Auto theft trending toward ‘pre-crisis levels’ across Canada: report

The report, released Tuesday, said auto theft in Canada is trending toward "pre-crisis levels" before 2021, when the number of auto thefts shot up.

Auto thefts have continued trending downward across the country and the number of reported thefts over the first half of 2026 was 10 per cent lower than in the same period last year, says a new report from Équité Association.