from We Count Femicide Because…
In April 2026, there was 1 femicide reported in Ontario. The April OAITH report indicates that rates of family perpetrated femicides continue to be prevalent throughout Ontario, and account for one third of femicides reported to date. According to police and media reports, the femicide this month occurred within the victim’s home and her adult son has been charged in relation to this death (Applewaithe, 2026). Media reports have also indicated that the accused perpetrator’s grandmother was also severely injured but survived (Applewaithe, 2026). While OAITH does not formally track attempted femicides, media reports have indicated that a similar incident occurred in Brampton this month, with both victims, a woman in her fifties and a woman in her seventies, surviving a violent attack that occurred inside of a residence. A man, reported to be the brother and son of the victims, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder in relation to this incident (Wilson, 2026). These cases illustrate the ongoing risk for violence that women face within their homes.
View the report for April here: We Count Femicide – April 2026
Since November 26th 2025, there have been 9 femicides were reported in Ontario. In 2024-2025, OAITH tracked a total of 43 femicides within media reports.
Femicide is commonly defined as the intentional murder of women because they are women. OAITH’s femicide definition includes a gender-based killing of a woman, child, trans woman, 2-Spirited Person, or gender non-conforming individual where a man has been charged in relation to the death.
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