Chart 2
Median charge processing times, provinces and territories, adult criminal court, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018

Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut 0 50 100 150 200 number of days 2016/20172016/2017 2017/20182017/2018
Note(s):
Charge lengths are calculated based on the number of days it takes to complete a charge, from first appearance to final decision, or first sentence in the case of guilty charges. The median is the point at which half of all charges had longer charge lengths and half had shorter charge lengths.
Source(s):
Integrated Criminal Court Survey (3312).

Chart description


This is a bar clustered chart.

Median charge processing times, provinces and territories, adult criminal court, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018, number of days
  2016/2017 2017/2018
Newfoundland and Labrador 164 156
Prince Edward Island 36 38
Nova Scotia 136 124
New Brunswick 85 85
Quebec 183 169
Ontario 120 123
Manitoba 138 133
Saskatchewan 69 67
Alberta 113 110
British Columbia 80 85
Yukon 95 120
Northwest Territories 85 71
Nunavut 68 72
Note(s):
Charge lengths are calculated based on the number of days it takes to complete a charge, from first appearance to final decision, or first sentence in the case of guilty charges. The median is the point at which half of all charges had longer charge lengths and half had shorter charge lengths.
Source(s):
Integrated Criminal Court Survey (3312).
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