Table 5. Non main-track train derailments by province in February 2021

Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, February 2021
  February Year to date
(February)
  2021 2020 2016-2020
average
2021 2020 2016-2020
average
Canada 46 43 70 86 99 130
Newfoundland 0 1 1 2 4 3
Nova Scotia 1 0 0 2 1 1
New Brunswick 1 1 1 1 1 1
Quebec 8 8 14 10 13 26
Ontario 9 8 10 16 19 22
Manitoba 5 1 9 10 5 13
Saskatchewan 7 1 6 10 8 12
Alberta 7 15 15 15 25 27
British Columbia 7 8 14 19 23 25
Northwest Territories 1 0 0 1 0 0
Canada - with dangerous goods involved 8 4 11 12 14 20
Newfoundland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Brunswick 0 1 0 0 1 0
Quebec 1 1 2 1 1 4
Ontario 0 0 1 0 3 4
Manitoba 1 0 2 2 2 3
Saskatchewan 0 0 1 1 1 1
Alberta 3 2 2 5 3 5
British Columbia 2 0 2 2 3 3
Northwest Territories 1 0 0 1 0 0

Data extracted 18 March 2021

All 5-year averages have been rounded. The totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of these averages.