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→Factors pushing the incidence of non-therapeutic circumcision down
===The incidence of circumcision varies widely by region===
The incidence of non-therapeutic child circumcision Labrador and Newfoundland is reported to be close to zero while 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 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/
|accessdate=2021-07-10
|format=
|quote=Labrador and Newfoundland have close to zero.
}}</ref>
The above referenced survey (2006-7) provides the most recent available statistics on the incidence of non-therapeutic child circumcision in Canada but is now becoming out-of-date.
[[Foreskinned]] males appear to be in the majority in every province and territory.
===Factors pushing the incidence of non-therapeutic circumcision down===
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 the incidence of [[circumcision]] in Canada is down.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/will-canada-ban-circumcision-not-likely-observers-say-1.3824863 |title=Will Canada ban circumcision? Not likely, observers say |last=Szklarsk |first=Cassandra |init= |author-link= |publisher=The Canadian Press |date=2018-03-01 |accessdate=2024-11-06}}</ref>
* The health insurance plans (HIPs) do not support non-therapeutic circumcision.<ref name="skeldon2008" />