Well, people following me here know what is going on.
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/bill.comeau/viz/AnnualCovid19deathrates/Dashboard1
Deaths per million in Canada:
2020: 409
2021: 379
2022: 492
Canada has a population of about 38 million, so this translates into 18,700 deaths from Covid in Canada in 2022.
For 2023, as far as we know for now, suggests a similar death rate this year.
IHME predicts that 80% mask use in public spaces (ie, a mask mandate) would reduce deaths by two-thirds within 2 months. That's 12,500 preventable deaths in Canada, over the course of a year. Much more in larger countries or countries with higher current death rates.
https://covid19.healthdata.org/canada?view=daily-deaths&tab=trend