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Adult corrections spending by province and territory

Operating expenditures of provincial and territorial adult correctional services in thousands of current dollars (total, custodial services and community supervision), and the average daily cost of keeping one inmate in custody, fiscal year. The Canada row is the provincial and territorial total; federal corrections are excluded.

Reference period
2023/2024
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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0013-01. 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).
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Adult corrections spending by province and territory: Average daily cost per inmate ($)13 areas ranked by Average daily cost per inmate ($). Highest: Yukon (995); lowest: Alberta (183); national value 319.YukonYukon: 995995Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest Territories: 952952NunavutNunavut: 905905British ColumbiaBritish Columbia: 418418OntarioOntario: 357357QuebecQuebec: 335335Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador: 320320ManitobaManitoba: 317317New BrunswickNew Brunswick: 312312Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island: 296296Nova ScotiaNova Scotia: 274274SaskatchewanSaskatchewan: 198198AlbertaAlberta: 183183National 319
Adult corrections spending by province and territory: Average daily cost per inmate ($)13 areas ranked by Average daily cost per inmate ($). Highest: Yukon (995); lowest: Alberta (183); national value 319.YukonYukon: 995995Northwest Territo…Northwest Territories: 952952NunavutNunavut: 905905British ColumbiaBritish Columbia: 418418OntarioOntario: 357357QuebecQuebec: 335335Newfoundland and …Newfoundland and Labrador: 320320ManitobaManitoba: 317317New BrunswickNew Brunswick: 312312Prince Edward Isl…Prince Edward Island: 296296Nova ScotiaNova Scotia: 274274SaskatchewanSaskatchewan: 198198AlbertaAlberta: 183183National 319
Average daily cost per inmate ($), 2023/2024, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Average daily cost per inmate ($). Highest: Yukon (995); lowest: Alberta (183); national value 319. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.

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Canada3193,558,8272,961,849455,503
Newfoundland and Labrador32043,72839,0034,725
Prince Edward Island29614,62012,4121,538
Nova Scotia27474,91254,9247,466
New Brunswick31263,86754,9876,513
Quebec335727,499597,935101,232
Ontario3571,410,6441,222,332154,551
Manitoba317259,837230,67923,965
Saskatchewan198198,628161,72825,840
Alberta183279,950223,11239,571
British Columbia418383,158280,57779,358
Yukon99518,19514,2853,324
Northwest Territories95235,92929,3624,577
Nunavut90547,86140,5122,844

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0013-01: Operating expenditures for adult correctional services. Reference period: 2023/2024.

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Statistics Canada
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Table 35-10-0013-01
Table
Adult corrections spending by province and territory
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2026-11-03
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Adult corrections spending by province and territory (Canada, 2023/2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0013-01. Retrieved 2026-11-03 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-corrections-spending/