Canada was formed by the four colonies of British North America on 1st July, 1857. It was a young country then and had a strong neighbor, the United States. Ever since its creation, Britain had full control over the foreign policies of Canada but soon with time the Canadians took over this control. They formulated new ways of reducing conflict and played a part in the formation of the United Nations (Anonymous). Canada faced many problems and required to introduce many products in its market. One such product that was introduced in its market was the birth control pill. Today as many as eighty million females use this pill all over the world but when it was introduced in Canada, while the female population were pleased, the pope condemned its use and declared it to be immoral (CBC Archives).

             Before the introduction of birth control pills, the world did not have many advances in the contraceptive sector. This birth control pill was a revolutionary breakthrough and was approved to be the best contraceptive method in the world. "Canadian doctors had been dispensing contraceptive advice for years before 1969 and the development of The Pill in 1960 provided doctors with a highly effective contraceptive for the first time" (Annette Burfoot, p.454). However Canada faced some serious opposition from the churches and they condemned its introduction in Canada and its use because they felt that it is morally wrong to use any form of contraceptive methods. During 1944, Canada had formed the Canadian Council of Churches whose work was to deal with problems like divorce, family planning and social welfare. Canada, especially Quebec was facing increasing secularization and these responsibilities were back on the state and not the church.

             In Canada it was then assumed that a high birthrate was an obstacle to progress according the industrial world. This led on to the churches to recognize responsible parenthood and people were encouraged to practice family planning.