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

Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, August 2021
  August Year to date
(August)
  2021 2020 2016-2020
average
2021 2020 2016-2020
average
Canada 30 45 45 316 361 421
Newfoundland 0 0 0 8 10 8
Nova Scotia 0 0 0 4 3 3
New Brunswick 0 2 1 5 5 6
Quebec 4 4 7 47 57 75
Ontario 7 8 9 75 67 81
Manitoba 4 5 4 35 39 51
Saskatchewan 2 9 6 35 34 45
Alberta 8 6 9 51 65 76
British Columbia 5 11 8 56 81 76
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canada - with dangerous goods involved 6 5 4 37 43 52
Newfoundland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Brunswick 0 0 0 0 2 2
Quebec 1 0 1 4 1 8
Ontario 2 1 1 7 8 9
Manitoba 1 0 0 7 6 6
Saskatchewan 0 0 0 3 3 4
Alberta 2 3 2 13 15 14
British Columbia 0 1 1 3 8 8
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0

Data extracted 15 September 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.