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  • 61. Online child sexual exploitation and abuse in Canada: A statistical profile of police-reported incidents and court charges, 2014 to 2020
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202200100008
    Description:

    Online child sexual exploitation and abuse encompasses a wide range of behaviours, situations, and things, and bestrides criminal thresholds and geographical boundaries. With technological advancements and the proliferation of smart devices in recent years, the current prevalence of this crime in Canada is not known. Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and the Integrated Criminal Court Survey, this article aims to shed light on the extent and nature of online child sexual exploitation and abuse that come to the attention of Canadian authorities. The article examines the types of incidents reported to police, including child pornography, and the characteristics of victims and accused persons identified in connection with these incidents.

    Further, an analysis of court data is presented, examining the types of charges processed in Canadian courts related to sexual offences against children that were likely facilitated online. Some characteristics of adults and youth accused are presented, along with the outcome of the charges laid against them, including sentencing information for those who were found guilty.

    Release date: 2022-05-12
  • 62. Canadian Legal Problems Survey Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 35-25-0002
    Description:

    The Public Use Microdata File for the Canadian Legal Problems Survey (CLPS) is to identify the kinds of serious problems people face, how they attempt to resolve them, and how these experiences may impact their lives. The information collected will be used to better understand the various methods people use to resolve problems - not just formal systems such as courts and tribunals, but also informal channels such as self-help strategies.

    Release date: 2022-03-30
  • 63. Civil and Family Law Statistics: Interactive dashboard
    Data Visualization: 71-607-X2022001
    Description:

    This interactive dashboard provides an overview of civil courts and maintenance enforcement programs in Canada. The dashboard features statistics on civil law and family law cases, maintenance enforcement case enrollments, as well as compliance with support payments.

    Release date: 2022-01-13
  • 64. Key indicators for preliminary quarterly data, adult criminal court and youth court, inactive Archived
    Table: 35-10-0171-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Preliminary quarterly key indicators on adult criminal courts and youth courts, by offence and sex of accused, for all reporting provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2021-08-18
  • 65. Impaired driving in Canada, 2019
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202100100012
    Description:

    Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR), this Juristat article presents data on police-reported impaired driving, including data specific to drug-impaired driving. More precisely, it examines the trends of impaired driving in Canada, the provinces and territories and in Census metropolitan areas. Characteristics of impaired driving, such as age and sex of accused persons and time of the day or time of the year when those incidents occur, are also examined. This Juristat article also presents data on impaired driving cases completed by criminal courts, including comparisons between alcohol and drug-impaired cases.

    Release date: 2021-07-15
  • 66. Profile of family law cases in Canada, 2019/2020
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202100100011
    Description:

    This Juristat article examines family law cases active in the Canadian civil courts in 2019/2020 and profiles various case types where spouses or couples have experienced a family breakdown, which require the assistance of a court to resolve. The case types profiled in this report include divorce applications, custody/access cases, support only cases, child protection applications and family cases seeking a civil protection order. Additional analysis is provided on the contentious nature of the case, the sex of the applicant and respondent, whether the parties were represented or self-represented, types of court activity that took place throughout the fiscal year and the average number of days it took to reach a first disposition. Each profile establishes a baseline of family law court data which will enable future analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family law cases in the Canadian civil courts. Further, this report may also support further analysis of the effect of the March 1, 2021 Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.) amendments.

    Release date: 2021-06-28
  • 67. Trafficking in persons in Canada, 2019 Archived
    Stats in brief: 85-005-X202100100001
    Description:

    Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting survey, this Juristat Bulletin-Quick Fact article profiles police-reported human trafficking incidents in Canada. The article examines incident, victim and accused characteristics, and the areas within Canada where these incidents have been reported. The article also examines court outcomes of human trafficking offences using data from the Integrated Criminal Court Survey.

    Release date: 2021-05-04
  • 68. Canadian legislators by selected demographic characteristics and sex
    Table: 37-10-0207-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Number and proportion of canadian legislators, by selected industries, demographic characteristics and sex, Canada, provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2021-04-29
  • 69. Canadian judges by selected demographic characteristics and sex
    Table: 37-10-0208-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Every 5 years
    Description:

    Number and proportion of Canadian judges, by selected industries, demographic characteristics and sex, Canada, provinces and territories.

