Table 4
Initiated and active civil court cases by type of case, selected provinces and territories, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011
| Province or territory | Type of case | InitiatedNote 1 | Total activeNote 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/2010 | 2010/2011 | Percent change 2009/2010 to 2010/2011 | 2009/2010 | 2010/2011 | Percent change 2009/2010 to 2010/2011 | ||
| number | percent | number | percent | ||||
| Nova Scotia | Family | 6,185 | 5,500 | -11 | 15,317 | 15,092 | -1 |
| General civil | 13,136 | 13,129 | 0 | 22,345 | 22,061 | -1 | |
| Total civil court | 19,321 | 18,629 | -4 | 37,662 | 37,153 | -1 | |
| Ontario | Family | 102,201 | 96,716 | -5 | 169,608 | 162,823 | -4 |
| General civil | 181,177 | 169,137 | -7 | 327,261 | 319,528 | -2 | |
| Total civil court | 283,378 | 265,853 | -6 | 496,869 | 482,351 | -3 | |
| Alberta | Family | 44,094 | 44,428 | 1 | 73,335 | 74,910 | 2 |
| General civil | 74,504 | 70,747 | -5 | 138,040 | 134,039 | -3 | |
| Total civil court | 118,598 | 115,175 | -3 | 211,375 | 208,949 | -1 | |
| British Columbia | Family | 25,367 | 24,064 | -5 | 68,532 | 63,978 | -7 |
| General civil | 69,843 | 67,573 | -3 | 122,514 | 124,391 | 2 | |
| Total civil court | 95,210 | 91,637 | -4 | 191,046 | 188,369 | -1 | |
| Yukon | Family | 306 | 291 | -5 | 590 | 581 | -2 |
| General civil | 462 | 464 | 0 | 813 | 820 | 1 | |
| Total civil court | 768 | 755 | -2 | 1,403 | 1,401 | 0 | |
| Northwest Territories | Family | 446 | 446 | 0 | 1,024 | 975 | -5 |
| General civil | 522 | 524 | 0 | 1,013 | 1,031 | 2 | |
| Total civil court | 968 | 970 | 0 | 2,037 | 2,006 | -2 | |
| Nunavut | Family | 668 | 619 | -7 | 845 | 829 | -2 |
| General civil | 147 | 147 | 0 | 263 | 270 | 3 | |
| Total civil court | 815 | 766 | -6 | 1,108 | 1,099 | -1 | |
| Total | Family | 179,267 | 172,064 | -4 | 329,251 | 319,188 | -3 |
| General civil | 339,791 | 321,721 | -5 | 612,249 | 602,140 | -2 | |
| Total civil court | 519,058 | 493,785 | -5 | 941,500 | 921,328 | -2 | |
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1. Refers to cases newly started during the year. 2. Refers to cases that had activity or were initiated during the year. Note: Excludes data from Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan due to the unavailability of data. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Civil Court Survey. |
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