Statistics Canada says the variety of police-reported hate crimes stayed regular in 2024, after sharp will increase in prior years.
StatCan says there have been 4,882 hate crimes in Canada in 2024, a one per cent improve over the earlier yr.
That adopted a 34 per cent rise between 2022 and 2023 and after the variety of police-reported hate crimes greater than doubled since 2018.
StatCan stories an eight per cent improve in incidents concentrating on race or ethnicity in 2024, and a 26 per cent drop within the variety of instances concentrating on sexual orientation.
The variety of police-reported hate crimes concentrating on faith stayed comparatively steady, following a 154 per cent improve between 2020 and 2023.
The Liberal authorities has launched a brand new hate crimes invoice that might create new Felony Code offences and outline “hatred” in felony regulation for the primary time.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed March 30, 2026.