Financial Information of Universities and Colleges – 2010/2011

General information

• Name of University (or College)
• Address
  • Street
  • City
  • Province
  • Postal Code
• Fiscal year ending: Day Month Year
• Name and title of respondent
• Telephone
  • Area code
  • Number
  • Local
• Fax
  • Area code
  • Number
• E-mail address
• Name of Senior Administrative Officer (if different from above)

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4. Please do not fill in shaded areas. All non-shaded cells should be completed.
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Satellite Account of Non-Profit Institutions and Volunteering Update

Satellite Account of Non-Profit Institutions and Volunteering Update

Purpose: To achieve an understanding of the economic health and contribution of the nonprofit voluntary sector, their field of activity and sources of revenue. This would be achieved via a Satellite Account of Non-profit Institutions and Volunteering (Satellite Account). The Satellite Account is an extensive research and data development initiative in Statistics Canada's System of National Accounts (SNA). Its primary aim is to c1early identify the contribution of the Canadian non-profit sector in economic terms and allow for an increased understanding of its interaction with other sectors in a macroeconomic accounting framework. The Satellite Account consists of a standard set of economic accounts for the nonprofit sector, prepared according to SNA principals and guidelines. Because the non-profit sector relies heavily on voluntary contributions oflabour, the account will inc1ude a non-market extension to measure and evaluate unpaid volunteer activity.

Description: This project requires linkage of the T3010 Registered Charity Information Return, the TI044 Non-profit Organisation Information Return (T1044), the T4 Supplementary return, the T2 Corporate Income Tax return and the GST/HST Public Service Bodies Rebate files from the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, and the Business Register from Statistics Canada. Linkage of these files would allow the estimation of remuneration (wages and salaries) paid by registered charities and non-profit institutions, serve as a first step in verifying and improving the quality of information contained on the Tl 044 Return, assist to c1assify registered charities and non-profit organisations by their field of activity and by the sector in which they function and allow for an understanding of the coverage and sectoring of these organisations on Statistics Canada's Business Register.

Output: The linkages would result in data files which would be used internally to produce aggregates for the Satellite Account. These linkages would be performed annually. Only aggregate data conforming to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act would be released from this file outside of Statistics Canada. No personal identifiers would be retained on the linked files which would be used to produce the aggregate estimates for the SNA. It is proposed to retain the linked files for three years.

The Council is comprised of provincial and territorial officers responsible for the registration of vital events and the federal officials responsible for the production of national statistics. All provinces and territories are represented on the Council, as is the Health Statistics Division of Statistics Canada.

Members of the Vital Statistics Council for Canada

Publications from Statistics Canada

• Births and Stillbirths
• Causes of Death
• Deaths
• Leading Causes of Deaths
• Mortality, Summary List of Causes
• Marriages (until 2008)
• Divorces (until 2008)

• Accountability
• Committee Structure
• Communications
• Rules and Regulations

Accountability

Relationship to governments

No mandatory reporting is prescribed for the Council in the existing federal-provincial agreement regarding vital statistics. Nor is there any formal funding commitment to the operation of the Council other than federal funds to hold the annual meeting.

Accountability to own federal/provincial/territorial governments

Council members report to their respective Ministers.

The Council members from Statistics Canada report ultimately to the Chief Statistician, who in turn reports to the minister responsible, the Minister of Industry, Canada.

Committee Structure

Executive Committee

• A formal standing Executive Committee was created by resolution of Council at the 1992 annual meeting in Regina.
• The mandate of the Executive Committee is:
  • to have regular conference calls to discuss follow up decisions arising from annual conference;
  • to plan and organize the annual meeting;
  • to seek input of members where decisions are required between Council meetings; and
  • to formulate subcommittees on behalf of Council based on issues presented to the Executive Committee.

Subcommittees

The number and nature of subcommittees of the Council varies over time, depending on the issues and tasks before the Council. Subcommittees are established usually via two processes:

• motion by Council, usually at the annual meeting, to establish a subcommittee to deal with a particular issue/project;
• or by a decision of the Executive Committee.

