The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada:
Data All timelines, overviews, breakdowns, lists, and graphs on this page are based on data published in regular official reports by Health Canada in cooperation with Public Health Agency of Canada.
Overview of infection waves + COVID-19 infection waves in Canada First(175 days) Start January 25, 2020 1 8,839 50.51 per day Peak (127 days after the start) May 30, 2020 35,040 End (48 days after the peak) July 17, 2020 4,143 Second(230 days) Start July 18, 2020 4,455 13,312 57.88 per day Peak (177 days after the start) January 10, 2021 85,595 End (53 days after the peak) March 4, 2021 29,907 Third(140 days) Start March 5, 2021 30,139 4,375 31.25 per day Peak (45 days after the start) April 18, 2021 89,884 End (95 days after the peak) July 22, 2021 4,513 Fourth(104 days) Start July 23, 2021 4,550 2,569 24.70 per day Peak (66 days after the start) September 26, 2021 51,747 End (38 days after the peak) November 3, 2021 23,135 Fifth(117 days) Start November 4, 2021 23,165 7,507 64.16 per day Peak (67 days after the start) January 9, 2022 443,676 End (50 days after the peak) February 28, 2022 110,551 Subsequent(935 days) Start March 1, 2022 111,931 24,167 25.85 per day Current September 20, 2024 N/A There is no reliable tracking data on recoveries since March 2, 2022.
Breakdown by year Province / TerritoryTotal casesNew cases in 2020New cases in 2021New cases in 2022New cases in 2023New cases in 2024+COVID-19 cases (2020–2024) [as of May 25, 2024]Ontario1,719,315182,159(10.60%)574,202(33.40%)794,218(46.19%)141,508(8.23%)27,228(1.58%)Quebec1,457,505202,641(13.90%)400,427(27.47%)682,113(46.80%)150,245(10.31%)22,079(1.52%)Alberta654,710101,654(15.53%)264,755(40.44%)257,582(39.34%)24,030(3.67%)6,689(1.02%)British Columbia421,68051,990(12.33%)202,859(48.11%)138,296(32.79%)20,449(4.85%)8,086(1.92%)Saskatchewan163,86015,350(9.37%)69,863(42.64%)66,357(40.49%)10,131(6.18%)2,159(1.32%)Manitoba161,89224,700(15.26%)55,400(34.22%)73,684(45.51%)6,446(3.98%)1,662(1.03%)Nova Scotia153,0811,486(0.97%)16,259(10.62%)118,211(77.22%)14,855(9.71%)2,270(1.48%)New Brunswick95,152599(0.63%)13,673(14.37%)71,625(75.27%)8,002(8.41%)1,253(1.32%)Newfoundland and Labrador58,755390(0.66%)3,765(6.41%)49,958(85.03%)3,429(5.84%)1,123(2.06%)Prince Edward Island58,59396(0.16%)1,270(2.17%)54,313(92.70%)2,549(4.35%)365(0.62%)Northwest Territories11,51124(0.21%)2,205(19.16%)9,282(80.63%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)Yukon4,98960(1.20%)1,695(33.98%)3,234(64.82%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)Nunavut3,531266(7.53%)537(15.21%)2,728(77.26%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)Repatriated1313(100.00%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)Canada4,964,587581,428(11.71%)1,606,910(32.37%)2,321,601(46.76%)381,644(7.69%)73,004(1.47%) Note: The PHAC stopped providing updates on new cases on May 26, 2024, rendering further updates on this data set impossible.
