Canada

Children’s Hospitals

• Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary:  www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/ACH
• Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec (CHA), Sainte-Foy: www.cha.quebec.qc.ca
• Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS): www.chus.qc.ca/fr/index.htm 
• Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver: www.cw.bc.ca
• Children’s Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton: www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca
• Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, London (Ontario): www.chwo.org
• Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants: www.thechildren.com
• Children's Hospitla of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa: www.cheo.on.ca
• Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Montréal: www.hsj.qc.ca
• The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto: www.sickkids.on.ca
• IWK Grace Health Centre, Halifax: www.iwk.nshealth.ca
• Janeway Child Health Centre, St. John’s (Newfoundland): www.hccsj.nf.ca
• Kingston General Hospital: www.kgh.on.ca
• McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton: www.mcmasterchildrenshospital.ca
• Royal University Hospital (RUH), Saskatoon: www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca
• Stollery Children's Hospital (Hospital of the University of Alberta), Edmonton: www.cha.ab.ca
• Winnipeg Children's Hospital: www.hsc.mb.ca

Breastfeeding & Nutrition

• Breastfeeding Committee for Canada: www.breastfeedingcanada.ca
• Canadian Healthcare Association: www.cha.ca
• Canadian Institute of Child Health: www.cich.ca
• Canadian Lactation Consultant Association: www.clca-accl.ca
• Canadian Public Health Association: www.cpha.ca
• Having a Baby Website - Government of Ontario: www.gov.on.ca
• La Leche League Canada: Mother-to-Mother Breastfeeding Support: www.lalecheleaguecanada.ca
• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada: www.sogc.medical.org
• SHARE – Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support: www.nationalshareoffice.com/index.shtml
• Canadian Institutes for Health: www.cihr.ca
• Health Canada: www.hc-sc.gc.ca
• Public Health Agency of Canada: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/new_e.html
• ProMoM.org:  Promotion of Mother's Milk, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and acceptance of breastfeeding.
• Office of Nutrition Policy Canada:www.hc-sc.gc.ca
• MotherRisk.org – evidence-based information about the safety or risk of drugs, chemicals and disease during pregnancy and lactation: www.motherisk.org
• Canadian Health Network (CHN): www.canadian-health-network.ca
• Women's Health Matters: www.womenshealthmatters.ca

Healthy Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Best Start Resource Centre: www.beststart.org
• Multiple Births of Canada: www.multiplebirthscanada.org
• Multiple Births: Prenatal Education: www.multiplebirthsfamilies.com
• TPOMBA – Toronto Parents of Multiple Births Association: www.tpomba.org
• New Parent Resource Guide: www.parentguide.ca

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Healthy Child Development

• Alberta Centre for Active Living: www.centre4activeliving.ca
• Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs: www.frp.ca
• Canadian Child Care Federation:www.cccf-fcsge.ca
• Centre for Families, Work and Well-Being, University of Guelph:www.uoguelph.ca/cfww
• Child and Family Canada:www.cfc-efc.ca
• Child Welfare League of Canada:www.cwlc.ca
• Dads Can – Dedicated to Building Involved Fathers:www.dadscan.org
• e-Parenting Network:www.eparentingnetwork.ca
• Family Service Canada:www.familyservicecanada.org
• Southern Alberta Child & Youth Health Network:www.sacyhn.ca
• The Vanier Institute of the Family:www.vifamily.ca

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Safe Environments

• Safety Council: www.safety-council.org
• Canadian Toy Testing Council: www.toy-testing.org
• Car Seat Safety: CAA Québec: www.caaquebec.ca/en/automobile/bebe.asp
• Car Seat Safety: CAA Canada: www.caa.ca/e/news-issues/child-safety.shtml
• Children's Environmental Health Network: www.cehn.org
• Children's Health Environmental Coalition: www.checnet.org
• Healthy Spaces for Healthy Development: www.cfc-efc.ca/healthy-spaces
• Safe Kids Canada:www.safekidscanada.ca 

Monitoring Children's Health

• Canadian Council on Social Development: www.ccsd.ca
• Canadian Institute for Health: www.cihi.ca
• Canadian Paediatric Society: www.cps.ca
• Canadian Public Health Association: www.cpha.ca

Government Links

• Government of Canada: www.canada.gc.ca
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research:www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca
• Health Canada:www.hc-sc.gc.ca
• Canadian Health Network:www.canadian-health-network.ca
• Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development: www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca

Pre- and Post-natal Support

• Pregnancy and Depression: www.pregnancyanddepression.com
• Association of Ontario Midwives: www.aom.on.ca
• Birthright International - Pregnancy Crisis Centre: www.birthright.org

Financial & Educational Planning

• Heritage Education Funds Inc., RESP’s: www.heritagefunds.ca

A Voice for Canada's Children

• Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children: www.rightsofchildren.ca
• Campaign 2000: www.campaign2000.ca
• National Children's Alliance: www.nationalchildrensalliance.com

Nannies & Childcare

• Click here to find local babysitting jobs
• Au Pair Canada: www.aupair.ca
• Canadian Sitter and Canadian Nanny: www.canadiansitter.ca
• Government of Canada: www.childcaredirectory.com
• www.WeeCarePlacement.ca: Full-time nanny placement
• www.InaPinch.ca: Temporary nanny placement for short-term placements
• Canada Child Care Directory : the best place to find childcare online. Daycares, preschools, Montessori, Kindergarten database at your fingertips as well as free parenting resources.