Officers can be nominated or volunteer themselves to participate in a subcommittee. Subcommittee members serve on a volunteer basis (without remuneration) with the majority acceptance of Council membership by motion.

Generally, subcommittee members serve a two year term or serve for the duration of the project. Subcommittees range in lifespan from a few months to five years.

Communications

Annual meeting

Council meets annually at a three day meeting in selected locations, with every second meeting occurring in Ottawa. The annual meeting is the primary forum for discussion of issues, information exchange, and decision-making by the Council.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee protocol for communications includes:

• monthly meetings of Executive Committee by teleconference;
• quarterly meetings of entire Council by teleconference; and
• minutes of monthly Executive and quarterly Council teleconferences prepared by Secretariat and distributed to all Council members within one to two weeks of calls.

Other resources

The Council has and/or plans to develop a variety of resource material that communicates what the Council is and does to members, senior government officials and others interested in the business of vital statistics:

• Strategic Business Plan, 2010/2013; and
• minutes of all annual meetings back to 1945 kept at Statistics Canada.

Rules and Regulations (approved by Council June 1, 1945)

• This organization shall be known as the Vital Statistics Council for Canada.
• The Council shall meet at least once during the calendar year, and all meetings shall be at the call of the Chairperson, providing that upon request of the majority of the members of the Council, the Chairperson shall call a special meeting of the Council. Between Council meetings the Secretary shall submit to the Council members in writing any matters requiring consideration and approval. Such matters shall be decided upon by majority opinion. Note: Every second Council meeting is held in Ottawa.
• A quorum shall consist of eight members of the Council.
• Each member of the Council, including the officers, shall have the privilege of voting.
• In the event that any provincial or territorial member of the Council is unable to attend any meeting for any reason, he may designate a substitute by notifying the Chairperson in writing and such substitute shall have full voting powers.
• The Secretary is appointed by Statistics Canada.
• The rules and regulations of the Council may be amended upon notice of motion given at a previous meeting of the Council and shall become effective by two-thirds vote of Council.

About the Vital Statistics Council for Canada

Vital statistics in Canada are obtained from the official records of live births, stillbirths, deaths, marriages, and divorces. The official recording of births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages is the responsibility of the individual provinces and territories.

The Vital Statistics Council for Canada is an inter-jurisdictional advisory group composed of the heads of the vital statistics divisions/agencies from all of the provincial and territorial governments and the Health Statistics Division of Statistics Canada. The Council provides a forum for developing common approaches for collecting vital statistics, sharing information with external parties (e.g., social services departments, law enforcement agencies, individuals) and for facilitating problem solving by sharing experiences, research findings, and expertise among the jurisdictions. The Council conducts business throughout the year via regular teleconferences in addition to an annual meeting

The Key Business Functions of the Vital Statistics Council of Canada are to:

• Exist as a forum to discuss issues around registration and certification of births, deaths, stillbirths, and changes of name
• Facilitate sharing, exchange and retention of information, data, and research between jurisdictions
• Facilitate discussion with a view to creating a uniform approach with regard to governing legislation, data collection, and certification of vital events.
• Facilitating the transfer and receipt of national and provincial/territorial data to Statistics Canada
• Liaise with service providers groups (e.g., physicians, coroners, funeral directors, law enforcement agencies, lawyers, notaries, etc.) to get an accurate picture of the lifespans of Canadians
• Liaise with federal and provincial government departments
• Liaise with US counterparts:
  • National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS)
  • National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS)

Contacts for the Vital Statistics Council for Canada

Co-chairs of Vital Statistics Council for Canada

• Steve Trites, Statistics Canada - steve.trites@statcan.gc.ca
• Jennifer Lindenbach, eHealth Saskatchewan - Jennifer.Lindenbach@eHealthsask.ca

1605

Priests enumerate 44 settlers in the colony of New France.

1608

Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.

1617

Louis Hébert and his family, the first colonists, settle in Québec.

1665-66

Jean Talon enumerates 3,215 inhabitants in the first census of the colony of New France.

1847

The Census and Statistics Act of 1847 is passed, providing for a decennial census and the registration of births and deaths in the United Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada.

