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APPENDIX A

Tables presenting the profiles of justice occupation

Table A1: Profile for Justices of the peace and court officers (B317), Canada and regions, 2006
Canada Canada-
QC		 NB NS/PE/
NL		 QC ON MB SK AB BC YT/NT/
NU
Total - first official language spoken 4520 3440 75 250 1080 2080 150 135 245 425 80
English 3195 3175 45 245 20 1900 135 135 235 400 80
French 1300 245 30 10 1055 170 10 0 10 20 0
English and French 20 20 0 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0
Total - knowledge of official languages 4520 3440 75 255 1080 2075 150 135 250 425 80
English only 2880 2880 30 235 0 1695 125 135 220 355 70
French only 505 20 0 0 485 10 0 0 0 10 0
English and French 1130 535 40 15 595 370 20 0 30 60 10
Neither English or French 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knowledge of the minority official language (*)   555 40 15 595 380 20 0 30 70 10
Knowledge of the minority official language in %   16 53 6 55 18 13 0 12 16 13
Knowledge of both official languages by age group - total 1130 535 40 10 595 370 25 0 30 60 10
15 to 24 35 20 0 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0
25 to 34 245 120 0 0 125 100 0 0 10 10 10
35 to 44 325 125 15 0 200 95 10 0 0 0 0
45 to 54 345 170 25 0 175 95 20 0 10 40 0
55 to 64 155 70 0 0 85 60 0 0 0 10 10
65 years and over 20 20 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
No certificate, diploma or degree 150 140 0 10 10 85 25 15 15 0 10
With certificate, diploma or degree 4365 3290 70 250 1075 1995 125 125 235 420 80
High school certificate or equivalent 1285 1030 15 50 255 635 40 30 90 155 25
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 260 185 10 30 75 65 10 10 10 50 0
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 1290 985 20 115 305 630 35 35 35 90 30
University certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level 1530 1090 25 55 440 665 50 50 100 130 20
Total - all selected industries 4475 3405 75 255 1075 2070 150 125 240 420 70
Legal services (5411) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other services of the federal government public administration (9112) 445 345 10 10 100 195 20 0 65 35 10
Provincial and territorial public administration (9120) 3050 2470 65 230 570 1360 120 115 160 355 65
Local, municipal and regional public administration (9130) 980 570 0 10 405 520 0 0 15 25 0

 

Table A2: Profile for court clerks (B543), Canada and regions, 2006
Canada Canada-
QC		 NB NS/PE/
NL		 QC ON MB SK AB BC YT/NT/
NU
Total - first official language spoken 3325 2685 15 120 640 1360 130 65 540 425 45
English 2550 2515 15 110 35 1230 115 65 520 415 45
French 750 165 0 10 585 125 20 0 20 10 0
English and French 20 5 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total - knowledge of official languages 3325 2690 15 115 635 1355 130 65 540 425 45
English only 2340 2340 10 105 0 1125 115 65 500 375 40
French only 285 0 0 0 285 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and French 705 355 10 15 350 230 15 0 40 45 0
Neither English and French 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knowledge of the minority official language (*)   355 10 15 350 230 15 0 40 45 0
Knowledge of the minority official language in %   13 67 13 55 17 12 0 7 11 0
Knowledge of both official languages by age group - total 705 355 10 15 350 230 15 0 35 45 0
15 to 24 40 20 0 0 20 10 0 0 0 10 0
25 to 34 180 105 0 0 75 65 10 0 10 25 0
35 to 44 210 100 0 10 110 65 10 0 10 10 0
45 to 54 190 100 0 10 90 70 0 0 0 0 0
55 to 64 80 25 0 0 55 20 0 0 0 0 0
65 years and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No certificate, diploma or degree 165 140 0 10 25 50 25 0 35 10 10
With certificate, diploma or degree 3165 2560 15 105 605 1300 110 65 505 415 40
High school certificate or equivalent 1080 905 0 25 175 480 35 10 195 145 15
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 175 90 0 0 85 45 0 10 20 20 0
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 1020 870 0 55 150 420 50 40 160 130 15
University certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level 890 690 15 25 200 360 30 10 130 120 10
Total - all selected industries 3255 2645 15 115 600 1340 130 55 540 405 45
Legal Services (5411) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other services of the federal government public administration (9112) 325 215 0 10 105 80 0 0 95 30 0
Provincial and territorial public administration (9120) 2410 2030 10 105 385 935 115 45 420 360 40
Local, municipal and regional public administration (9130) 520 410 0 0 110 335 15 15 25 20 0

