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[[File:Flag_of_Canada.svg|thumb|150px|Flag of Canada]]== Canada and circumcision == A Report report on non-therapeutic [[circumcision ]] in Canada.

Non-therapeutic circumcision of children is not part of the culture of many Canadian minorities. The French-speaking people of Quebec and elsewhere generally do not favor favour circumcision. Male circumcision is not part of the native culture of indigenous Inuit, First Nations, and Métis populations (4.3% of the population).The Canadian Government established Residential Schools from about 1880 to assimilate the indigneous people into Euro-Canadian culture.<ref name="residential2021">{{REFweb |title=Residential Schools in Canada |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools |archived= |trans-title= |language= |last=Miller |first= |init=JR |author-link= |publisher=Canadian Encyclopedia |website= |date=2021-06-01 |accessdate=2022-10-26 |quote=}}</ref> The indigenous people who do circumcise today received [[circumcision]] as a cultural procedure from the English-speaking Canadians in the Residential Schools.<ref name="euringer2005">{{REFnews |title=BC Health Pays to Restore Man’s Foreskin |url=https://thetyee.ca/News/2006/07/25/Circumcision/ |last=Euringer |first=Amanda |init=A |publisher=The Tyee |date=2006-07-25 |accessdate=2022-08-21 }}</ref> [[Paul Tinari]], a Métis, attended a residential school near Montreal where he was [[circumcised]] at the age of eight by a Catholic priest and a Jewish [[mohel]]. Tinari states "thousands of young native and Métis boys were [[circumcised]] during their stays in the notorious residential school system."<ref name="euringer2005" />

The medicalized genital cutting of infants and children was first promoted in Canada during the mid to late 19th century by English-speakers after the fashion at the time of the [[United Kingdom]]. Doctors encouraged the genital cutting of both male and female children to prevent [[masturbation]] as well as various diseases like epilepsy and tuberculosis.<ref name="chhrp2018">{{REFdocument |title=International NGO Council on Genital Autonomy Supplementary Country Report Submission on Canada to the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child |url=http://chhrp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Canada-Supplementary-Report.pdf |contribution= |last=Antinuk |first=Kira |author-link=Kira Antinuk |publisher=[[Children's Health & Human Rights Partnership]] |format=PDF |date=2018-07-11 |accessdate=2020-06-23}}</ref>Pirie (1927), in a presentation to the Canadian Society for the Study of Diseases of Children, described [[circumcision ]] as "very common".<ref name="pirie1927">{{REFjournal

[[Douglas Gairdner]],'s classic 1949 paper, ''The Fate of the Foreskin: A Study of Circumcision'', seems to have been ignored in Canada.<ref name="gairdner1949">{{REFjournalGairdnerDM 1949}}</ref> seems to have been ignored in Canada. |last=Gairdner |first=DBruce Peter Reimer, later known as [[David Reimer]], was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on 22 August 1965.M. |title=The fate of the foreskin: a study of His penis was destroyed in an accident during medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision |journal=British Medical Journal |volume=2 |issue=4642 |pages=1433-1437 |url=https://www]] by Dr.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2051968/pdf/brmedj03656[[Jean-0009.pdf |quote= |pubmedID=15408299 |pubmedCID=2051968 |DOI=10.1136/bmj.2.4642Marie Huot]].1433 |date=1949 |accessdate=2019-10-28}}</ref>

Patel (1966) reported his findings on neonatal [[circumcision ]] in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Patel reported on the complications a [[complication]] rate of 55 percent experienced in a series of 100 consecutive male infantsinfant circumcisions. He also reported on the incidence of circumcision at [http://www.kingstonhsc.ca/ Kingston General Hospital] in Kingston, Ontario. Patel reported an incidence of [[circumcision ]] of 48 percent. This is for one hospital in Kingston, {{CAPTC|ON }} but has been widely and falsely cited as the rate for all Canada.<ref>{{REFjournal

|journal= Can Med Assoc J |date=10661966

Canada, like other English-speaking nations , formerly [[circumcised most ]] many of its boys, with circumcision rates in the 40 to 70 percent range in the 1960s.<ref>{{REFjournal

