Table 5. Non main-track train derailments by province in September 2021

Table 5. Non-main track derailment accidents and incidents by province, September 2021
  September Year to date
(September)
  2021 2020 2016-2020
average
2021 2020 2016-2020
average
Canada 34 42 48 351 403 468
Newfoundland 0 0 0 8 10 8
Nova Scotia 0 3 1 4 6 4
New Brunswick 1 1 1 6 6 7
Quebec 6 8 7 53 65 82
Ontario 4 7 11 79 74 92
Manitoba 4 6 6 39 45 57
Saskatchewan 1 2 4 36 36 49
Alberta 12 11 10 63 76 86
British Columbia 6 4 8 63 85 84
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canada - with dangerous goods involved 3 7 4 40 50 56
Newfoundland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nova Scotia 0 0 0 0 0 0
New Brunswick 0 0 1 0 2 2
Quebec 0 0 0 4 1 8
Ontario 1 1 0 8 9 10
Manitoba 0 2 1 7 8 8
Saskatchewan 0 0 0 3 3 4
Alberta 2 3 2 15 18 16
British Columbia 0 1 0 3 9 8
Northwest Territories 0 0 0 0 0 0

Data extracted 18 October 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.