1851

The first decennial census is taken.

1864-1905

Legislation enforcing the registration of births, marriages and deaths with the civil authorities is passed by various provinces.

1867

The British North America Act creates the Dominion of Canada through the union of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

1871

The first census of the Dominion of Canada is conducted. Published results include the compilation of vital statistics on the French Roman Catholic population of Quebec from 1608 to 1871.

1879

The Dominion of Canada's first Census and Statistics Act provides for the decennial Census of 1881, and for the collection, abstraction and tabulation of vital, agricultural, commercial and other statistics.

1881

Census takers are required to take an oath of secrecy.

1898

An American Public Health Association meeting in Ottawa recommends the adoption of the International Classification of Causes of Death by registrars of Canada, the United States and Mexico.

1905

Canada's first permanent Census and Statistics office is established.

1915

The Office of the Dominion Statistician is created.

1918

The Statistics Act of 1918 is passed, creating the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.

1919

An Order-in-Council detailing the establishment of a national system of vital statistics is approved by the dominion government.

1921

The first detailed report on vital statistics is published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, covering eight provinces.

1926

A national vital statistics report covering all of Canada (i.e., nine provinces plus the Yukon and Northwest Territories) is published.

1935

Improvements are made to registration techniques and procedures (e.g., revision of the medical certificate of death).

1941

The fifth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-5) is adopted as the national mortality classification standard in Canada.

1944

National tabulations on births and deaths begin to be reported by place of residence, in addition to place of event. The impact of the proposed social legislation for family allowance is discussed at a special vital statistics meeting.

1945

The national scheme of Family Allowances is implemented on July 1.

1945

The original Dominion Provincial Agreement of 1918 is revised.

1945

The Vital Statistics Council of Canada is created.

1946

Record linkage is discussed at the Vital Statistics Council.

1946-47

Development of the National Index is discussed at the Vital Statistics Council's meetings.

1949

Uniform Vital Statistics (Model) Act is adopted. The principles found within this new Model Act then become the basis for provincial vital statistics legislation.

1949

Newfoundland enters Confederation, and statistics for that province are assumed by the national system of vital statistics.

1950

The sixth revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death (ICD-6) is adopted as the national mortality classification standard in Canada.

1956

First quinquennial census. Previously, censuses had been conducted every ten years since 1871.

1958

The seventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-7) is adopted as the national mortality classification standard in Canada.

1960

The Dominion Bureau of Statistics receives its first in house computer.

1965

The Standard Geographic Code (SGC) becomes the Bureau's standard geographical classification system.

1966

Canadian life tables are produced by computer for the first time.

1969

The eighth revision of the International Classification of Diseases-Adapted (ICDA-8) is adopted as the national mortality classification standard in Canada.

1969

The Divorce database is created at the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.

1971

The Statistics Act is revised.

1971

The Dominion Bureau of Statistics is renamed Statistics Canada.

1973

The United Nations publication, Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System, makes reference to Canada's national vital statistics.

1973

Vital Statistics Council meeting is held in Quebec City, starting the routine of holding every second annual meeting outside of Ottawa.

1973

Statement of Policy Governing Access to and Release of information from vital statistics records for research and statistical purposes was adopted by the Vital Statistics Council.

1974

Computerization leads to a major redesign of the vital statistics processing system at Statistics Canada.

1979

The ninth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) is implemented in Canada.

1980

Principles of vital statistics registration were discussed by the Vital Statistics Council.

1988

Creation of the National Health Information Council (NHIC).

1989

Health Division becomes the Canadian Centre for Health Information (CCHI) at Statistics Canada.

1989

Health Reports, a Statistics Canada Quarterly, is launched.

1990

National Health Information Council (NHIC) commissions a National Task Force on Health Information.

1993

Incorporation of the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).

1994

Canadian Centre for Health Information (CCHI) becomes the Health Statistics Division at Statistics Canada.

2003

Following provincial court rulings in 2003, vital statistics registries in Ontario and British Columbia started registering marriages of same-sex couples.

