Table 6
Conditional sentence and probation commencements, 2001/2002 to 2005/2006

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Jurisdiction Conditional sentences Percentage change Probation Percentage change
number percentage number percentage
Newfoundland and Labrador1
2001/2002 321 ... 1,789 ...
2002/2003 312r -2.8 1,736r -3.0
2003/2004 410 31.4 1,741r 0.3
2004/2005 408 -0.5 1,700 -2.4
2005/2006 398 -2.5 1,563 -8.1
Prince Edward Island
2001/2002 40 ... 563 ...
2002/2003 37 -7.5 541 -3.9
2003/2004 58 56.8 498 -7.9
2004/2005 .. ... .. ...
2005/2006 .. ... .. ...
Nova Scotia1
2001/2002 614 ... 3,547 ...
2002/2003 615r 0.2 2,999r -15.4
2003/2004 622r 1.1 3,094r 3.2
2004/2005 701r 12.7 3,212r 3.8
2005/2006 710 1.3 3,252 1.2
New Brunswick1
2001/2002 667 ... 1,830 ...
2002/2003 606 -9.1 1,792 -2.1
2003/2004 615 1.5 1,754 -2.1
2004/2005 632r 2.8 1,786r 1.8
2005/2006 665 5.2 1,627 -8.9
Quebec
2001/2002 4,670 ... 8,277 ...
2002/2003 4,941 5.8 8,280 0.0
2003/2004 4,525 -8.4 8,645 4.4
2004/2005 4,343 -4.0 9,263 7.1
2005/2006 4,297 -1.1 9,448 2.0
Ontario1
2001/2002 4,416 ... 38,236 ...
2002/2003 4,920 11.4 39,778 4.0
2003/2004 5,222r 6.1 36,682r -7.8
2004/2005 5,260r 0.7 35,986r -1.9
2005/2006 5,148 -2.1 36,781 2.2
Manitoba2
2001/2002 766 ... 5,219 ...
2002/2003 798 4.2 3,501 -32.9
2003/2004 739 -7.4 3,379 -3.5
2004/2005 982 32.9 5,344 58.2
2005/2006 1,152 17.3 6,228 16.5
Saskatchewan1
2001/2002 1,365 ... 3,444 ...
2002/2003 1,472r 7.8 3,553r 3.2
2003/2004 1,523r 3.5 3,452r -2.8
2004/2005 1,463r -3.9 3,502r 1.4
2005/2006 1,460 -0.2 3,576 2.1
Alberta1
2001/2002 1,731 ... 9,438 ...
2002/2003 1,590 -8.1 8,821 -6.5
2003/2004 1,407r -11.5 7,866r -10.8
2004/2005 1,425r 1.3 8,058r 2.4
2005/2006 1,284 -9.9 8,300 3.0
British Columbia
2001/2002 3,712 ... 11,067 ...
2002/2003 3,545 -4.5 10,429 -5.8
2003/2004 3,141 -11.4 9,120 -12.6
2004/2005 3,338 6.3 9,662 5.9
2005/2006 3,074 -7.9 9,244 -4.3
Yukon
2001/2002 104 ... 338 ...
2002/2003 99 -4.8 363 7.4
2003/2004 96 -3.0 292 -19.6
2004/2005 103 7.3 298 2.1
2005/2006 97 -5.8 311 4.4
Northwest Territories
2001/2002 .. ... .. ...
2002/2003 .. ... .. ...
2003/2004 .. ... .. ...
2004/2005 .. ... .. ...
2005/2006 .. ... .. ...
Nunavut
2001/2002 198 ... 801 ...
2002/2003 285 43.9 885 10.5
2003/2004 328 15.1 922 4.2
2004/2005 235 -28.4 841 -8.8
2005/2006 295 25.5 1,100 30.8
Provincial/territorial total (includes all data)
2001/2002 18,604 ... 84,549 ...
2002/2003 19,220 3.3 82,678 -2.2
2003/2004 18,686r -2.8 77,445r -6.3
2004/2005 18,890 1.1 79,652 2.8
2005/2006 18,580 -1.6 81,430 2.2
Adjusted provincial/territorial total (excludes jurisdictions with missing data)3
2001/2002 18,564 ... 83,986 ...
2002/2003 19,183 3.3 82,137 -2.2
2003/2004 18,628 -2.9 76,947 -6.3
2004/2005 18,890 1.4 79,652 3.5
2005/2006 18,580 -1.6 81,430 2.2
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
r revised
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
  1. Data for these respondents are from the new Integrated Correctional Services Survey and have been tabulated from micro data for the years commencing as follows: Newfoundland and Labrador, 2001/2002; Nova Scotia, 2002/2003; New Brunswick, 2002/2003; Ontario, 2005/2006; Saskatchewan, 2001/2002; Alberta, 2003/2004. Accordingly, comparisons to data from previous years should be made with caution.
  2. While probation admissions for 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 have decreased from 2000/2001 levels, some of the decrease can be attributed to the implementation in 1999/2000 of a new information system Corrections Offender Management System (COMS).
  3. To allow year-over-year comparisons, Prince Edward Island and the Northwest Territories have been excluded from the totals due to missing data in some years.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Adult Correctional Services Survey.