Canada
Canada regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Canada's hate crime laws are a combination of a substantive offence and a general penalty-enhancement provision. Police-reported hate crime data are collected by Statistics Canada, the national statistical agency. Hate crime statistics are regularly published. Canada conducts regular victimization surveys to measure unreported hate crime.
OFFICIAL DATA
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) recommended that Canada introduce in its legislation a specific offence criminalizing racist violence, which would be in addition to its general aggravating circumstances provision.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Canada has not reported information on prosecuted hate crime cases to ODIHR.