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Homicides by province/territory
Province/territory
2006
2005r
Average 1996 to 2005
Number of victims
Rate 1 Number of victims
Rate 1 Number of victims
Rate 1
Canada 605 1.85 663 2.05 583 1.88
Newfoundland and Labrador
7 1.37 11 2.14 5 0.94
Prince Edward Island
1 0.72 0 0.00 1 0.73
Nova Scotia
16 1.71 20 2.14 15 1.65
New Brunswick
7 0.93 9 1.20 8 1.09
Quebec
93 1.22 100 1.32 128 1.73
Ontario
196 1.54 219 1.74 177 1.50
Manitoba
39 3.31 49 4.17 38 3.28
Saskatchewan
40 4.06 43 4.34 31 3.04
Alberta
96 2.84 108 3.30 70 2.30
British Columbia
108 2.51 101 2.37 104 2.57
Yukon
0 0.00 1 3.21 2 5.51
Northwest Territories
0 0.00 0 0.00 3 6.08
Nunavut2
2 6.50 2 6.66 3 9.50
r revised
1. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population.
2. The average in Nunavut is calculated from 1999 to 2005.
Homicides by accused-victim relationship, 2006
Victim killed by
Number of victims
% of solved homicides
Total homicides 605 ...
Current spouse (includes common-law)
62 14
Ex-spouse (includes separated and divorced)
16 4
Parent
31 7
Child
15 3
Other family
41 9
Boyfriend/girlfriend (current or former)
15 3
Close friend or neighbour
42 9
Casual acquaintance
91 20
Business relationship - Legal
7 2
Criminal relationship
54 12
Stranger
75 17
Unknown
3 1
Solved homicides
452 100
Unsolved homicides
153 ...
Homicides committed with a firearm by census metropolitan area, greater than 500,000 population, 2006
Census metropolitan area (CMA)
Total homicides
Firearm homicides
Number of victims
Rate 1 Number of victims
Rate 1
Toronto
99 1.83 34 0.63
Vancouver
55 2.52 15 0.69
Montréal
52 1.40 25 0.67
Edmonton
39 3.68 15 1.42
Calgary
26 2.34 6 0.54
Winnipeg
22 3.03 7 0.96
Ottawa2
16 1.81 8 0.90
Hamilton
7 1.00 3 0.43
Québec
7 0.96 0 0.00
1. Rates are calculated per 100,000 population.
2. Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.
