Table 2
Cases completed in youth court, by province and territory, 2012/2013 and 2013/2014

Table 2
Cases completed in youth court, by province and territory, 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
Table summary
This table displays the results of Cases completed in youth court. The information is grouped by Province/territory (appearing as row headers), 2012/2013, 2013/2014, Percent change in number of cases 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 and Difference in median length of cases 2012/2013 to 2013/2014, calculated using number, median length of case (days), percent and days units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province/territory 2012/2013 2013/2014 Percent change in number of cases 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 Difference in median length of cases 2012/2013 to 2013/2014
number median length of case (days)Note 1 number median length of case (days)Note 1 percent days
Canada 45,441 114 39,901 120 -12 6
Newfoundland and Labrador 507 104 502 120 -1 16
Prince Edward Island 212 22 158 50 -25 28
Nova Scotia 1,328 127 1,010 113 -24 -14
New Brunswick 880 85 755 89 -14 4
Quebec 8,206 136 7,646 141 -7 5
Ontario 17,338 112 14,617 119 -16 7
Manitoba 3,311 134 3,067 146 -7 12
Saskatchewan 4,197 78 3,755 79 -11 1
Alberta 6,390 127 5,701 127 -11 0
British Columbia 2,682 120 2,304 117 -14 -3
Yukon 64 105 75 155 17 50
Northwest Territories 129 78 132 81 2 3
Nunavut 197 64 179 71 -9 7
Note 1.

Case lengths are calculated based on the number of days it takes to complete a case, from first appearance to final decision. The median is the point at which half of all cases had longer case lengths and half had shorter case lengths.

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Note: A case is one or more charges against an accused person or company that were processed by the courts at the same time and received a final decision. There are many factors that may influence variations between jurisdictions, therefore, comparisons should be made with caution.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey.
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