Canada’s Birth Rate Declines Following Brief Pandemic Baby Boom: StatCan

The number of births in Canada has started to decline again after a short-lived increase during the COVID pandemic, according to Statistics Canada.

Statistics Canada sign outside the agency's building in Ottawa on July 3, 2019. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The number of births in Canada has started to decline again after a short-lived increase during the COVID pandemic, according to Statistics Canada.

The agency says the total number of births has been declining since 2016, with the exception of Nova Scotia, which saw a 12.8 percent increase in 2022.