 

Table A3: Profile for judges (E011), Canada and regions, 2006
Canada Canada-
QC		 NB NS/PE/
NL		 QC ON MB SK AB BC YT/NT/
NU
Total - first official language spoken 2600 1890 75 155 710 755 190 110 215 375 20
English 1765 1740 25 150 25 690 175 90 215 375 20
French 830 145 55 10 685 60 15 15 0 0 0
English and French 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total - knowledge of official languages 2600 1885 80 155 715 750 185 105 215 370 20
English only 1335 1335 0 125 0 510 160 90 140 290 10
French only 90 10 10 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and French 1170 540 65 30 630 235 30 20 75 80 0
Neither English or French 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knowledge of the minority official language (*)   550 75 30 630 235 30 20 75 80 0
Knowledge of the minority official language in %   29 94 19 88 31 16 19 35 22 0
Knowledge of both official languages by age group - total 1170 540 65 25 630 235 30 15 75 85 10
15 to 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 to 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 to 44 20 20 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10
45 to 54 345 200 15 20 145 75 20 0 35 20 0
55 to 64 585 240 25 10 345 110 10 10 35 45 0
65 years and over 210 85 20 0 125 40 0 0 10 10 0
No certificate, diploma or degree 15 15 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
With certificate, diploma or degree 2580 1870 75 155 710 750 175 105 210 370 20
High school certificate or equivalent 10 - 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 55 55 0 0 0 25 20 0 0 0 0
University certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level 2510 1800 80 155 710 725 150 105 210 365 15
Total - all selected industries 2590 1875 75 155 710 750 190 105 215 370 15
Legal Services (5411) 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other services of the federal government public administration (9112) 990 770 30 95 215 330 50 30 100 125 10
Provincial and territorial public administration (9120) 1525 1090 40 65 440 415 120 75 115 250 10
Local, municipal and regional public administration (9130) 75 20 0 0 55 10 10 0 0 0 0

 

Table A4: Profile for lawyers (all of Canada) and notaries (in Quebec) (E012), Canada and regions, 2006
Canada Canada-
QC		 NB NS/PE/
NL		 QC ON MB SK AB BC YT/NT/
NU
Total - first official language spoken 73950 55505 1185 2735 18445 30335 1900 1475 7460 10165 250
English 55420 53330 825 2670 2090 28895 1850 1460 7385 10005 240
French 17905 1860 365 50 16045 1230 40 20 60 90 10
English and French 570 265 0 10 305 205 0 0 10 35 0
Total - knowledge of official languages 73950 55510 1185 2730 18440 30335 1900 1475 7460 10165 250
English only 41895 41745 600 2220 150 21380 1590 1285 6180 8300 185
French only 3095 30 20 0 3065 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and French 28900 13685 570 510 15215 8945 310 190 1280 1830 65
Neither English or French 55 40 0 0 15 10 0 0 0 35 0
Knowledge of the minority official language (*)   13715 590 510 15365 8945 310 190 1280 1830 65
Knowledge of the minority official language in %   25 50 19 83 29 16 13 17 18 26
Knowledge of both official languages by age group - total 28905 13690 570 510 15215 8940 305 195 1280 1830 60
15 to 24 530 135 0 35 395 35 0 15 30 20 0
25 to 34 8505 4205 175 145 4300 2905 80 50 410 430 0
35 to 44 7685 3810 165 145 3875 2430 60 45 300 630 35
45 to 54 7155 3280 160 85 3875 2115 105 55 300 445 15
55 to 64 4040 1850 55 80 2190 1185 55 15 190 260 0
65 years and over 990 405 15 10 585 265 10 15 45 45 0
No certificate, diploma or degree 80 40 0 0 40 20 0 0 0 20 0
With certificate, diploma or degree 73870 55465 1185 2730 18405 30315 1900 1475 7460 10145 245
High school certificate or equivalent 380 320 0 0 60 165 0 10 35 100 0
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 100 60 0 0 40 25 0 0 30 0 0
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 510 400 10 10 110 180 20 10 40 150 0
University certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level 72875 54685 1180 2730 18190 29950 1875 1460 7360 9895 240
Total - all selected industries 66355 50265 1080 2605 16090 27140 1665 1395 6665 9485 230
Legal Services (5411) 55750 42465 870 2095 13280 22775 1385 1040 5795 8380 125
Other services of the federal government public administration (9112) 3205 2465 20 45 730 1660 50 100 275 280 35
Provincial and territorial public administration (9120) 6415 4650 175 440 1755 2250 210 240 495 775 65
Local, municipal and regional public administration (9130) 990 670 10 20 320 455 20 15 95 55 0

