Royal Canadian Mounted Police
www.rcmp.gc.ca
Counterfeiting in Canada includes not only the manufacture of false bank notes, but also forged credit cards, traveller's cheques, passports, and various identity documents.
Phoney identification has been used to obtain government assistance, personal loans, unemployment insurance benefits and to victimize governments, individuals and corporate bodies.
All financial loss, however, is traced back to the consumer who must pay higher prices as a result of counterfeiting. Technological advances in the printing process allow counterfeiters to improve their product and make law enforcement tasks more demanding.
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 53,536 |
| 2009* | 66,696 |
| 2008 | 107,689 |
| 2007 | 141,502 |
| 2006 | 287,088 |
| 2005 | 402,303 |
| 2004 | 552,980 |
| 2003 | 443,303 |
| 2002 | 208,474 |
| 2001 | 128,917 |
| 2000 | 94,222 |
| 1999 | 94,607 |
* Seized Notes: Concluded Lab files ONLY
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,995 |
| 2009* | 3,617 |
| 2008 | 232,511 |
| 2007 | 22,018 |
| 2006 | 35,395 |
| 2005 | 20,139 |
| 2004 | 95,324 |
| 2003 | 54,287 |
| 2002 | 15,822 |
| 2001 | 8,143 |
| 2000 | 11,208 |
| 1999 | 17,591 |
* Seized Notes: Concluded Lab files ONLY
| Bank Note | 2007 Seized | 2007 Passed | 2008 Seized | 2008 Passed | 2009 Seized | 2009 Passed | 2010 Seized | 2010 Passed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5 | 937 | 16,382 | 3,948 | 5,332 | 81 | 2,894 | 336 | 2,384 |
| $10 | 3,257 | 13,791 | 463 | 8,444 | 131 | 8,342 | 273 | 6,080 |
| $20 | 8,298 | 94,045 | 220,176 | 38,425 | 1,014 | 24,762 | 4,609 | 22,435 |
| $50 | 5,771 | 10,263 | 1,931 | 8,483 | 526 | 5,653 | 1,067 | 3,792 |
| $100 | 3,754 | 7,003 | 5,976 | 46,982 | 2,031 | 25,030 | 3,710 | 18,834 |
| $1,000 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Bank Note | 2009 | % | 2010 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5 | 2,894 | 4% | 2,384 | 5% |
| $10 | 8,342 | 13% | 6,080 | 11% |
| $20 | 24,767 | 37% | 22,435 | 42% |
| $50 | 5,654 | 8% | 3,792 | 7% |
| $100 | 25,033 | 38% | 18,834 | 35% |
| $1000 | 5 | 0% | 5 | 0% |
| Total $ Value | $3,384,242 | $2,599,430 |
| Province | Number seized | Number passed | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 545 | 12,349 | 20% |
| Quebec | 1,454 | 14,045 | 24% |
| British Columbia | 4,997 | 19,709 | 39% |
| Alberta | 2,293 | 4,957 | 12% |
| Other * | 706 | 2,476 | 5% |
| Total | 9,995 | 53,536 | 100% |
| *Manitoba | 344 | 1,136 | * |
| *New Brunswick | 1 | 46 | * |
| *Newfoundland | 0 | 115 | * |
| *Nova Scotia | 45 | 661 | * |
| *Northwest Territories | 18 | 15 | * |
| *Nunavut | 0 | 3 | * |
| *Prince Edward Island | 210 | 16 | * |
| *Saskatchewan | 88 | 476 | * |
| *Yukon Territories | 0 | 8 | * |
| Type | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offset | 415 | 198 | 767 | 1,255 | 533 | 3091 | 172 | 125 |
| Toner | 123,048 | 116,899 | 42,005 | 54,474 | 43,149 | 13,274 | 6,425 | 5,186 |
| Inkjet | 374,162 | 531,196 | 379,670 | 266,772 | 119,834 | 323,835 | 61,716 | 58,220 |
Prepared by: RCMP National Anti-Counterfeiting Bureau (NACB)
Subject to review