University Departments of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (Canada)

• University of Western Ontario: www.uwo.ca/obsgyn
• University of Toronto: www.utoronto.ca/obgyn
• Queen's University: meds.queensu.ca/medicine/obgyn
• McGill University: www.med.mcgill.ca/undmededuca/english/cal/obsgyn.html
• Université de Sherbrooke: www.usherbrooke.ca/medecine
• Université Laval: www.ulaval.ca/sg/annuaires/dep/obs.html
• Memorial University: www.med.mun.ca/obsgyn
• University of British Columbia: www.med.ubc.ca/unitdocs/unitplans/ob_gyn.htm
• University of Alberta: www.ob-gyn.ca
• University of Saskatchewan: www.usask.ca/medicine/obgyn/index.html
• University of Manitoba: www.umanitoba.ca/womens_health

Local Resources & Hospitals

Montreal Area

• Info-Médicaments en Allaitmement et Grossesse: www.hsj.qc.ca/CISE
• The Montreal Children's Hospital: www.thechildren.com/intro.html
• McGill University Health Centre / Montreal General Hospital: www.muhc.ca/pfv/mgh

Ottawa Area

• Ottawa Pregnancy Distress Centre: 613-228-7475, 101-1911 Baseline Road, Ottawa
• Ottawa Distress Centre
• First Place Pregnancy Centre: 613-228-7475,  201-889 Bank Street, Ottawa
• Centre Miriam: 613-830-8623, 030-2742 St Joseph Boulevard, Orleans, ON K1C 1G5
• City of Ottawa: Child and Infant Health
• The Incredible Directory/Community Services Inventory Online
• Birthright Ottawa: 613-231-5683,  302-200 Isabella Street, Ottawa
• Poison Control: 613-737-1100

Vancouver Area

• Quintessence Foundation (Breastfeeding Challenge): www.babyfriendly.ca
• Vancouver Breastfeeding Centre: www.breastfeeding1.com
• IntoYoga.ca : Prenatal Yoga, Baby & Me Yoga, Baby & Me Pilates, Children's Yoga, Baby Sign Language, Infant Massage

Toronto Area

• Halton Breastfeeding Connection:www.region.halton.on.ca
• Health Line Peel: www.region.peel.on.ca/health/commhlth/breastfeed
• Toronto Public Health Breastfeeding Support: www.city.toronto.on.ca
• York Region Health Connection: www.region.york.on.ca
• La Leche League – Toronto: www.lalecheleaguecanada.ca
• Victorian Order of Nurses: www.von.ca
• Pregnancy Care Centre – Toronto: www.pregnancycarecentre.org

Toronto Area Hospitals

• Mount Sinai:www.mountsinai.on.ca
• North York General Hospital: www.nygh.on.ca/home.htm
• Toronto Hospital: East 416 461 8272, General 416 340 3111, West 416 603 2581
• Princess Margaret Hospital – University Health Network: www.uhn.ca/pmh
• Toronto East General Hospital: www.tegh.on.ca/bins/index.asp
• Toronto General Hospital - University Health Network: www.uhn.ca/tgh
• Toronto Western Hospital - University Health Network: www.uhn.ca/twh
• The Scarborough Hospital: www.tsh.to
• Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre: www.sunnybrookandwomens.on.ca
• Humber River Regional Hospital – Weston, Downsview, Toronto:www.communityinfotoronto.org
• Dial 211: www.211toronto.ca/splash.jsp
• www.WeeCarePlacement.ca : Full-time nanny placement
• www.InaPinch.ca : Temporary nanny placement for short-term placements
• Ryerson University Gerrard Resource Centre: www.ryerson.ca/ece/GRC.html

Emergency Numbers and Hotlines

• Ontario Poison Information Centre – Toronto: www.sickkids.ca/poisoninformationcentre 
• Parent Help Line: www.parentsinfo.sympatico.ca
• Telehealth Ontario: www.healthyontario.com 1 866 797 0000

Preconception & Fertility

• Ovulation-Calculator: For All Things Preconception and Pregnancy

Parenting Programs

• Alyson Schafer: www.alyson.ca
• Canadian Mothercraft Society: www.mothercraft.ca
• Concerned Parent Seminars: www.cpseminars.org
• Family Service Association of Toronto: www.fsatoronto.com
• Ontario Parenting Centre: www.practicalparenting.ca
• The Parenting Coach: www.theparentingcoach.com

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