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

Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, July 2021
  July Year to date
(July)
  2021 2020 2016-2020
average
2021 2020 2016-2020
average
Canada 27 42 49 285 316 375
Newfoundland 1 1 1 8 10 7
Nova Scotia 1 1 1 4 3 3
New Brunswick 1 0 1 5 3 5
Quebec 3 6 4 43 53 69
Ontario 8 7 11 67 59 72
Manitoba 3 5 8 31 34 47
Saskatchewan 4 3 6 33 25 38
Alberta 2 7 8 43 59 67
British Columbia 4 12 10 51 70 68
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canada - with dangerous goods involved 5 2 5 31 38 48
Newfoundland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Brunswick 0 0 0 0 2 1
Quebec 0 0 0 3 1 7
Ontario 3 1 1 5 7 9
Manitoba 1 0 1 6 6 6
Saskatchewan 0 0 0 3 3 4
Alberta 1 1 2 11 12 12
British Columbia 0 0 1 3 7 7
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0

Data extracted 16 August 2021

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

Note: This is preliminary information subject to year-end validation and reconciliation.