List of mass shootings in Canada explained
This is a list of mass shooting and shooting sprees in Canada. Shootings with four or more victims are included on this list, excluding perpetrators.
20th century
Date!City !Province !Dead !Injured !Total | October 10, 1902[1] | Altona | Manitoba | 3[2] | 5 | 8 |
| June 20, 1918[3] | Grande Prairie | Alberta | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| October 22, 1930[4] | Smoky Lake | Alberta | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| October 25, 1934[5] | Quebec City | Quebec | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| June 3, 1956 | Erskine | Alberta | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| December 25, 1958[6] | Ear Falls | Ontario | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| March 16, 1959[7] | Edmonton | Alberta | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| June 25, 1959 | Stettler | Alberta | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| April 20, 1965[8] | Coquitlam | British Columbia | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| August 15, 1967 | Shell Lake | Saskatchewan | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| September 5, 1970 | Creston | British Columbia | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| June 25, 1972[9] [10] | Montreal | Quebec | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| August 28, 1972[11] | Kettle Valley | British Columbia | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| May 28, 1975[12] | Brampton | Ontario | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| October 27, 1975[13] | Ottawa | Ontario | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| September 4, 1976[14] | Toronto | Ontario | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| March 12, 1977[15] | Montreal | Quebec | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| September 19, 1980[16] | Vancouver/Richmond | British Columbia | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| August 10-17, 1982 | Wells Gray Provincial Park | British Columbia | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| January 18, 1983[17] | Vancouver | British Columbia | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| May 8, 1984 | Quebec City | Quebec | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| March 24, 1985 | Sherbrooke | Quebec | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| July 29, 1988[18] | Calgary | Alberta | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| December 6, 1989 | Montreal | Quebec | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| May 7, 1992 | Sydney River | Nova Scotia | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| August 24, 1992[19] | Montreal | Quebec | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| April 5, 1996[20] | Vernon | British Columbia | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| April 6, 1999[21] | Ottawa | Ontario | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
21st century
Date!City!Province!Dead!Injured!Total| September 18–20, 2001[22] | Montreal | Quebec | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| March 11, 2002[23] | Quatsino | British Columbia | 6[24] | 0 | 6 |
| March 3, 2005[25] | near Mayerthorpe | Alberta | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| April 8, 2006 | Elgin County | Ontario | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| September 13, 2006[26] | Montreal | Quebec | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| October 19, 2007[27] | Surrey | British Columbia | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| July 26, 2009[28] | Smith | Alberta | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| August 25, 2010[29] | Toronto | Ontario | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| December 12, 2010[30] | | British Columbia | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| August 14, 2011[31] | Kelowna | British Columbia | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| December 15, 2011[32] | Claresholm | Alberta | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| June 2, 2012[33] | Toronto | Ontario | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| June 15, 2012[34] | Edmonton | Alberta | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| July 1, 2012[35] | Calgary | Alberta | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| July 16, 2012 | Toronto | Ontario | 2 | 24[36] | 26 |
| February 21, 2013[37] | Whitby | Ontario | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| September 22, 2013[38] | Toronto | Ontario | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| April 30, 2014[39] | Nanaimo | British Columbia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| May 30, 2014[40] | Toronto | Ontario | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| June 4–6, 2014[41] | Moncton | New Brunswick | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| October 22, 2014[42] | Ottawa | Ontario | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| December 29, 2014[43] | Edmonton | Alberta | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| January 1, 2015[44] | Calgary | Alberta | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| April 16, 2015[45] | Toronto | Ontario | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| August 4, 2015[46] | Toronto | Ontario | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| January 22, 2016[47] | La Loche | Saskatchewan | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| January 31, 2016[48] | Toronto | Ontario | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| April 16, 