Table 1
Average counts of adults under correctional supervision, Canada

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Average counts of adults under correctional supervision, Canada
  2010/2011 Percent change in rate 2009/2010 to 2010/2011
number rate1
Total correctional supervision2, 3 163,229 615.9 -0.9
Custody      
Federal custody 13,758 50.6 2.6
Provincial and territorial custody 24,461 89.9 -0.1
Sentenced custody 10,916 40.1 7.1
Remand 13,086 48.1 -6.2
Other 458 1.7 31.9
Total custody 38,219 140.5 0.9
Community supervision      
Probation2, 3 103,955 393.2 -0.9
Conditional sentences2, 3 13,211 50.0 -4.2
Full parole 3,652 13.4 -3.3
Statutory release 2,389 8.8 -4.9
Day parole 1,143 4.2 -1.1
Provincial parole4 659 3.9 -8.1
Total community supervision2, 3 125,010 472.9 -1.5
1.
Rates are calculated per 100,000 adult population (18 years and over).
2.
Data for 2010/2011 excludes community supervision counts in Nova Scotia.
3.
The percent change in rates from 2009/2010 to 2010/2011 exclude Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia.
4.
The 2010/2011 figures as well as the percent change in rate reflect data from Quebec and Ontario, the only provinces that currently operate provincial parole boards.
Note(s): 
Counts are based on the average number of adults in correctional services on any given day. Figures may not add up as a result of rounding.