}}</ref> The [[Canadian Paediatric Society]] (CPS) issued its first statement on neonatal circumcision in 1975. The statement said "there is no [[medical indication]] for circumcision during the neonatal period." The CPS called the amputation an "obsolete operation" and anticipated a "sharper decrease in the percentage of infants circumcised".<ref name="cps1975">{{REFjournal |last=Swyer |init=PW |author-link= |last2=Boston |init2=RW |author2-link= |etal=yes |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/cps1975/ |title=FN 75-01 Circumcision in the newborn period |journal=Canadian Paediatric Society News Bulletin Supplement |date=1975 |volume=88 |issue=2 |pages=1-2 |accessdate=2022-03-18}}</ref>

[[Eleanor LeBourdais ]] (1995) declared tha that male circumccision [[circumcision]] is "clearly can no longer be reqarded regarded as routine procedure."<refname="lebourdais1995">{{REFjournal

|trans-title= |language= |journal=Canad Can Med Assoc J

|date=1995-06-01

The Montreal ''Gazette'' (2006) reported that the incidence of circumcision has fallen by 36 percent to 14 percent according to the Association for Genital Integrity, while [https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/start Statistics Canada ] (2006) reported a high of 29.5 percent in P.E.I. and a low of 1.1 percent in Nova Scotia.<ref>{{REFnews

==Position statements of medical societies==  === Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) ===The [[Canadian Paediatric Society]] (CPS) took a position against non-therapeutic circumcision of boys in 1975, declaring it to have "no [[medical indication]]" and to be an "obsolete operation".<ref name="cps1975" />

The [[Canadian Paediatric Society]] (CPS) took a position against non-therapeutic revisited circumcision of boys in 1975, declaring it to have "no medical indication" 1996 and to be an "obsolete operation".<ref name="cps1975">{{REFjournal |last=Swyer |first=P.R. |author-link= |last2=Boston |first2=R.W. |author2-link= |last3=Murdock |first3=A. |author3-link= |last4=Paré |first4=C. |author4-link= |last5=Rees |first5=E. |author5-link= |last6=Segal |first6=S. |author6-link= |last7=Sinclair |first7=J.C. |author7-link= |etal=no |title=FN 75 Circumcision in the newborn period |journal=CPS News Bull Suppl |location= |date=1975 |volume=8 |issue=2 |pages=1-2 |url=httprecommended://www.cirp.org/library/statements/cps1975/ |quote= |pubmedID= |pubmedCID= |DOI= |accessdate=2019-10-25}}</ref>

The CPS revisited circumcision in 1996 and recommended, "{{Citation |Text=Circumcision should not be routinely performed. |ref=<ref name="chhrp2018"/><ref name="cps1996">{{REFjournal

|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1487803/pdf/cmaj00090-0027.pdf

<blockquote>{{Citation |Text=While there may be a benefit for some boys in high-risk populations and circumstances where the procedure could be considered for disease reduction or treatment, the Canadian Paediatric Society does not recommend the routine circumcision of every newborn male. |ref=<ref name="cps2015">{{REFjournal

|first2init2=J.C.JC

|first3init3=A.L.AL

|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedpmc/articles/PMC4578472/?term=26435672

|Author=Canadian Paediatric Society (2015)}}This statement received criticism from [[Intact America]] and [[NOCIRC]] in a joint statement.<ref>{{REFdocument |title=Joint statement in response to the Canadian Paediatric Society |url=https://intactamerica.org/joint-statement-in-response-to-the-canadian-paediatric-society/ |contribution= |last= |first= |publisher=Intact America |format= |date=2015-10-02 |accessdate=2024-06-09}}</ref> === College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) === The [https://www.cpsbc.ca/ College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia] has issued three guidances for its members regarding non-therapeutic male circumcision of children. The most recent (2009) says in part: {{Citation |Text=You are not obliged to act upon a request to circumcise an infant, but you must discuss the medical evidence and the current thoughts in bioethics that dissuade you from performing this procedure. You must also inform the parents that they have the right to see another physician. |ref=<ref>{{REFdocument |title=Circumcision (Infant Male) |trans-title= |language= |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/cpsbc2009/cpsbc-circ-stmt2009.pdf |contribution= |quote= |trans-quote= |quote-lang= |last= |first= |author-link= |publisher=College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia |format=PDF |date=2009-09 |accessdate=2019-11-18}}</blockquoteref> |Author=College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia}} === Canadian Urological Association (CUA) === The [[Canadian Urological Association]] (CUA) considered the matter of circumcision and issued a statement in February 2018. The CUA concluded:

