Canada | HCRW

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

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OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2023	4,777	Not available	Not available
2022	3,576	47	15
2021	3,360	Not available	Not available
2020	2,669	Not available	Not available
2019	Not available	Not available	Not available
2018	1,798	-	-
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 2015 Data

The number recorded by police includes hate crimes motivated by age, other factors, and unknown motivations, in addition to the bias motivation breakdown presented below.

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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 civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

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Reports

Hate crime against Christians and members of other religions

The Holy See reported two incidents of theft that also involved the desecration of liturgical objects and communion bread; five incidents of vandalism, three of which involved graffiti on church buildings; one incident of damage to church property; and one incident of the desecration of graves.The Canadian authorities reported that they were not able to verify these incidents due to personal data protection regulations.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) reported a case of vandalism targeting Muslims and Syrian refugees. B'nai Brith reported a further case of vandalism, in which a swastika was drawn on a bridge.

Anti-Semitic hate crime

The Kantor Center reported 32 incidents of physical violence.

Anti-Muslim hate crime

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) reported 12 physical assaults, all of which targeted Muslim women wearing headscarves; five threats; five incidents of damage to property; and 13 incidents of vandalism, ten of which involved graffiti. The Organization Racism Islamophobia Watch (ORIW) and the NCCM also reported an arson attack on a mosque.

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.