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This list of Canadian disasters by death toll includes major disasters (excluding acts of war) that occurred on Canadian soil or involved Canadian citizens, in a definable incident, where the loss of life was 10 or more.
Canadian Forces personnel carry the coffin of a deceased comrade onto an aircraft at Kandahar Air Field, 1 February 2009. The number of Canadian Forces' fatalities resulting from Canadian military activities in Afghanistan is the largest for any single Canadian military mission since the Korean War between 1950 and 1953. A total of 159 Canadian ...
Canadian Forces Snowbirds jet crash: Aircrash Kamloops, British Columbia West Coast 1 1 1 injured, 1 casualty (Capt. Jenn Casey from Nova Scotia) [45] 2021 June 15–2021 August 16 2021 British Columbia wildfires: Wildfires Interior British Columbia: West Coast 2 Unknown
Additionally, due to the dynamic nature of this list, it requires regular edits to keep it up to date. This list also includes those who died in the line of duty outside of Canada, excluding peacekeeping missions and wars. Stacked bar chart of Canadian law enforcement deaths in the line of duty from 1962 through 2023.
Pages in category "Canadian military personnel killed in action" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Accident Date Location Killed Description Ref. Les Éboulements bus accident: 13 October 1997 Les Éboulements, Quebec: 44 Canada's deadliest traffic accident occurred in Les Eboulements, Quebec, after a bus transporting a group of seniors suffered brake failure and careened down an embankment into a ravine, killing 43 on board including the driver.
There were 1,558 Canadian casualties, including 516 dead. [314] Hostilities ceased with the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement. [315] Following the armistice, Canada stationed a garrison in the region to patrol the Korean Demilitarized Zone until 1955. The last Canadian soldiers under United Nations Command departed the region in 1957. [307]
Both trains tumbled down an embankment. Most casualties occurred in the wooden cars of the troop train. A telegraph operator was acquitted of manslaughter. [33] Lamont bus/train crash: 29 Nov 1960: Lamont, Alberta: 17: 25: A westbound CN freight train shattered a school bus negotiating an unguarded railway crossing.