Missing Persons Research Desk
If someone you love is missing, or you are trying to understand how these cases unfold, this section gathers the official data on how often people go missing in Canada, who is most affected, how often cases are resolved, and where the gaps in the reporting still sit.
This section is here to help you understand the patterns, warning signs, and common questions tied to this issue.
We lean on original reporting and well-known reference sources so the material is useful, not vague.
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Articles in this section.
These articles are here to help you understand the facts, the patterns, and where legal issues may affect your next step.
- RCMP National Missing Persons
- Canada's Missing
- Canadian Centre for Child Protection
- Statistics Canada
- Missing Persons
Missing Children Statistics Canada [2026]
Missing children statistics in Canada. RCMP NCMPUR recorded 34,189 under-18 cases in 2025. Age-band, abduction typology, AMBER Alert, and online luring data.
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Missing Persons Statistics Canada [2025]
Canada recorded 68,349 missing persons in 2025 — down 1% from 2024. RCMP NCMPUR data by province, age, sex, cause, and Indigenous overrepresentation.
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How to use this section.
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- Start here 3 publications
These articles help you understand how this issue usually shows up and what the research says about it.
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Read these when privacy, admissibility, procedure, or courtroom use changes what you should do next.
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