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Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Statistics pertaining to counterfeit Canadian currency

Notes

Counterfeits are categorized as "passed", which have successfully entered the financial system, or "seized", those confiscated by law enforcement before entering the financial system.

Table 1: Number of counterfeit bank notes passed and seized within Canada
Year Passed into circulation Seized by law enforcement
2025 42,204 154,622
2024 22,478 46,988
2023 17,043 39,244
2022 15,332 53,630
2021 17,228 29,918
2020 18,965 6,355
2019 33,732 10,198
2018 33,437 11,167
2017 22,794 23,836
2016 17,504 3,362
Table 2: Number of counterfeit bank notes by denomination
Year $5 $10 $20 $50 $100 $1,000
2025 Passed 4,512 395 12,897 5,449 18,933 14
Seized 288 372 85,622 13,800 54,527 1
2024 Passed 5,190 524 2,911 5,351 8,495 5
Seized 567 598 12,283 11,131 22,405 3
2023 Passed 1,138 357 2,931 4,665 7,933 14
Seized 645 559 14,447 10,008 13,573 4
2022 Passed 1,522 459 2,832 4,235 6,252 28
Seized 290 45 20,054 6,458 26,725 15
2021 Passed 2,133 1,097 4,095 4,447 5,448 7
Seized 2,207 1,023 14,384 5,743 6,561 0
2020 Passed 2,251 986 4,788 5,434 5,483 15
Seized 577 512 762 1,961 2,521 1
2019 Passed 3,354 1,497 12,780 5,902 10,172 16
Seized 697 591 2,591 1,970 4,346 2
2018 Passed 3,355 1,561 9,029 5,777 13,685 24
Seized 710 469 2,728 2,570 4,686 1
2017 Passed 1,667 1,127 6,345 5,792 7,858 3
Seized 720 577 6,725 1,805 14,005 0
2016 Passed 789 1,470 6,341 2,820 6,074 8
Seized 552 252 606 542 1,408 2
Table 2 notes

Excludes $1 and $2 notes.

Table 3: Value of counterfeit bank notes passed into circulation by denomination and the percentage of all counterfeit notes passed
Year Total $ value $5
(percent)		 $10
(percent)		 $20
(percent)		 $50
(percent)		 $100
(percent)		 $1,000
(percent)
2025 $2,460,090 $22,560
(11%)		 $3,950
(1%)		 $257,940
(30%)		 $272,450
(13%)		 $1,893,300
(45%)		 $14,000
(0%)
2024 $1,211,460 $25,950
(23%)		 $5,240
(2%)		 $58,220
(13%)		 $267,550
(24%)		 $849,500
(38%)		 $5,000
(0%)
2023 $1,108,430 $5,690
(7%)		 $3,570
(2%)		 $58,620
(17%)		 $233,250
(27%)		 $793,300
(47%)		 $14,000
(0%)
2022 $933,798 $7,610
(10%)		 $4,590
(3%)		 $56,640
(18%)		 $211,750
(28%)		 $625,200
(41%)		 $28,000
(0%)
2021 $877,685 $10,665
(12%)		 $10,970
(6%)		 $81,900
(24%)		 $222,350
(26%)		 $544,800
(32%)		 $7,000
(0%)
2020 $951,875 $2,251
(12%)		 $986
(5%)		 $4,788
(25%)		 $5,434
(29%)		 $5,483
(29%)		 $15,000
(0%)
2019 $1,615,640 $3,354
(10%)		 $1,497
(4%)		 $12,780
(38%)		 $5,902
(18%)		 $10,172
(30%)		 $16,000
(0%)
2018 $1,894,315 $16,775
(10%)		 $15,610
(5%)		 $180,580
(27%)		 $288,850
(17%)		 $1,368,500
(41%)		 $24,000
(0%)
2017 $1,224,905 $8,335
(7%)		 $11,270
(5%)		 $126,900
(28%)		 $289,600
(25%)		 $785,800
(34%)		 $3,000
(0%)
2016 $901,865 $3,945
(5%)		 $14,700
(8%)		 $126,820
(36%)		 $141,000
(16%)		 $607,400
(35%)		 $8,000
(0%)
Table 4: Number of counterfeit bank notes by province and territory
Province or territory 2024 2025
Passed Seized Passed Seized
British Columbia 2,061 751 3,955 27,394
Alberta 3,897 7,099 3,966 7,031
Saskatchewan 190 73 455 791
Manitoba 554 12 628 585
Ontario 10,796 32,765 21,395 108,593
Quebec 4,644 5,469 11,174 9,970
Nova Scotia 228 10 501 30
New Brunswick 72 216 69 219
Prince Edward Island 2 0 4 0
Newfoundland and Labrador 16 593 54 9
Yukon 16 0 0 0
Nunavut 0 0 1 0
Northwest Territories 2 0 2 0
Total 22,478 46,988 42,204 154,622
Table 5: Number of counterfeit bank notes by printing technology used
Year Offset printing Toner printing Inkjet printing Other
2025 121,438 3,293 67,678 4,417
2024 50,249 4,431 9,591 5,195
2023 32,758 11,172 11,262 1,095
2022 54,211 4,380 8,848 1,523
2021 31,942 3,051 9,828 2,325
2020 7,775 1,290 13,635 2,620
2019 11,457 3,519 25,289 3,665
2018 11,700 8,719 20,025 4,160
2017 13,693 4,915 25,862 2,160
2016 266 1,876 17,697 1,027
Table 6: Number of counterfeit coins passed and seized
Year $1 $2
Passed Seized Passed Seized
2025 0 0 9,337 0
2024 0 0 9,017 0
2023 3 0 2,007 26,659
2022 2 0 10,369 601
2021 0 0 850 6,502
2020 0 0 8 2,195
2019 1 0 300 1,000
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