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• In 2008/2009, there were 168 youth aged 12 to 17 years admitted to correctional supervision for every 10,000 youth in the population, according to the eight jurisdictions that reported data.¹ This rate represents a 3% decrease from the previous year and a 6% decline from five years earlier. Declines from the previous year were driven by decreases in the rate of admissions to remand, the community portion of a custody and supervision order and probation.
• Aboriginal youth continue to be highly represented in corrections. In 2006, Aboriginal youth accounted for 6% of all youth in the general population, yet in 2008/2009, they represented 27% of youth remanded, 36% of youth admitted to sentenced custody and 24% of youth admitted to probation.
• The median number of days served in remand was higher for Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal youth in all five jurisdictions that reported data.² Overall, in 2008/2009, the median stay in remand for Aboriginal youth was 9 days, while for non-Aboriginal youth it was 6 days. Aboriginal youth served more time in remand than non-Aboriginal youth regardless of violation type. 
• Compared to non-Aboriginal youth, a greater proportion of Aboriginal youth admitted to sentenced custody were admitted for serious violent violations. Overall, however, the median days served in sentenced custody were similar among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth.
• Among the four jurisdictions for which micro data are available for 2006, Census Day incarceration rates³ among Aboriginal youth were higher compared to non-Aboriginal youth, regardless of gender or age group. This rate was six times higher among Aboriginal youth in Alberta than the rate for non-Aboriginal youth. In Ontario, the rate was four times greater while in Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick combined, it was twice that of non-Aboriginal youth.

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Notes

1. Due to missing data, the analysis excludes Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
2. Includes Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.
3. Census Day incarceration rates refers to the rate of youth in remand or sentenced custody for every 10,000 youth in the population on Census Day (May 16, 2006). Includes Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick combined, Ontario and Alberta.