Cost of fertility preservation in Canada
The information in this section is based on costs and funding from August 2016. The costs and funding for fertility preservation may have changed since the last update of this decision aid.
The cost of fertility preservation in your province is presented using a range. The costs between fertility centres in each province vary.
Please note: extra costs may be added to your total cost such as registration, out of province and telephone consultations fees. The following costs are an estimate. The total cost will depend on many factors including how much medication you need and the number of in vitro fertilization rounds you complete. Talk with your fertility specialist on the specific costs.
Cost and Funding for Fertility Preservation across Canada
Alberta
Additional Coverage and Funding
Fertility preservation is not fully covered in Alberta. Fertility preservation is supported by the Generation of Hope Fertility Assistance Fund www.generationsofhope.ca
Ask your fertility specialists if they have reduced fees for medically related fertility preservation.
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
- Embryo Freezing - $13,000 to $21,000
- Egg Freezing - $15,000 to $21,000
- Ovarian Suppression - $425 to $500
Cost Breakdown:
Medications: $3000 to $8000
Embryo Freezing
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): $7600 to $10,000
Embryo Freezing: $990
Storage of Frozen Embryos: $400/year
Frozen Embryo Transfer (cost of thawing the embryo and transferring it back to you or a surrogate): $1650-$2500
Egg Freezing
Egg Freezing (as part of IVF): $7300 to $8000
Egg thawing, fertilized with sperm, and transfer to you or a surrogate: $6000
Storage of Frozen Eggs: $400/year
Ovarian Suppression
$425 to $500 per month
More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
- Cancer Knowledge Network: cancerkn.com/canadian-fertility-centers/
- Regional Fertility Program: regionalfertilityprogram.ca/ivficsi-program/ivf-2/costsfees/
- Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicineedmonton.pacificfertility.ca/fee-guide/
British Columbia
Additional Coverage and Funding
Fertility preservation is not covered in British Columbia.
You are still eligible to apply to the Canada wide funding. Your private insurance company may also cover part or all of the treatment.
Ask your fertility specialists if they have reduced fees for medically related fertility preservation.
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
- Embryo Freezing - $13,000 to $20,000
- Egg Freezing - $15,000 to $20,000
- Ovarian Suppression - $425 to $500
Cost Breakdown:
Medications: $3000 to $8000
Embryo Freezing
In Vitro Fertilization: $7800-$10000 per cycle
Embryo Freezing: $750 to $850
Storage of Frozen Embyros: $300 to $500 per year
Frozen Embryo Transfer (cost of thawing the embryo and transferring it back to you or a surrogate): $2000
Egg Freezing
Egg Freezing : $7600 to $8000 per cycle
Storage of Frozen Eggs: $300 to $500 per year
Egg thawing , fertilization with sperm and transferring back to you or a surrogate: $4100 to $6000 per cycle
Ovarian Suppression
$425 to $500 per month
More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
- Cancer Knowledge Network: cancerkn.com/canadian-fertility-centers/
- Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine: pacificfertility.ca/fee-guide/
- Genesis Fertility Centre: genesis-fertility.com/fees/
- Fraser Valley: www.olivefertility.com/about-olive/fees
- Olive Fertility Centre: www.olivefertility.com/
- Victoria Fertility Centre: www.victoriafertility.com/fees/
- Kelowna Fertility Centre: www.kelownafertility.ca/our-services/fees/
Manitoba
Additional Coverage and Funding
Fertility preservation is not fully covered in Manitoba. Fertility preservation can be claimed through the Manitoba Tax Credit www.gov.mb.ca/finance/tao/fttc_faq.html
Ask your fertility specialists if they have reduced fees for medically related fertility preservation.
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
- Embryo Freezing - $10,000 to $20,000
- Egg Freezing - $13,000 to $20,000
- Ovarian Suppression - $425 to $500
Cost Breakdown:
Medications: $2500 to $7000
Embryo Freezing
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): $6500 to $8500 per cycle
Embyro Freezing: $900
Storage of Frozen Embryos: $350 per year
Frozen Embryo Transfer (cost of thawing the embryo and transferring it back to you or a surrogate): $1750
Egg Freezing
Egg Freezing: $6600 per cycle
Storage of Frozen Eggs: $350/year
Egg thawing, fertilized with sperm, and transfer to you or a surggote: $4600
Ovarian Suppression
$425 to $500 per month
More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
- Cancer Knowledge Network: cancerkn.com/canadian-fertility-centers/
- HEARTLAND Fertility & Gynecology Clinic: heartlandfertility.mb.ca/financial-guidance/fees/
New Brunswick
Additional Coverage and Funding
Fertility preservation is not covered by the New Brunswick Provincial Health Plan. New Brunswick offers support through an Infertility Special Assistance Fund www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/health/services/services_renderer.201428.Infertility_Treatment_-_Special_Assistance_Fund.html#:~:text=The%20fund%20allows%20individuals%20to,to%20a%20maximum%20of%20%245%2C000.
