Additional Statistics

The charts below provide a statistical overview of various aspects of the Independent Assessment Process.

Number of claims received

Nearly one quarter (24.2%) of all applications were received in the last six month before the deadline of September 19, 2012.

YearReceived
2007/085182
2008/095224
2009/104774
2010/115262
2011/125325
2012/1311818
2013/14263
2014/15116
2015/16123
2016/1711
2017/180
2018/19159
2019/2018
2020/211

Claims in Progress (number of claims)

To date, 99% of the 38,000 claims received have been resolved. Less than 20 claims remain in progress.

DateIn Progress
Mar. 31, 20097844
Oct. 31, 20098826
Feb. 28, 20108999
Apr. 30, 20109119
May 31, 20109105
June 30, 20109280
Oct. 31, 20109719
Jan. 31, 201110130
Feb. 28, 201110053
Mar. 31, 201110126
May 31, 201110191
June 30, 201110078
July 31, 201110219
Aug. 31, 201110346
Sept. 30, 201110646
Oct. 31, 201110796
Nov. 30, 201110849
Dec. 31, 201110848
Jan. 31, 201210858
Feb. 28, 201210840
Mar. 31, 201210787
Apr. 30, 201210749
May 31, 201210874
June 30, 201211065
July 31 201211489
Aug. 31, 201212468
Sept. 30, 201215552
Oct. 31, 201219431
Nov. 31, 201219297
Dec. 31, 201218773
Jan. 31, 201318314
Feb. 28, 201317873
Mar. 31, 201317303
Apr. 30, 201316912
May 31, 201316461
June 30, 201315751
July 31, 201315233
Aug. 31, 201314600
Sept 30, 201314003
Oct. 31, 201313495
Nov. 30, 201313132
Dec. 31, 201312658
Jan. 31, 2014 12122
Mar. 31, 2014 10711
Apr. 30, 201410336
May 31, 20149938
June 30, 20149553
July 31, 20149252
Aug. 31, 20148884
Sept. 30, 20148496
Oct. 31, 20148068
Nov. 30, 20147691
Dec. 31, 20147410
Jan. 31, 20157012
Feb. 28, 20156722
Mar. 31, 20156367
Apr. 30, 20155995
May 31, 20155772
June 30, 20155498
July 31, 20155263
Aug. 31, 20154985
Sept. 30, 20154779
Oct. 31, 20154522
Nov. 30, 20154278
Dec. 31, 20154070
Jan. 31, 20163861
Feb. 29, 20163728
Mar. 31, 20163516
Apr. 30, 20163396
May 31, 20163060
June 30, 20162833
July 31, 20162624
Aug. 31 20162364
Sept. 30 20162165
Oct. 31 20161983
Nov. 30 20161822
Dec. 31, 20161693
Jan. 31, 20171558
Feb. 28, 20171449
Mar. 31, 20171371
Apr. 30, 20171252
May 31, 20171151
June 30, 20171075
July 31, 20171006
August 31, 2017905
September 30, 2017813
October 31, 2017737
November 30, 2017683
December 31, 2017635
January 31, 2018555
February 28, 2018516
March 31, 2018438
April 30, 2018379
May 31, 2018332
June 30 2018295
July 31 2018429
August 31 2018403
September 30 2018337
October 31, 2018199
November 30, 2018161
December 31, 2018128
January 31, 2019114
February 28, 201995
March 31, 201979
April 30, 201966
May 31, 201955
June 30, 201940
July 31, 201930
August 31, 201928
Septembre 30, 201919
October 31, 201915
November 30, 201915
December 31, 201913
January 31, 202023
February 29, 202013
March 31, 202011
April 30th, 20207
May 31st, 20207
June 30th, 20207
July 31st, 20204
August 31st, 20201
Septembre 30, 20200

Resolution of Claims

Claims can be resolved a number of different ways, but the vast majority of eligible claims (80%) are resolved through a decision by an adjudicator after listening to a claimant describe their experience at residential school at a hearing.

YearAdjudicator decisionNegotiated settlementClaims withdrawnTotal resolutionsUnresolved
2007/086367787484434
2008/091139698016877971
2009/10252737220735519194
2010/113112650122417210284
2011/12369663979474610863
2012/133999735181554317138
2013/144017715226621411187
2014/15356358825647136590
2015/16235540427631583555
2016/17162414010721421424
2017/188187355970454
2018/19388181453380
2019/2072408712
2020/21812120

Resolution of Claims: Unresolved Caseload

Under current projections, first claimant hearings should be concluded by 2018 and all claims under the Independent Assessment Process should be resolved by spring 2020.

YearUnresolved Caseload
2007/084434
2008/097971
2009/109194
2010/1110284
2011/1210863
2012/1317138
2013/1411187
2014/156590
2015/163555
2016/171424
2017/18454
2018/1980
2019/2012
2020/210

Received IAP Claims by Gender

The number of claims received was fairly evenly split between men (50.9%) and women (48.9%), with slight regional variations.

ProvinceMaleFemale
Alberta 48.7 51.1
British Columbia 50.2 49.6
Manitoba 49.6 50.2
Atlantic 52.8 47.2
Northwest Territories 55.1 44.8
Nunavut 48.4 51.0
Ontario 51.1 48.8
Quebec 54.9 45.0
Saskatchewan 53.3 46.5
Yukon 49.7 50.1
Outside of Canada 39.5 59.9
Total 50.9 48.9