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Births by place of birth of mother, 20041
In the province/territory of residence
Within Canada, but not in the province / territory of residence
Outside of Canada
Unknown2
Place of residence
%
Canada3 61.2 12.2 25.0 1.7
Newfoundland and Labrador
88.2 9.1 0.3 2.3
Prince Edward Island
67.8 27.9 4.2 0.0
Nova Scotia
71.8 21.9 6.2 0.1
New Brunswick
76.0 19.4 4.6 0.0
Quebec
75.5 3.4 14.7 6.5
Ontario
56.0 7.6 36.3 0.1
Manitoba
74.0 11.6 14.5 0.0
Saskatchewan
77.6 17.4 4.9 0.1
Alberta
50.5 29.3 20.1 0.2
British Columbia
46.2 19.8 32.9 1.0
Yukon
31.5 55.1 12.9 0.6
Northwest Territories4
53.6 39.3 7.0 0.1
Nunavut
54.5 42.8 1.2 1.5
1. Excludes births to non-residents of Canada and stillbirths.
2. Includes cases where the place of birth of the mother is Canada, but the province or territory is unknown.
3. Canada total includes births with unknown province or territory of residence of mother.
4. Data for Nunavut are excluded from the Northwest Territories.
Births1
2003
2004
2003 to 2004
number % change increase/decrease
Canada2 335,202 337,072 0.6 1,870
Newfoundland and Labrador
4,629 4,488 -3.0 -141
Prince Edward Island
1,417 1,390 -1.9 -27
Nova Scotia
8,650 8,734 1.0 84
New Brunswick
7,117 6,959 -2.2 -158
Quebec
73,905 74,072 0.2 167
Ontario
130,927 132,551 1.2 1,624
Manitoba
13,940 13,811 -0.9 -129
Saskatchewan
12,038 11,983 -0.5 -55
Alberta
40,287 40,779 1.2 492
British Columbia
40,496 40,489 0.0 -7
Yukon
335 365 9.0 30
Northwest Territories3
701 698 -0.4 -3
Nunavut
758 747 -1.5 -11
1. Excludes births to non-residents of Canada and stillbirths.
2. Canada total includes births with unknown province or territory of residence of mother.
3. Data for Nunavut are excluded from the Northwest Territories.
