Table 19-3
Legal aid plan personnel as of March 31 — Other staff1

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Legal aid plan personnel as of March 31 — Other staff1
Table summary
"This table displays other 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 other personnel by type of personnel."
  Total Lawyers Non-lawyers
  number percent number percent
Newfoundland and Labrador  
2007/2008 20 0 0 20 100
2008/2009 20 0 0 20 100
2009/2010 19 0 0 19 100
2010/2011 6 2 33 4 67
2011/2012 6 2 33 4 67
Prince Edward Island 2  
2007/2008 2 1 50 1 50
2008/2009 .. .. ... .. ...
2009/2010 .. .. ... .. ...
2010/2011 0 r 0 r 0 r 0 r 0 r
2011/2012 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 3  
2007/2008 11 3 27 8 73
2008/2009 12 4 33 8 67
2009/2010 10 3 30 7 70
2010/2011 15 4 27 11 73
2011/2012 12 3 25 9 75
New Brunswick  
2007/2008 8 2 25 6 75
2008/2009 10 1 10 9 90
2009/2010 .. .. ... .. ...
2010/2011 9 2 22 7 78
2011/2012 9 2 22 7 78
Quebec  
2007/2008 481 30 6 451 94
2008/2009 472 30 6 442 94
2009/2010 485 30 6 455 94
2010/2011 494 30 6 464 94
2011/2012 494 30 6 464 94
Ontario 4  
2007/2008 813 104 13 709 87
2008/2009 832 107 13 725 87
2009/2010 729 100 14 629 86
2010/2011 753 86 11 667 89
2011/2012 713 105 15 608 85
Manitoba  
2007/2008 41 6 15 35 85
2008/2009 42 6 14 36 86
2009/2010 44 4 9 40 91
2010/2011 41 4 10 37 90
2011/2012 42 5 12 37 88
Saskatchewan  
2007/2008 61 1 2 60 98
2008/2009 60 1 2 59 98
2009/2010 58 1 2 57 98
2010/2011 59 1 2 58 98
2011/2012 59 1 2 58 98
Alberta  
2007/2008 189 4 2 185 98
2008/2009 203 5 2 198 98
2009/2010 208 5 2 203 98
2010/2011 185 6 3 179 97
2011/2012 175 7 4 168 96
British Columbia  
2007/2008 126 0 0 126 100
2008/2009 123 0 0 123 100
2009/2010 109 12 11 97 89
2010/2011 103 13 13 90 87
2011/2012 103 12 12 91 88
Yukon  
2007/2008 0 0 0 0 0
2008/2009 0 0 0 0 0
2009/2010 0 0 0 0 0
2010/2011 0 0 0 0 0
2011/2012 0 0 0 0 0
Northwest Territories 5  
2007/2008 8 1 13 7 88
2008/2009 8 1 13 7 88
2009/2010 10 1 10 9 90
2010/2011 9 1 11 8 89
2011/2012 10 1 10 9 90
Nunavut 6  
2007/2008 .. .. ... .. ...
2008/2009 .. .. ... .. ...
2009/2010 .. .. ... .. ...
2010/2011 .. .. ... .. ...
2011/2012 25 0 0 25 100
Total  
2007/2008 1,760 152 9 1,608 91
2008/2009 1,782 155 9 1,627 91
2009/2010 1,672 156 9 1,516 91
2010/2011 1,674 149 9 1,525 91
2011/2012 1,648 168 10 1,480 90
1.
The "Other Staff" category may include, among others, accountants, librarians and clerical staff.
2.
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.
3.
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."
4.
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.
5.
Includes courtworkers who are employees of The Legal Services Board of the Northwest Territories.
6.
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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