Deaths from opioid overdose in Canada in 2018, by province

* Data from British Columbia includes deaths related to all illicit drugs including, but not limited to, opioids.

** Available data for October to December 2018 from Alberta include only accidental deaths involving fentanyl or fentanyl analogues.

*** Data from Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador include deaths with completed investigations only.

^ Data for 2016 and 2017 from Quebec include deaths with completed investigations only. Available 2018 data from Quebec include unintentional deaths with ongoing investigations related to all illicit drugs including, but not limited to, opioids.

^^ Data from Yukon include deaths with completed investigations only. One apparent opioid-related death occurred in a different province following an overdose in Yukon. This death is included in the data from the jurisdiction where the death occurred and is not reported in the data from Yukon.