Province / TerritoryTotal deathsDeaths in 2020Deaths in 2021Deaths in 2022Deaths in 2023Deaths in 2024+COVID-19 deaths (2020–2024) [as of September 20, 2024]Quebec20,5047,662(37.37%)3,482(16.98%)6,169(30.09%)2,311(11.27%)880(4.29%)Ontario18,8424,578(24.30%)5,521(29.30%)6,090(32.32%)2,006(10.65%)647(3.43%)British Columbia7,394847(11.45%)1,567(21.19%)2,482(33.57%)1,631(22.06%)867(11.73%)Alberta6,5991,116(16.91%)2,187(33.14%)2,118(32.10%)823(12.47%)355(5.38%)Manitoba2,571617(24.00%)753(29.29%)999(38.85%)202(7.86%)0(0.00%)Saskatchewan2,066134(6.49%)811(39.25%)877(42.45%)226(10.94%)18(0.87%)Nova Scotia1,11565(5.83%)46(4.13%)580(52.02%)270(24.21%)154(13.81%)New Brunswick1,0678(0.75%)144(13.49%)588(55.11%)249(23.34%)78(7.31%)Newfoundland and Labrador4264(0.94%)14(3.29%)277(65.02%)92(21.60%)39(9.15%)Prince Edward Island1240(0.00%)0(0.00%)82(66.13%)32(25.81%)10(8.06%)Yukon321(3.13%)13(40.62%)18(56.25%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)Northwest Territories220(0.00%)12(54.55%)10(45.45%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)Nunavut71(14.28%)3(42.86%)3(42.86%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)Repatriated00(0.00%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)0(0.00%)Canada60,76915,033(24.74%)14,553(23.95%)20,293(33.39%)7,842(12.90%)3,048(5.02%) Note: This table is updated once every three months (next update: January 3, 2025).
Deaths by year In this table the starting date is when the first COVID-attributed death in Canada was recorded. Thus, the total average (36.70 over 1,656 days) differs slightly from the official average (35.73 over 1,701 days).
Year Deaths Days Daily average Fatality Rate 2020 15,033 299 (Mar 9-Dec 31) 50.28 2.59% 2021 14,553 365 (Jan 1-Dec 31) 39.87 0.91% 2022 20,293 365 (Jan 1-Dec 31) 55.60 0.87% 2023 7,842 365 (Jan 1-Dec 31) 21.48 2.06% 2024 3,048 262 (Jan 1-Sep 20) 11.63 2.63% 55 months 60,769 1,656 36.70 1.20% Note: * Fatality rate for 2024 (2.63%) and the total fatality rate (1.20%) areas of May 25, 2024, which is the date when the PHAC stoppedproviding updates on new cases. Note: This table is updated once every three months (next update: January 3, 2025).
Top 50 days with most deaths
Of the 50 days, 21 occurred in 2020, 13 in 2021, and 16 in 2022. The data is correct as of February 25, 2022. Since then, reliable daily statistics have not been available (by that date, most Provinces and Territories had already switched from daily reports to weekly reports). This table also does not reflect any changes stemming from official revisions of past reports because such government revisions are limited to monthly reports and do not include updated daily statistics.
Jan 26, 2022 231 Jan 15, 2021 192 May 12, 2020 176 Feb 1, 2022 166 Jan 14, 2021 154 May 31, 2020 222 Jan 24, 2022 190 Jan 27, 2022 176 Apr 25, 2020 163 Apr 28, 2020 152 Dec 29, 2020 220 May 5, 2020 189 May 2, 2020 175 May 8, 2020 161 Jan 13, 2021 151 Jan 20, 2022 212 May 6, 2020 189 Apr 23, 2020 173 Jan 21, 2021 161 Jan 31, 2022 151 Jan 4, 2021 209 Apr 30, 2020 188 Dec 23, 2020 173 Apr 18, 2020 160 Jan 3, 2021 150 Jan 7, 2021 209 Apr 16, 2020 186 Feb 2, 2022 173 Jan 21, 2022 160 Jan 17, 2021 149 May 1, 2020 207 Jan 19, 2022 181 May 4, 2020 172 Jan 5, 2021 159 Jan 17, 2022 149 Jan 22, 2021 205 Jan 25, 2022 180 May 14, 2020 170 Feb 4, 2021 157 Jan 28, 2022 149 Jan 20, 2021 199 May 10, 2020 178 Feb 3, 2022 168 Feb 4, 2022 157 Feb 9, 2022 149 Dec 28, 2020 195 May 7, 2020 176 Jan 26, 2021 167 Apr 24, 2020 155 Jan 18, 2022 148
Top 30 weeks with most deaths Of the 30 weeks, 15 occurred in 2020, 5 in 2021, and 10 in 2022. 8 instances were recorded in January, 6 in April, 5 each in May and December, 4 in February, and 2 in November.
