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Canada

Canada regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR and regularly publishes hate crime statistics. Canada conducts regular victimization surveys to measure unreported hate crime.  

Hate crime data collection in Canada
Support for hate crime victims in Canada
Access more information at the Legislation Online website Legislationline TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2021 3,360 Not available Not available
2020 2669 Not available Not available
2019 Not available Not available Not available
2018 1798 - -
2017 2073 Not available Not available
2016 1409 Not available Not available
2015 1362 Not available Not available
2014 1295 Not available Not available
2013 1140 Not available Not available
2012 1414 Not available Not available
2011 1322 Not available Not available
2010 1401 Not available Not available
2009 1473 Not available Not available

About 2017 Data

    This number includes crimes of "public incitement to hatred" and "advocating genocide", which are excluded from the breakdown below as they are outside the OSCE's definition of hate crime. The number here lists recorded offences – i.e. violations of law. One incident can have several such violations recorded. The breakdown below presents incidents - or the most severe violation per incident. That is why the numbers in the breakdown by bias motivation and type of crime do not add up to the total presented here.

Hate crime recorded by police

This data indicates the number of criminal incidents recorded by police in 2017.

  • By bias motivation
  • By type of crime
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National developments

The Criminal Code's hate crime provisions were amended by including gender identity and gender expression in the list of protected characteristics.

At the Ministry of Public Safety Canada, the Communities at Risk Security Infrastructure Program (SIP) supported projects to help communities with a demonstrated history of being victimized by hate-motivated crime enhance their security infrastructure.

The Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence within the Ministry of Public Safety Canada administers the Ministry's Community Resilience Fund, which has been used to support research into hate speech and hate incidents and radicalization to violence and/or to develop effective prevention methods.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Canada has not reported to ODIHR the numbers of prosecuted hate crime cases and information on sentenced hate crime cases.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

B'nai Brith Canada reported descriptive incidents as well as statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-02 Violent attacks against people
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-02 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-08 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-04 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-02 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-10 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-06 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-09 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-02 Violent attacks against people
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-12 Threats
Kantor Center
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2017-03 Threats
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-04 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-04 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-04 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-06 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-11 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-07 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-08 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-11 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-01 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-04 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-06 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-09 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017 Attacks against property
Kantor Center
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Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-01 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-03 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-01 Threats
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-02 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-02 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-05 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-03 Threats
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-08 Threats
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-12 Violent attacks against people
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-10 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-05 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-02 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-01 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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2017-01 Threats
Kantor Center
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-02 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-02 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-02 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-03 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-03 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-03 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-04 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-04 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-04 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-04 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-06 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-06 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-06 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-06 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-07 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-08 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-08 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-10 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-02 Violent attacks against people
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-03 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-03 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-03 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-04 Violent attacks against people
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-05 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-06 Violent attacks against people
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-07 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-08 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-01 Violent attacks against people
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-02 Violent attacks against people
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-05 Violent attacks against people
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-09 Violent attacks against people
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-12 Violent attacks against people
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-12 Violent attacks against people
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-02 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-02 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-02 Violent attacks against people
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-02 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-03 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-03 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-04 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-04 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-05 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-06 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-02 Attacks against property
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-07 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-08 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-08 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-10 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-11 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-12 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-01 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-01 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-02 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-06 Threats
National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)
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2017-03 Attacks against property
B'nai Brith Canada
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2017 Attacks against property
Holy See
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2017-09 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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2017-08 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.
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