Ask your fertility specialists if they have reduced fees for medically related fertility preservation.
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
- Embryo Freezing - $13,000 to $20,000
- Egg Freezing - $10,000 to $20,000
- Ovarian Suppression - $425 to $500
Cost Breakdown:
Medications: $2500 to $7000
Embryo Freezing
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): $7300 to $9000 per cycle
Embryo Freezing: $900
Storage of Frozen Embryos: $425 per year
Frozen Embryo Transfer: $2000
Egg Freezing
As of September 2016, Clinique CONCEPTIA does not offer egg freezing to patients. They refer individuals to McGill Reproductive Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The cost ranges are those provided by McGill Reproductive Centre.
Egg Freezing: $2000 to $3800
Storage of Frozen Eggs: $425 per year
IVF with frozen oocytes: $6400
Ovarian Suppression
$425 to $500 per month
More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
- Cancer Knowledge Network: cancerkn.com/canadian-fertility-centers/
- Clinique CONCEPTIA: www.conceptia.ca/en/financial-matters/fees
- Reproductive Centre, McGill University Health Centre: http://mcgillivf.com/subPages-browse.html?newsID=291&category_ID=100133&bg=1
Newfoundland and Labrador
Additional Coverage and Funding
Fertility preservation is not covered by the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Care Plan. The Newfoundland Fertility Centre has partnered with the Ottawa Fertility Centre in Ontario to support you if you decide to complete fertility preservation.
You are still eligible to apply to the Canada wide funding. Your private insurance company may also cover part or all of the treatment.
Ask your fertility specialists if they have reduced fees for medically related fertility preservation.
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
- Embryo Freezing - $13,000 to $20,000
- Ovarian Suppression - $425 to $500
Cost Breakdown:
Costs are from the Ottawa Fertility Centre
Medications: $2500 to $7000
Satellite Coordination Fee: $500 per cycle
Embryo Freezing
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): $7500- $9000 per cycle
Frozen embryo transfer: $2000 to $2500
Embryo freezing: $10000
Storage of Frozen Embryos: $500/year
Egg Freezing
Egg Freezing: $9000
Storage of Frozen Eggs: $500/year
Egg thawing, fertilization with sperm and transferring back to you or a surrogate: $9000
Ovarian Suppression
$425 to $500 per month
More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
- Cancer Knowledge Network: cancerkn.com/canadian-fertility-centers/
- NL Fertility Services: Partnered with Ottawa Fertility Centre conceive.ca/get-started/out-of-town-patients/
- Health Sciences Fertility Clinic: www.easternhealth.ca/AboutEH.aspx?d=3&id=787&p=724
Northwest Territories
Additional Coverage and Funding
There are no fertility centres in the Northwest Territories. You can ask for a referral from your health care provider and travel to the closest province to complete fertility preservation.
Some fertility clinics may charge you an additional non-resident fee of $650 to $1500.
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
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More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
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Nova Scotia
Additional Coverage and Funding
Fertility preservation is not covered by the Nova Scotia Provincial Health Plan.
You are still eligible to apply to the Canada wide funding. Your private insurance company may also cover part or all of the treatment.
Ask your fertility specialists if they have reduced fees for medically related fertility preservation.
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
- Embryo Freezing - $13,000 to $20,000
- Ovarian Suppression - $425 to $500
Cost Breakdown:
Medications: $3000 to $7000
Embryo Freezing
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): $7300-$9000 per cycle
Embryo Cyropreservation: $900
Storage of Frozen Embryos: $300 per year
Frozen embryo transfer: $2000
Egg Freezing
Egg Freezing : $8000
Storage of Frozen Eggs: $300 per year
Egg thawing, fertilization with sperm and transferring back to you or a surrogate: $5900
Ovarian Suppression
$425 to $500 per month
More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
- Cancer Knowledge Network: cancerkn.com/canadian-fertility-centers/
- Atlantic Assisted Reproductive Therapies (AART): www.aart.ca/first-steps/financial-matters/
Nunavut
Additional Coverage and Funding
There are no fertility centres in Nunavut. You can ask for a referral from your health care provider and travel to the closest province to complete fertility preservation.