The [http://www.cua.org/en Canadian Urological Association] (CUA) considered the matter of circumcision and issued a statement in February 2018. The CUA concluded, "{{Citation |Text=Given the socioeconomic, educational status, and health demographics of our population, universal neonatal circumcision cannot be justified based on the current evidence available. |ref=<ref name="cua2018">{{REFjournal

|pubmedID=29381455 |pubmedCID=5937397 |DOI=10.5489/cuaj.5034. Epub 2017 Dec 1

==Availability Non-availability of third-party payment== Canada has fourteen single-payer health insurance plans (HIPs) — one for each of the ten provinces and three territories and a 14th plan for government employees. The British Columbia HIP stopped paying for non-therapeutic [[circumcision ]] in the 1980s1984. Ontario HIP stopped payment for non-therapeutic circumcision in July 1995; Saskatchewan stopped in 1996. One by one, all other HIPs have stopped paying for non-therapeutic circumcision. In 2006, Manitoba HIP was the last to stop, but only after the wrong boy was [[circumcised ]] at [http://www.sbgh.mb.ca/ St. Boniface Hospital].<ref>{{REFnews

[[Third-party payment ]] for non-therapeutic circumcision is not presently available anywhere in Canada.<ref name="skeldon2008"/> <ref name="jamesloewen2019">[[James Loewen]] (2019). Personal communication.</ref> Parents who wish to have a son [[circumcised ]] must pay out-of-pocket for the costs of the circumcision.<ref name="rediger-muller2013">{{REFjournal

Brown & Brown (1987) and Rediger & Muller (2013), working in Saskatoon, found "newborn male circumcision rates continue to be heavily influenced by the circumcision status of the child's father."<ref name="brown-brown1987">{{REFjournal |last=Brown |first=Mark S. |init=MS |author-link= |last2=Brown |first2=Cheryl A. |init2=CA |author2-link= |etal=no |title=Circumcision Decision: Prominence of Social Concerns |journal=Pediatrics |location= |date=1987-08 |volume=80 |issue=2 |pages=215-219 |url=https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/80/2/215? |quote= |pubmedID=3615091 |pubmedCID= |DOI= |accessdate=2019-11-10}}</ref><ref name="rediger-muller2013"/> With the decline in the incidence of [[circumcision]] in Canada that started decades ago, there are fewer and fewer [[circumcised]] fathers, so one would expect the incidence of circumcision in Canada to continue to decline.

Two Various deaths caused by circumcision have been reported in Canada, one in British Columbia and one two in Ontario. There may be others because [[death]] by circumcision may not be properly reported.

|last=CoronerCairns |firstinit=ChiefJ

Non-therapeutic [[circumcision ]] of children in Canada is a practice that is of uncertain lawfulnessin Canada.

The ''Charter of Rights and Freedoms '' (1982), [https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/how-rights-protected/guide-canadian-charter-rights-freedoms.html#a2e Article Section 7] provides every Canadian with the right to security of the person.<ref name="chhrp2018" />

In addition, Canada is a state-party to the United Nations ''[https://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CCPR.aspx Covenant on Civil and Political Rights]'' (1966) and the ''[https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx Convention on the Rights of the Child]'' (1989), both of which provide various [[human rights]] to children, which are violated by non-therapeutic child circumcision.

