Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, August 2024

 

August

Year to date (August)

2024

2023

2019-2023
average

2024

2023

2019-2023
average

Canada

33

46

40

293

324

378

Newfoundland

0

1

0

8

8

7

Nova Scotia

1

0

0

4

5

5

New Brunswick

1

2

1

6

8

8

Quebec

8

10

6

48

53

68

Ontario

9

15

11

72

77

77

Manitoba

4

3

4

35

31

44

Saskatchewan

3

3

4

25

30

39

Alberta

3

7

7

49

54

64

British Columbia

4

5

7

45

58

65

Northwest Territories

0

0

0

0

0

0

Canada - with dangerous goods involved

4

3

4

38

33

48

Newfoundland

0

0

0

2

0

0

Nova Scotia

0

0

0

0

0

0

New Brunswick

0

0

0

2

0

1

Quebec

0

0

0

2

4

7

Ontario

3

1

1

17

10

9

Manitoba

0

0

0

0

3

7

Saskatchewan

0

1

0

0

2

4

Alberta

1

1

2

12

10

13

British Columbia

0

0

0

3

4

6

Northwest Territories

0

0

0

0

0

0

Data extracted 18 September 2024

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