39 2,106 61
2010/2011 3,426 1,379 40 2,047 60
2011/2012 3,558 1,464 41 2,094 59
1.
These are the number of full-time positions. Part-time staff only back-fill permanent positions. The nine direct legal service staff includes the Director of Legal Aid who provides some direct legal service to clients.
2.
In prior years a Research Coordinator and Articled Clerks were recorded under the category "Direct Legal Service Staff: Non-Lawyers." In 2010/2011 they have been categorized as "Other Staff: Non-Lawyers."
3.
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 40% of legal aid plan personnel, including 45% of lawyers and 37% of non-lawyers.
4.
Includes courtworkers who are employees of The Legal Services Board of the Northwest Territories.
5.
In 2008/2009, the number of non-lawyer staff may have been underreported. In 2009/2010, the number of lawyers and non-lawyer staff increased to assist in dealing with the volume of matters proceeding in the Nunavut Court of Justice.
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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