In 2023, The Canadian Independent reported on a notable increase in Canadians dying from unspecified causes. Statistics Canada’s data from November 2023 showed a consistent rise in ‘unspecified causes’ of death from 2020 to 2022.
However, a parliamentary ministerial inquiry initiated by Manitoba Conservative MP Ted Falk in December 2022, which has just received a response, reveals significant underreporting in the numbers of ‘unspecified causes’ of death provided by Statistics Canada.
In November 2023, Statistics Canada reported there were 6,841 ‘unspecified causes’ of death for 2020, but according to the government’s response, the actual number was 9,450.
For 2021, Statistics Canada reported 9,471 ‘unspecified causes’ of death, while the true number, as per the government’s response, was 18,850.