In 2022, there were 351,679 live births in Canada, excluding Yukon. Similar to previous years, the proportion of boys (51.4%) was slightly higher than the proportion of girls (48.6%).
New preliminary information on 2022 births is available today from the Canadian Vital Statistics: Birth Database. Birth data from 2020 and 2021 have also been revised to reflect the latest data available.
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