Elliott Brood frontman Casey Laforet has become a first-time father after welcoming a baby boy on New Year's Day (01Jan13).

The star's wife Jane Maggs gave birth to Wynn Christopher at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada at midnight - the couple's son became the first baby born in the city in the New Year.

The tot weighed in at seven pounds, four ounces.

The proud dad tells local publication The Toronto Star, "This literally happened as the ball dropped. He came out as the champagne got popped. He knows how to make an entrance."