I got my baby at the Queensway. I didn't get a cut, so I have a natural split and the doctor didn't give me a sawing. So my recovering is very slow. And at the end, the skin is not smooth, too.
I reviewed my brochure from the hospital and found that you have to ask for the cut and epidural, if you want.
BTW, they do not do any protection, too. My mother-in-law told me that it should be in China. My daugther is very tiny, but I still have a serious split during my delivery. How bad service in Canada.
Both of the kids I delivered, one at Queensway, one at Civic, I have asked for 侧切, recovered nicely. I think you need to talk to your nurse
in advance, she/he will let the doctor know.