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Statistique Canada - Gouvernement du Canada

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Number of women and men interviewed for the 1993 Violence Against Women Survey (VAWS) and the 1999 and 2004 General Social Survey (GSS) on Victimization
  1993 VAWS 1999 GSS 2004 GSS
Women
Women
Men
Women
Men
Newfoundland and Labrador
705
1,045
784
642
469
Prince Edward Island
322
274
185
317
240
Nova Scotia
1,012
666
537
777
566
New Brunswick
826
650
537
783
552
Quebec
1,912
2,601
2,030
2, 504
2,142
Ontario
2,502
4,245
3,472
3,757
3,053
Manitoba
900
664
537
1, 139
864
Saskatchewan
869
649
542
738
630
Alberta
1,503
1,478
1,298
1,185
1,001
Bristish Columbia
1,749
1,997
1,685
1,320
1,087
Total for provinces
12,300
14,269
11,607
13,162
10,604
Territories
677
613
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2006, Measuring Violence Against Women: Statistical Trends, catalogue number 85-570-XWF.