Table 2
Cases completed in youth court, by province and territory, 2013/2014 and 2014/2015

Table 2
Cases completed in youth court, by province and territory, 2013/2014 and 2014/2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Cases completed in youth court. The information is grouped by Province/territory (appearing as row headers), 2013/2014, 2014/2015, Percent change in number of cases 2013/2014 to 2014/2015 and Difference in median length of cases 2013/2014 to 2014/2015, calculated using number, median length of case (days), percent and days units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province/territory 2013/2014 2014/2015 Percent change in number of cases 2013/2014 to 2014/2015 Difference in median length of cases 2013/2014 to 2014/2015
number median length of case (days)Note 1 number median length of case (days)Note 1 percent days
Canada 40,374 120 32,835 120 -19 0
Newfoundland and Labrador 503 120 356 163 -29 43
Prince Edward Island 168 50 148 29 -12 -21
Nova Scotia 1,036 113 1,053 127 2 14
New Brunswick 768 92 651 79 -15 -13
Quebec 7,868 141 6,548 141 -17 0
Ontario 14,681 120 11,341 122 -23 2
Manitoba 3,129 148 2,667 141 -15 -7
Saskatchewan 3,782 79 3,653 64 -3 -15
Alberta 5,727 127 4,076 125 -29 -2
British Columbia 2,315 117 2,054 117 -11 0
Yukon 75 155 63 129 -16 -26
Northwest Territories 140 86 84 68 -40 -18
Nunavut 182 72 141 72 -23 0
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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