PassPeersCompare the provinces and territories
Pick a group, then a figure to colour the map. Darker means a higher value – not better or worse. Hover, tap or tab to a region for all its figures; select it for its own page.
Read with care: Recorded crime depends on how often people report and how the police record it, and definitions differ from country to country. Compare regions within one country, not across countries.
Immigrants · % of residents · Census 2021 Source
What it says Share of residents in private households who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents.
What it doesn't Temporary residents (work or study permits) are not counted as immigrants.
Arrived 2016–2021 · % of residents · Census 2021 Source
What it says Share of residents who immigrated in the five years before the census – where newcomers have recently settled.
What it doesn't Five years old by now; the 2026 census will update it.
Police-reported hate crimes · per 100,000 residents · 2025 · calculated Source
What it says Hate crimes reported by police, per 100,000 residents. Calculated by PassPeers from Statistics Canada counts and population on 1 July 2025.
What it doesn't Statistics Canada groups the four Atlantic provinces and the three territories, so they share one figure. Reporting practice varies; for example a new hate crime unit in Halifax raised Nova Scotia's counts.
Hate crimes targeting race or ethnicity · per 100,000 residents · 2025 · calculated Source
What it says Police-reported hate crimes motivated by race or ethnicity, per 100,000 residents.
What it doesn't Same grouping and reporting limits as above.
Police-reported crime rate · per 100,000 residents · 2025 Source
What it says All Criminal Code violations reported by police, excluding traffic offences, per 100,000 residents.
What it doesn't The territories have small populations and much higher rates, so they sit at the top of the scale.
Violent crime rate · per 100,000 residents · 2025 Source
What it says Violent Criminal Code violations reported by police, per 100,000 residents.
What it doesn't Includes threats and harassment as well as assault. Same limits as above.
Crime Severity Index · index, Canada 2006 = 100 · 2025 Source
What it says Statistics Canada's measure of how much and how serious police-reported crime is: more serious crimes weigh more. Canada in 2006 = 100.
What it doesn't An index, not a count of crimes.
Violent Crime Severity Index · index, Canada 2006 = 100 · 2025 Source
What it says The same index for violent crime only. Canada in 2006 = 100.
What it doesn't An index, not a count of crimes.
Population
Latest official estimates, largest first.
| # | Province or territory | Population | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario | 16,262,121 | 38.9% |
| 2 | Quebec | 9,067,114 | 21.7% |
| 3 | British Columbia | 5,710,598 | 13.7% |
| 4 | Alberta | 5,101,050 | 12.2% |
| 5 | Manitoba | 1,517,379 | 3.6% |
| 6 | Saskatchewan | 1,278,402 | 3.1% |
| 7 | Nova Scotia | 1,103,419 | 2.6% |
| 8 | New Brunswick | 883,522 | 2.1% |
| 9 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 552,462 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Prince Edward Island | 182,989 | 0.4% |
| 11 | Yukon | 50,356 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Northwest Territories | 45,904 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Nunavut | 43,091 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 41,798,407 | 100% |
1 July 2026 · official estimate · Statistics Canada – Table 17-10-0009-01 Population estimates, quarterly
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Census day 11 May 2021. Statistics Canada rounds census counts randomly to a multiple of 5.
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| Immigrant population | Hate crime | Recorded crime | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province or territory | ||||||||
| Northwest Territories | 10.3% | 2.0% | 10.9* | 8.0* | 49,537 | 11,630 | 485.9 | 556.3 |
| Nunavut | 3.2% | 0.7% | 10.9* | 8.0* | 57,617 | 14,702 | 461.2 | 719.0 |
| Yukon | 13.6% | 2.8% | 10.9* | 8.0* | 19,234 | 4,557 | 195.4 | 236.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 12.5% | 3.9% | 8.0 | 4.3 | 11,938 | 2,582 | 146.6 | 194.3 |
| Manitoba | 19.7% | 4.5% | 10.3 | 5.1 | 9,812 | 2,341 | 130.0 | 194.6 |
| British Columbia | 29.0% | 4.0% | 15.4 | 9.3 | 6,943 | 1,531 | 92.4 | 98.0 |
| Alberta | 23.2% | 4.6% | 8.1 | 3.5 | 7,390 | 1,541 | 90.6 | 102.0 |
| New Brunswick | 5.8% | 2.1% | 11.9* | 6.4* | 6,200 | 1,816 | 90.4 | 108.6 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 2.8% | 0.9% | 11.9* | 6.4* | 7,222 | 1,839 | 88.7 | 100.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 7.5% | 2.2% | 11.9* | 6.4* | 6,147 | 1,562 | 73.0 | 89.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 7.8% | 3.2% | 11.9* | 6.4* | 5,492 | 1,477 | 68.4 | 71.6 |
| Quebec | 14.6% | 2.4% | 7.7 | 3.3 | 3,673 | 1,472 | 61.6 | 98.0 |
| Ontario | 30.0% | 4.2% | 13.1 | 6.6 | 4,297 | 1,078 | 57.2 | 74.9 |
| Canada | 23.0% | 3.7% | 11.3 | 5.7 | 5,585 | 1,443 | 75.0 | 97.2 |
* Statistics Canada publishes this figure only for the four Atlantic provinces together and for the three territories together.
How to read these figures
We don't rank regions as “friendly” or “unfriendly”. No single number can tell you that, and an area's figures don't describe the people you will meet. Use these figures as one input, next to jobs, housing and the people you know there.
Immigrant population
Immigrants
Share of residents in private households who are, or have ever been, landed immigrants or permanent residents.
Temporary residents (work or study permits) are not counted as immigrants.
Arrived 2016–2021
Share of residents who immigrated in the five years before the census – where newcomers have recently settled.
Five years old by now; the 2026 census will update it.
Hate crime
Police-reported hate crimes
Hate crimes reported by police, per 100,000 residents. Calculated by PassPeers from Statistics Canada counts and population on 1 July 2025.
Statistics Canada groups the four Atlantic provinces and the three territories, so they share one figure. Reporting practice varies; for example a new hate crime unit in Halifax raised Nova Scotia's counts.
Hate crimes targeting race or ethnicity
Police-reported hate crimes motivated by race or ethnicity, per 100,000 residents.
Same grouping and reporting limits as above.
Recorded crime
Read with care: Recorded crime depends on how often people report and how the police record it, and definitions differ from country to country. Compare regions within one country, not across countries.
Police-reported crime rate
All Criminal Code violations reported by police, excluding traffic offences, per 100,000 residents.
The territories have small populations and much higher rates, so they sit at the top of the scale.
Violent crime rate
Violent Criminal Code violations reported by police, per 100,000 residents.
Includes threats and harassment as well as assault. Same limits as above.
Crime Severity Index
Statistics Canada's measure of how much and how serious police-reported crime is: more serious crimes weigh more. Canada in 2006 = 100.
An index, not a count of crimes.
Violent Crime Severity Index
The same index for violent crime only. Canada in 2006 = 100.
An index, not a count of crimes.
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Sources
- Statistics Canada – Table 98-10-0347-01 Immigrant status and period of immigration, Census 2021
- Statistics Canada – Table 35-10-0066-01 Police-reported hate crime by type of motivation
- Statistics Canada – Table 17-10-0009-01 Population estimates, quarterly
- Statistics Canada – Table 35-10-0177-01 Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations
- Statistics Canada – Table 35-10-0026-01 Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates
Map outlines: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Checked 20 October 2026. Figures marked “calculated” are one official count divided by an official population; nothing here is estimated or scored by PassPeers.