All damage figures are in year 2000 dollars
1 1999 Fatalities: 9; injured: 25 map
Kangiqsualujjuaq, QC / January / Tonnes of snow cascaded down a cliff and knocked out a school gymnasium wall. Victims were inside participating in a New Year's Eve party. Ten other buildings were evacuated.
2 1991 Fatalities: 9 map
Purcell Mountains, BC / March / Snow avalanche struck helicopter skiing party.
3 1990 Fatalities: 7 map
Joe Rich and Southern BC / June / Debris avalanche and mudslides caused by heavy rains closed 3 highways and reduced TransCanada highway traffic; eight homes destroyed in four communities by mudslides.
4 1981 Fatalities: 9 map
M-Creek Bridge, Highway 99, BC / October / Cars plunged into creek after debris flow had destroyed bridge during heavy rains.
5 1971 Fatalities: 7 map
North Route Cafe, BC / Snow avalanche destroyed roadside café.
6 1971 Fatalities: 31 map
St-Jean-Vianney, QC / May / Rapid retrogressive flowslide in Leda Clay swept away 40 homes.
7 1965 Fatalities: 7 map
Ocean Falls, BC / January / Slush avalanche/debris flow caused by melting snow struck community.
8 1965 Fatalities: 26; injurred: 22 map
Granduc Mine, BC / February / Snow avalanche struck sleeping quarters of mining camp.
9 1964 Fatalities: 5 map
Newfoundland / January / Ramsay Arm, BC / September / Debris flow caused by heavy rains struck logging camp.
10 1962 Fatalities: 9 map
Rivière Toulnustouc, QC / December / Workers killed by landslide in marine clay caused by blasting.
11 1957 Fatalities: 7 map
Prince Rupert, BC / November / Debris avalanche triggered by heavy rains buried 3 houses.
12 1955 Fatalities: 7 map
Mount Temple, Lake Louise, AB / July / Inexperienced climbers swept away by snow avalanche.
13 1921 Fatalities: 37 map
Britannia Beach, BC / October / Outburst flood caused by breach of landslide dam swept away more than 50 houses.
14 1915 Fatalities: 56; injurred: 22 map
Jane Camp, BC / March / Rock avalanche from above portal of mine swept into mining camp.
15 1910 Fatalities: 62 map
Rogers Pass, BC / March / Workers clearing snow from previous avalanche on CP tracks buried by second avalanche.
16 1909 Fatalities: 22; injurred: 15 map
New Westminster, BC / November / Slump of railway embankment; train derailed.
17 1908 Fatalities: 33 map
Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, QC / April / Landslide in Leda Clay into Lièvre River caused a wave containing blocks of ice which destroyed homes.
18 1905 Fatalities: 15 map
Spences Bridge, BC / August / Landslide into Thompson River caused wave which swept victims away.
19 1903 Fatalities: 70; injurred: 23 map
Frank, AB / April / Rock avalanche buried the coal mining town of Frank.
20 1897 Fatalities: 7 map
Red Mountain, BC / Debris flow struck railway camp.
21 1895 Fatalities: 5 map
Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes, QC / Landslide in Leda Clay.
22 1891 Fatalities: 35 map
North Pacific Cannery, BC / Debris flow or flood caused by breach of landslide dam after heavy rains.
23 1889 Fatalities: 45 map
Québec, QC / Rockslide onto houses on Champlain Street.
24 1877 Fatalities: 5 map
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, QC / Landslide in Leda Clay.
25 1841 Fatalities: 32 map
Québec, QC / Rockslide onto houses on Champlain Street.
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