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Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, August 2020

Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, August 2020
  August Year to date (August)
  2020 2019 2015-2019 average 2020 2019 2015-2019 average
Canada 40 37 46 350 495 439
Newfoundland 0 0 0 10 6 6
Nova Scotia 0 1 0 3 4 3
New Brunswick 2 0 1 5 7 7
Quebec 3 2 7 56 111 79
Ontario 6 13 10 64 99 85
Manitoba 5 6 4 37 59 54
Saskatchewan 9 4 6 34 45 47
Alberta 6 5 10 65 87 83
British Columbia 9 6 8 76 76 75
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 1 0
Canada - with dangerous goods involved 5 1 3 43 80 57
Newfoundland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Brunswick 0 0 0 2 1 2
Quebec 0 0 1 1 19 9
Ontario 1 0 1 8 11 11
Manitoba 0 0 0 6 11 7
Saskatchewan 0 0 0 3 9 4
Alberta 3 1 1 15 19 15
British Columbia 1 0 1 8 9 8
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 1 0
Data extracted 16 September 2020            

Data extracted 16 September 2020

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.