2016[49] | Hamilton | Ontario | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| April 23, 2016[50] | Mississauga | Ontario | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| January 3, 2017[51] | Guysborough County | Nova Scotia | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| January 29, 2017[52] | Quebec City | Quebec | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| July 10, 2017[53] | Calgary | Alberta | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| July 23, 2017[54] | Toronto | Ontario | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| July 31, 2017[55] | Toronto | Ontario | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| September 3, 2017[56] | Thorold | Ontario | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| January 19, 2018[57] | | Ontario | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| February 25, 2018[58] | Ryerson | Ontario | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| June 2, 2018[59] | Pickering | Ontario | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| July 1, 2018[60] | Toronto | Ontario | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| July 22, 2018[61] | Toronto | Ontario | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| August 8, 2018[62] | Hamilton | Ontario | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| August 10, 2018[63] | Fredericton | New Brunswick | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| April 15, 2019[64] | Penticton | British Columbia | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| August 24, 2019[65] | Toronto | Ontario | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| January 31, 2020[66] | Toronto | Ontario | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| April 18–19, 2020[67] | Multiple | Nova Scotia | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| July 10, 2020[68] | Toronto | Ontario | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| May 29, 2021[69] | Mississauga | Ontario | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| August 8, 2021 | Toronto | Ontario | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| June 28, 2022[70] | Saanich | British Columbia | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| July 25, 2022[71] | Langley | British Columbia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| August 1, 2022[72] | Ajax | Ontario | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| August 2-4, 2022[73] | Montreal | Quebec | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| September 12, 2022[74] | Mississauga and Milton | Ontario | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| December 18, 2022[75] | Vaughan | Ontario | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| June 10, 2023[76] | Ottawa | Ontario | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| July 1, 2023[77] | Mississauga | Ontario | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| September 2, 2023[78] | Ottawa | Ontario | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| October 23, 2023[79] | Sault Ste. Marie | Ontario | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| November 26, 2023[80] [81] | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| February 22, 2024[82] | White Rock | British Columbia | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| June 2, 2024[83] | Toronto | Ontario | 2 | 3 | 5 |
|
Notes and References
- Web site: Chliboyko . Jim . 2013-03-15 . The Altona school shooting of 1902 . 2022-10-16 . Spectator Tribune . en-US.
- Including the perpetrator
- News: June 20, 1918 . Murder on the prairie: who killed the six immigrant settlers? .
- News: October 22, 1930 . Nov. 24, 1930: Mass murderer hanged after being found guilty in shortest trial . November 24, 2014.
- News: June 15, 1935 . Rosario Bilodeau hanged at Quebec . 6 . . June 16, 2023.
- News: 1959-03-23 . Young to hang . 14 . The Expositor . 2022-10-16.
- Web site: The Province from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 22, 1959 · 24 . 2022-10-16 . Newspapers.com . May 22, 1959 . en.
- News: 1965-04-22 . Clipped From The Vancouver Sun . 1 . The Vancouver Sun . 2022-10-16.
- News: Man Held In Four Deaths . da.tj.news . Moncton Transcript . June 26, 1972.
- News: Clothes Thought Killer's . da.tj.news . Moncton Transcript . June 27, 1972 . 1.
- Web site: August 28, 1972 . Gunman on rampage kills six people in remote lake area of B.C. interior . Google news archive . en.
- Web site: 2015-05-23 . Brampton Centennial students still haunted by shooting rampage 40 years on . 2022-10-16 . thestar.com . en.
- Web site: 2007-11-23 . TheStar.com Unassigned Shooting violence in Canadian schools 1975-2007 . . 2022-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071123144450/https://www.thestar.com/News/article/217023 . 2007-11-23 .
- News: Sniper kills himself after shooting spree . April 25, 2023 . The Province . September 7, 1976.
- News: Young man sought for five bar deaths . August 6, 2023 . The Leader-Post . March 14, 1977.
- News: 2023-01-11 . Steven Leclair, convicted killer of 4, including a police officer, granted day parole . 2024-03-07 . CBC.
- News: January 18, 1983 . Six die in shooting in Vancouver suburb . 2A . Eugene Register . June 16, 2023.
- News: 1988-08-02 . He has killed in the past . 2024-03-08 . The Province . 5.
- Web site: Valery Fabrikant: A timeline . 2022-10-16 . montrealgazette . en-CA.
- Web site: Handschuh . Darren . 2021-04-05 . 25 years ago, nine people were shot dead as they prepared for a wedding in Vernon - Vernon News . 2022-10-16 . castanet.net . en.
- Web site: Gunman opens fire in Ottawa, killing five .
