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Here are some recent statistics on BC lawyers. These statistics give a demographic breakdown of lawyers by practising status, district and insured status.
Membership (as at June 30, 2010)
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Male |
Female |
Total |
Percentage of profession |
| Practising members |
6,690 |
3,653 |
10,343 |
84.9 |
| Non-practising members |
603 |
754 |
1,357 |
11.1 |
| Retired members |
392 |
99 |
491 |
4.0 |
| Total membership |
7,685 |
4,506 |
12,191 |
100.0 |
| % |
63.0 |
37.0 |
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Membership by district (as at June 30, 2010)
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Practising |
Non-
practising |
Retired |
Total |
Percentage of
profession |
| Vancouver |
6,224 |
478 |
239 |
6,941 |
56.9 |
| Victoria |
994 |
125 |
76 |
1,195 |
9.8 |
| Nanaimo |
366 |
31 |
33 |
430 |
3.5 |
| Westminster |
1,382 |
113 |
50 |
1,545 |
12.7 |
| Kootenay |
117 |
9 |
5 |
131 |
1.1 |
| Okanagan |
406 |
26 |
21 |
453 |
3.7 |
| Cariboo |
197 |
7 |
10 |
214 |
1.8 |
| Prince Rupert |
70 |
3 |
2 |
75 |
0.6 |
| Kamloops |
228 |
10 |
11 |
249 |
2.0 |
| Out-of-province |
359 |
555 |
44 |
958 |
7.9 |
| Total |
10,343 |
1,357 |
491 |
12,191 |
100.0 |
Insurance profile of practising lawyers (as at June 30, 2010)
| Insured members |
7,892 |
(76.3%) |
| Exempt members* |
2,451 |
(23.7%) |
* Practising members exempt from insurance coverage in the group program
include those working in companies and government.
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