Table 5. Non main-track train derailments by province* in December 2020

Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, December 2020
  December Year to date
(December)
  2020 2019 2015-2019
average
2020 2019 2015-2019
average
Canada 32 46 49 509 664 629
Newfoundland 1 1 1 11 8 10
Nova Scotia 1 0 0 8 4 5
New Brunswick 0 0 1 7 12 10
Quebec 3 9 7 79 132 105
Ontario 7 12 13 95 144 128
Manitoba 3 2 6 58 74 77
Saskatchewan 3 1 3 47 61 67
Alberta 11 9 9 104 125 118
British Columbia 3 12 10 100 103 110
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 1 0
Canada - with dangerous goods involved 4 6 8 57 105 80
Newfoundland 1 0 0 1 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Brunswick 0 0 0 3 2 2
Quebec 0 1 0 1 21 11
Ontario 1 1 1 11 17 16
Manitoba 0 1 1 8 15 10
Saskatchewan 0 0 1 3 9 6
Alberta 2 2 3 21 29 22
British Columbia 0 1 1 9 11 12
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 1 0

Data extracted 15 January 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.