Table 9-2
Legal aid plan direct legal service expenditures, staff and private lawyers by type of civil matter — Family

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Family
  Total Staff lawyers Private lawyers
  thousands of dollars percent thousands of dollars percent
Newfoundland and Labrador  
2005/2006 2,570 2,484 97 86 3
2006/2007 2,884 2,807 97 77 3
2007/2008 2,902 2,825 97 77 3
2008/2009 4,208 4,120 98 88 2
2009/2010 4,186 4,099 98 87 2
Prince Edward Island  
2005/2006 .. .. … .. …
2006/2007 654 586 90 68 10
2007/2008 763 652 85 111 15
2008/2009 .. .. … .. …
2009/2010 .. .. … .. …
Nova Scotia  
2005/2006 7,811 5,918 76 1,893 24
2006/2007 7,937 6,253 79 1,684 21
2007/2008 8,312 6,422 77 1,890 23
2008/2009 9,324 6,958 75 2,366 25
2009/2010 8,493 6,682 79 1,811 21
New Brunswick  
2005/2006 1,781 1,336 75 445 25
2006/2007 2,101 1,575 75 526 25
2007/2008 2,611 790 30 1,821 70
2008/2009 2,720 1,904 70 816 30
2009/2010 .. .. … .. …
Quebec 1  
2005/2006 50,314 30,427 60 19,887 40
2006/2007 50,906 32,613 64 18,293 36
2007/2008 46,757 30,064 64 16,693 36
2008/2009 49,819 29,976 60 19,843 40
2009/2010 49,399 29,758 60 19,641 40
Ontario 2  
2005/2006 58,775 2,742 5 56,033 95
2006/2007 57,436 2,926 5 54,510 95
2007/2008 53,191 3,028 6 50,163 94
2008/2009 58,159 3,269 6 54,890 94
2009/2010 62,772 3,377 5 59,395 95
Manitoba  
2005/2006 7,282 4,604 63 2,678 37
2006/2007 5,997 3,761 63 2,236 37
2007/2008 6,091 3,979 65 2,112 35
2008/2009 7,054 5,037 71 2,017 29
2009/2010 6,799 4,508 66 2,291 34
Saskatchewan  
2005/2006 4,371 4,219 97 152 3
2006/2007 4,453 4,246 95 207 5
2007/2008 4,535 4,330 95 205 5
2008/2009 4,846 4,580 95 266 5
2009/2010 5,037 4,805 95 232 5
Alberta  
2005/2006 16,133 5,603 35 10,530 65
2006/2007 14,960 5,924 40 9,036 60
2007/2008 15,539 7,115 46 8,424 54
2008/2009 19,281 9,343 48 9,938 52
2009/2010 23,829 10,540 44 13,289 56
British Columbia  
2005/2006 .. .. … .. …
2006/2007 16,931 2,289 14 14,642 86
2007/2008 17,529 2,342 13 15,187 87
2008/2009 20,062 2,363 12 17,699 88
2009/2010 18,959 1,804 10 17,155 90
Yukon  
2005/2006 270 265 98 5 2
2006/2007 281 274 98 7 2
2007/2008 315 309 98 6 2
2008/2009 374 368 98 6 2
2009/2010 363 363 100 0 0
Northwest Territories  
2005/2006 1,034 806 78 228 22
2006/2007 934 766 82 168 18
2007/2008 992 837 84 155 16
2008/2009 920 869 94 r 51 6
2009/2010 822 738 90 84 10
Nunavut  
2005/2006 561 422 75 139 25
2006/2007 452 422 93 30 7
2007/2008 .. .. … .. …
2008/2009 560 320 57 240 43
2009/2010 .. .. … .. …
Total  
2005/2006 … … … … …
2006/2007 165,926 r 64,442 r 39 r 101,484 r 61 r
2007/2008 159,537 r 62,693 r 39 r 96,844 r 61 r
2008/2009 177,327 r 69,107 r 39 r 108,220 r 61 r
2009/2010 180,659 66,674 37 113,985 63
1.
For Quebec, the breakdown in expenditures for staff lawyers is estimated.
2.
Ontario has 79 legal aid clinics that are independent, non-profit organizations funded by the legal aid plan. Staff lawyers and community legal workers at these clinics provide legal aid services primarily in "other" civil matters, particularly in the area of poverty law which includes, social assistance/income maintenance, landlord and tenant, workers' compensation, criminal injuries compensation, and refugee and immigration matters. In 2009/2010, these clinics accounted for about 95% of direct staff expenditures on "other" civil matters. Ontario's figure for direct legal aid expenditures includes an estimate for work done by private lawyers, but not billed to the legal aid plan by year-end. A change in the method used to estimate this figure resulted In a one-time increase in direct legal services expenditures (affecting criminal and civil matters) of $33.6 million in 2005/2006.
Note(s):
For more details on legal aid concepts and terminology please refer to the glossary.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Legal Aid Survey 3308.