[[Margaret A. Somerville]], then Director of the [https://www.mcgill.ca/study/2010-2011/faculties/law/information/law_centre_for_medicine_ethics_and_law McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law], wrote to Pierre Blais in 1993, then Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, to propose that "male circumcision would not be totally banned. Rather circumcision of those persons unable to consent for themselves (which would, of course, include all infants) would not be allowed under the Criminal Code as it presently stands." However, no action was taken.<ref>{{REFweb

|author-link=Margaret A. Somerville

Several decisions of the [https://www.scc-csc.ca/home-accueil/index-eng.aspx Supreme Court of Canada] call consent for non-therapeutic circumcision of a child in into question, but no case so far has ruled on the matter of circumcision.

[[Suzanne Bouclin ]] (2005) has examined the issues and concluded:

Section 7 of the Charter provides everyone with a certain degree of autonomy in decisions concerning their private lives, including those concerning medical treatment. The protection of the security of the person is so fundamental that medical treatment administered without a patient’s [[informed consent ]] may amount to battery. In the context of circumcision, if a medical practitioner performs routine neonatal circumcision without an infant’s parental consent, that practitioner may be liable for criminal assault as well as for damages for any harm that resulted from her or his negligence ([[Margaret A. Somerville|Somerville]], 2000).

Given that a portion of the medical community has agreed that routine infant male circumcision is nontherapeutic and that it may be in and of itself be a harmful practice, it is arguable that when performed on neonates for nontherapeutic reasons, it amounts to a violation of the child’s [https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/rfc-dlc/ccrf-ccdl/check/art7.html Section 7 ] rights. As stated at the [[Declaration of the First International Symposium on Circumcision (1989)| Declaration of the First International Symposium on Circumcision]], “parents and/or guardians do not have the right to consent to the surgical removal or modification of their children’s normal genitalia.” The Declaration adds that the only person who may consent to medically unnecessary procedures upon herself or himself is that individual, having reached a stage in life where she or he can consent and only upon being fully informed about the risks and benefits of the procedure. Note, however, that the Declaration is not a binding legal instrument.

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Jackie Smith (2002) discussed the growing consensus against non-therapeutic child circumcision, which she called an "anachronism".<ref name="smith2002">{{REFnews

===Third-party payment is not available=== At the beginning of the 21st Century, only the Manitoba Health Insurance Plan (HIP) still paid for non-therapeutic circumcision, however Manitoba HIP ended payment in 2006.<ref name="skeldon2008" /> No insurance coverage of non-therapeutic circumcision is currently available. ===The incidence of circumcision varies widely by region=== Saskatchewan had an incidence of circumcision in 2000 and 2001 of 27.6 percent. The Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons said in 2002 that was ended much too high and should be reduced substantially. The Registrar, Dr. Dennis Kimble, said, "they [doctors] aren't required to carry out a procedure simply because parents want it done."<ref>{{REFnews |title=Sask. college wants circumcision rates reduced |url=http://www.cirp.org/news/medicalpost03-18-02/ |last=Driver |first=Deana |coauthors= |publisher=Medical Post |website= |date=2002-03-19 |accessdate=2021-07-22 |quote=}}</ref> ===The most recent survey was done in 2006.-7===

The [https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health.html Public Health Agency of Canada] carried out a survey of mothermothers' birth experiences in 2006-7. Item 38 was male infant non-therapeutic circumcision.(See pages 224-5.)

In all provinces and territories, only a minority of boys are being [[circumcised]]. Sheldon (2008) reported an incidence of 13.9 percent.<ref name="skeldon2008"/> The incidence of circumcision in Labrador and Newfoundland is reported to be close to zero.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://momlovesbest.com/choosing-circumcision |title=Circumcision: Pros and Cons |last=Goodwin |first=Caitlin |author-link= |publisher= |website=MomLovesBest |date=2019-05-06 |accessdate=2021-07-10 |format= |quote=Labrador and Newfoundland have close to zero}}</ref> The incidence of circumcision in Canada is believed to be one-half or less than that of the [[United States]].

