Chart 3
Percentage of cases exceeding the Jordan ceiling in adult criminal court, by province and territory, first three quarters of 2019/2020 and 2020/2021
Note(s):
The Supreme Court of Canada released the R. v. Jordan decision, a ceiling beyond which delays are considered unreasonable, in 2016. The time limits for the completion of criminal cases are set out as follows: 18 months for cases tried in provincial court and 30 months for cases tried in superior court or in provincial court following a preliminary inquiry. Prince Edward Island, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador Superior Court are excluded because data were unavailable.
Source(s):
Preliminary quarterly data from the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (3312).
Chart description
This is a bar clustered chart.
| First three quarters of 2019/2020 | First three quarters of 2020/2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 8.4 | 11.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 6.0 | 9.6 |
| New Brunswick | 3.5 | 4.9 |
| Quebec | 4.7 | 9.1 |
| Ontario | 4.5 | 8.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Alberta | 2.1 | 5.4 |
| British Columbia | 2.1 | 3.7 |
| Yukon | 6.9 | 12.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Nunavut | 0.8 | 1.6 |
Note(s):
The Supreme Court of Canada released the R. v. Jordan decision, a ceiling beyond which delays are considered unreasonable, in 2016. The time limits for the completion of criminal cases are set out as follows: 18 months for cases tried in provincial court and 30 months for cases tried in superior court or in provincial court following a preliminary inquiry. Prince Edward Island, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador Superior Court are excluded because data were unavailable.
Source(s):
Preliminary quarterly data from the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (3312).
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