2021 Canadian church burnings
A series of vandalizations, church arsons, and suspicious fires in June and July 2021 desecrated, damaged, or destroyed 68 Christian churches in Canada. Coincident with fires, vandalism and other destructive events damaged churches in Canada and the United States, primarily in British Columbia. Of these, 25 were the results of fires of all causes. Canadian government officials, church members, and Canadian First Nations leaders have speculated that the fires and other acts of vandalism have been reactions to the reported discovery of over 1,000 unmarked graves at Canadian Indian residential school sites in May 2021.
| 2021 Canadian church fires | |
|---|---|
Charred remains of Sacred Heart Mission, Penticton | |
| Location | British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, and Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Date | 21 June – 8 July 2021 |
| Target | Catholic, Anglican, and Coptic Orthodox churches buildings |
Attack type | Arson, vandalism |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrators | Several |
| Motive | Unknown, suspected response to the May 2021 discovery of probable Canadian Indian residential school gravesites |
| Convicted | Kathleen Panek (14 July St. George Coptic church fire) |
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