The above referenced survey (2006-7) provides the most recent available statistics on the incidence of non-therapeutic child circumcision in Canada. It is likely that the incidence of circumcision has further declined since the survey was taken for the following reasons:

* The long-term trend in ===Factors pushing the incidence of non-therapeutic circumcision in Canada is down.===

* The ratio of intact fathers to circumcised fathers It is changing toward more intact fathers and fewer circumcised fathers. Boys who were born after likely that the decline in incidence of circumcision started and who are intact are now reaching has further declined since the age at which they start families and become fathers. Intact men usually do not want any son to be circumcised, so they will usually not have a son circumcised. This will cause a further decline in survey was taken for the incidence of circumcision.following reasons:

* The long-term trend in the incidence of [[circumcision]] in Canada is down. * The health insurance plans (HIPs) do not support non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref name="skeldon2008" /> * The ratio of [[intact]] fathers to [[circumcised]] fathers is changing toward more [[intact]] fathers and fewer [[circumcised ]]fathers. Boys who were born after the decline in circumcision started and who are [[intact]] are now reaching the age at which they start families and become fathers. [[Intact]] men usually do not want any son to be [[circumcised]] (See [[Adamant father syndrome]]), so they will usually not have a son [[circumcised]].<ref name="rediger-muller2013" /> This will cause a further decline in the incidence of [[circumcision]]. * The large numbers of [[intact]] boys growing up healthy and happy is further eroding support for non-therapeutic [[circumcision]]. * The survey (2006) found that the incidence of circumcision on Prince Edward Island was 38 percent. A recent report (2019) indicated that non-therapeutic circumcision of boys is no longer available on P.E.I. because no practitioner will perform the non-therapeutic [[amputation ]] of part of a boy's [[penis]].<ref>{{REFnews

