Stats Canada Releases Provisional Death Counts and Excess Mortality For January 2020 to October 2022.
Stats Canada Releases Provisional Death Counts and Excess Mortality For January 2020 to October 2022.
The country had 8,963 non-Covid excess deaths with a record breaking number of those deaths related to drugs and alcohol. The provisional data does not indicate how many of the deaths were alcohol or drug related.
The 8,963 non-Covid excess death figure is likely higher as some Covid deaths were listed in those who had the virus but that was not the actual cause of death.