Total Induced Abortions by Province   

In 2007 the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) began disseminating abortion data (a role previously undertaken by Statistics Canada).

Below are some tables detailing the number of reported abortions performed in Canada by province/territory from 2007 to 2019 (the latter being the latest year on record).

NOTE: Hospitals are mandated by their provincial/territorial ministry of health to report all hospital activity (not limited to abortions); therefore, coverage of abortions performed in Canadian hospitals can be considered complete. However, there is no such legislative requirement for clinics to report their activity (reporting is voluntary).

This means that the actual number of abortions, while unknown, is much higher than what is being reported.

2019: Number of induced abortions reported by Canadian hospitals in 2019,
by patient’s province/territory of residence

2017: Number of induced abortions reported by Canadian hospitals in 2017, by patient’s province/territory of residence

Patient's province/territory of residence	Number of induced abortions reported by hospitals
Newfoundland and Labrador	147
Prince Edward Island	170
Nova Scotia	1,799
New Brunswick	675
Quebec	7,551
Ontario	9,574
Manitoba	1,908
Saskatchewan	1,865
Alberta	1,629
British Columbia	3,752
Yukon	124
Northwest Territories	187
Nunavut	183
Non-resident of Canada	23
Unknown	10
Total	29,597

Notes
Induced abortions were performed in hospitals in Prince Edward Island as of 2017 and are included in this report. In 2017, hospital data for Nunavut is incomplete.

2016: Number of induced abortions reported by Canadian hospitals in 2016, by patient’s province/territory of residence

Patient's province/territory of residence	Number of induced abortions reported by hospitals
Newfoundland and Labrador	149
Prince Edward Island	162
Nova Scotia	1,889
New Brunswick	682
Quebec	7,915
Ontario	9,937
Manitoba	2,013
Saskatchewan	1,887
Alberta	1,739
British Columbia	3,850
Yukon	130
Northwest Territories	215
Nunavut	199
Non-resident of Canada	16
Unknown	16
Total	30,799

Notes
Induced abortions were not performed in Prince Edward Island until 2017. Figures for Prince Edward Island shown in this table refer to abortions performed for residents of those provinces who received an induced abortion in another province/territory. For 2016, hospital data for Nunavut is incomplete.

2015: Number of induced abortions reported by Canadian hospitals
in 2015, by patient’s province/territory of residence

Patient's province/territory of residence	Number of induced abortions reported by hospitals
Newfoundland and Labrador	164
Prince Edward Island	120
Nova Scotia	1,854
New Brunswick	622
Quebec	8,384
Ontario	10,317
Manitoba	2,107
Saskatchewan	1,866
Alberta	1,917
British Columbia	3,995
Yukon	124
Northwest Territories	217
Nunavut	196
Non-resident of Canada	15
Unknown	13
Total	31,911

Notes
Induced abortions were not performed in Prince Edward Island until 2017. Figures for Prince Edward Island shown in this table refer to abortions performed for residents of those provinces who received an induced abortion in another province/territory.

2010: Table detailing the number of reported abortions in Canada by province/territory in 2010 (Click here for a pdf of this table):

Province/Territory	Number of Abortions as Reported by Hospitals and Clinics in 2010
Alberta	13,084
British Columbia	12,149
Manitoba	4,150
New Brunswick	1,098
Newfoundland and Labrador	1,068
Northwest Territories	40
Nova Scotia	2,125
Nunavut	100
Ontario	28,765
Prince Edward Island	0
Quebec	—
Saskatchewan	1,915
Yukon	147
Total (Canada)	64,641

Note: Figures exclude Quebec. Prince Edward Island does not perform abortions; 76 abortions were performed on Prince Edward Island women at a hospital in another province or territory. Clinic data for British Columbia is incomplete, and data on abortions performed in an Ontario clinic on Canadian women who are not Ontario residents is not included. 

2009: Table detailing the number of reported abortions in Canada by province/territory in 2009 (Click here for a pdf of this table):

Province/Territory	Number of Abortions as Reported by Hospitals and Clinics in 2009
Alberta	13,150
British Columbia	12,461
Manitoba	4,247
New Brunswick	1,104
Newfoundland and Labrador	956
Northwest Territories	57
Nova Scotia	2,119
Nunavut	107
Ontario	30,268
Prince Edward Island	0
Quebec	27,139
Saskatchewan	2,019
Yukon	128
Total (Canada)	93,755

Note: Prince Edward Island does not perform abortions; 74 abortions were performed on Prince Edward Island women at a hospital in another province or territory. Clinic data for British Columbia is incomplete, and data on abortions performed in an Ontario clinic on Canadian women who are not Ontario residents is not included. 

Table detailing the number of reported abortions in Canada by province/territory in 2008 (Click here for a pdf of this table):

Province/Territory	Number of Abortions as Reported by Hospitals and Clinics in 2008
Alberta	13,062
British Columbia	12,914
Manitoba	4,025
New Brunswick	1,096
Newfoundland and Labrador	904
Northwest Territories	171
Nova Scotia	2,126
Nunavut	105
Ontario	32,150
Prince Edward Island	0
Quebec	27,295
Saskatchewan	1,889
Yukon	139
Total (Canada)	95,876

Note: Prince Edward Island does not perform abortions; 74 abortions were performed on Prince Edward Island women at a hospital in another province or territory. Clinic data for British Columbia is incomplete, and data on abortions performed in an Ontario clinic on Canadian women who are not Ontario residents is not included. 

Table detailing the number of reported abortions in Canada by province/territory in 2007 (Click here for a pdf of this table):

Province/Territory	Number of Abortions as Reported by Hospitals and Clinics in 2007
Alberta	12,590
British Columbia	15,770
Manitoba	3,978
New Brunswick	1,082
Newfoundland and Labrador	850
Northwest Territories	328
Nova Scotia	2,119
Nunavut	87—95
Ontario	32,331
Prince Edward Island	0
Quebec	27,697
Saskatchewan	1,806
Yukon	116
Total (Canada)	98,754—98,762

Click here for a pdf of all these tables.

Total Induced Abortions by Province, 1970-2004

Province	# of abortions
Newfoundland and Labrador	19,065
Prince Edward Island (1970-1982)	470
Nova Scotia	60,941
New Brunswick	20,596
Quebec	636,733
Ontario	1,146,255
Manitoba	88,720
Saskatchewan	48,602
Alberta	256,362
British Columbia	437,461
Yukon Territory	3,753
Northwest Territories (including Nunavut, 1974-1988)	4,454
Northwest Territories (1999-2004)	1,569
Nunavut (1999-2004)	288
Total Induced Abortions	2,725,269