Non-resident births in Canada on the rise
According to data by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), the non-resident births in Canada are on the rise. The overall increase across Canada is 7%. The highest increase is recorded in British Columbia – 20% more compared to the previous year. In 2019, there were about 4,400 babies born to non-residents in Canada, while in 2015 this number was only 2,889. Most birth tourists gave birth in Ontario – 3,109; BC was second – 868 births, Alberta was third – 225. The other 198 births occurred in the other provinces. Unfortunately, Quebec does not release this information to the public, so it is hard to estimate the level of birth tourism in Quebec.
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