Despite the busy case load of the homicide division in Motive, there were a total of 15 homicides in Vancouver in 2015, only 7 in 2014
Motive premiered immediately following Super Bowl XLVII, on February 3, 2013 on Canada's CTV network. Its 1.23 million viewers made it the #1 Canadian series premiere of the 2012/13 season.
In Motive, Kenny Johnson and Warren Christie both appear as police officers. This is their second time working together; the first was on NBC's Chicago Fire season Three as firefighters. Christie portrayed fireman Scott Rice, while Johnson portrayed fireman Tommy Welch.