Google (2014) states that “a hate crime is a crime motivated by racial, sexual, or other prejudice, typically involving violence.” Hate crimes in Canada have negatively impacted our society in political, social, economic and cultural forums. In Canada we have the freedom to hate, the main question that is raised is: to what extent? Hate crimes harm individuals and groups and there should be a limit. As when an individual violates his own security, his rights can be questioned. Hate crime victimization is a broad concept within hate crimes, it sheds light on the events and prejudices that certain groups and individuals face, due to their background and identity (Chakraborti, 2012 , p.1). Another debatable area on the topic of hate crimes in Canada is whether hate speech should be considered a crime. Hate speech is often the cause that leads an individual to commit a criminal/violent act. It is possible to predict how an individual will act based on the type of verbal interaction in which he or she took part. In addition to this, hate crimes on Canadian campuses have increased (Perry, 2011, p.321). Perry further concluded that factors such as race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and religion all play a role in the perpetration of hate crime against Canadian students (p.321). Hate crimes have always been a problem in our societies. This has resulted in a debate for and against why the category of gender should be included in the hate crime model. There have been two police reports based on hate crimes in Canada, one in 2010 and the other in 2011. These reports shared reliable statistical data that clearly demonstrated that minority groups are targets of these hate crimes. Additionally, there will be observations about hate crimes that occur...... middle of paper ......to move up the ladder of social stratification are victims of dominant groups. There is data collected by Statistics Canada that shows that minority groups are the main groups that experience hate crimes in Canada. A key question that is repeatedly raised is whether hate speech should be a crime. Hate speech is what drives individuals to act illegally, leading them to commit a variety of crimes including hate crimes (Greenspan, 2004, p.4). The police did their best to monitor and control this problem. However, they will always be faced with the inevitable challenge that minority groups will be victims. Hate crimes in Canada have been a problem in Canadian history; Governments and legal agencies are approaching this problem and trying to neutralize it to the best of their ability.