Table 8
Characteristics of young persons admitted to correctional services, 2005/2006

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Jurisdiction Remand1 Sentenced custody2 Probation3 Total youth population 2006
(age 12 to 17 years)
Aboriginal
Aboriginal Female Aboriginal Female Aboriginal Female
percentage
Total 23 21 31 17 22 23 6
Newfoundland and Labrador 3 17 3 14 3 16 7
Prince Edward Island .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Nova Scotia 7 16 8 8 .. .. 4
New Brunswick 9 22 8 22 7 19 4
Quebec .. .. .. .. .. .. 2
Ontario 8 20 12 17 6 23 3
Manitoba 79 22 86 13 63 25 23
Saskatchewan .. .. 76 16 66 26 24
Alberta 35 20 38 15 33 22 9
British Columbia 35 24 37 23 31 27 8
Yukon 100 18 100 0 100 19 33
Northwest Territories 85 37 91 30 91 30 65
Nunavut 100 0 100 0 .. .. 95
.. not available for a specific reference period
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
1. Total excludes Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
2. Total excludes Prince Edward Island and Quebec.
3. Total excludes Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
Note: The jurisdictions excluded in this table may differ from the jurisdictions excluded in other related tables. As such, totals for the same data element may differ from one table to another.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Youth Custody and Community Services Survey and the Integrated Correctional Services Survey; Demography Division, Population Estimates, 2006 Census Population.