Statistics do not show that Canadian mining companies are better than others around the world.
I can give some statistics. For instance, a study conducted in Latin America by the Justice and Corporate Accountability Project shows that 28 Canadian mining companies were linked to 44 deaths and over 400 injuries between 2000 and 2015.
In addition, studies by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre also revealed that attacks against defenders of human rights and the environment are certainly more dangerous in the mining sector. Those studies were conducted in the past seven years.
In my opinion, the statistics answer that question. However, the issue is not whether Canadian mining companies are better or worse than others. Indeed, there are examples of abuse in all sectors. Unfortunately, we do not have the means to address the issue.