Table 22
Duty counsel services by type of criminal and civil
matter
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| Total | Criminal matters | Civil matters | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Adults | Youth | Total | Family matters | Other | ||||||
| number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | ||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | 8,586 | 8,586 | 7,204 | 84 | 1,382 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
| 2008/2009 | 10,403 | 10,403 | 9,022 | 87 | 1,381 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
| 2009/2010 | 11,446 | 11,446 | 10,339 | 90 | 1,107 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
| 2010/2011 | 11,493 | 11,493 | 10,412 | 91 | 1,081 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
| 2011/2012 | 12,452 | 12,452 | 11,345 | 91 | 1,107 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
| Prince Edward Island 1 | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2008/2009 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2009/2010 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2010/2011 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2011/2012 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| Nova Scotia | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | 15,868 | 14,299 | 12,124 | 85 | 2,175 | 15 | 1,569 | 1,569 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/2009 | 16,002 | 14,628 | 12,973 | 89 | 1,655 | 11 | 1,374 | 1,374 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/2010 | 18,774 | 17,318 | 15,495 | 89 | 1,823 | 11 | 1,456 | 1,456 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/2011 | 22,728 | 21,286 | 17,331 | 81 | 3,955 | 19 | 1,442 | 1,438 | 100 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011/2012 | 22,217 | 20,547 | 18,173 | 88 | 2,374 | 12 | 1,670 | 1,669 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| New Brunswick | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | 22,321 | 20,421 | 18,275 | 89 | 2,146 | 11 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008/2009 | 20,693 | 18,805 | 16,884 | 90 | 1,921 | 10 | 1,888 | 1,888 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/2010 | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| 2010/2011 | 19,223 | 18,371 | 15,932 | 87 | 2,439 | 13 | 852 | 852 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011/2012 | 19,033 | 17,959 | 16,036 | 89 | 1,923 | 11 | 1,074 | 1,074 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Quebec | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2008/2009 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2009/2010 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2010/2011 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2011/2012 | . | . | . | ... | . | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| Ontario 2 | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | 1,078,703 | 882,539 | 778,882 | 88 | 103,657 | 12 | 196,164 | 168,966 | 86 | 27,198 | 14 |
| 2008/2009 | 1,120,769 | 915,385 | 809,713 | 88 | 105,672 | 12 | 205,384 | 177,906 | 87 | 27,478 | 13 |
| 2009/2010 | 1,138,362 | 918,460 | 812,157 | 88 | 106,303 | 12 | 219,902 | 192,311 | 87 | 27,591 | 13 |
| 2010/2011 | 1,111,313 | 887,710 | 788,442 | 89 | 99,268 | 11 | 223,603 | 201,590 | 90 | 22,013 | 10 |
| 2011/2012 | 1,096,564 | 865,814 | 780,047 | 90 | 85,767 | 10 | 230,750 | 211,679 | 92 | 19,071 | 8 |
| Manitoba | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | 42,487 | 39,407 | 34,079 | 86 | 5,328 | 14 | 3,080 | 3,080 | 100 | . | ... |
| 2008/2009 | 39,979 | 37,762 | 33,512 | 89 | 4,250 | 11 | 2,217 | 2,217 | 100 | . | ... |
| 2009/2010 | 38,664 | 36,423 | 31,959 | 88 | 4,464 | 12 | 2,241 | 2,241 | 100 | . | ... |
| 2010/2011 | 42,625 | 40,151 | 34,743 | 87 | 5,408 | 13 | 2,474 | 2,474 | 100 | . | ... |
| 2011/2012 | 36,178 | 33,884 | 29,165 | 86 | 4,719 | 14 | 2,294 | 2,294 | 100 | . | ... |
| Saskatchewan | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | 15,319 | 14,870 | 12,922 | 87 | 1,948 | 13 | 449 | 3 | 1 | 446 | 99 |
| 2008/2009 | 15,865 | 15,462 | 13,517 | 87 | 1,945 | 13 | 403 | 5 | 1 | 398 | 99 |
| 2009/2010 | 16,422 | 15,994 | 14,132 | 88 | 1,862 | 12 | 428 | 8 | 2 | 420 | 98 |
| 2010/2011 | 17,448 | 16,928 | 15,103 | 89 | 1,825 | 11 | 520 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 100 |
| 2011/2012 | 18,104 | 18,104 | 15,943 | 88 | 2,161 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
| Alberta 3 | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | 119,955 | 107,885 | 94,097 | 87 | 13,788 | 13 | 12,070 | 6,390 | 53 | 5,680 | 47 |
| 2008/2009 | 148,226 | 132,673 | 113,290 | 85 | 19,383 | 15 | 15,553 | 9,434 | 61 | 6,119 | 39 |
