Fraud Research Desk
If you are worried about a scam, stolen identity, financial deceit, or a fraud pattern affecting your family or business, this section helps you see how common these schemes are, how they evolve, and what the reported losses actually look like.
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- FTC
- FBI IC3
- Action Fraud
- ONS
- Fraud
NCDII Statistics Canada [2026]
NCDII statistics Canada: police reported 3,111 incidents in 2024, per Statistics Canada. See youth-vs-all-ages splits, clearance rates, and s.162.1 data.
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Staged Collision Statistics Ontario [2026]
Staged collision statistics for Ontario: Aviva Canada reports a ~400% surge in 2025, with Markham up 525%. GTA hotspots and tactics included.
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Sextortion Statistics Canada [2026]
Sextortion statistics Canada: Cybertip.ca logged 14,153 reports (2020-2025), a 6x jump. See age, gender, platform, and Criminal Code data.
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Online Harassment Statistics Canada [2026]
Online harassment statistics Canada: StatsCan found 18% of women and 14% of men harassed online in 2018. See gender, youth, and legal breakdowns.
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Data Breach Statistics Canada [2026]
Canadian data breach stats: 686 PIPEDA reports in 2024–25, ~20M accounts affected. OPC, StatsCan, and CCCS data on sectors, costs, and reporting rules.
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Auto Insurance Fraud Statistics Ontario [2026]
Ontario auto insurance fraud costs an estimated $1.6 billion annually, per IBC. FSRA poll data, Équité crime figures, and StatsCan premium comparisons included.
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Identity Theft Statistics Canada [2026]: Key Facts
How many Canadians fall victim to identity theft each year, what it costs them, and which groups face the highest risk — with CAFC, StatsCan, and CRA data.
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Phishing Statistics Canada [2026]: Losses & Trends
Canadian phishing statistics from CAFC, CCCS, and StatsCan: reported losses, BEC figures, victimization rates, and sector breakdowns updated for 2026.
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Insurance Fraud Statistics Canada [2025]
IBC and Équité data on insurance fraud costs, staged collisions, auto theft fraud, and FSRA enforcement in Canada — key statistics for 2024–2025.
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Cybercrime Statistics Canada [2026]
Canadian cybercrime rose to 225 incidents per 100,000 in 2024. CCCS, StatsCan, and RCMP data on ransomware, phishing, data breaches, and state threats.
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Fraud Statistics Canada [2025]: Losses, Types & Trends
CAFC recorded $638M in losses in 2024—but 90–95% of fraud goes unreported. Investment, romance scam, identity theft, CRA scam, elder fraud, and provincial data.
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