Baby's First-Year Cost Calculator

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Amounts are in Canadian dollars. Monthly entries are multiplied by 12.

Your first-year estimate

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A clearer way to budget

Use after-tax costs and subtract gifts, hand-me-downs or benefits directly from your estimate.
For recurring costs that start later, use the number of months you’ll actually pay.
Keep a separate emergency cushion; this total only includes the lines you enter.

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Method & context

This is a planning calculator, not a claim about what every family spends. Statistics Canada notes that housing, transportation, food, childcare, clothing and health care are major child-related spending categories, while family structure, income and region materially change the result. This tool focuses on incremental first-year costs and leaves each amount to you.