The Legal Problems of Everyday Life - The Nature, Extent and Consequences of Justiciable Problems Experienced by Canadians

Figure 1: Percent of Individuals Reporting One or More Problems

A vertical bar chart illustrates the distribution of the number of legal problems experienced by the adult Canadian population. The Y axis is measured in percentages and increases in increments of ten from 0 to 70. The X axis is divided into ten provinces. The X axis lists the following regions from left to right: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. The percentage of adults experiencing one or more problems during the period 2005 to 2008 was: Newfoundland and Labrador, 44.3%, Prince Edward Island, 46.9%, Nova Scotia, 45.7%, New Brunswick,44.2%, Quebec, 37.2%, Ontario, 49.4%, Manitoba, 49.4%, Saskatchewan, 61.2%, Alberta, 53.0%, and British Columbia, 53.3%.