The Canada guide
Thirteen systems.
One guide.
Health coverage, a family doctor, leave and benefits, child care, vaccines: every province and territory does it differently. Choose yours: each answer is a short summary of an official page, linked and dated.
New to Canada · moving provinces
You just arrived. Where do you start?
Pregnant with no health card yet, children to register, a waiting period nobody explained. Answer four questions and get your checklist, in order.
Choose your province or territory
Recent recalls that touch children
Cribs, car seats, strollers, toys: from the Government of Canada’s recalls, updated daily.
- Oct 29, 2026Expanded Alert: Health Canada warns that balloon blowing kits previously available on Amazon.ca may pose a chemical hazard
- Oct 29, 2026Harkla Children’s Compression Sensory Swings recalled due to fall hazard
- Oct 26, 2026Magic Balloon balloon blowing kits recalled due to chemical hazard
- Oct 26, 2026Hamax Buddy child seat recalled due to choking hazard
- Oct 26, 2026Plastic Balloons balloon blowing kit recalled due to chemical hazard
- Oct 22, 2026Simmons Kozy and Nido Baby Nests/Loungers recalled due to fall hazard
How this guide is made
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31 facts, each a summary in our own words of an official page: never a copy.
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45 sources: federal, provincial and territorial governments first. Each is linked and dated.
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Every fact is checked again before its review date; a fact without a source cannot be published.
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General information, not medical or legal advice. For your own case, the official page and your health professional decide.