Surrogacy Clinics in Canada

Altruistic surrogacy is permitted, but the Assisted Human Reproduction Act prohibits paying consideration to a person to be a surrogate. Eligible out-of-pocket expenses may be reimbursed when the federal documentation rules are followed. Loss of work-related income has additional medical-certification requirements.

There is no government-set package price. The total depends on whether embryos already exist, the number of IVF or transfer attempts, legal work, counselling, travel, medication, insurance, and documented carrier expenses. Ask for written estimates from the clinic and independent lawyer before committing.

There is no dependable national wait-time estimate. Timing depends on finding a willing carrier, screening, legal agreements, embryo availability, treatment scheduling, transfer outcomes, pregnancy, and the post-birth parentage process. Ask each provider which stages its estimate actually includes.

Not necessarily — but most arrangements use one clinic for embryo creation and either the same or a clinic local to the carrier for monitoring and transfer. Coordination experience matters here.

Canadian federal surrogacy prohibitions do not limit intended parents by sexual orientation or marital status. Parentage procedures and clinic requirements remain province- and situation-specific, so obtain advice for the province where the child is expected to be born.