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

Patient's province/territory of residenceNumber of induced abortions reported by hospital
Newfoundland & Labrador89
Prince Edward Island
225
Nova Scotia1,265
New Brunswick444
Quebec7,482
Ontario7,310
Manitoba1,547
Saskatchewan1,621
Alberta1,238
British Columbia3,141
Yukon79
Northwest Territories170
Nunavut209
Non-resident of Canada16
Unknown16
Total24,852

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

Patient's province/territory of residenceNumber of induced abortions reported by hospitals
Newfoundland and Labrador147
Prince Edward Island170
Nova Scotia1,799
New Brunswick675
Quebec7,551
Ontario9,574
Manitoba1,908
Saskatchewan1,865
Alberta1,629
British Columbia3,752
Yukon124
Northwest Territories187
Nunavut183
Non-resident of Canada23
Unknown10
Total29,597

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 residenceNumber of induced abortions reported by hospitals
Newfoundland and Labrador149
Prince Edward Island162
Nova Scotia1,889
New Brunswick682
Quebec7,915
Ontario9,937
Manitoba2,013
Saskatchewan1,887
Alberta1,739
British Columbia3,850
Yukon130
Northwest Territories215
Nunavut199
Non-resident of Canada16
Unknown16
Total30,799

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 residenceNumber of induced abortions reported by hospitals
Newfoundland and Labrador164
Prince Edward Island120
Nova Scotia1,854
New Brunswick622
Quebec8,384
Ontario10,317
Manitoba2,107
Saskatchewan1,866
Alberta1,917
British Columbia3,995
Yukon124
Northwest Territories217
Nunavut196
Non-resident of Canada15
Unknown13
Total31,911

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
Yukon128
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
Nunavut105
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 Abortions2,725,269