Table 22
Duty counsel services by type of criminal and civil matter

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Duty counsel services by type of criminal and civil matter
  Total Criminal matters Civil matters
Total Adults Youth Total Family matters Other
  number percent number percent number percent number percent
Newfoundland and Labrador  
2005/2006 6,301 6,301 5,190 82 1,111 18 0 0 ... 0 ...
2006/2007 7,357 7,357 6,110 83 1,247 17 0 0 ... 0 ...
2007/2008 8,586 8,586 7,204 84 1,382 16 0 0 ... 0 ...
2008/2009 10,403 10,403 9,022 87 1,381 13 0 0 ... 0 ...
2009/2010 11,446 11,446 10,339 90 1,107 10 0 0 ... 0 ...
Prince Edward Island  
2005/2006 . . . ... . ... . . ... . ...
2006/2007 . . . ... . ... . . ... . ...
2007/2008 . . . ... . ... . . ... . ...
2008/2009 . . . ... . ... . . ... . ...
2009/2010 . . . ... . ... . . ... . ...
Nova Scotia 1  
2005/2006 12,058 10,564 9,304 88 1,260 12 1,494 1,494 100 0 0
2006/2007 13,569 12,164 10,662 88 1,502 12 1,405 1,404 100 1 0
2007/2008 15,868 14,299 12,124 85 2,175 15 1,569 1,569 100 0 0
2008/2009 16,002 14,628 12,973 89 1,655 11 1,374 1,374 100 0 0
2009/2010 18,774 17,318 15,495 89 1,823 11 1,456 1,456 100 0 0
New Brunswick  
2005/2006 18,339 18,189 16,031 88 2,158 12 150 150 100 0 0
2006/2007 19,370 19,222 17,208 90 2,014 10 148 148 100 0 0
2007/2008 22,321 20,421 18,275 89 2,146 11 1,900 1,900 100 0 0
2008/2009 20,693 18,805 16,884 90 1,921 10 1,888 1,888 100 0 0
2009/2010 .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ...
Quebec  
2005/2006 . . . ... . ... . . ... . ...
2006/2007 . . . ... . ... . . ... . ...
2007/2008 . . . ... . ... . . ... . ...
2008/2009 . . . ... . ... . . ... . ...
2009/2010 . . . ... . ... . . ... . ...
Ontario  
2005/2006 978,773 738,722 647,502 88 91,220 12 240,051 174,889 73 65,162 27
2006/2007 1,038,758 844,420 742,631 88 101,789 12 194,338 163,719 84 30,619 16
2007/2008 1,078,703 882,539 778,882 88 103,657 12 196,164 168,966 86 27,198 14
2008/2009 1,120,769 915,385 809,713 88 105,672 12 205,384 177,906 87 27,478 13
2009/2010 1,138,362 918,460 812,157 88 106,303 12 219,902 192,311 87 27,591 13
Manitoba  
2005/2006 38,803 .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . ...
2006/2007 40,850 30,243 28,279 94 1,964 6 10,607 10,607 100 . ...
2007/2008 42,487 39,407 34,079 86 5,328 14 3,080 3,080 100 . ...
2008/2009 39,979 37,762 33,512 89 4,250 11 2,217 2,217 100 . ...
2009/2010 38,664 36,423 31,959 88 4,464 12 2,241 2,241 100 . ...
Saskatchewan  
2005/2006 16,560 16,142 13,762 85 2,380 15 418 3 1 415 99
2006/2007 14,643 14,300 12,395 87 1,905 13 343 6 2 337 98
2007/2008 15,319 14,870 12,922 87 1,948 13 449 3 1 446 99
2008/2009 15,865 15,462 13,517 87 1,945 13 403 5 1 398 99
2009/2010 16,422 15,994 14,132 88 1,862 12 428 8 2 420 98
Alberta  
2005/2006 105,225 94,448 81,628 86 12,820 14 10,777 5,687 53 5,090 47
2006/2007 107,476 97,500 85,138 87 12,362 13 9,976 4,895 49 5,081 51
2007/2008 119,955 107,885 94,097 87 13,788 13 12,070 6,390 53 5,680 47
2008/2009 148,226 132,673 113,290 85 19,383 15 15,553 9,434 61 6,119 39
2009/2010 161,349 137,205 116,208 85 20,997 15 24,144 13,248 55 10,896 45
British Columbia  
2005/2006 95,498 75,720 70,631 93 5,089 7 19,778 18,789 95 989 5
2006/2007 104,152 82,024 77,099 94 4,925 6 22,128 21,122 95 1,006 5
2007/2008 104,419 81,146 76,578 94 4,568 6 23,273 22,441 96 832 4
2008/2009 108,593 81,497 r 76,816 r 94 4,681 6 27,096 r 25,983 96 r 1,113 r r
2009/2010 118,310 86,573 82,118 95 4,455 5 31,737 30,277 95 1,460 5
Yukon  
2005/2006 1,429 1,364 1,242 91 122 9 65 63 97 2 3
2006/2007 1,797 1,740 1,529 88 211 12 57 57 100 0 0
2007/2008 2,030 1,954 1,650 84 304 16 76 75 99 1 1
2008/2009 1,691 r 1,625 r 1,453 r 89 172 r 11 66 r 66 r 100 0 0
2009/2010 2,062 2,007 1,777 89 230 11 55 55 100 0 0
Northwest Territories 2  
2005/2006 3,443 3,443 .. ... .. ... . . ... . ...
2006/2007 3,543 3,543 2,755 78 788 22 . . ... . ...
2007/2008 4,308 4,308 3,346 78 962 22 . . ... . ...
2008/2009 4,823 4,823 4,026 83 797 17 . . ... . ...
2009/2010 4,356 4,356 .. ... .. ... . . ... . ...
Nunavut 2  
2005/2006 4,714 4,688 4,688 100 0 0 26 3 12 23 88
2006/2007 4,623 4,623 4,556 99 67 1 0 0 ... 0 ...
2007/2008 .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ...
2008/2009 14,902 14,902 11,212 75 3,690 25 0 0 ... 0 ...
2009/2010 .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ...
Total  
2005/2006 1,281,143 r ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
2006/2007 1,356,138 r 1,117,136 r 988,362 r 88 r 128,774 r 12 r 239,002 201,958 85 37,044 15
2007/2008 1,413,996 r 1,175,415 r 1,039,157 r 88 136,258 r 12 238,581 204,424 86 34,157 14
2008/2009 1,501,946 r 1,247,965 r 1,102,418 r 88 145,547 r 12 253,981 r 218,873 r 86 r 35,108 r 14 r
2009/2010 1,509,745 1,229,782 ... ... ... ...
1.
Nova Scotia reports duty counsel services based on the number of persons assisted rather than the units of service provided.
2.
Northwest Territories and Nunavut employ a practice known as "presumed eligibility", whereby all persons first appearing at court are not required to apply for legal services but instead are presumed eligible and provided with legal aid services.
Note(s):
Duty counsel is legal assistance rendered without charge to unrepresented individuals who, in many cases, are about to make an appearance in court. Data represent a count of the number of times duty counsel services were provided. 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.