2004

Subsequent rulings by courts in Quebec, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador and the Yukon expanded the number of jurisdictions registering same-sex marriages.

2005

A court ruling in New Brunswick allowed same-sex marriages, a month before federal legislation legalized same-sex marriages across Canada, on July 20th, 2005.

2010

Marriages and divorces programs cancelled by Statistics Canada.

How to access vital data for research purposes?

• Statistics Canada website
• Member Organisations data providers
• Custom tabulations request through Client Services (613)-951-1746; statcan.hd-ds.statcan@statcan.gc.ca
• Research Data Centres
• Reports and publications section of this website

Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics

Purpose of the Legal Aid Survey

The purpose of the Legal Aid Survey is to provide national information of relevance to issues faced by government policy-makers, legal aid administrators, and the public. The survey scope encompasses data relating to services provided by or funded in whole or in part by the Legal Aid Plan.  While participation in this survey is voluntary, your co-operation is important to ensure that the information collected in this survey is as accurate and as comprehensive as possible.

General Instructions

1. Please complete and return by:
2. Please refer to the Scoring Guide for survey definitions and instructions regarding what to measure and how to record it.  If there are deviations from the survey definitions, please note these in the comment section provided for each question.  As well, please indicate in the comment section, any changes in legal aid service delivery in your jurisdiction that may have affected this year's data.
3. Please provide a figure in all boxes.  If there is no amount for a particular box, enter one of the following:
   0 - when the amount is zero;
   X - when the figure is not available in your jurisdiction (for example, a breakdown of total applications by criminal and civil matters, although relevant, is not available from jurisdictional data sources);
   N - when the figure is not applicable in your jurisdiction (for example, the number of private lawyers when the Legal Aid Plan is exclusively Judicare).
4. All dollar figures are to be reported in thousands of Canadian dollars.
5. Please fax the completed paper version of the form to:
   Legal Aid Survey
   Courts Program
   Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics
   Fax (613) 951-6615
   Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during facsimile or other electronic transmission. However, upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Or, submit the completed questionnaire via Statistics Canada's e-File Transfer Service at http://www.statcan.gc.ca/ec-ce/eft-tef

Section 1: Revenues, Expenditures and Personnel

Question 1
How much revenue did the Legal Aid Plan receive from each of the following sources during the fiscal year (in thousands of Canadian dollars)?

Revenues from each of the following:

• Government contributions
• Interest from lawyer's trust accounts
• Contributions of the legal profession
• Client contributions and cost recoveries
• Other (please specify type and amount of revenue)
• Total revenues

Are revenues reported as:

• Cash-Based or
• Accrual-Based

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

Question 2
What were the Legal Aid Plan's direct legal services expenditures during the fiscal year (in thousands of Canadian dollars)? (For each of the following categories: Staff, Private Law Firms, Total)

Direct Legal Services Expenditures

• Federal Criminal Matters (For each of the following categories: Adult, Youth, Sub-Total (Federal) (A))
• Provincial/Territorial Offences (B)
• Civil Matters (For each of the following categories: Family, Other, Sub-Total (Civil) (C))
• Total Direct Legal Services Expenditures (A)+(B)+(C)

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

Question 3
What were the Legal Aid Plan's expenditures for each of the following categories during the fiscal year (in thousands of Canadian dollars)?

Expenditures

• Direct legal services expenditures (see Total from question 2)
• Other program expenditures (includes external project expenditures, legal research activities, public legal education and grants to other agencies)
• Central administrative expenditures
• Other expenditures (please specify type and amount of expenditure)
• Total expenditures

Are expenditures reported as:

• Cash-Based or
• Accrual-Based

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

Question 4
What were the personnel resources of the Legal Aid Plan as of March 31? (For each of the following categories: Direct Legal Service Staff, Other Staff, Total Staff) This refers to the number of full-time and part-time staff employed by the Legal Aid Plan on March 31.

