Table 2-1
Live births, by geography — Month
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| Place of residence of mother | Total | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||||||||||||
| Canada | 380,863 | 30,340 | 28,246 | 31,824 | 31,475 | 32,828 | 32,270 | 34,225 | 33,157 | 33,818 | 32,828 | 30,017 | 29,835 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 4,915 | 353 | 387 | 413 | 397 | 386 | 422 | 450 | 453 | 419 | 469 | 424 | 342 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1,457 | 111 | 97 | 119 | 131 | 122 | 147 | 122 | 115 | 132 | 114 | 116 | 131 |
| Nova Scotia | 8,989 | 675 | 656 | 725 | 663 | 805 | 755 | 862 | 783 | 841 | 773 | 752 | 699 |
| New Brunswick | 7,391 | 625 | 538 | 612 | 576 | 629 | 659 | 655 | 650 | 703 | 621 | 558 | 565 |
| Quebec | 88,867 | 7,138 | 6,602 | 7,340 | 7,300 | 7,512 | 7,405 | 7,955 | 7,847 | 7,971 | 7,741 | 6,969 | 7,087 |
| Ontario | 140,370 | 11,125 | 10,424 | 11,737 | 11,707 | 12,077 | 12,080 | 12,667 | 12,162 | 12,406 | 12,091 | 10,992 | 10,902 |
| Manitoba | 15,940 | 1,293 | 1,113 | 1,403 | 1,284 | 1,408 | 1,292 | 1,383 | 1,325 | 1,435 | 1,372 | 1,301 | 1,331 |
| Saskatchewan | 14,241 | 1,150 | 1,095 | 1,186 | 1,153 | 1,238 | 1,194 | 1,263 | 1,193 | 1,239 | 1,235 | 1,146 | 1,149 |
| Alberta | 51,722 | 4,196 | 3,762 | 4,351 | 4,379 | 4,552 | 4,388 | 4,590 | 4,496 | 4,611 | 4,367 | 4,015 | 4,015 |
| British Columbia | 44,993 | 3,513 | 3,419 | 3,778 | 3,741 | 3,909 | 3,778 | 4,063 | 3,966 | 3,908 | 3,867 | 3,604 | 3,447 |
| Yukon | 383 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 39 | 31 | 39 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
| Northwest Territories | 711 | 48 | 52 | 59 | 42 | 77 | 59 | 75 | 73 | 58 | 64 | 48 | 56 |
| Nunavut | 877 | 79 | 71 | 65 | 69 | 73 | 60 | 101 | 69 | 66 | 84 | 60 | 80 |
| Unknown | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| percent | |||||||||||||
| Canada | 100.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 100.0 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 7.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 100.0 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 9.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 100.0 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.8 |
| New Brunswick | 100.0 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Quebec | 100.0 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
| Ontario | 100.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Manitoba | 100.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 100.0 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
| Alberta | 100.0 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| British Columbia | 100.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| Yukon | 100.0 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Northwest Territories | 100.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 7.9 |
| Nunavut | 100.0 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 11.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 9.1 |
| Unknown | 100.0 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth Database (CANSIM
table 102-4502).
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