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Table 6. Adult sentenced admissions to provincial/territorial custody, by Aboriginal Identity, Canada, provinces and territories, 2000/01 to 2002/03
Jurisdiction Year Total sentenced admissions Identity
Aboriginal1 Non-Aboriginal Unknown or Not Stated
% of cases
Newfoundland and Labrador2
2000/01
944
7
93
0
2001/02
1,080r
..
..
..
2002/03
1,031
..
..
..
Prince Edward Island
2000/01
586
1
99
0
2001/02
650
3
97
0
2002/03
594
3
97
0
Nova Scotia
2000/01
1,624
7
91
2
2001/02
1,507
7
90
3
2002/03
1,376
6
91
3
New Brunswick3
2000/01
..
..
..
..
2001/02
1,555
8r
91
1
2002/03
1,458
7
92
1
Quebec
2000/01
14,951
2
97
1
2001/02
14,372
2
97
1
2002/03
13,423
2
97
1
Ontario
2000/01
30,999
9
91
0
2001/02
31,980
9
91
0
2002/03
33,050
9
91
0
Manitoba
2000/01
2,901
64
36
0
2001/02
3,025
69
31
0
2002/03
3,316
68
32
0
Saskatchewan
2000/01
3,219
77r
23
1
2001/02
3,410
78r
22
1
2002/03
3,576
78
21
1
Alberta
2000/01
14,859
39
61
0
2001/02
15,164
38
62
0
2002/03
16,190
39
61
0
British Columbia
2000/01
9,520
20
80
0
2001/02
9,263
21
79
0
2002/03
8,740
20
78
2
Yukon
2000/01
294
72
28
0
2001/02
280
76
24
0
2002/03
206
76
24
0
Northwest Territories
2000/01
802
..
..
..
2001/02
562
90
10
0s
2002/03
685
83
17
0
Nunavut
2000/01
229
98
2
0
2001/02
217
98
2
0
2002/03
240
98
3
0
Total
2000/014
80,126
19
80
0s
2001/025
81,985r
20
79
0s
2002/035
82,854
21
78
1
Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100%.
1 The percent Aboriginal in this table differs from those presented in the Adult Corrections Survey reports (Juristat and Data tables) where 'Unknown or Not Stated' responses are excluded in the percent calculations.
2 Newfoundland and Labrador: Data commencing in 2001/02 are from the new Integrated Correctional Services Survey and have been tabulated from micro data. Accordingly, comparisons to data from previous years should be made with caution. Data on Aboriginal Identiy are unavailable.
3 New Brunswick: Data unavailable for 2000/01 due to conversion to a new system.
4 Total reflects data reported by the jurisdictions, excluding data from the Northwest Territories and New Brunswick.
5 Total reflects data reported by the jurisdictions, excluding data from Newfoundland.
Data source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 2000/01 to 2002/03, Adult Corrections Survey.
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2005, Collecting Data on Aboriginal People in the Criminal Justice System : Methods and Challenges, Catalogue no. 85-564-XWE2005001.