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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>
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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.
===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
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* {{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
|accessdate=2025-09-27
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* {{REFnews
|title=P.E.I. has highest rate of circumcision in Canada
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|accessdate=2025-09-01
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1npv247/opinion_piece_by_a_66yo_uncut_canuck_regarding/?chainedPosts=t3_1nqur98%2Ct3_1npoor7%2Ct3_1nrjbmc%2Ct3_1kjqhh8
|title=Opinion Piece by a 66yo Uncut Canuck Regarding Canadian Attitudes about Circumcision
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|publisher=REDDIT
|date=2025-09-24
|accessdate=2025-09-27
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[[Category:Canada]]
[[Category:Circumcision]]
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[[Category:Male circumcision]]
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