Canada Hate Crimes

• Police-reported hate crimes rise again, as pandemic worsens discrimination: StatCan

  New figures show hate crimes reported to police continued to spike across Canada in 2021 as people were targeted by race, religion and sexual orientation.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
  
• New stats show hate crimes in B.C. surged during first year of COVID pandemic

  The latest stats across Canada show the reported crimes targeting Asian people went up more than 300 per cent in 2020, the first year of the pandemic.

  Crime

  Mar 18, 2022
  
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• Father of suspect calls London attack ‘unspeakable crime’

  Divorce court documents show the suspect in the London attack had anger issues as his parents divorced, but an expert said that still did not explain his alleged actions.

  Crime

  Jun 10, 2021
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• Police investigating after stickers with hateful messages turn up across Owen Sound

  Since July, the Owen Sound Police Service has been investigating more than a dozen incidents in which stickers with hateful messages have turned up in public spaces.

  Crime

  Sep 19, 2019
• ‘Tip of the iceberg’: Why Canada’s online hate-crime data doesn’t tell the full story

  For the first time, Statistics Canada has included numbers on cyber hate crimes in its data on police-reported hate crimes.

  Canada

  May 2, 2019
• In Canada, Jews face more hate crimes, while Muslims face more violent ones: StatCan

  Police-reported hate crimes targeting Muslims grew by over 150 per cent. For Jews, they grew by over 60 per cent.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2018
• ‘Come together’: 100 Canadian groups push for day to mark Quebec mosque shooting anniversary

  Advocacy groups are calling on the government to dub Jan. 29 the National Day of Action Against Hate & Intolerance.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2018