We are right now in the midst of negotiating a new distribution formula for criminal legal aid. The old criminal legal aid distribution formula was based largely on historical factors and we largely distributed many of the monies based on the past contributions of various jurisdictions to their own legal aid plans. Now we are developing a distribution formula that will increasingly take into account demand factors such as demographics of the population in that jurisdiction for the distribution of legal aid monies. For example, we're looking at the percentage of people below the LIM—low-income measure—the percentage of aboriginal population, crime rate, the percentage of males aged 12 to 35.
On December 8th, 2016. See this statement in context.