Table 19-2
Legal aid plan personnel as of March 31 — Direct legal service staff

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Legal aid plan personnel as of March 31 — Direct legal service staff
Table summary
"This table displays direct legal service personnel of the legal aid plans as at March 31. The row headers provide information by province/territory and fiscal year. The column headers provide information on the number and percent of direct legal service personnel by type of personnel."
  Total Lawyers Non-lawyers
  number percent number percent
Newfoundland and Labrador  
2007/2008 86 52 60 34 40
2008/2009 98 53 54 45 46
2009/2010 138 59 43 79 57
2010/2011 137 54 39 83 61
2011/2012 133 61 46 72 54
Prince Edward Island 1  
2007/2008 12 7 58 5 42
2008/2009 .. .. ... .. ...
2009/2010 .. .. ... .. ...
2010/2011 15 9 60 6 40
2011/2012 15 9 60 6 40
Nova Scotia 2  
2007/2008 145 78 54 67 46
2008/2009 142 78 55 64 45
2009/2010 148 84 57 64 43
2010/2011 145 86 59 59 41
2011/2012 146 87 60 59 40
New Brunswick  
2007/2008 52 31 60 21 40
2008/2009 42 22 52 20 48
2009/2010 .. .. ... .. ...
2010/2011 44 25 57 19 43
2011/2012 42 24 57 18 43
Quebec  
2007/2008 354 318 90 36 10
2008/2009 354 318 90 36 10
2009/2010 369 332 90 37 10
2010/2011 372 338 91 34 9
2011/2012 372 338 91 34 9
Ontario 3  
2007/2008 589 420 71 169 29
2008/2009 595 412 69 183 31
2009/2010 622 435 70 187 30
2010/2011 630 457 73 173 27
2011/2012 750 494 66 256 34
Manitoba  
2007/2008 124 57 46 67 54
2008/2009 137 64 47 73 53
2009/2010 131 64 49 67 51
2010/2011 126 61 48 65 52
2011/2012 128 58 45 70 55
Saskatchewan  
2007/2008 94 76 81 18 19
2008/2009 101 83 82 18 18
2009/2010 109 91 83 18 17
2010/2011 105 87 83 18 17
2011/2012 106 88 83 18 17
Alberta  
2007/2008 88 74 84 14 16
2008/2009 125 110 88 15 12
2009/2010 100 85 85 15 15
2010/2011 106 90 85 16 15
2011/2012 117 94 80 23 20
British Columbia  
2007/2008 87 27 31 60 69
2008/2009 103 29 28 74 72
2009/2010 90 15 17 75 83
2010/2011 39 3 8 36 92
2011/2012 41 3 7 38 93
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 19 10 53 9 47
2008/2009 19 9 47 10 53
2009/2010 19 9 47 10 53
2010/2011 18 11 61 7 39
2011/2012 18 11 61 7 39
Nunavut 5  
2007/2008 .. .. ... .. ...
2008/2009 18 10 56 8 44
2009/2010 48 16 33 32 67
2010/2011 .. .. ... .. ...
2011/2012 28 21 75 7 25
Total  
2007/2008 1,664 1,158 70 506 30
2008/2009 1,748 1,196 68 552 32
2009/2010 1,788 1,198 67 590 33
2010/2011 1,752 1,230 70 522 30
2011/2012 1,910 1,296 68 614 32
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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