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Aug. 10, 2026, 9:15 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DV-LAW-1

“The law provided protections against domestic violence for both women and men, although most survivors were women and girls. Persons convicted of assault received up to five years in prison. Conviction of assault involving weapons, threats, or injuries carried prison terms of up to 10 years. Aggravated assault or endangerment of life carried prison sentences of up to 14 years. The government generally enforced the law effectively. Police received training in interacting with victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, and agencies provided hotlines to report abuse” (13)
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:14 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, LRCM-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-LAW-2

“The law criminalized as sexual assault the rape of women or men. The law defined sexual assault as an assault committed in circumstances of a sexual nature such that the sexual integrity of the victim was violated. It did not specify types or perpetrators of rape, although these would reasonably apply to spousal rape, domestic or intimate partner rape, so-called corrective rape of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex (LGBTQI+) persons, and other forms of domestic and sexual violence. The government enforced the law effectively” (12-13).
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:12 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1

“This fact was brought to light by the Sisters in Spirit grassroots initiative launched in 2005 by the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) who documented that, by 2010, over 580 Indigenous women and girls across Canada were murdered or went missing” (para 2). “The initial estimate of femicide documented by the grassroots initiative has risen to almost 1,200 since the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) began investigating the issue following the Sisters in Spirit campaign” (para 3).
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:11 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1

“147 women & girls violently killed in Canada in 2025…NT, YK and SK had the highest rates of killings of women & girls involving male accused. MB and NS were also above the national rate” (1).
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:11 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1, MURDER-DATA-1

“The rates of intimate partner violence are higher for women with disabilities (55%), LGB+ women (67%), Indigenous women (61%), and women living in poverty (57%) than for all women (44%)”(1).
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:10 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1

“From 2011 to 2021, an average of 102 women and girls were victims of gender-related homicide per year in Canada, totaling 1,125 over the period” (1).
Aug. 10, 2026, 9:09 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1, LRCM-LAW-1

“In the recent case of R. v. H.E., Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Smith acquitted a man charged with sexually assaulting his wife, even as he also declared that ‘marriage is not a shield for sexual assault’” (para 1). “Prior to 1983, it was not illegal for a man to rape his wife in Canada” (para 3). “Since then, the law of sexual assault has continued to be tweaked, primarily through precedent-setting cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada. Of greatest relevance to this case, the legal approach to consent has been refined to its present state, which requires that active, express, ongoing consent be provided. In other words,...more
Aug. 4, 2026, 8:52 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1

"For the timeframe 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no evidence of Canada's government being accepting when it comes to wartime rape/kidnapping of women and girls as weapons of war. Canada officially opposes rape, kidnapping, trafficking, and sexual exploitation during war or conflict. At the same time, Canada’s Women, Peace and Security plans include commitments to prevention, military and peacekeeper training, survivor support, investigation, and accountability for offenders" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 4, 2026, 8:52 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: GEW-DATA-1

"For the timeframe 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no evidence of wartime or conflict-related rape or kidnapping of women and girls in Canada. Although Canada has experienced protests, political unrest, and Indigenous land disputes, these events are not generally considered armed conflicts and do not clearly fit this wartime-centered variable" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 4, 2026, 8:29 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3

"Consistent with 2016 and 2018, the most common behaviours witnessed or experienced were sexual jokes (61%), inappropriate sexual comments (31%), and inappropriate discussion about sex life (29%). Compared with 2018, a higher proportion of Regular Force members who witnessed sexualized or discriminatory behaviours intervened or took action. Speaking to the person(s) responsible was the most common form of bystander action" (para 6-7). This information, though containing specific stats, does mention 'bystander action' and speaking up against sexual behaviors, which could be considered a practice that encourages rape victim s to step forward and report such acts (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 4, 2026, 8:29 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

"Approximately 1,960 Regular Force members, or 3.5%, were sexually assaulted in the military workplace or in an incident involving military members in the 12 months preceding the survey. This represented an increase from 2016 (1.7%) and 2018 (1.6%). Among Regular Force members, the prevalence of sexual assault was higher among women (7.5%) than men (2.8%). Sexual assault was also more prevalent among Regular Force members who are younger, who are Indigenous, who have a disability, or whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual" (para 1-2). "One in five (21%) Regular Force members who were sexually assaulted in 2022 stated that the incident was reported, down from 2018 (25%) but not statistically...more
Aug. 4, 2026, 8:10 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-5

"Canada’s Criminal Code sections 271–273 prohibit different levels of sexual assault. Section 271 covers sexual assault generally. Section 272 covers more serious cases involving a weapon, threats, bodily harm, or multiple offenders. Section 273 covers aggravated sexual assault, where the victim is wounded, disfigured, or placed in danger of death. At the same time, Canada’s military law does not list 'military rape' as a separate offence because sexual crimes committed by service members are covered by the same Criminal Code that applies to civilians. Canada's National Defence Act has traditionally applied these Criminal Code offences to military members through section 130" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
July 29, 2026, 9:49 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1

