Table 1
Divorce cases, selected provinces and territories, 2010/2011

Table 1
Divorce cases, selected provinces and territories, 2010/2011
Province or territory^{Note 1}	Initiated cases^{Note 2}		Ongoing cases^{Note 3}		Total active cases^{Note 4}
Province or territory^{Note 1}	number	percent	number	percent	number	percent
Nova Scotia	1,792	33	3,562	67	5,354	100
Ontario	31,281	59	21,941	41	53,222	100
Alberta	9,726	33	19,770	67	29,496	100
British Columbia^{Note 5}	10,832	44	13,900	56	24,732	100
Yukon	89	40	132	60	221	100
Northwest Territories	72	53	64	47	136	100
Nunavut	12	38	20	63	32	100
Total	53,804	48	59,389	52	113,193	100
1. Excludes data from Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan due to the unavailability of data. 2. Refers to cases newly started during the year. 3. Refers to cases continuing from a previous year. 4. Refers to cases that had activity or were initiated during the year. 5. Divorce cases in British Columbia may be under-represented since the family matter is unknown in 10% of all family cases. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Civil Court Survey.

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