Government Funding for Fertility in New Brunswick

Reviewed September 3, 2026. New Brunswick's Fertility Treatment Reimbursement Program lists two separate one-time household grants: 100% of eligible IUI costs up to $10,000 and 100% of one eligible IVF cycle up to $20,000. It is a reimbursement program, so applicants document completed treatment and paid expenses.

Eligibility

Applicants must be full-time New Brunswick residents with a valid Medicare card at the time of treatment, be over 18 and under 43 when treatment begins, have a clinic-confirmed need for fertility services, and complete the treatment cycle within the 12 months before applying. Private insurance must pay first; only eligible costs left uninsured can be reimbursed.

Where treatment can occur

The standard rule uses a licensed New Brunswick or Nova Scotia fertility clinic. When treatment at another licensed Canadian fertility clinic is medically needed, the applicant must provide a physician's confirmation or explanation. Treatment outside Canada is not eligible.

Eligible and excluded costs

The program lists eligible medical services such as consultation, monitoring, retrieval, sperm collection, standard IVF, medically indicated ICSI, blastocyst culture, one fresh or frozen embryo transfer, IUI services, certain donor-related procedures, and endometrial biopsy. Supportive services can include cycle medication, clinic ultrasound and bloodwork, anesthesia or sedation, semen analysis, and storage of supernumerary blastocysts from the eligible IVF cycle for up to two years.

Excluded costs include purchasing donor sperm, eggs, or embryos; genetic testing; ongoing storage outside the stated allowance; treatment outside Canada; travel and accommodation; alternative therapies; surrogacy legal or agency costs; and multiple IVF cycles.

Timing matters

For IVF, the first blastocyst transfer must generally have occurred in the past 12 months for the full cycle to qualify. Further transfers may be reimbursed for up to two additional years if the $20,000 maximum has not been reached. Comparable timing rules apply to the IUI grant. Read the current application instructions before deciding when to submit.

Related resources

Use the fertility cost calculator to organize treatment costs, then review fertility grants in Canada and the fertility tax-credit guide. The Canada-wide funding guide provides broader provincial context.

Primary source

Government of New Brunswick: Fertility Treatment Reimbursement Program