    Release date: 2021-04-29
  • 70. A monthly analysis of adult criminal court cases in Canada, 2008/2009 to 2018/2019 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2021018
    Description:

    This infographic utilizes criminal court workload and case processing indicators and uses data from the Integrated Criminal Court Survey Workload Time Series Database. This infographic examines the average monthly workload and case processing time at the national level.

    Release date: 2021-03-16
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  • 1. Online child sexual exploitation: A statistical profile of police-reported incidents in Canada, 2014 to 2022
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202400100003
    Description: Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and the Integrated Criminal Courts Survey, this Juristat article expands on previous analysis and explores the prevalence and nature of police-reported incidents of online child sexual exploitation in Canada between 2014 and 2022. This article examines the types of incidents reported to police, including both online sexual offences against children and child pornography offences, as well as characteristics of victims and accused persons.

    An analysis of court data is presented, examining the types of charges processed in Canadian courts related to sexual offences against children that were likely facilitated online. Characteristics of adults and youth accused are also presented, along with the outcome of the charges laid against them.
    Release date: 2024-03-12
  • 2. Police-reported online child sexual exploitation in Canada 2022
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202407237447
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-03-12
  • 3. Reconvictions among adults sentenced to custody or community supervision across five provincial correctional programs, 2015/2016 to 2018/2019
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202400100002
    Description: This Juristat article presents data and information on reconvictions among adults released from full-time custody, starting an intermittent custodial sentence, or starting a community supervision sentence across five provincial correctional programs in 2015/2016. Reconvictions were examined for up to four years, from 2015/2016 to 2018/2019. Findings are disaggregated by age, gender, criminal history and population group, including Indigenous, Black and other racialized groups. This study is based on linked data from the Canadian Correctional Services Survey, Integrated Criminal Court Survey and Canadian Vital Statistics - Death database.
    Release date: 2024-02-23
  • 4. Half of adults sentenced to provincial correctional programs were reconvicted within three years, mostly for non-violent offences
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202405437007
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2024-02-23
  • 5. Trafficking in persons in Canada, 2022
    Stats in brief: 85-005-X202300100002
    Description: Human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation or harbouring of a person and includes controlling or influencing their movements with the goal of exploiting, or facilitating the exploitation of, a person. Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey, this Juristat Bulletin—Quick Fact examines trends in police-reported incidents of human trafficking in Canada and further highlights victim and accused characteristics. Court outcomes of cases related to human trafficking are also examined using data from the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (ICCS).
    Release date: 2023-12-04
  • 6. Court outcomes associated with the gender-related homicide of women and girls in Canada, 2009/2010 to 2020/2021
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202300100007
    Description: This Juristat article expands on previous analysis of gender-related homicides in Canada by analyzing court case characteristics and outcomes of gender-related homicides of women and girls over a 13-year period (2009 to 2021). Using linked data from the Homicide Survey, the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, and the Integrated Criminal Courts Survey, it examines multiple stages of the court process (i.e., charge, conviction, sentencing) to determine if court outcomes of gender-related homicides differ from non-gender-related homicides of women and girls or those with a male victim. In addition, potentially near-lethal forms of gender-related violence, namely attempted murder and aggravated assaults, are explored to broaden the scope of the analysis.
    Release date: 2023-10-27
  • 7. Court outcomes in homicides of Indigenous women and girls, 2009 to 2021
    Articles and reports: 85-002-X202300100006
    Description: This Juristat article reviews court outcomes of cases linked to the homicides of First Nations, Métis and Inuit (Indigenous) women and girls. Using a linked data file containing records from the Homicide and Integrated Criminal Court Survey, the article examines how incidents of homicide move from the policing stage through to their final outcomes in criminal court. From solve rates, to the type of charge heard in court, to verdicts and length of sentence, the article examines cases where the victim was an Indigenous woman or girl in comparison to non-Indigenous victims. Characteristics of homicide victims and accused are also presented.
    Release date: 2023-10-04
  • 8. Child and spousal support payments during the pandemic
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023030
    Description: The Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs (SMEP) collects information on child and spousal support payments and cases from provincial and territorial maintenance enforcement programs (MEPs). These programs exist in each province and territory to assist in the collection and enforcement of child and spousal support payments.

