Table 20
Legal aid service delivery by private and staff lawyers

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Legal aid service delivery by private and staff lawyers
Table summary
"This table displays lawyers providing legal aid services. The row headers provide information by province/territory and fiscal year. The column headers provide information on the number and percent of lawyers by type."
  Total 1 Private lawyers Legal aid plan staff lawyers 2
  number percent number percent
Newfoundland and Labrador  
2007/2008 176 124 70 52 30
2008/2009 160 107 67 53 33
2009/2010 89 30 34 59 66
2010/2011 89 33 37 56 63
2011/2012 88 25 28 63 72
Prince Edward Island 3  
2007/2008 40 32 80 8 20
2008/2009 .. .. ... .. ...
2009/2010 .. .. ... .. ...
2010/2011 33 24 73 9 27
2011/2012 32 23 72 9 28
Nova Scotia  
2007/2008 290 209 72 81 28
2008/2009 318 236 74 82 26
2009/2010 312 225 72 87 28
2010/2011 303 213 70 90 30
2011/2012 318 228 72 90 28
New Brunswick  
2007/2008 133 100 75 33 25
2008/2009 143 120 84 23 16
2009/2010 .. .. ... .. ...
2010/2011 135 108 80 27 20
2011/2012 150 124 83 26 17
Quebec  
2007/2008 2,685 2,337 87 348 13
2008/2009 2,608 2,260 87 348 13
2009/2010 2,448 2,086 85 362 15
2010/2011 2,473 2,105 85 368 15
2011/2012 2,470 2,102 85 368 15
Ontario 4  
2007/2008 5,505 4,981 90 524 10
2008/2009 4,641 4,122 89 519 11
2009/2010 4,667 4,132 89 535 11
2010/2011 4,693 4,150 88 543 12
2011/2012 4,606 4,007 87 599 13
Manitoba  
2007/2008 316 253 80 63 20
2008/2009 305 235 77 70 23
2009/2010 304 236 78 68 22
2010/2011 295 230 78 65 22
2011/2012 274 211 77 63 23
Saskatchewan  
2007/2008 241 164 68 77 32
2008/2009 223 139 62 84 38
2009/2010 218 126 58 92 42
2010/2011 200 112 56 88 44
2011/2012 200 111 56 89 45
Alberta  
2007/2008 869 791 91 78 9
2008/2009 859 744 87 115 13
2009/2010 911 821 90 90 10
2010/2011 1,030 934 91 96 9
2011/2012 1,254 1,153 92 101 8
British Columbia  
2007/2008 938 911 97 27 3
2008/2009 971 942 97 29 3
2009/2010 929 902 97 27 3
2010/2011 974 958 98 16 2
2011/2012 992 977 98 15 2
Yukon  
2007/2008 16 8 50 8 50
2008/2009 14 6 43 8 57
2009/2010 14 6 43 8 57
2010/2011 15 6 40 9 60
2011/2012 14 6 43 8 57
Northwest Territories 5  
2007/2008 30 19 63 11 37
2008/2009 23 13 57 10 43
2009/2010 26 16 62 10 38
2010/2011 26 14 54 12 46
2011/2012 26 14 54 12 46
Nunavut 6  
2007/2008 .. .. ... .. ...
2008/2009 18 8 44 10 56
2009/2010 26 10 38 16 62
2010/2011 .. .. ... .. ...
2011/2012 32 11 34 21 66
Total  
2007/2008 11,239 9,929 88 1,310 12
2008/2009 10,283 8,932 87 1,351 13
2009/2010 9,944 8,590 86 1,354 14
2010/2011 10,266 8,887 87 1,379 13
2011/2012 10,456 8,992 86 1,464 14
1.
The "total" count represents the number of lawyers providing legal aid services across Canada as reported by legal aid plans. The ratio of private to staff lawyers does not necessarily reflect the proportion of work that is done by each group.
2.
Figures are as of March 31.
3.
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.
4.
In Ontario, the private lawyer count includes per diem duty counsel.
5.
In 2011/2012, includes five lawyers resident in Alberta providing services in the Northwest Territories.
6.
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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