Personnel Resources

• Lawyers (include notaries) (For each of the following categories: Full-Time, Part-Time, Total)
• Non-Lawyers (include paralegals) (For each of the following categories: Full-Time, Part-Time, Total)

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

Question 5
In the fiscal year, how many active members of the private bar were involved in the provision of legal aid services on behalf of the Legal Aid Plan? (include notaries)

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

Section 2: Caseload Characteristics

Question 6
How many applications for legal aid were received during the fiscal year? Application refers to a formal request evidenced in writing. Do not include requests for duty counsel services, inquiries made at the "front desk" of the legal aid office, or telephone or e-mail inquiries.

Number of Applications Received

• Federal Criminal Matters (For each of the following categories: Adult, Youth, Sub-Total (Federal) (A))
• Provincial/Territorial Offences (B)
• Civil Matters (For each of the following categories: Family, Other, Sub-Total (Civil) (C))
• Total Applications (A)+(B)+(C)

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

Question 7
How many applications for legal aid were refused during the fiscal year and for what reasons? (For each of the following categories: Financial Ineligibility, Coverage Restrictions, Lack of Merit, Non-Compliance/Abuse, Other, Total) Include applications for which no services were approved, as well as those applications denied for full service that subsequently received summary service.  If an application involves two reasons for refusal, choose the more important of the two and count it as the major reason.

Number of Applications Refused

• Federal Criminal Matters
• Provincial/Territorial Offences
• Civil Matters (Family)
• Civil Matters (Other)
• Sub-Total Civil
• Total Refused Applications

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

Question 8
How many full service applications for legal aid were approved and assigned to STAFF LAWYERS during the fiscal year for each of the following categories? Exclude all summary services (including written legal opinions) and duty counsel services.

Number of Applications Approved

• Federal Criminal Matters (For each of the following categories: Adult, Youth, Sub-Total (Federal) (A))
• Provincial/Territorial Offences (B)
• Civil Matters (For each of the following categories: Family, Other, Sub-Total (Civil) (C))
• Total Approved Full Service Applications (A)+(B)+(C)

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

Question 9
How many full service applications for legal aid were approved and assigned to PRIVATE LAWYERS during the fiscal year for each of the following categories? Exclude all summary services (including written legal opinions) and duty counsel services.

Number of Applications Approved

• Federal Criminal Matters (For each of the following categories: Adult, Youth, Sub-Total (Federal) (A))
• Provincial/Territorial Offences (B)
• Civil Matters (For each of the following categories: Family, Other, Sub-Total (Civil) (C))
• Total Approved Full Service Applications (A)+(B)+(C)

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

Question 10
How many applications for legal aid were approved for summary service during the fiscal year? Exclude applications that requested extensive legal assistance (full service) but received summary service upon refusal, and applications originally approved for full service but subsequently rendered summary services.

Number of Applications Approved

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

Question 11
How many times were duty counsel services provided to clients during the fiscal year for each of the following categories? Count the number of units of service provided not the number of persons assisted.

Number of Units of Service

• Federal Criminal Matters (For each of the following categories: Adult, Youth, Sub-Total (Federal) (A))
• Civil Matters (For each of the following categories: Family, Other, Sub-Total (Civil) (B))
• Total Duty Counsel Services (A)+(B)

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

Question 12
In the fiscal year, how many civil dossiers were processed under the Interprovincial Reciprocity Agreement for each province and territory? (For each of the following categories: Incoming, Outgoing)

Number of Civil Dossiers

• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Prince Edward Island
• Nova Scotia
• New Brunswick
• Quebec
• Ontario
• Manitoba
• Saskatchewan
• Alberta
• British Columbia
• Yukon Territory
• Northwest Territories
• Nunavut
• Outside Canada
• Total Civil Dossiers

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

Question 13
In the fiscal year, how many appeals were approved for service and how many were refused? (For each of the following categories: Approved, Refused, Total Appeals) Appeal refers to an appeal of a lower court or administrative tribunal decision, not an appeal of a refused application.

Number of Appeals

• Federal Criminal Matters
• Civil Matters
• Total Appeals

Comments/Deviations from scoring rules (please specify).

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• Jurisdiction:
• Contact:
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Thank you for your important contribution to the Legal Aid Survey

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Confidential When Completed
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