Language selection

Search

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Hate-motivated crimes and incidents

Hate-motivated crimes and incidents are on the rise in Canada. The safety and security of Canadians, regardless of their background or beliefs, remains a top priority for us. We’re also working with our local and provincial policing partners to address hate crimes and incidents in Canada, including co-chairing the national Hate Crimes Task Force.

Services and information

Understanding and addressing hate-motivated crime

Find out what constitutes a hate-motivated crime or incident and how we address them.

Hate Crimes Task Force

Learn more about the Hate Crimes Task Force, and its work to support the police response to hate crimes and incidents in Canada.

Hate crimes repository

Hate crime definitions and laws, stats and trends in Canada, victim services, hate groups and hate speech, victim and community reporting, and cyberhate.

Frontline officer’s guidebook

Access information and recommendations for frontline officers when responding to a call for service involving a hate crime or incident.

Investigator’s guidebook

Access information and recommendations for police investigators when investigating a hate crime or incident.

Date modified: