Criminal Use of Explosives in Canada - Canadian Bomb Data Centre

The Canadian Bomb Data Centre (CBDC) collects records from Canadian police services on the criminal use of explosives and reports annual statistics based on these records.

Please note that Canadian police services provide their statistics to the CBDC on a voluntary basis. As a result, the statistics compiled and provided here are not wholly reflective of all explosives incidents that occurred in Canada in a given year. Although there is no mandatory requirement or obligation on the part of police services to report their statistics, continued annual reporting is encouraged and appreciated by the CBDC in order to accurately reflect the number of explosives-related incidents in Canada.

Statistics are available by province and territory, for the following categories:

• Incidents and Bombings
• Attempted Bombings, Hoax Devices, and Recoveries of IEDs
• Thefts, Recoveries and Accidental Explosions

20-year Summary Statistics

Summary statistics on explosives in Canada during the past 20 years are also reported for three categories: Bombings and Attempted Bombings, Devices, and Incidents of Recoveries of Incendiary Explosive Devices (IEDs).

Definitions

For more information about the terms used in the statistical reports, please see Definitions of Terms .