Federal Victim Surcharge in New Brunswick: An Operational Review

Table 10: Language Differences: Surcharge Imposed(after waiver decision) Compared to Maximum

Moncton 1
Language Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
English 8743 $748,958 $141,010 18.8% $16.13
French 2379 $181,890 $67,511 37.1% $28.38
Note Specified* 5031 $388,383 $93,518 24.1% $18.59

Saint John 2
Language Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
English 11,524 $742,747 $236,728 31.9% $20.54
French 53 $3678 $1708 46.4% $32.22
Note Specified* 1964 $139,720 $66,327 47.5% $33.77

Fredericton 3
Language Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
English 9639 $693,495 $335,826 48.4% $34.84
French 71 $5731 $3206 55.9% $45.16
Note Specified* 658 $47,988 $26,408 55.0% $40.13

Edmundston 4
Language Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
English 2119 $134,341 $70,786 52.7% $33.41
French 3079 $234,353 $74,595 31.8% $24.23
Note Specified* 243 $18,806 $5775 30.7% $23.76

Bathurst 5
Language Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
English 2854 $208,650 $52,883 25.3% $18.53
French 7179 $632,643 $199,712 31.6% $27.82
Note Specified* 1462 $106,079 $46,142 43.5% $31.56

Miramichi 6
Language Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
English 4241 $316,856 $126,512 39.9% $29.83
French 136 $10,054 $6994 69.6% $51.43
Note Specified* 339 $26,733 $15,620 58.4% $46.08

All Regions
Language Number of Convictions Maximum Surcharge Possible Total Surcharge Imposed Percentage Surcharge Imposed of Maximum Average Surcharge Imposed Per Conviction
English 39,120 $2,845,047 $963,745 33.9% $24.64
French 12,897 $1,068,349 $353,726 33.1% $27.43
Note Specified* 9697 $727,709 $253,790 34.9% $26.17

* Not Specified = language preference not recorded in database