Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada Published: (December 2022): Health Infobase

Select an item from each list below:
Crude rate (per 100,000 population) of total apparent opioid toxicity deaths by province or territory in 2022 (Jan to Jun)
010203040506070British ColumbiaAlbertaSaskatchewanManitobaOntarioQuebecNew BrunswickNova ScotiaPrince Edward IslandNewfoundland and LabradorYukonNorthwest TerritoriesNunavutRegionCrude rate (per 100,000 population)British Columbia: 42.1Alberta: 34.9Saskatchewan: 6.0Manitoba: Not availableOntario: 16.9Quebec: 5.8New Brunswick: 3.9Nova Scotia: 7.1Prince Edward Island: 1.2Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.4Yukon: 63.9Northwest Territories: 4.4Nunavut: SuppressedCanada: 19.0

This update is based on data submitted to the Public Health Agency of Canada on or before November 1, 2022. Due to differences in identifying and reporting cases, comparisons over time and between provinces and territories should be interpreted with caution. Refer to the Technical Notes for more information.

Crude rate (per 100,000 population) of total apparent opioid toxicity deaths by province or territory in 2022 (Jan to Jun)
RegionCrude rate
2022 (Jan to Jun) - Canada19.0
2022 (Jan to Jun) - British Columbia42.1
2022 (Jan to Jun) - Alberta34.9
2022 (Jan to Jun) - Saskatchewan6.0
2022 (Jan to Jun) - ManitobaNot available
2022 (Jan to Jun) - Ontario16.9
2022 (Jan to Jun) - Quebec5.8
2022 (Jan to Jun) - New Brunswick3.9
2022 (Jan to Jun) - Nova Scotia7.1
2022 (Jan to Jun) - Prince Edward Island1.2
2022 (Jan to Jun) - Newfoundland and Labrador3.4
2022 (Jan to Jun) - Yukon63.9
2022 (Jan to Jun) - Northwest Territories4.4
2022 (Jan to Jun) - NunavutSuppressed

Acknowledgments

This update would not be possible without the collaboration and dedication of provincial and territorial (PT) offices of Chief Coroners and Chief Medical Examiners as well as PT public health and health partners and Emergency Medical Services data providers. We would also like to acknowledge the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) for collecting and providing the data used for reporting opioid- and stimulant-related poisoning hospitalizations.

Suggested Citation

Federal, provincial, and territorial Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses. Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada; December 2022. https://health-infobase.canada.ca/substance-related-harms/opioids-stimulants/


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