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Adults in custody: Canadian provinces ranked (2023–24)

Measure: Adults in custody (average daily count). All 13 provinces and territories with data in Adults in provincial and territorial corrections, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023/2024.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0154-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-30

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National value: 25,349.8 (Canada).

Lowest: 39.2 to 114.5
Group 2: 114.5 to 481.5
Group 3: 481.5 to 1,833.4
Group 4: 1,833.4 to 3,340.2
Highest: 3,340.2 to 9,364.9

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Ontario	9,364.9
2	Quebec	4,873.8
3	Alberta	3,340.2
4	Saskatchewan	2,229.8
5	Manitoba	1,985.6
6	British Columbia	1,833.4
7	Nova Scotia	547.5
8	New Brunswick	481.5
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	332.9
10	Nunavut	122.3
11	Prince Edward Island	114.5
12	Northwest Territories	84.3
13	Yukon	39.2

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0154-01: Average counts of adults in provincial and territorial correctional programs. Reference period: 2023/2024.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by adults in custody (average daily count) (2023/2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0154-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-30. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-adults-in-custody-average-daily-count/

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