Appendix C
Cohort population groups by province and type of correctional supervision


Appendix C
Cohort population groups by province and type of correctional supervision
Table summary
This table displays the results of Cohort population groups by province and type of correctional supervision. The information is grouped by Population group, by province (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, by province Type of correctional supervisionAppendix C Note 1
All Custody Community
number percentAppendix C Note 2 number percentAppendix C Note 2 number percentAppendix C Note 2
Nova Scotia
IndigenousAppendix C Note 3 245 8.43 60 8.05 185 8.56
Black 235 8.09 85 11.41 150 6.94
Other racialized groupAppendix C Note 4 55 1.89 15 2.01 40 1.85
WhiteAppendix C Note 5 2,370 81.58 585 78.52 1,785 82.64
Unknown 630 Note ...: not applicable 20 Note ...: not applicable 610 Note ...: not applicable
Ontario
IndigenousAppendix C Note 3 4,450 14.16 1,940 15.41 2,510 13.32
Black 2,925 9.31 1,235 9.81 1,690 8.97
Other racialized groupAppendix C Note 4 2,475 7.87 735 5.84 1,740 9.24
WhiteAppendix C Note 5 21,580 68.66 8,680 68.94 12,900 68.47
Unknown 3,615 Note ...: not applicable 770 Note ...: not applicable 2,845 Note ...: not applicable
Alberta
IndigenousAppendix C Note 3 4,170 37.42 2,375 47.64 1,795 29.14
Black 380 3.41 145 2.91 235 3.81
Other racialized groupAppendix C Note 4 450 4.04 110 2.21 340 5.52
WhiteAppendix C Note 5 6,145 55.14 2,355 47.24 3,790 61.53
Unknown 395 Note ...: not applicable 125 Note ...: not applicable 270 Note ...: not applicable
British Columbia
IndigenousAppendix C Note 3 3,385 29.35 1,330 32.64 2,055 27.55
Black 185 1.60 70 1.72 115 1.54
Other racialized groupAppendix C Note 4 1,050 9.10 280 6.87 770 10.32
WhiteAppendix C Note 5 6,915 59.95 2,395 58.77 4,520 60.59
Unknown 220 Note ...: not applicable 10 Note ...: not applicable 210 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 unknown 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

Includes South Asian, Latin American, East Asian, Southeast Asian, Arab, West Asian, and racialized group not specified. 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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