    The SMEP data provide information on the volume and type of cases enrolled, enforcement actions taken, support amounts due and compliance with support payments, among other measures. The data do not cover all support cases in Canada, as not all support orders are registered in MEPs.
    Release date: 2023-03-24
  • 9. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil court cases in Canada
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2023027
    Description: The primary objective of the Civil Court Survey is to develop and maintain a national civil court database of statistical information on court events and cases. It is intended to collect comparable, national level baseline data on civil court activity in Canada.
    Release date: 2023-03-16
  • 10. Online child sexual exploitation and abuse: Criminal justice pathways of police-reported incidents in Canada, 2014 to 2020
    Stats in brief: 85-005-X202300100001
    Description: Online child sexual exploitation and abuse encompasses a broad range of behaviors, including those related to child sexual abuse material, sexting materials, sextortion, grooming and luring, live child sexual abuse streaming and made-to-order content. Building on a previously published article focusing on the prevalence, trends and characteristics of police-reported online child sexual exploitation and abuse in Canada, the current article focuses on the pathways of these incidents through the justice system. Using linked data from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and the Integrated Criminal Court Survey, the current article examines criminal justice outcomes of online child sexual exploitation and abuse incidents that were reported to police between 2014 and 2020, focusing on how incidents progressed to court, and their court outcomes.
    Release date: 2023-03-09
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  • 1. Maintenance Enforcement Programs in Canada: Description of Operations Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 85-552-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This report presents a description of the organization and operation of provincial and territorial maintenance enforcement programs. It describes the relevant provincial legislation, highlights latest developments, provides a general description of each program, describes how each manages cases, intake/withdrawal procedures, tracing, monitoring, payment processing and enforcement practices. As such, the reader will be able to identify the variations and similarities between the various programs. All of the maintenance enforcement programs rely upon several federal acts to collect, trace and enforce support payments. Therefore, a review of the relevant federal legislation is presented first, followed by a description of each provincial and territorial maintenance enforcement program.

    Release date: 2002-08-01
  • 2. Legal Aid in Canada, Description of Operations Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 85-217-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This publication describes the structure and administration of provincial/territorial legal aid services in Canada. It also includes information on legislation, organization, coverage, eligibility, duty counsel and tariffs.

    Release date: 2002-05-24
  • 3. National Directory of Courts in Canada Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 85-510-X
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This publication includes a list of federal and provincial courts across the country. The purpose of this directory is to identify all courts (permanent and most frequently visited circuit points) in Canada by type, level, and location.

    Release date: 2000-09-26
  • 4. Legal Aid Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3308
    Description: The survey provides the justice community, academics and the public with information on revenues, expenditures, personnel, and caseload statistics associated with the delivery and administration of legal aid in Canada.
  • 5. Youth Court Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3309
    Description: The objective of the Youth Court Survey (YCS) is to develop and maintain a database of statistical information on appearances, charges, and cases in youth courts.
  • 6. Courts Resources, Expenditures and Personnel Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3310
    Description: The objective of this survey is to provide information on the human resources and costs associated with the operation of Canadian courts.
  • 7. Integrated Criminal Court Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3312
    Description: The objective of the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (ICCS) is to develop and maintain a national database of statistical information on appearances, charges, and cases in youth courts and adult criminal courts. The survey is intended to be a census of pending and completed federal statute charges heard in provincial-territorial and superior courts in Canada. Appeal courts, federal courts (e.g., Tax Court of Canada) and the Supreme Court of Canada are not covered by the survey.
  • 8. Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3324
    Description: This survey collects statistical and descriptive information on child and spousal support payments from provincial and territorial maintenance enforcement programs.
  • 9. Civil Court Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5052
    Description: The primary objective of the Civil Court Survey is to develop and maintain a national civil court database of statistical information on court events and cases. It is intended to collect comparable, national level baseline data on civil court activity in Canada.
  • 10. Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada (FJA)
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5366
    Description: Data from the Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada will be used to create an indicator for the Gender Results Framework. The purpose is to present the gender distribution of federally appointed judges in federal, provincial and territorial courts.
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