Table 9
Cohort population groups by type of correctional supervision


Table 9
Cohort population groups by type of correctional supervision
Table summary
This table displays the results of Cohort population groups by type of correctional supervision. The information is grouped by Population group (appearing as row headers), Type of correctional supervision, All, Custody and Community, calculated using number and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Population group Type of correctional supervisionTable 9 Note 1
All Custody Community
number percentTable 9 Note 2 number percentTable 9 Note 2 number percentTable 9 Note 2
IndigenousTable 9 Note 3 12,205 21.46 5,660 25.39 6,545 18.93
Racialized groupTable 9 Note 4
Black 3,720 6.54 1,535 6.89 2,185 6.32
South Asian 1,470 2.58 360 1.62 1,110 3.21
Latin American 550 0.97 190 0.85 360 1.04
East or Southeast Asian 1,135 2.00 320 1.44 815 2.36
Arab or West Asian 830 1.46 260 1.17 570 1.65
Racialized group not specified 40 0.07 15 0.07 25 0.07
WhiteTable 9 Note 5 36,920 64.92 13,950 62.58 22,970 66.43
Unknown 4,855 Note ...: not applicable 925 Note ...: not applicable 3,930 Note ...: not applicable
... not applicable
Note 1

Type of correctional supervision is based on the correctional sentence that led to the individual's inclusion in this study. Custody supervision includes full-time custody and intermittent sentences; community supervision includes conditional sentences and probation.

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Note 2

The calculation of percentages excludes unkown values.

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Note 3

Indigenous refers to persons who are First Nations people, Métis and/or Inuit. Indigenous identity information is self-reported upon intake to correctional services. This category includes Indigenous persons who also identified with a racialized group (e.g., Black) as the data did not allow for these individuals to be examined separately.

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Note 4

The concept of racialized groups was measured using the ‘visible minorities' standard. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as “persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.” As part of ongoing efforts to modernize the national statistical system, the "visible minorities" standard is currently under review, and Statistics Canada has committed to consulting partners, stakeholders and the general public to establish a suitable terminology and classification to describe the population and to meet data needs. Racialized group information is self-reported by persons supervised on intake to correctional services.

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Note 5

Includes individuals who identified as neither Indigenous nor with a racialized group.

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Note: This table presents data for the 2015/2016 cohort of adults supervised by four provincial correctional programs: Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. Saskatchewan does not provide data on racialized groups, therefore, the cohort from Saskatchewan was excluded.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics, Linked Canadian Correctional Services Survey, Integrated Criminal Court Survey and Canadian Vital Statistics – Death Database.
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