 

Tableau A5: Profile for paralegals and related occupations (E211), Canada and regions, 2006
Canada Canada-
QC		 NB NS/PE/
NL		 QC ON MB SK AB BC YT/NT/
NU
Total - first official language spoken 35430 30935 360 1590 4495 17260 1025 600 5305 4695 90
English 30410 29825 275 1550 585 16455 1005 600 5220 4635 85
French 4675 910 75 35 3765 650 20 0 85 40 0
English and French 320 180 0 0 140 150 0 0 0 10 10
Total - knowledge of official languages 35430 30935 360 1585 4495 17265 1025 605 5310 4700 95
English only 27380 27300 250 1460 80 14855 935 595 4860 4270 80
French only 1465 30 0 0 1435 30 0 0 0 0 0
English and French 6545 3565 105 125 2980 2370 95 0 440 420 10
Neither English or French 35 35 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 15 0
Knowledge of the minority official language (*) 3595 105 125 3060 2400 95 0 440 420 10
Knowledge of the minority official language in % 12 29 8 68 14 9 0 8 9 11
Knowledge of both official languages by age group - total 6545 3570 110 125 2975 2365 95 10 435 420 15
15 to 24 1005 560 25 40 445 330 45 0 45 75 0
25 to 34 2080 1110 35 30 970 765 15 0 155 105 0
35 to 44 1500 805 20 30 695 530 25 10 90 105 10
45 to 54 1320 720 25 20 600 495 0 0 90 80 0
55 to 64 550 325 10 0 225 220 0 0 35 50 0
65 years and over 90 45 0 10 45 25 0 0 15 0 0
No certificate, diploma or degree 665 630 10 15 35 290 35 20 170 95 0
With certificate, diploma or degree 34765 30300 350 1575 4465 16980 990 585 5140 4605 90
High school certificate or equivalent 5650 5160 45 125 490 2840 170 130 945 885 20
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 1650 1370 15 115 280 520 110 35 295 275 0
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 16940 14980 185 765 1960 8385 545 230 2810 2030 30
University certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level 10525 8790 105 565 1735 5230 160 200 1085 1405 35
Total - all selected industries 29920 26330 290 1425 3585 14555 915 525 4580 3965 75
Legal Services (5411) 25460 23210 275 1240 2245 12785 830 450 4015 3560 55
Other services of the federal government public administration (9112) 1565 1265 0 40 305 865 25 45 185 90 15
Provincial and territorial public administration (9120) 2410 1480 15 145 915 665 45 20 320 270 0
Local, municipal and regional public administration (9130) 485 375 0 0 115 240 0 10 70 45 10

 