| 2009/2010 | 161,349 | 137,205 | 116,208 | 85 | 20,997 | 15 | 24,144 | 13,248 | 55 | 10,896 | 45 |
| 2010/2011 | 131,998 | 121,171 | 102,628 | 85 | 18,543 | 15 | 10,827 | 8,790 | 81 | 2,037 | 19 |
| 2011/2012 | 137,218 | 123,290 | 105,297 | 85 | 17,993 | 15 | 13,928 | 11,482 | 82 | 2,446 | 18 |
| British Columbia 4 | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | 104,419 | 81,146 | 76,578 | 94 | 4,568 | 6 | 23,273 | 22,441 | 96 | 832 | 4 |
| 2008/2009 | 108,593 | 81,497 | 76,816 | 94 | 4,681 | 6 | 27,096 | 25,983 | 96 | 1,113 | 4 |
| 2009/2010 | 118,310 | 86,573 | 82,118 | 95 | 4,455 | 5 | 31,737 | 30,277 | 95 | 1,460 | 5 |
| 2010/2011 | 122,225 | 84,501 | 80,418 | 95 | 4,083 | 5 | 37,724 | 33,006 | 87 | 4,718 | 13 |
| 2011/2012 | 108,321 | 73,371 | 69,826 | 95 | 3,545 | 5 | 34,950 | 33,754 | 97 | 1,196 | 3 |
| Yukon | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | 2,030 | 1,954 | 1,650 | 84 | 304 | 16 | 76 | 75 | 99 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008/2009 | 1,691 | 1,625 | 1,453 | 89 | 172 | 11 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009/2010 | 2,062 | 2,007 | 1,777 | 89 | 230 | 11 | 55 | 55 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010/2011 | 1,866 | 1,836 | 1,605 | 87 | 231 | 13 | 30 | 28 | 93 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011/2012 | 1,578 | 1,558 | 1,439 | 92 | 119 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwest Territories 5 | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | 4,308 | 4,308 | 3,346 | 78 | 962 | 22 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2008/2009 | 4,823 | 4,823 | 4,026 | 83 | 797 | 17 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2009/2010 | 4,356 | 4,356 | .. | ... | .. | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2010/2011 | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| 2011/2012 | 3,910 | 3,910 | 3,491 | 89 | 419 | 11 | . | . | ... | . | ... |
| Nunavut 5 | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| 2008/2009 | 14,902 | 14,902 | 11,212 | 75 | 3,690 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
| 2009/2010 | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| 2010/2011 | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... |
| 2011/2012 | .. | .. | .. | ... | .. | ... | 0 | 0 | ... | 0 | ... |
| Total | |||||||||||
| 2007/2008 | 1,413,996 | 1,175,415 | 1,039,157 | 88 | 136,258 | 12 | 238,581 | 204,424 | 86 | 34,157 | 14 |
| 2008/2009 | 1,501,946 | 1,247,965 | 1,102,418 | 88 | 145,547 | 12 | 253,981 | 218,873 | 86 | 35,108 | 14 |
| 2009/2010 | 1,509,745 | 1,229,782 | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| 2010/2011 | 1,480,919 | 1,203,447 | 1,066,614 | 89 | 136,833 | 11 | 277,472 | 248,178 | 89 | 29,294 | 11 |
| 2011/2012 | 1,455,575 | 1,170,889 | 1,050,762 | 90 | 120,127 | 10 | 284,686 | 261,972 | 92 | 22,714 | 8 |
Prince Edward Island Legal Aid does not use
the term "duty counsel" to describe service delivery methods apart from Brydges
After-hours Telephone Duty Counsel which was introduced April 1, 2010.
In 2011/2012 there were 618 business and after-hours calls
processed by Brydges telephone duty counsel: 166 business hours,
and 452 after-hours calls.
Figures for 2011/2012 include Legal
Aid Ontario's Duty Counsel Dispositive Services, Duty Counsel Final Resolution
Services, Extended Duty Counsel, and Lawline.
In Alberta, in 2011/2012, the expansion
of the Family Law Office (FLO) into Wetaskiwin contributed to an increase
in the number of units of duty counsel service provided under “Civil
matters”.
In British Columbia, withdrawal by some lawyers
of duty counsel services to in-custody adults during periods in January, February,
and March, 2012 contributed to the drop, in 2011/2012, in the
number of units of service provided under “Criminal matters”.
Units of service provided by telephone duty counsel services to in custody
adults through a telephone hotline, introduced by the British Columbia Legal
Services Society as a stop-gap, are not represented in these figures.
Northwest Territories and Nunavut employ a
practice known as "presumed eligibility", whereby all persons first appearing
at court are not required to apply for legal services but instead are presumed
eligible and provided with legal aid services.
Note(s):
Duty counsel is legal assistance rendered without charge to unrepresented
individuals who, in many cases, are about to make an appearance in court.
Data represent a count of the number of times duty counsel services were provided.
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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