Table 12
Charges completed in adult criminal superior court, under and over presumptive ceiling, by province and territory, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016

Table 12
Charges completed in adult criminal superior court, under and over presumptive ceiling, by province and territory, 2014/2015 and 2015/2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Charges completed in adult criminal superior court. The information is grouped by Province/Territory (appearing as row headers), 2014/2015, 2015/2016, Percent change in number of under presumptive ceiling charges , Percent change in number of over presumptive ceiling charges , Under presumptive ceiling and Over presumptive ceiling, calculated using number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Province/Territory 2014/2015 2015/2016 Percent change in number of under presumptive ceiling charges Percent change in number of over presumptive ceiling charges
Under presumptive ceiling Over presumptive ceilingTable 12 Note 1 Under presumptive ceiling Over presumptive ceilingTable 12 Note 1
number
Canada 10,084 2,092 11,160 1,945 11 -7
Newfoundland and Labrador 148 9 71 39 -52 333
Prince Edward Island Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Nova Scotia 468 72 245 39 -48 -46
New Brunswick 84 1 71 0 -15 -100
Quebec 4,631 1,811 6,030 1,597 30 -12
Ontario Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Manitoba Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Saskatchewan Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
Alberta 1,805 124 2,340 169 30 36
British Columbia 2,867 75 2,295 101 -20 35
Yukon 21 0 40 0 90 Note ...: not applicable
Northwest Territories 60 0 68 0 13 Note ...: not applicable
Nunavut Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable
Note 1

In superior court, charges completed in more than 30 months (with or without a preliminary inquiry) are over the presumptive ceiling.

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Note: Charge lengths are calculated based on the number of days it takes to complete a charge, from first appearance to final decision. 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. Data excludes information from superior courts in Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan due to the unavailability of data. Also excludes data from Nunavut, where there is one single level of court in which judges hear all matters. 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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