list of disasters in canada by death toll 

Statements about this table:
shipwreck be the highest occurig type of disaster with 12 isnstances
the newfoundland hurricane of 1775 be the only hurricane type disaster
the spanish flu be the only disaster that occur in canada
newfoundland have the highest number of disaster that occur with 6
the spanish flu cause the lowest amount of death at 500 (estimated)
the newfoundland hurricane of 1775 be the disaster to not be a hurricane type disaster
every disaster occur in canada except for the spanish flu
nova scotia have the highest number of disaster that occur with 6
disaster
type
location
deaths
date
spanish flu
pandemic
canada
50000 (estimate)
1918 to 1919
newfoundland hurricane of 1775
hurricane
newfoundland
4000
1775
halifax explosion
explosion
nova scotia
2000
1917
tseax cone eruption
volcano
british columbia
2000
1700 (approximately)
rms empress of ireland
shipwreck
quebec
1012
1914
rms atlantic
shipwreck
nova scotia
562
1873
duke william
shipwreck
near english coast
360
1758 (december 13)
ss princess sophia
shipwreck
near juneau , alaska
353
1918
disaster
type
location
deaths
date
aeneas
shipwreck
newfoundland
340
1805
violet
shipwreck
england
300
1758 (december 13)
great labrador gale of 1885
hurricane
newfoundland
300
1885 (10 october)
sibylle
shipwreck
nova scotia
300
1834 (11 september)
ss pacific
shipwreck
british columbia
298
1875
air india flight 182
sabotage
atlantic ocean
280 canadians (out of 329 total fatalities)
1985
nigeria airways flight 2120
aircrash
saudi arabia
261
1991
arrow air flight 1285
aircrash
newfoundland
256
1985
disaster
type
location
deaths
date
great lakes storm of 1913
storm
ontario
250
1913
hms tribune
shipwreck
nova scotia
238
1797
ss anglo saxon
shipwreck
newfoundland
237
1863
swissair flight 111
aircrash
nova scotia
229
1998
nova scotia hurricane of 1873
weather - related
nova scotia
223 (disputed)
1873
matheson fire
fire
ontario
223
1916
ss hungarian
shipwreck
nova scotia
205
1860
uss pollux (aks - 2) and uss truxtun (dd - 229)
shipwreck
newfoundland
203
1942