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====<b>The historic survey by the Public Health Agency of Canada is now well out -of -date and cannot be relied on for current information.====</b>
→The historic survey by the Public Health Agency of Canada is now well out of date and cannot be relied on for current information.
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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
[[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 cirumcisioncircumcision]] also is declining. It is now estimated that less than 20 percent or 1 out of 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 are in the majority in every province and territory.