Some fertility clinics may charge you an additional non-resident fee of $650 to $1500.
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
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More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
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Ontario
Additional Coverage and Funding
Some fertility preservation is covered in Ontario through the Fertility Program www.health.gov.on.ca.
The Fertility Program covers: One cycle of in vitro fertilization (IVF) per lifetime, including
- Embryo freezing
- Frozen embryo transfer
- One cycle of egg freezing
The cost of fertility medication and storage is not covered by the Fertility Program.
Ask your fertility specialists if they have reduced fees for medically related fertility preservation.
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
- Embryo Freezing - $15,000-$23,000
- Egg Freezing - $16,000- $23,000
- Ovarian Suppression - $425 to $500
Cost Breakdown:
Medications: $3500 to $8000
Embryo Freezing
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): $8500 to $12000 per cycle
Embyro Freezing: $750 to $900
Frozen Embryo Transfer (cost of thawing the embryo and transferring it back to you or a surrogate): $2000 to $2500
Storage of Frozen Embryos: $500/year
Egg Freezing
Egg Freezing : $6600 to $8600
Storage of Frozen Eggs: $500 per year
Egg thawing, fertilization with sperm and transferring back to you or a surrogate: $6500
Ovarian Suppression
$425 to $500 per month
More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
- Cancer Knowledge Network: cancerkn.com/canadian-fertility-centers/
- Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/ivf/
- Fertility Clinics in Ontario funded by the Fertility Program: www.health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/ivf/pub_clinics.aspx
Prince Edward Island (PEI)
Additional Coverage and Funding
There are no fertility centres in PEI. You can ask for a referral from your health care provider and travel to the closest province to complete fertility preservation.
Some fertility clinics may charge you an additional non-resident fee of $650 to $1500.
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
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More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
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Quebec
Additional Coverage and Funding
Fertility preservation procedures and drugs are covered in Quebec through the Quebec Program of Assisted Reproduction for cancer patients www.sante.gouv.qc.ca. This includes:
- In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
- Egg freezing
- Embryo freezing
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
Embryo Freezing - $13,000 to $20,000
Ovarian Suppression - $425 to $500
Cost Breakdown:
Medications: $3000 to $7000
Embryo Freezing
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): $5500- $7000 per cycle
Embryo Cyropreservation: $3000 to $5000
Storage of Frozen Embryos: $300 per year
Frozen embryo transfer: $1500-$2000
Egg Freezing
Egg Freezing : $2000 to $5000
Storage of Frozen Eggs: $300 per year
Egg thawing, fertilization with sperm and transferring back to you or a surrogate: $4000
Ovarian Suppression
$425 to $500
More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
- Cancer Knowledge Network: cancerkn.com/canadian-fertility-centers/
- Reproductive Centre, McGill University Health Centre: muhc.ca/reproductivecentre
- Clinique OVO: cliniqueovo.com/fertilite/tarifs/
- The Montreal Fertility Center: www.montrealfertility.com/fees/
Saskatchewan
Additional Coverage and Funding
Fertility preservation is not covered in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Health does cover most costs to determine appropriate course of treatment including consultations, some ultrasounds, and fertility testing.
You are still eligible to apply to the Canada wide funding. Your private insurance company may also cover part or all of the treatment.
Ask your fertility specialists if they have reduced fees for medically related fertility preservation.
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
- Embryo Freezing - $13,000 to $20,000
- Egg Freezing- $15,000 to $20,000
- Ovarian Suppression - $425 to $500
Cost Breakdown:
Medications: $3000 to $7000
Embryo Freezing
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): $7400 to $9000 per cycle
Embryo Cyropreservation: $1100
Storage of Frozen Embryos: $370 per year
Frozen embryo transfer: $1600 to $2000
Egg Freezing
Egg Freezing : $7370
Storage of Frozen Eggs: $370 per year
Egg thawing, fertilization with sperm and transferring back to you or a surrogate: $4400
Ovarian Suppression
$425 to $500 per month
More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
- Cancer Knowledge Network: cancerkn.com/canadian-fertility-centers/
- Aurora Reproductive Care: auroraivf.ca/we-are-aurora/fees/
Yukon
Additional Coverage and Funding
There are no fertility centres in the Yukon. You can ask for a referral from your health care provider and travel to the closest province to complete fertility preservation.
Some fertility clinics may charge you an additional non-resident fee of $650 to $1500.
Cost Estimates (with no coverage)
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More Information/ Fertility Clinic Links
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