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Average daily cost per inmate: Canadian provinces ranked (2023–24)

Measure: Average daily cost per inmate. All 13 provinces and territories with data in Adult corrections spending by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023/2024.

Licence: 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).
Data last updated: 2026-11-03

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National value: 319 (Canada).

Lowest: 183 to 274 $
Group 2: 274 to 317 $
Group 3: 317 to 335 $
Group 4: 335 to 905 $
Highest: 905 to 995 $

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	Yukon	995
2	Northwest Territories	952
3	Nunavut	905
4	British Columbia	418
5	Ontario	357
6	Quebec	335
7	Newfoundland and Labrador	320
8	Manitoba	317
9	New Brunswick	312
10	Prince Edward Island	296
11	Nova Scotia	274
12	Saskatchewan	198
13	Alberta	183

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

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by average daily cost per inmate (2023/2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0013-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-03. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-average-daily-cost-per-inmate/

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