April 26-May 2, 20201,317December 20-26, 2020929January 31-February 6, 2021645April 19-25, 20201,279January 9-15, 2022924May 17-23, 2020625January 16-22, 20221,202December 27, 2020-January 2, 2021922May 24-30, 2020606January 23-29, 20221,117December 13-19, 2020863November 22-28, 2020563January 3-9, 20211,065January 24-30, 2021856February 13-19, 2022554January 17-23, 20211,050December 6-12, 2020816January 2-8, 2022529May 3-9, 20201,023May 10-16, 2020802April 24-30, 2022515April 12-18, 20201,007February 6-12, 2022771April 17-23, 2022491January 10-16, 2021983April 5-11, 2020695May 8-14, 2022485January 30-February 5, 2022953November 29-December 5, 2020695November 15-21, 2020482
Top 15 months with most deaths Data from this table reveals an inconsistency in the official narrative with regard to how much risk COVID-19 actually posed to the populace. In total, there have been a total of 21 instances where the number of deaths in a particular Province or Territory during one of the months in 2023 or 2024 was sufficiently high to break into the Top 15 for that particular Province or Territory: Quebec - 1 instance (Dec 2023) British Columbia - 3 instances (Jan 2023, Apr 2023, Oct 2023) Nova Scotia - 4 instances (Jan 2023, Feb 2023, Nov 2023, Mar 2024) New Brunswick - 5 instances (Jan 2023, Feb 2023, Mar 2023, Apr 2023, Dec 2023) Newfoundland and Labrador - 3 instances (Jan 2023, Feb 2023, Mar 2023) Prince Edward Island - 5 instances (Jan 2023, Feb 2023, Apr 2023, Jul 2023, Feb 2024) From 2020 to 2022, most Provinces and Territories endured highly restrictive measures regarding freedom of movement and gathering, however in 2023 - even with some Provinces and Territories recording higher numbers of COVID-attributed deaths than during some months of 2020-2022 - COVID-19 no longer seemed to be a government priority or a national health emergency. Specific examples prove this beyond any doubt: In October 202, New Brunswick recorded 62 deaths which both the authorities and the media claimed was 'alarming', but when 53 deaths were recorded in February 2023 that went mostly unnoticed, exposing a clear double standard and cherry picking of data (pushing a certain narrative using official data when it suits that narrative and completely ignoring that same official data when it doesn't). Nova Scotia recorded the second highest number of deaths in February 2023 but the authorities and the media largely ignored this fact. Similarly, British Columbia recorded 241 COVID-attributed deaths in October 2023, just slightly lower than the number of deaths recorded in that Province in February 2022, April 2022, or October 2022 (when restrictions were in place), but this fact didn't even deserve a mention in the local media, nor was it addressed as a concern by the Provincial Health Officer.
There has also been no official explanation neither by the federal government nor by any of the governments of the three Territories (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon) regarding the decision of these Territories to discontinue all COVID-related reports (NU did so on 16 April 2022, NT on 20 June 2022, and YT on 19 November 2022).
+Top 15 months with most deaths [as of September 20, 2024]January 20214,874May 20202,864January 20211,871December 2020437January 2021628December 2020327October 2021183May 20204,373April 20201,888January 20221,535January 2021342December 2020549November 2020223January 2021166January 20224,046January 20221,693May 20201,339May 2022321October 2021448January 2021208February 2022148April 20203,324January 20211,649April 20201,237February 2022254February 2022338January 2022173October 202298December 20203,303December 20201,024May 2021888April 2022243September 2021298May 2022161March 202295February 20222,729February 2022807February 2022885October 2022242January 2022275February 2022132April 202292April 20222,055April 2022723December 2020875October 2023241April 2022245June 202193November 202292November 20201,817November 2020692April 2021703October 2021234November 2020234May 202178December 202089February 20211,715February 2021546February 2021680December 2022216May 2022211December 202276February 202185October 20221,705December 2022497October 2022583January 2023210October 2022180April 202275December 202282May 20211,594October 2020478November 2020500August 2022205November 2022173October 202272November 202171December 20221,591June 2020441April 2022461June 2022200February 2021161March 202269September 202170May 20221,571July 2022426November 2022417July 2022193December 2022155February 202168May 202164November 20221,311December 2023385August 2022390January 2022183May 2021153November 202164May 202262October 20211,293August 2022362December 2022379April 2023181March 2022150June 202263September 202247