Is Canada safe in 2026?
Canada scores 94.4/100 on the live safety index — very safe. The main pressure on the score comes from natural disasters, crime. The score has been stable for 17 days. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 94.4/100).
94.4 /100very safe
30-day trend
Canada's score rose by +1.8 over the last 22 days (92.6 → 94.4).
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
0.3/34.1 safety points.
Nuclear threats & incidents
Nuclear index: 1.0/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.
Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.
Official travel advisory
1 Exercise Normal Precautions
The U.S. State Department places Canada at Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions. Our live index reads 94.4/100. That advisory was last revised Jun 5, 2026, 133 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Jun 5, 2026. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- US ban on $1bn of Canadian goods takes effect in Trump’s latest retaliation
- Carney accuses US steelmaker of betraying Canadian workers after layoffs tied to Trump tariffs
- America bans imports of some Canadian vehicles, milk and alcohol
- US ban on Canadian alcohol and dairy comes into effect as trade war drags on
- Police say gunman shouted antisemitic threat before opening fire outside Ontario synagogue
- Man critically injured, police officer wounded in gunfire near Ontario synagogue on Yom Kippur
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 94.4/100 (generated )
No new events and a flat recent trajectory support continued stability.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 94.4 | — | |
| United States | 61.3 | −33.0 | |
| Greenland | 96.2 | +1.8 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 95.8 | +1.4 | |
| Mexico | 74.5 | −19.8 | |
| Bermuda | 93.6 | −0.7 |