* Most hospitals do not provide non-therapeutic circumcision, however [https://www.wrh.on.ca/ Windsor Regional Hospital] is an exception to the general rule. Windsor Regional Hospital still promotes medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] to parents of normal, healthy male infants in apparent violation of the infants' [https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/rfc-dlc/ccrf-ccdl/check/art7.html Section 7 rights]. The hospital is reported to circumcise 51 percent of boys born in the hospital. This is far higher than the incidence of non-therapeutic circumcision elsewhere in Ontario and Canada.<ref>{{REFnews |title=Circumcisions spark debate |url=http://www.cirp.org/news/windsorstar03-19-05/ |last=Williamson |first=Doug |coauthors= |publisher=Windsor Star |website= |date=2005-03-19 |accessdate=2021-07-22 |quote=Dr. Tony Hammer, a Windsor family doctor, said his colleagues may be performing the medically unnecessary procedure simply to make a buck. <b>…</b> There is a financial incentive for physicians, and I wonder if they are fully informing their patients of a lack of medical need.}}</ref> * The [https://www.cpso.on.ca/ College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario] (2010) issued a special order to prohibit paediatrician [[Daniel Marshall]], who operated the Circumcision Centre in Hamilton, {{CAPTC|ON}} from examining or being alone with youths.  DeMaria et al. (2013) surveyed physicians in southwest Ontario who still perform circumcisions. They concluded from their survey: {{Citation |Text=Our survey findings indicate that most physicians performing neonatal circumcisions in our community have received informal and unstructured training. This lack of formal instruction may explain the complications and unsatisfactory results witnessed in our pediatric urology practice. Many practitioners are not aware of the contraindications to neonatal circumcision and most non-surgeons perform the procedure without being able to handle common post-surgical complications. |ref=<ref name="demaria2013">{{REFjournal |last=De Maria |first= |init=J |author-link= |last2=Abdulla |first2= |init2=A |author2-link= |last3=Pemberton |first3= |init3=J |author3-link= |last4=Roees |first4= |init4=A |author4-link= |last5=Braga |first5= |init5=LH |author5-link= |etal=no |title=Are Physicians Performing Neonatal Circumcisions Well Trained? |journal=Can Urol Assoc J |location= |date=2013 |volume=7 |issue=7-8 |article= |page=260-4 |pages= |url=https://cuaj.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/200 |pubmedID=24032062 |pubmedCID= |DOI=https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.200 |accessdate=2021-06-24}}</ref> |Author=DeMaria et al. (2013)}} The CBC (2018) reported that Pakistani [https://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/78555/Dr-Ejaz-Ahmad-Winnipeg-MB.html/ Dr. Ejaz Ahmad], who practiced medicine on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, had been suspended from the practice of medicine for five months by the [https://cpsm.mb.ca/ College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba], after he performed 18 circumcisions from June 2016 to July 2017 on pediatric patients and two boys almost bled to death.<ref name="glowaki2018">{{REFnews |title=2 boys almost bled to death in botched circumcisions by Manitoba doctor |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-doctor-suspended-botched-circumcisions-1.4953561 |last=Glowaki |first=Laura |init= |author-link= |last2= |init2= |author2-link= |publisher=CBC News |website= |date=2018-12-20 |season= |accessdate=2022-07-05 |format= |quote=}}</ref> The CBC reported: <blockquote>Among the complications, two boys were rushed to hospital with potentially life-threatening bleeds, one after a portion of his [[penis]] was amputated and the other with arterial bleeding. Other boys experienced complications like swelling, pain, embedded gauze from improper wound care, possible infections and disfigurement. At least one boy's [[penis]] was left so deformed he required a revision surgery.<ref name="glowaki2018" /></blockquote> The circumcisions performed by Dr. Ahmad were performed for cultural reasons, not medical reasons, so they were not insured by Manitoba Health. The CBC reported: <blockquote>Along with malpractice, the college found Ahmad displayed several "multi-dimensional" professional shortcomings. He neglected to warn parents about the risks of their surgeries, failed to create records and when families went to other doctors for help, he told them not to disclose who had carried out the surgeries. In one instance, Ahmad told a doctor and nurses in an emergency room the procedure had been performed by a "traditional man" and not, in fact, himself.<ref name="glowaki2018" /></blockquote> The [https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/ Manitoba Department of Health] issued a ''Patient Safety Learning Advisory'' in February 2018 regarding an incident in which a newly [[circumcised]] infant boy experienced [[bleeding]] after his non-therapeutic [[circumcision]]. A blood pressure cuff suitable for infants was not available so a proper diagnosis was not made. The boy was discharged home, however [[bleeding]] continued and the boy was returned to the emergency department but was then transferred to a tertiary care facility. The boy suffered multiple complications.<ref>{{REFweb |title=Patient Safety Learning Advisory |url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/patientsafety/docs/psla61.pdf |archived= |trans-title= |language= |last= |first= |author-link= |publisher=Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living |website= |date=2018-02 |accessdate=2022-07-04 |format=PDF |quote=The infant required transfer to a tertiary care site by the neonatal transport team due to multiple complications.}}</ref> Infant boys have very little blood in their tiny bodies so the ability to withstand [[bleeding]] is very limited. Typically, exsanguination and hypovolemic shock occurs. Manitoba Services (2022) reported Winnipeg attorney [https://www.bestlawyers.com/lawyers/martin-j-pollock/76357 Martin Pollock] filed a Statement of Claim on 22 June 2022 in the Court of Queen's Bench on behalf of the Muslim mother of a five-year-old boy who was circumcised in Portage la Prairie in 2017. The suit names [https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/ Manitoba Health] and three health care workers as defendants. The mother "alleges in the lawsuit that the injuries suffered by her son were caused or contributed to by the negligence of the two doctors, the nurse and the health region named in the suit, which led to 'severe and permanent injuries.'"<ref>{{REFnews |title=Baby who bled for hours after circumcision was sent home from ER twice, suffered brain damage: lawsuit |url=https://manitobaservices.com/news/baby-who-bled-for-hours-after-circumcision-was-sent-home-from-er-twice-suffered-brain-damage-lawsuit/ |last=Manny |first= |init= |author-link= |last2= |init2= |author2-link= |publisher=Manitoba Services |website= |date=2022-07-03 |season= |accessdate=2022-07-05 |format= |quote=The child, now five years old, lives with motor impairment, irreversible brain damage, impaired vision and speech, and developmental delay. He “will continue to suffer the effects of his disabilities for the balance of his lifetime,” the suit says.}}</ref> As of 20192022, [[third-party payment ]] for non-therapeutic [[circumcision is ]] has not been available anywhere in Canadasince 2006. <ref name="skeldon2008" /> Moreover, non-therapeutic circumcision is not done in most hospitals,<ref name="jamesloewen2019" /> so parents who want to have a boy [[circumcised ]] must take the boy to the surgery of a practitioner who specializes in non-therapeutic male circumcision, and furthermore must pay out of pocket.For example, the cost of circumcision of a newborn boy in New Brunswick is C$425 ranging up to C$1500 for a teenager or adult.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://gentleproceduresnb.ca/circumcision/cost-how-much/ |title=Circumcision Pricing & Insurance Coverage |publisher=Gentle Procedures Clinic |accessdate=2019-11-06}}</ref>

