Table 1
Divorce caseload, initiated and active divorce cases, 2005/2006 to 2008/2009

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Province or territory Year Divorce cases Initiated divorce cases as percentage of all initiated family cases Active divorce cases as percentage of all active family cases
Initiated Active1
number percent change number percent change percent
Nova Scotia 2005/2006 2,650 .. 5,675 .. 36 35
2006/2007 2,309 -13 5,688 0 35 36
2007/2008 2,182 -6 5,356 -6 36 36
2008/2009 2,161 -1 5,407 1 36 36
Ontario 2005/2006 34,456 .. 57,541 .. 34 35
2006/2007 34,022 -1 59,037 3 35 36
2007/2008 33,210 -2 58,602 -1 35 35
2008/2009 32,369 -3 54,972 -6 33 33
Alberta2 2005/2006 .. .. .. .. .. ..
2006/2007 .. .. .. .. .. ..
2007/2008 4,871 .. 18,472 .. 15 34
2008/2009 10,390 .. 29,267 .. 24 41
British Columbia3 2005/2006 11,342 .. 18,702 .. 44 33
2006/2007 11,274 -1 20,293 9 45 36
2007/2008 11,263 0 21,359 5 45 34
2008/2009 11,008 -2 21,955 3 44 31
Yukon 2005/2006 99 .. 246 .. 32 39
2006/2007 104 5 235 -4 35 41
2007/2008 99 -5 251 7 33 42
2008/2009 90 -9 225 -10 33 40
Northwest Territories4 2005/2006 .. .. .. .. .. ..
2006/2007 80 .. 84 .. 16 8
2007/2008 57 -29 108 29 12 11
2008/2009 75 32 135 25 16 13
Nunavut 2005/2006 20 .. 45 .. 4 7
2006/2007 14 -30 48 7 3 6
2007/2008 28 100 53 10 5 7
2008/2009 11 -61 50 -6 2 6
Total2, 4 2005/2006 48,567 .. 82,209 .. 36 35
2006/2007 47,803 .. 85,385 .. 31 32
2007/2008 51,710 .. 104,201 .. 32 35
2008/2009 56,104 .. 112,011 .. 32 34
1. Active cases include all cases with activity during the year and thus include initiated cases.
2. Alberta data for family cases at the superior court level, which would include all divorce cases, are available for the final 6 months of 2007/2008 only.
3. Divorce cases in British Columbia may be under represented since the family matter is unknown in 20% of all family cases.
4. Data for the Northwest Territories are not available prior to 2006/2007.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Civil Court Survey.
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