Table 4
Admissions to adult custody, by sex and by Indigenous identity and jurisdiction, 2018/2019


Table 4
Admissions to adult custody, by sex and by Indigenous identity and jurisdiction, 2018/2019
Table summary
This table displays the results of Admissions to adult custody. The information is grouped by Jurisdiction (appearing as row headers), Male, Female, Indigenous, Non-Indigenous and Unknown Indigenous identity, calculated using number and percent change in number from 2017/2018 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Jurisdiction Male Female
Indigenous Non-Indigenous Unknown Indigenous identity Indigenous Non-Indigenous Unknown Indigenous identity
number percent change in number from 2017/2018 number percent change in number from 2017/2018 number percent change in number from 2017/2018 number percent change in number from 2017/2018 number percent change in number from 2017/2018 number percent change in number from 2017/2018
Newfoundland and LabradorTable 4 Note 1 333 -7 1,214 -9 0 Note ...: not applicable 39 -11 187 -4 0 Note ...: not applicable
Prince Edward Island 25 9 606 11 4 -33 4 -56 129 39 1 0
Nova ScotiaTable 4 Note 2 337 6 3,676 3 18 200 108 21 512 -8 8 14
New Brunswick 362 -10 4,319 4 3 0 148 -3 916 17 0 -100
Quebec 2,080 9 35,887 -6 0 Note ...: not applicable 450 11 4,677 -4 0 Note ...: not applicable
OntarioTable 4 Note 1 6,441 -6 49,550 -7 0 Note ...: not applicable 1,615 -1 7,212 -5 0 Note ...: not applicable
Manitoba 16,126 -6 6,051 -7 0 Note ...: not applicable 4,919 -6 1,044 3 0 Note ...: not applicable
Saskatchewan 7,917 -1 2,711 2 237 -29 1,922 1 349 -12 16 -11
Alberta 12,235 -13 18,358 -16 385 -15 3,535 -18 2,875 -14 96 -28
British Columbia 6,600 -8 14,448 -10 75 -3 1,016 -18 1,282 -12 10 25
Yukon 254 -6 129 -22 0 Note ...: not applicable 27 0 11 -21 0 Note ...: not applicable
Northwest Territories 856 1 97 -21 9 -55 62 -16 6 -25 1 -50
Nunavut 1,325 51 0 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 72 80 74 14 0 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 4 100
Total–Provinces and territories 54,891 -6 137,046 -7 803 -14 13,919 -8 19,200 -6 136 -21
Federal 1,994 6 5,001 2 0 Note ...: not applicable 233 4 330 -3 0 Note ...: not applicable
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
Note 1

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

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Note 2

In 2018/2019, Nova Scotia admissions counts were compiled from a new source, the Canadian Correctional Services Survey. Some changes from previous years may be due to this transition and the methodological differences between sources. Caution should be used when making comparisons to previous years. The 2017/2018 figures for admissions by Indigenous identity for Nova Scotia have been revised.

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Note: Custody admissions include sentenced custody (including intermittent sentences), remand and other temporary detention. Information excludes data for which sex was unknown, which account for less than 1% of total admissions. 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 and Community Safety Statistics, Adult Correctional Services Survey, Integrated Correctional Services Survey and Canadian Correctional Services Survey.
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