The nation's first baby of the year was born just a handful of minutes after the big count that propelled the province into 2023.

Indeed, little Eliane, an 8.3 lb baby measuring 21 inches, was born at 12:17 a.m. at Saint-François d'Assise hospital.

In addition to being the first baby to be born in the capital, Éliane also became the first child of her parents, Roxanne Martel and Alexandre Angers, a couple residing in Beauport, said the CHU de Québec-Université Laval.

"The CHU would like to warmly congratulate the new parents and send them all its best wishes," the organization said.

On the Montreal side, the CHUM shared an image on its social networks congratulating the parents of little Roman, the hospital's first baby of the year.

In Outaouais, the first baby was born at 1:23 a.m. The toddler is named Èva-Rose Vachon and she weighs 5.6 pounds (2.27 kg). The whole family is doing well, said the CISSS de l'Outaouais. In Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, the first baby was born at 7:42 a.m. at the Hôpital de Chicoutimi and it is also a girl. .