Tableau A6: Profile for sheriffs and bailiffs (G621), Canada and regions, 2006
Canada Canada-
QC		 NB NS/PE/
NL		 QC ON MB SK AB BC YT/NT/
NU
Total - first official language spoken 2605 1910 60 125 695 475 115 105 320 670 35
English 1900 1865 45 125 35 460 120 100 310 665 35
French 700 45 20 0 655 15 0 0 10 0 0
English and French 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
Total - knowledge of official languages 2605 1910 60 125 695 475 115 105 320 670 35
English 1745 1745 25 120 0 420 115 105 290 635 35
French only 250 - 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and French 605 165 30 0 440 60 0 0 30 35 0
Neither English or French 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knowledge of the minority official language (*) 165 30 0 440 60 0 0 30 35 0
Knowledge of the minority official language in % 9 50 0 63 13 0 0 9 5 0
Knowledge of the minority official language in % 12 29 8 68 14 9 0 8 9 11
Knowledge of both official languages by age group - total 605 160 30 0 445 60 0 0 30 35 0
15 to 24 20 10 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0
25 to 34 145 65 30 0 80 10 0 0 25 0 0
35 to 44 125 30 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 15 0
45 to 54 190 35 0 10 155 20 0 0 0 0 0
55 to 64 90 20 0 0 70 15 0 0 0 10 0
65 years and over 45 5 0 0 40 10 0 0 0 0 0
No certificate, diploma or degree 180 140 0 0 40 60 30 0 15 15 0
With certificate, diploma or degree 2430 1775 60 120 655 420 90 95 305 655 30
High school certificate or equivalent 810 620 15 40 190 155 15 45 100 225 25
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 420 270 10 35 150 20 20 20 25 155 0
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 780 545 25 30 235 145 35 10 100 190 0
University certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level 420 340 15 20 80 95 20 15 80 80 10
Total - all selected industries 2400 1740 55 125 655 420 105 85 295 620 35
Legal Services (5411) 940 555 10 15 385 320 35 0 50 125 0
Other services of the federal government public administration (9112) 115 80 0 0 25 0 0 0 50 30 0
Provincial and territorial public administration (9120) 1160 930 40 90 235 55 65 70 170 405 35
Local, municipal and regional public administration (9130) 185 170 10 25 15 45 0 10 25 55 0

 

Tableau A7: Profile for probation and parole officers and related occupations (E025), Canada and regions, 2006
Canada Canada-
QC		 NB NS/PE/
NL		 QC ON MB SK AB BC YT/NT/
NU
Total - first official language spoken 5620 4770 195 245 850 2165 285 435 515 860 70
English 4530 4510 130 250 20 2015 275 425 500 845 70
French 1070 245 60 0 825 140 10 10 15 10 0
English and French 15 5 0 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
Total - knowledge of official languages 5615 4765 195 250 850 2165 285 430 515 855 70
English only 4095 4095 95 225 0 1790 255 420 490 750 60
French only 350 10 0 0 340 0 0 0 0 0 0
English and French 1175 670 95 25 505 370 25 10 30 105 0
Neither English or French 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Knowledge of the minority official language (*) 680 95 25 505 370 25 10 30 105 0
Knowledge of the minority official language in % 14 49 10 59 17 9 2 6 12 0
Knowledge of both official languages by age group - total 1175 675 90 25 500 370 25 10 30 110 10
15 to 24 55 30 10 10 25 10 10 0 0 10 0
25 to 34 375 215 25 10 160 120 0 0 15 35 0
35 to 44 325 185 30 10 140 100 10 0 0 40 0
45 to 54 335 180 25 0 155 115 10 0 10 25 0
55 to 64 60 35 0 0 25 25 0 10 0 0 0
65 years and over 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
No certificate, diploma or degree 50 50 0 0 0 10 10 0 10 10 10
With certificate, diploma or degree 5565 4720 190 250 845 2150 275 435 505 850 60
High school certificate or equivalent 330 285 10 0 45 115 15 35 45 45 15
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 65 65 0 10 0 0 15 10 0 30 10
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 625 565 15 15 60 230 35 75 120 50 20
University certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level 4545 3810 170 220 735 1805 215 320 335 725 25
Total - all selected industries 5265 4460 195 235 805 1995 270 415 490 790 70
Legal Services (5411) 25 25 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0
Other services of the federal government public administration (9112) 1885 1430 130 90 450 515 35 165 190 305 0
Provincial and territorial public administration (9120) 3260 2920 65 145 345 1420 230 255 265 475 65
Local, municipal and regional public administration (9130) 100 85 0 0 0 40 10 0 35 0 0

Note :* In Canada (except QC), this profile includes the population with a knowledge of both official languages in addition to the population that has knowledge of French; in QC, this profile includes the knowledge of both official languages plus knowledge of English.

Date Modified: 2012-08-03

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