From: Transport Canada
Collected in cooperation with the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Transport, 2021
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Transport Canada’s National Collision Database (NCDB) contains data on all reportable motor vehicle collisions in Canada that the provinces and territories provide each year.
The federal, provincial, and territorial governments in Canada work to improve road safety to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries and to have the safest roads in the world. The year 2020 saw a small decrease in the number of fatalities and serious injuries, and saw a significant decrease in the number of injuries, in fact, these were the lowest counts for all three of these casualty groups since these data were first collected by Transport Canada in the early 1970’s.
“Fatal collisions” include all reported motor vehicle crashes that resulted in at least one death, where death occurred within 30 days of the collision, except in Quebec before 2007 (eight days).
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“Personal injury collisions” include all reported motor vehicle crashes which resulted in at least one injury but not death within 30 days of the collision, except in Quebec before 2007 (eight days).
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“Fatalities” include all those who died as a result of a reported traffic collision within 30 days of its occurrence, except in Quebec before 2007 (eight days).
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“Serious Injuries” include persons admitted to hospital for treatment or observation. Serious injuries were estimated from 2001 to 2020 because several jurisdictions under-reported these numbers.
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“Total Injuries” include all reported severities of injuries ranging from minimal to serious.
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Includes moped riders.
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Statistics Canada, Annual Demographic Estimates: Canada, Provinces and Territories, 2020, Catalogue No. 91-215-X.
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Transport Canada calculations and estimates using an econometric model.
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Notes: Data for Ontario and Alberta are preliminary for 2020. Data for New Brunswick were estimated. Changes in how traffic collision reports are collected in Manitoba resulted in an increased number of injuries of a minimal nature being captured in 2020.
Newfoundland and Labrador data reflects information contained in the Vehicle Collision Reports received and processed as of June 1, 2021.
Rate-based data in smaller jurisdictions have a high level of fluctuation due to their small sample size.
Includes moped riders.
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Note: “Serious Injuries” include victims admitted to hospital for treatment or observation.
Urban includes:
(a) metropolitan roads and streets and other urban areas, or
(b) a speed limit at the collision site of 60 km/h or less.
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Rural includes:
(a) primary or secondary highways, as well as local roads, or
(b) a speed limit at the collision site exceeding 60 km/h.
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Note: In Alberta, New Brunswick, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, “urban” includes any area within the corporate boundaries of a city, town, village or hamlet. “Rural” includes any area outside of what is defined as “Urban”.
Three jurisdictions reported this category.
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Source: the motor vehicle registration data are from Statistics Canada, CANSIM, Table 405-0004. The licensed driver data were provided by each jurisdiction.
Note: The registration data for 2020 were estimated.
Note: A reduced level of police reporting in British Columbia since 2008 has affected the British Columbia totals and, to a lesser extent, national totals reported in this publication.
Commercial Vehicles (CMV) include heavy trucks and all bus types
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Includes moped riders
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Note: These data were estimated using submissions from a subset of Canada’s provinces and territories.
There will be double counting because there are multiple contributing factors reported for most collisions
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Note: These data were estimated using submissions from a subset of Canada’s provinces and territories.
To find out more about national road safety programs or initiatives, call Transport Canada toll free at 1-800-333-0371 or e-mail us at mvs-sa@tc.gc.ca.
You can also visit our web site at https://tc.canada.ca/en/road-transportation or the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators’ web site at www.ccmta.ca.
More detailed motor vehicle collision data can be queried using the National Collision Database (NCDB) On-Line tool located at https://tc.canada.ca/vehicleCollisions.
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