"Thirty women and girls have been 'violently' killed in Canada in 2026 so far, according to the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability" (para 1). "Last year, 147 women and girls were reported to have been killed in Canada, according to a two-page report published by the observatory. The accused in most of these cases are male, the observatory says. This marks the first decrease in femicide in Canada since 2019, according to the report" (para 3-4).
July 29, 2026, 8:57 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1

"148 women and girls killed by violence in 2025" (para 1). "In Canada, we know that: One woman or girl is killed every other day, on average, somewhere in our country, mostly by men. A woman is killed by her male partner, on average, once a week. Some groups of women and girls are disproportionately impacted by femicide, depending on where they live in Canada, or because of their race, religion, sexuality, ability, and/or age" (para 5-8).
July 27, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: SUICIDE-DATA-1

"According to the world map published on the World Bank Gender Data Portal, which tracks suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) using data from the World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory, Canada's suicide mortality rate for 2021 was 4.8 per 100,000 for females and 14.2 per 100,000 for males" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
July 27, 2026, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: SUICIDE-PRACTICE-1

"According to Table 2 of the study in th 'Results' section of the study, among the women studied in Manitoba, death by suicide occurred in 0 women (0%) in the No-IPV [intimate partner violence] cohort, compared to 26 women (0.7%) in the IPV cohort, a difference that was statistically significant (χ²(1) = 26.09, p < .01)" This information shows a statistically significant connection between intimate partner violence and suicide among women in Manitoba. No women in the non-IPV group died by suicide, compared with 26 women in the IPV group (MR-CODER COMMENT).
June 26, 2026, 5:59 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

“A report from Canada’s victims of crime advocate says survivors of sexual violence are being systemically betrayed by the criminal justice system as allegations are often disbelieved and cases are regularly delayed or dropped. These are just some of the findings from a nearly 300-page report entitled Rethinking Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Systemic Investigation. The report by Benjamin Roebuck, the federal ombudsperson for victims of crime, is the result of more than 3,000 interviews, surveys and case reviews conducted since March 2024. It examines how victims of sexual violence are treated throughout the justice system; whether their allegations are believed; what resources they have access to; and...more
June 26, 2026, 5:59 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

“These are just some of the findings from a nearly 300-page report entitled Rethinking Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Systemic Investigation. The report by Benjamin Roebuck, the federal ombudsperson for victims of crime, is the result of more than 3,000 interviews, surveys and case reviews conducted since March 2024… Among the 1,000 survivors of sexual violence who participated in a survey for Roebuck's report, 93 per cent said they feared police wouldn't believe them if they came forward. Only 51 per cent of the 1,000 survivors reported the crimes against them to police; 102 of those cases went to trial, resulting in just 70 convictions” (2-3, 9-10).more
June 10, 2026, 11:04 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: LRW-LAW-4

Given the following documentation, there is no exoneration in the law allowing an individual accused of rape to have their criminal charges dismissed or overturned by subsequently marrying the victim. However, it should be noted that this only accounts for the legal framework and now what societal pressures may be in practice (ERD - CODER COMMENT).more
April 26, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
Countries: Canada, Finland
Variables: MURDER-DATA-4

According to calculations based off of data collected from the WHO mortality database, the femicide rate for 15-44 year olds in 2021 was 0.9 per 100,000 female (15-44 age) population.
March 24, 2026, 8:24 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

“However, because of these restrictive provisions and their legacies, women in the sector are overwhelmingly employed in lower-paid functions. For example, in Canada—which has one of the highest rates of women’s participation in the extractive sector in the world—only five percent of mine-site workers are women” (para 9).
March 24, 2026, 8:12 p.m.
Countries: Canada, Chile, Mongolia, Peru
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1

“However, because of these restrictive provisions and their legacies, women in the sector are overwhelmingly employed in lower-paid functions. For example, in Canada—which has one of the highest rates of women’s participation in the extractive sector in the world—only five percent of mine-site workers are women. Perks and Schulz find similar trends in Chile, Peru and Mongolia, where women are overwhelmingly involved in lower-paid administrative support work for the sector rather than in higher-paying mine-site roles” (para 9).
March 13, 2026, 9:56 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-1, EWCMS-DATA-1

“General Jennie Carignan took over as Canada's chief of the defense staff on Thursday in a ceremony that made her the first woman to command the country's armed forces… [Justin] Trudeau, who called Carignan ‘a role model for all Canadians and for the world’, has pursued policies designed to boost gender equality since taking office in 2015. In 2018, he appointed Brenda Lucki as the first female head of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The last two governors general, Canada's official representative of the British monarchy, have been women. Trudeau named them both” (para 1, 10-12).
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Cote D'Ivoire, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DV-SCALE-1

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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Armenia, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: LO-SCALE-3

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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-2

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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-1

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Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Canada, Netherlands, Vietnam
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1

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Jan. 17, 2026, 3:23 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: ACR-LAW-1

"In Canada, altruistic surrogacy only is legal—meaning the woman can’t be paid. And it’s illegal to do the type of gender selection that Marin [a surrogate fixer from Mexico] offers" (para 34).
Dec. 28, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

The chart in the UNODC Data Portal titled, "Violent Crime & Sexual Violence," shows that the rate of reported sexual assaults in Canada in 2023 was 93.20 per 100,000 population.