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Statistics pertaining to counterfeit Canadian currency

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Note: for the 2025 data, these are provisional statistics as of February 10, 2026. Once all exhibits are examined, final data for 2025 will be published.

Table 1: Statistics on counterfeit Canadian bank notes - Total number passed and seized within Canada
Year Passed into circulation Seized by law enforcement
2025table 1 footnote 1 42,175 143,004
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
2015 16,445 3,967
2014 62,418 13,960

Table 1 notes

Table 1, footnote 1

For the 2025 data, these are provisional statistics as of February 10, 2026. Once all exhibits are examined, final data for 2025 will be published.

table 1 footnote 1 referrer
Table 2: Statistics on counterfeit Canadian bank notes - Total number by denominationtable 2 footnote 1
Year $5 $10 $20 $50 $100 $1,000
2025table 2 footnote 2 passed 4,512 395 12,909 5,454 18,887 14
seized 288 369 78,969 13,060 50,305 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
2015 passed 1,653 984 8,707 1,092 3,984 14
seized 355 272 1,618 578 976 32
2014 passed 666 1,441 44,389 1,207 14,663 6
seized 77 122 7,651 120 5,990 0

Table 2 notes

Table 2, footnote 1

Excludes $1 and $2 notes.

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Table 2, footnote 2

For the 2025 data, these are provisional statistics as of February 10, 2026. Once all exhibits are examined, final data for 2025 will be published.

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Table 3: Statistics on counterfeit Canadian bank notes - Total value passed into circulation by denomination
Year Total $ value $5
(percent)		 $10
(percent)		 $20
(percent)		 $50
(percent)		 $100
(percent)		 $1,000
(percent)
2025table 3 footnote 1 $2,460,090 $22,560
(11%)		 $3,950
(1%)		 $258,180
(30%)		 $272,700
(13%)		 $1,888,700
(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
(0%)
2019 $1,615,640 $3,354
(10%)		 $1,497
(4%)		 $12,780
(38%)		 $5,902
(18%)		 $10,172
(30%)		 $16
(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%)
2015 $659,245 $8,265
(10%)		 $9,840
(6%)		 $174,140
(53%)		 $54,600
(7%)		 $398,400
(24%)		 $14,000
(0%)
2014 $2,438,170 $3,330
(1%)		 $14,410
(2%)		 $887,780
(71%)		 $60,350
(2%)		 $1,466,300
(24%)		 $6,000
(0%)

Table 3 notes

Table 3, footnote 1

For the 2025 data, these are provisional statistics as of February 10, 2026. Once all exhibits are examined, final data for 2025 will be published.

table 3 footnote 1 referrer
Table 4: Statistics on counterfeit Canadian bank notes - Total number by Province and Territory
Province or territory 2024 2025table 4 footnote 1
Passed Seized Passed Seized
British Columbia 2,061 751 3,955 27,338
Alberta 3,897 7,099 3,906 5,904
Saskatchewan 190 73 458 565
Manitoba 554 12 628 572
Ontario 10,796 32,765 21,409 104,226
Quebec 4,644 5,469 11,189 4,164
Nova Scotia 228 10 501 30
New Brunswick 72 216 69 198
Prince Edward Island 2 0 3 0
Newfoundland and Labrador 16 593 54 7
Yukon 16 0 0 0
Nunavut 0 0 1 0
Northwest Territories 2 0 2 0
Total 22,478 46,988 42,175 143,004

Table 4 notes

Table 4, footnote 1

For the 2025 data, these are provisional statistics as of February 10, 2026. Once all exhibits are examined, final data for 2025 will be published.

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Table 5: Technology used for counterfeiting - Total number passed and seized
Year Offset printing Toner printing Ink jet printing Other
2025table 5 footnote 1 111,077 3,109 66,576 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
2015 65 3,245 16,986 116
2014 201 32,008 44,128 41

Table 5 notes

Table 5, footnote 1

For the 2025 data, these are provisional statistics as of February 10, 2026. Once all exhibits are examined, final data for 2025 will be published.

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Table 6: Statistics on counterfeit Canadian coins - Total number passed and seized
Year 1$ 2$
Passed Seized Passed Seized
2025table 6 footnote 1 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

Table 6 notes

Table 6, footnote 1

For the 2025 data, these are provisional statistics as of February 10, 2026. Once all exhibits are examined, final data for 2025 will be published.

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Note

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

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