A Third of Canadian Kids Overweight or ObeseOne-third of Canadian children and adolescents are overweight or obese, according to a Statistics Canada study. CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveAmong Canadian children aged 5 to 17, 19.8 percent are overweight and 11.7 percent are obese, according to Statistics Canada. Igor Stepovik/Photos.comBy Omid Ghoreishi9/24/2012Updated: 10/1/2015Print