Which Canadian Provinces Have More Births Than Deaths?
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As of Q1 2026, only three provinces in the entire country can say births still outnumber deaths. Canada recorded 90,173 births against 90,328 deaths in Q1 2026, a shortfall of 155 people and the fifth quarterly natural decrease on record (Statistics Canada). That national figure flattens a lot of very different local stories. Some provinces are still growing organically. Others are watching deaths outpace births by the hundreds, even thousands. Here's the province-by-province breakdown.
Growing Organically: Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Ontario (+1,019), Manitoba (+485), and Saskatchewan (+446) were the only three provinces with positive natural increase in Q1 2026 (Statistics Canada). That organic household formation, stacked on top of…
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