Table 12
Median age of adults admitted to custody, 1991/1992, 1998/1999 and 2006/2007

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  Median age upon admission
Sentenced custody Remand
1991/1992 1998/1999 2006/2007 1991/1992 1998/1999 2006/2007
number
Newfoundland and Labrador1 29 31 31 28 28 29
Prince Edward Island .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nova Scotia1 28 30 31 27 31 30
New Brunswick1 29 31 30 26 29 32
Quebec 30 34 37 29 32 33
Ontario1 .. 31 33 .. 31 31
Manitoba 29 30 28 28 28 28
Saskatchewan1 27 29 30 26 28 28
Alberta1, 2 .. .. 31 .. .. 30
British Columbia 29 31 33 27 30 32
Yukon 29 33 32 29 33 31
Northwest Territories 27 .. 30 24 .. 30
Nunavut .. .. 38 .. .. 35
Federal3 .. 33 32 ... ... ...
Note: Offenders under the age of 18 years at the time of admission are excluded.
1. Data for these respondents are from the new Integrated Correctional Services Survey and have been tabulated from microdata for the years commencing as follows: Newfoundland and Labrador, 2001/2002; Nova Scotia, 2002/2003; New Brunswick, 2002/2003; Ontario 2003/2004; Saskatchewan, 2001/2002; Alberta, 2005/2006. For these respondents, percentage calculation is based on sentenced custody totals excluding intermittent sentences. Accordingly, comparisons to data from previous years should be made with caution.
2. Alberta has been excluded due to a system change that occurred in 2005/2006 which altered the methodology by which admissions to custody were calculated.
3. Commencing 2001/2002, federal data are from the new Integrated Correctional Services Survey and have been tabulated from micro data. Accordingly, comparisons to data from previous years and previous publications should be made with caution. Data represent admissions of federal jurisdiction offenders in federal or provincial facilities.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Adult Correctional Services Survey.