- Web site: DEATH OF A FAMILY . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220209140943/https://archive.macleans.ca/article/2002/4/15/death-of-a-family . 2022-02-09 . 2022-02-09.
- Web site: Keri . Coles . June 2, 2018 . When parents kill: A look at B.C. cases and the minds behind them . June 16, 2023 . Victoria News . en-US.
- 4 by gunfire
- News: 4 RCMP officers killed on Alberta farm . CBC News . March 3, 2005.
- Web site: 2008-03-16 . Toronto Daily News - The Montreal Killer Was Death-Obsessed Goth - The shooter in Montreal college was a 25-year-old Indian-born Kimveer Gill. . 2022-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080316090826/http://www.torontodailynews.com/index.php/WorldNews/2006091420montreal-gunman . 2008-03-16 .
- Web site: April 10, 2009 . Gang member gets life for murders . June 16, 2023 . UPI . en.
- Web site: July 30, 2009 . Alberta man shot himself after killing 3 relatives . June 17, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: August 26, 2010 . Teens in hospital after Toronto shootings . June 17, 2023 . CTV News . en.
- Web site: Lindsay . Bethany . December 13, 2012 . Vancouver shooting targeted gang birthday party . June 17, 2023 . CTV News . en.
- Web site: May 1, 2018 . Trio pleads guilty to murder, conspiracy in relation to Jonathan Bacon's killing . June 17, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: Killer rammed SUV in Alberta shooting .
- Web site: June 2, 2012 . Toronto Eaton Centre shooting kills 1, injures 7 . June 17, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: Travis Baumgartner gets 40 years without parole for killing co-workers .
- Web site: July 2, 2012 . Calgary restaurant shooting that killed one, injured three likely not random, police say . June 17, 2023 . National Post.
- Including the two perpetrators
- Web site: February 23, 2013 . Whitby records 1st homicide of 2013 . June 17, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: Clarke . Paul . September 22, 2013 . Five injured in Yorkville nightclub shooting . June 17, 2023 . Toronto Star . en.
- Web site: Laanela . Mike . April 30, 2014 . Shootings at Western Forest Products sawmill in Nanaimo leaves 2 dead . June 16, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: May 30, 2014 . 4 people wounded after 'gun battle' in Rexdale . June 16, 2023 . CBC News.
- News: The Canadian Press . 2015-01-25 . Justin Bourque admits he used semi-automatic rifle to target police in Moncton shooting rampage: document . en . National Post . 2022-10-16.
- Web site: Ottawa shooting: A day of chaos leaves soldier, gunman dead .
- Web site: 2014-12-31 . Shooter in Edmonton mass murder had history of domestic violence . 2022-10-16 . CTVNews . en.
- Web site: January 1, 2015 . Calgary shooting: 1 dead, 6 others injured at New Year's party . June 16, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: Wilson . Codi . April 17, 2015 . Police identify suspects arrested after mass shooting near Jane and Finch . June 16, 2023 . CP24 . en.
- Web site: Bliss . Karen . August 4, 2015 . Two Dead, Three Critically Injured in Shooting at Drake's OVO Fest Afterparty . June 16, 2015 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
- Web site: Taylor . Stephanie . 2020-04-16 . 'Beginning of an end': Court case of La Loche shooter over after four years . 2022-10-16 . Regina . en.
- News: Laurie . Scott . August 9, 2021 . Police identify two men killed in Sunday Chinatown shootout . June 16, 2023 . Toronto Sun.
- Web site: April 19, 2016 . Elder brother shot 3 and then himself in Stoney Creek: police . April 16, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: Rosella . Louie . April 25, 2016 . Mississauga murder victim identified as GTA rapper by friends . June 16, 2023 . Mississauga.com . en.
- Web site: Fraser . Laura . February 19, 2021 . Lionel Desmond killed their daughter and granddaughter, but in-laws say they won't 'demonize' him . June 16, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: 2021-01-30 . Quebec City Mosque Shooting The Canadian Encyclopedia . 2022-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210130215949/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/quebec-city-mosque-shooting . 2021-01-30 .
- Web site: Grant . Meghan . February 20, 2020 . 'Very cruel' pair of killers sentenced to life in prison in quadruple murder . June 16, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: Fox . Chris . July 23, 2017 . Five people in hospital after shooting inside Scarborough bar . June 16, 2023 . CP24 . en.
