Table 10
Charges completed in adult criminal provincial court, original and adjusted, Canada and Quebec, 2006/2007 to 2015/2016

Table 10
Charges completed in adult criminal provincial court, original and adjusted, Canada and Quebec, 2006/2007 to 2015/2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Charges completed in adult criminal provincial court. The information is grouped by Year (appearing as row headers), Canada, Quebec, Original and Adjusted, calculated using number and median length of charge (days) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Year Canada Quebec
Original AdjustedTable 10 Note 1 Original AdjustedTable 10 Note 1
number median length of charge (days)Table 10 Note 2 number median length of charge (days)Table 10 Note 2 number median length of charge (days)Table 10 Note 2 number median length of charge (days)Table 10 Note 2
2006/2007 1,103,511 109 1,137,328 103 206,747 162 240,564 117
2007/2008 1,134,482 109 1,167,501 103 191,688 151 224,707 106
2008/2009 1,168,775 109 1,203,894 103 202,755 155 237,874 107
2009/2010 1,207,735 107 1,244,180 100 212,473 159 248,918 111
2010/2011 1,208,282 106 1,244,142 100 209,305 158 245,165 109
2011/2012 1,180,831 107 1,217,320 100 214,110 171 250,599 116
2012/2013 1,167,709 107 1,206,194 100 227,220 180 265,705 123
2013/2014 1,121,542 110 1,157,162 103 211,690 196 247,310 134
2014/2015 1,064,335 112 1,096,891 106 193,549 203 226,105 143
2015/2016 1,107,554 112 1,139,234 105 186,984 199 218,664 138
Note 1

The adjusted counts represent the estimated total number of charges and the estimated median elapsed time if Quebec municipal court data was reported to the ICCS.

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Note 2

Charge lengths are calculated based on the number of days it takes to complete a charge, from first appearance to final decision. The median is the point at which half of all charges had longer charge lengths and half had shorter charge lengths. Excludes charges in which the length was unknown.

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Note: A charge refers to a formal accusation against an accused person or company involving a federal statute offence that has been processed by the courts and received a final decision.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey.

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