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Births and birth rate, by province and territory

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Births and birth rate, by province and territory
(Number of births)
  2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008r 2008/2009p
  number of births
Canada 339,270 346,082 360,916 370,859 377,703
Newfoundland and Labrador 4,543 4,526 4,495 4,521 4,488
Prince Edward Island 1,371 1,329 1,428 1,388 1,402
Nova Scotia 8,575 8,479 8,675 8,848 8,844
New Brunswick 6,874 6,869 7,127 7,120 7,081
Quebec 75,422 78,481 83,108 85,608 88,600
Ontario 132,795 133,775 136,980 138,985 140,255
Manitoba 14,031 14,270 14,842 15,417 15,690
Saskatchewan 11,915 12,178 12,523 13,438 13,826
Alberta 41,345 43,193 47,558 49,568 51,079
British Columbia 40,632 41,192 42,379 44,087 44,554
Yukon 340 344 354 355 359
Northwest Territories 705 707 686 727 724
Nunavut 722 739 761 797 801

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