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Legal Aid in Canada: Resource and Caseload Statistics, 2006/2007
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By Erin Smith, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada
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Access to justice in Canada is a concern for governments and policy makers, legal professionals and the public. One characteristic of accessibility is the availability of legal services. Not all Canadians have the resources to pay for a lawyer. Legal aid plans have been established in all provinces and territories, with the common goal of assisting low-income Canadians who require professional legal counsel.
This report presents information on the operation of 11 of Canada’s 13 legal aid plans. The report includes information on personnel resources, revenues and expenditures of legal aid plans, as well as information concerning applications for legal aid. It provides data tables at both the provincial/territorial and national levels. Most of the information for the report is based on data collected from the Legal Aid Survey, conducted annually by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.
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