Table 4
Admissions to adult custody, by Aboriginal identity, jurisdiction, 2007/2008 and 2017/2018


Table 4
Admissions to adult custody, by Aboriginal identity, jurisdiction, 2007/2008 and 2017/2018
Table summary
This table displays the results of Admissions to adult custody. The information is grouped by Jurisdiction (appearing as row headers), 2017/2018, 2007/2008, Aboriginal, Non-Aboriginal and Unknown Aboriginal identity, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Jurisdiction 2017/2018 2007/2008
Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal Unknown Aboriginal identity Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal Unknown Aboriginal identity
number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent number percent
Newfoundland and LabradorTable 4 Note 1 405 21 1,526 79 0 0 348 21 1,329 79 0 0
Prince Edward Island 32 5 641 94 7 1 Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable Note ...: not applicable 970 100
Nova Scotia 266 6 4,306 89 240 5 450 8 5,105 91 58 1
New Brunswick 553 10 4,933 90 4 0 445 8 4,872 92 7 0
Quebec 2,308 5 43,072 95 0 0 1,255 3 39,042 96 511 1
OntarioTable 4 Note 1 8,456 12 60,734 88 0 0 9,699 9 94,885 91 0 0
Manitoba 22,280 75 7,511 25 0 0 12,835 65 6,931 35 0 0
Saskatchewan 9,902 74 3,052 23 350 3 7,525 78 1,887 20 232 2
Alberta 17,614 41 24,268 57 611 1 14,398 36 25,258 64 0 0
British Columbia 8,420 32 17,471 67 85 0 4,819 20 19,097 78 524 2
Yukon 296 62 180 38 0 0 500 76 154 24 0 0
Northwest Territories 920 86 131 12 22 2 747 86 118 14 7 1
Nunavut 940 96 0 0 42 4 712 96 0 0 31 4
Total—Provinces and territories 72,392 30 167,825 69 1,361 1 53,733 21 198,678 78 2,340 1
Federal 2,109 29 5,236 71 0 0 1,740 20 6,826 80 0 0
... not applicable
Note 1

In this jurisdiction, a substantial proportion of individuals were initially classified as “unknown” Aboriginal identity as a result of administrative limitations. Based on discussions with representatives of this jurisdiction, individuals with “unknown” Aboriginal identity were subsequently included for reporting purposes in the “non-Aboriginal” counts since it was believed that such a re-classification more accurately reflected the true status of this group.

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Note: Custody admissions include sentenced custody (including intermittent sentences), remand and other temporary detention. Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding. Additional data are available on Statistics Canada tables 35-10-0015, 35-10-0016, 35-10-0019 and 35-10-0020. An admission is counted each time a person begins any type of custody or community supervision program. The same person can be included several times in the admissions count where the individual moves from one type of legal status to another or re-enters the system in the same year.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Adult Correctional Services Survey, Integrated Correctional Services Survey and Canadian Correctional Services Survey, 2017/2018.
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