- Web site: Shum . David . Westoll . Nick . August 1, 2017 . Masked gunman wanted after 1 killed, 4 injured in Toronto patio bar shooting . June 16, 2023 . Global News . en-US.
- News: Law . John . September 3, 2017 . 5 people shot at L8 club . June 16, 2023 . Toronto Sun.
- Web site: January 19, 2018 . 2 men dead, 2 injured in Etobicoke shooting . June 16, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: Hayes . Molly . August 20, 2019 . After a grisly murder-suicide, a small Ontario town looks back at missed signs of dangerous obsession . June 16, 2023 . The Globe and Mail . en.
- Web site: June 27, 2018 . Man facing multiple charges after shooting outside of Pickering Ribfest - Durham . June 16, 2023 . Global News . en-US.
- News: Doucette . Chris . July 13, 2018 . Hunt on for suspect in Canada Day Kensington Market killing . June 16, 2023 . Toronto Sun.
- Web site: 2018-07-22 . Toronto mass shooting suspect struggled with psychosis, depression: family . 2022-10-16 . CTVNews . en.
- Web site: Taekema . Dan . August 8, 2018 . Brampton man killed, 3 others injured in 'targeted' central Hamilton shooting . June 16, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: Onyanga-Omara . Adam Kovac and . Canadian police: Four dead, including two officers, in New Brunswick shooting . 2022-10-16 . USA TODAY . en-US.
- Web site: 2020-10-15 . B.C. man who killed 4 in Penticton shootings sentenced to life with no parole for 25 years . 2022-10-15 . CBC News.
- Web site: August 24, 2019 . Targeted, gang-style shooting in Glen Park sends four to hospital . June 17, 2023 . City News Toronto.
- Web site: 3 dead, 2 injured after shooting at Airbnb in Toronto, police not looking for suspects .
- Web site: 13 deadly hours .
- Web site: Patton . Jessica . August 21, 2020 . 20-year-old man charged with 1st-degree murder in July west-end shooting . June 17, 2023 . Global News . en-US.
- Web site: May 29, 2021 . 1 dead, 4 injured following Mississauga, Ont., shooting, Peel police say . June 17, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: 2022-06-28 . 2 suspects killed, 6 police officers injured in shooting at bank in Saanich, B.C. . 2022-10-16 . Vancouver Island . en.
- Web site: Morris . Jim . 2 dead, 2 injured in shootings targeting homeless people Langley, Canada; suspect killed by police . 2022-10-16 . USA TODAY . en-US.
- Web site: 6 people shot in early morning shooting outside Ajax restaurant .
- Web site: Quebec man who killed three people at random 'not psychotic,' says psychiatrist .
- Web site: 2022-09-12 . GTA shooting rampage leaves two people dead, including Toronto police officer . 2022-12-19 . CP24 . en.
- Web site: 6 dead, including suspect, after shooting at Vaughan condo building: police Globalnews.ca . 2022-12-19 . Global News . en-US.
- Web site: June 10, 2023 . 4 injured, no arrests in ByWard Market shooting . June 16, 2023 . CBC News.
- Web site: Still no suspect info after Mississauga shooting that left 4 injured - Toronto Globalnews.ca . 2023-07-08 . Global News . en-US.
- Web site: 2 dead, 6 injured in shooting at Ottawa wedding reception . 2023-09-03.
- Web site: 2023-10-25 . Sault Ste. Marie shooter previously involved in intimate partner violence, police say . 2023-10-25 . Northern Ontario . en.
- Web site: Dewberry . Sarah . 2023-11-26 . Winnipeg, Canada shooting: 3 dead after shots fired early Sunday morning . 2023-11-27 . CNN . en.
- News: 27 November 2023 . 2 sisters among 4 victims of West Broadway mass shooting . CBC . 27 November 2023.
- Web site: February 22, 2024. 4 men seriously injured in shooting in White Rock, B.C. . CBC News . en.
- Web site: 2024-06-04 . He was the 'pillar of our family,' says daughter of man killed in Rexdale shooting . 2024-06-05 . CP24 . en.
