Table 3. 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

3

3

6

31

42

55

Newfoundland

0

0

0

0

0

1

Nova Scotia

0

0

0

0

0

0

New Brunswick

0

0

0

0

0

1

Quebec

1

0

1

3

3

6

Ontario

0

1

1

9

8

10

Manitoba

1

1

1

7

4

6

Saskatchewan

0

0

0

4

7

7

Alberta

0

0

1

6

7

9

British Columbia

1

1

1

2

13

14

Northwest Territories

0

0

0

0

0

0

Canada - with dangerous goods involved

1

0

1

7

6

9

Newfoundland

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nova Scotia

0

0

0

0

0

0

New Brunswick

0

0

0

0

0

0

Quebec

1

0

0

2

0

1

Ontario

0

0

0

2

2

3

Manitoba

0

0

0

1

2

1

Saskatchewan

0

0

0

0

1

1

Alberta

0

0

0

2

1

1

British Columbia

0

0

0

0

0

2

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.