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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
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===The most recent survey was done in 2006-7===
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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The historic survey by the Public Health Agency of Canada is now well out-of-date and cannot be relied on for current information.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>
===Survey of the prepuce and circumcision in Canada===
Abara (2017) surveyed the prepuce and circumcision in Canada. He reported "most Canadian newborn males are likely to live out their lives with an intact prepuce." He had nothing to say about the sexual and psychological burdens posed by circumcision. In all provinces and territories, only a minority of boys are being [[circumcised]].<ref>{{REFjournal
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|init=EO
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|title=Prepuce health and childhood circumcision: Choices in Canada
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|journal= Can Urol Assoc J
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|date=2017-01
|volume=11(1-2Suppl1)
|pages=S55-S62
|url=https://cuaj.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/4447
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|pubmedID=2826532
|pubmedCID=5332238
|DOI=10.5489/cuaj.4447
|accessdate=2025-12-28
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|url=https://momlovesbest.com/choosing-circumcision
|title=Circumcision: Pros and Cons