Federal Victim Surcharge in New Brunswick: An Operational Review

Table 15: Language Differences: Surcharge Collected Compared to Maximum

Moncton 1
Language Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
English 8743 $108,197 14.4% 76.7% $12.38
French 2379 $57,690 31.7% 85.5% $24.25
Not Specified* 5031 $81,194 20.9% 86.8% $16.14

Saint John 2
Language Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
English 11,524 $199,836 26.9% 84.4% $17.34
French 53 $1398 38.0% 81.8% $26.37
Not Specified* 1964 $58,430 41.8% 88.1% $29.75

Fredericton 3
Language Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
English 9639 $266,018 38.4% 79.2% $27.60
French 71 $2785 48.6% 86.9% $39.23
Not Specified* 658 $23,345 48.6% 88.4% $35.48

Edmundston 4
Language Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
English 2119 $59,665 44.4% 84.3% $28.16
French 3079 $62,933 26.9% 84.4% $20.44
Not Specified* 243 $4907 26.1% 85.0% $20.19

Bathurst 5
Language Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
English 2854 $41,961 20.1% 79.3% $14.70
French 7179 $169,389 26.8% 84.8% $23.60
Not Specified* 1462 $36,555 34.5% 79.2% $25.00

Miramichi 6
Language Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
English 4241 $106,553 33.6% 84.2% $25.12
French 136 $5399 53.7% 77.2% $39.70
Not Specified* 339 $13,225 49.5% 84.7% $39.01

All Regions
Language Number of Convictions Total Surcharge Collected Percentage Surcharge Collected of Maximum Percentage Surcharge Collected of Imposed Average Surcharge Collected Per Conviction
English 39,120 $782,230 27.5% 81.2% $20.00
French 12,897 $299,594 28.0% 84.7% $23.23
Not Specified* 9,697 $217,656 29.9% 85.8% $22.45

* Not specified = language preference not recorded in database