The prevalence of circumcision is high higher among older males, but low lower among younger males. As older , mostly [[circumcised ]] males die and are replaced in the population by younger, mostly [[intact ]] males, the overall prevalence of [[circumcised]] men in Canada is gradually declining. [[Intact]] males usually do not want any son to be [[circumcised]],<ref name="brown-brown1987" /> <ref name="rediger-muller2013" /> so the demand for [[circumcision ]] in Canada is gradually declining. Mayan et al. (2021) carried out a massive empirical study of the male population of the province of Ontario, Canada (569,950 males), of whom 203,588 (35.7%) were [[circumcised]] between 1991 and 2017. The study concluded that circumcision status is not related to risk of [[HIV]] infection.<ref name="mayan2021">{{REFjournal |last=Mayan |first=Madhur |init= |author-link= |last2=Hamilton |first2=Robert J. |init2= |author2-link= |last3=Juurlink |first3=David N. |init3= |author3-link= |last4=Austin |first4=Peter C. |init4= |author4-link= |last5=Jarvi |first5=Keith A. |init5= |author5-link= |etal=no |title=Circumcision and Risk of HIV Among Males From Ontario, Canada |journal=J Urol |location= |date=2021-09-23 |volume= |issue= |article= |page= |pages= |url=https://www.auajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1097/JU.0000000000002234 |quote=We found that circumcision was not independently associated with the risk of acquiring [[HIV]] among men from Ontario, Canada. |pubmedID=34551593 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1097/JU.0000000000002234 |accessdate=2021-10-02}}</ref> Schröder et al. (2021) reviewed the experience of the [https://www.sickkids.ca Hospital for Sick Children] in Toronto with regard to circumcision-related emergency admissions between 2000 and 2013. They found that 19 previously healthy neonates had emergency admissions for circumcision complications. The records of patients who had died were searched to identify those who had been [[circumcised]]. Four of the boys had post-circumcision [[bleeding]]. Four of the boys had [[glans]] amputations. Two previously healthy boys died.<ref name="shroder2021">{{REFjournal |last=Schröder |first=Annette |init= |author-link= |last2=Farhat |first2=Walid A. |init2= |author2-link= |last3=Chiasson |first3=David |init3= |author3-link= |last4=Wilson |first4=Gregory J. |init4= |author4-link= |last5=Koyle |first5=Martin A. |init5= |author5-link= |etal=no |title=Serious and Fatal Complications after Neonatal Circumcision |trans-title= |language= |journal=Eur Urol |location= |date=2021-12-12 |volume=29 |issue= |article= |page= |pages=S2405-4569(21)00316-3 |url=https://www.eu-focus.europeanurology.com/article/S2405-4569(21)00316-3/fulltext |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=34973956 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1016/j.euf.2021.12.005 |accessdate=2022-01-15}}</ref> Based on the data provided, the estimated [[death]] rate is one dead boy for every 84,000 circumcisions. Non-circumcision or [[genital integrity]] is the norm in all parts of Canada. ==Video== [[Christopher Guest]], {{MD}}, {{FRCPC}}, of Barrie, {{CAPTC|ON}}, discusses circumcision in Canada: <youtube>7-vbutOy4X8</youtube> A news report on circumcision in Canada. <youtube>Yf06OSHcZc8</youtube>