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NonExcision of healthy functional tissue that occurs with non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of children is a practice that is of uncertain dubious lawfulness in 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 Section 7] provides every Canadian with the right to security of the person.<ref name="chhrp2018" />
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== Canada and circumcision ==
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Still (1972) described infant circumcision as a "an outdated and unnecessary procedure".<ref name="still1972">{{REFjournal |last=Still |first= |init=H |author-link= |etal=no |title=Circumcision - an outdated and unnecessary procedure? |journal= Can Fam Physician |location= |date=1972-01 |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=51-2 |url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2370328/ |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=20468719 |pubmedCID=2370328 |DOI= |doi= |accessdate=2025-01-09}}</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
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==Non-therapeutic circumcision and Canadian law==
===The Canadian legal view===
The Government of Canada officially states:
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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 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.
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Collins (2013) argues strongly that a precautionary approach is legally required to protect the Canadian Section Seven right to ''security of the person''.<ref>{{REFjournal
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===Canadian Medical Association Code of Ethics and Professionalism===
==Canada and circumcision in the 21st century==
Jackie Smith (2002) discussed the growing consensus against non-therapeutic child circumcision, which she called an "anachronism".<ref name="smith2002">{{REFnews
|title=The growing consensus against circumcision
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}}</ref> and this is also true throughout Canada. <ref name="allan2024">{{REFbook |last=Allan |first= |init=JA |author-link=Jonathan A. Allan |year=2024 |title=Uncut: A Cultural Analysis of the Foreskin |url=https://uofrpress.ca/Books/U/Uncut |chapter=Chapter 2: Circumcision Indecision |pages=88-9 |location=Regina |publisher=University of Regina Press |ISBN= 978-1779400307 |accessdate=2024-10-06 }}</ref> Only "medically indicated" circumcisions (which are very rare) are covered.<ref name="dm2024" />
===The incidence of circumcision varies widely by region===
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<b>The historic survey by the Public Heath Health Agency of Canada is now well out -of -date and cannot be relied on for current information.</b>
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
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[[Circumcised]] males are found mostly in older age groups. The incidence of child circumcision in Canada varies by province, but the overall incidence is believed to be one-half or less than that of the [[United States]]where the [[United_States_of_America#Incidence_of_circumcision| incidence of circumcision]] also is declining. It is now estimated that less than 25 20 percent or 1 out of 4 5 boys in Canada are currently being [[circumcised]]. The prevalence of [[circumcision]] in the whole population constantly declines as elderly, mostly [[circumcised]] males die off and are replaced in the population by mostly [[intact]] boys.
[[Foreskinned]] males appear to be are in the majority in every province and territory.
===Factors pushing the incidence of non-therapeutic circumcision down===
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|title=Windsor, Ont., doctor fined after wrongfully accessing health records to offer circumcision services
|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-doctor-1.7621211
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===Overcharging for minor procedure===
The [https://www.cps.sk.ca/imis/CPSS/College_of_Physicians_and_Surgeons_of_Saskatchewan.aspx Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons] has charged [https://www.cps.sk.ca/imis/CPSS/Physician_Summary/Physician_Profile.aspx?ID=8041 Dr. Amith Mulla] with three offences arising from the performance of an [[adult circumcision]]. Dr. Mulla has been charged with:
* charging $1,795 for a circumcision procedure.
* failing to provide followup care.
* asking for pictures of the patient's [[penis]].<ref name="simes2024">{{REFnews
|title=Saskatoon doctor facing professional charges in circumcision case
|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10906122/saskatoon-doctor-facing-professional-charges-in-circumcision-case/
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|date=2024-12-06
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===Leading promoters===
[[Neil Pollock]] and his group are leading promoters of harmful, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys in Canada.
===Counseling for circumcised men===
[[Dale Andersen]], MSW, provides counseling in southern Ontario to [[circumcised]] men who are troubled by the grief, [[trauma]], [[depression]], and loss of [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| function]] associated with involuntary [[amputation]] of their [[foreskin]].
===Care of foreskinned boys===
Circumcision is now nearly a thing of the past, and most Canadian boys now have an [[intact]] [[foreskin]]. Alberta Health (2024) has published guidance on the care of the natural, normal, [[foreskinned]] [[penis]].<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/aftercareinformation/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=abo1357
|title=Learning About How to Care for an Intact Penis
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|first=Ignite
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|date=2024-10-24
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===A Historical and Medical Critique of Circumcision - Dr. Christopher Guest===
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===40 years of lessons on circumcision from a child birth educator===
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Canadian Children's Rights Council]]
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* {{URLwikipedia|Canada|Canada}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.cirp.org/library/statistics/Canada/
|title=Incidence of Circumcision in Canada
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|publisher=Circumcision Reference Library
|date=2012
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* {{REFnews
|title=P.E.I. has highest rate of circumcision in Canada
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://archive.is/NjZif
|title=To cut or not to cut
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|author-link=Jonathan A. Allan
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|date=2024-11
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AskACanadian/comments/n74enn/whats_the_norm_regarding_circumcision_in_canada/?rdt=44390
|title=What's the norm regarding circumcision in Canada?
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/comments/1mhykgs/went_to_the_nude_beach_today/
|title=Only [[foreskinned]] guys on the nude beach in Canada
|last=Anonymous
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|date=2025-08-04
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/answers/0ed39a4d-8136-4f36-8b44-5da3f230d180/?q=Circumcision%20norms%20and%20preferences%20in%20Canada&source=PDP
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* {{REFweb
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|title=Opinion Piece by a 66yo Uncut Canuck Regarding Canadian Attitudes about Circumcision
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