Table 8
Characteristics of young persons admitted to correctional services, 2008/2009

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Jurisdiction Aboriginal Total youth population 2006
(12 to 17 years)		 Female
Remand1 Sentenced custody2 Probation3 Remand1 Sentenced custody2 Probation3
percentage
Total 27 36 24 6 21 17 24
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 9 9 7 20 19 20
Prince Edward Island .. .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Nova Scotia 8 7 .. 4 14 15 ..
New Brunswick 8 10 5 4 22 23 21
Quebec .. .. .. 2 .. .. ..
Ontario 9 15 7 3 21 17 23
Manitoba 82 87 58 23 27 10 29
Saskatchewan .. 77 66 24 .. 18 26
Alberta4 42 42 33 9 17 18 23
British Columbia 45 44 34 8 25 20 25
Northwest Territories 93 93 87 65 29 38 41
Yukon 94 79 88 33 11 11 26
Nunavut .. .. .. 95 .. .. ..
1. Total excludes Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Nunavut.
2. Total excludes Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Nunavut.
3. Total excludes Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Nunavut.
4. Admission and release counts presented in this report comply with the nationally recognized definitions developed to provide comparability across jurisdictions. Alberta uses a different counting methodology which makes it difficult to compare its official counts to those produced by the Youth Custody and Community Services survey.
Note: Percentages are based on total excluding unknowns.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Youth Custody and Community Services Survey and Demography Division, Population Estimates, 2006 Census of Population.
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