Table 3
Profile of active child protection cases, by selected province and territory, 2011/2012

Table 3
Profile of active child protection cases, by selected province and territory, 2011/2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of profile of active child protection cases. The information is grouped by type of case characteristic (appearing as row headers), n.s., n.b., ont., alta., b.c., y.t., n.w.t., nvt. and total, calculated using number, percent and number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of case characteristic N.S. N.B. Ont. Alta. B.C. Y.T. N.W.T. Nvt. Total
number
Number of child protection cases 1,429 303 18,200 6,998 4,049 32 63 106 31,180
  percent
Child protection cases as percentage of total family caseload 10 5 11 9 6 6 7 13 10
Percentage of child protection cases with single issue (no other child or family issues reported) 86 50 30 64 34 100 98 25 41
  number
Activity in first year (new cases)Note 1  
Number of new child protection cases 807 188 10,676 6,291 1,351 13 25 57 19,408
  percent
Percentage with disposition in first year 87 84 92 93 95 85 28 70 92
  number
Average number of documents filed in first year 10.6 4.1 8.5 0.5 11.7 6.9 6.7 10.0 6.2
Average number of dispositions in first year 3.1 1.6 4.9 1.1 5.8 2.0 0.3 1.1 3.6
Average weeks to first disposition (in first year) 2.9 5.6 2.9 2.4 2.6 3.4 4.0 4.9 2.8
Note 1.

New cases include cases initiated at any time between April 2011 and March 2012. Information on activity will therefore be influenced by cases initiated close to the year end.

Note: Information on the presence of other issues (child or family related) may differ by jurisdiction as a result of administrative practices involving data collection. Information for New Brunswick does not include data for courts in Moncton, which represent approximately 25% of the cases in the Family Division for New Brunswick.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Civil Court Survey.
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