[Updated: October 2024]
Your proximity to a fertility clinic isn’t the same as every other Canadian. It varies widely across the country. No territory has a full service fertility clinic, while some provinces have very few or none, and almost all fertility clinics are located in major cities. That has significant implications for many, many families and couples and perhaps you’re one of them. It’s life altering for some of us. Listen to this podcast Beat Infertility to learn more.
But with this reality there are possibilities. Whether you’re researching fertility clinics to find a second or third opinion or doing research on your very first, you’re not doing this search alone. You might lean on fellow fertility warriors, support group members, your family doctor, friends or family who have gone through fertility struggles, and Fertility Coaches, Counsellors, Acupuncturists, Naturopaths and/or Instagram strangers.
The process of gaining knowledge and insight from others can be an empowering part of the process and, for many couples, leads to a live birth sooner. That’s my tip for the day and if it doesn’t resonate with you, that’s OK too.
To also help on your search, sift through all these considerations in choosing a fertility clinic and scroll down to see this list of fertility clinics across Canada*. Support in decision making is what certified coaches help with so if you need coaching or mentorship, keep that in mind.
Disclosure: I do not have any type of affiliation with any of fertility clinic and receive zero kick-backs.
Alberta
| Clinic | City | Notes |
| Oasis Fertility | Calgary | One of two full service fertility clinics in Calgary. |
| Regional Fertility Program | Calgary | One of two full service fertility clinics in Calgary. |
| PCRM | Edmonton | Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine (PCRM) also has clinics in British Columbia. |
| Alberta Reproductive Centre | Edmonton | New clinic as of spring 2023. Shares the wait times on the website, |
British Columbia
| Clinic | City | Notes |
| Olive Fertility | Vancouver | Dr. Yuzpe is one of the pioneers of the first IVF clinics in Canada. |
| Surrey | Egg retrieval is done at the Vancouver location. | |
| Victoria | The temporary clinic opened in 2022 with egg retrieval done at the the Vancouver location. Closed on weekends. Full service clinic coming TBD. | |
| Kelowna | Egg retrieval is done at the Vancouver Olive location. | |
| Oceanview Fertility | Comox | Not a full services clinic, but partners with Olive Fertility for IVF monitoring; TI and IUI offered. |
| PCRM | Burnaby | Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine (PCRM). Dr. Dunne publishes frequently in the BC Medical Journal and elsewhere on fertility. |
| Whistler | Egg retrieval is done at the Burnaby location. | |
| Vancouver | Egg retrieval is done at the Burnaby location. | |
| Victoria | Egg retrieval is done at the Burnaby location. | |
| Grace Fertility | Vancouver | A boutique clinic with shorter wait times. |
| Twig Fertility | TBD | TBD |
| Blossom Fertility | Prince George | IUI is done here but not IVF in-house. IVF monitoring is offered with egg retrieval conducted at Olive Fertility (see above). |
MANITOBA
| Clinic | City | Notes |
| Heartland Fertility | Winnipeg | The only full service fertility clinic in the province. Restricted services in the summer. Can self refer. |
| Manitoba Fertility | Winnipeg | No IUI or IVF services are conducted there. |
ONTARIO – The publicly funded IVF wait times and costs per clinic can be viewed here
| Clinic | City | Notes |
| Repromed | West Toronto | At Bloor and Islington. Known for short OHIP-funded IVF waitlist. Can self refer. I think the names of the monitoring sites are just to make them pop up on internet searches, to improve SEO. |
| Kenora | All major procedures including egg retrieval are done at West Toronto clinic. | |
| North Bay | All major procedures including egg retrievalare done at Toronto clinic. | |
| Sault Ste. Maria | All major procedures including egg retrieval are done at Toronto clinic. | |
| Sudbury | All major procedures including egg retrieval are done at Toronto clinic. | |
| Timmins | All major procedures including egg retrieval are done at Toronto clinic. | |
| Thunder Bay | All major procedures including egg retrieval are done at Toronto clinic. | |
| Anova Fertility | Toronto | On University Ave. Dr. Dixon. Can self refer. Closed weekends. |
| Waterloo | Cycle monitoring. All major procedures including egg retrieval are done at the Toronto clinic. Closed weekends. | |
| Guelph | Cycle monitoring. All major procedures including egg retrieval are done at the Toronto clinic. Closed weekends. | |
| North York | Sheppard W. Cycle monitoring. All major procedures including egg retrieval are done at the Toronto clinic.Closed weekends. | |
| Pollin Fertility | Toronto | On Yonge St. A new clinic with an active fertility doctor on Instagram, Dr. Kim Garbedian |
| Halton Fertility Centre | Oakville | One OBGYN for the clinic. |
| Georgetown | Also a Women’s Health full service centre. | |
| CReATE Fertility | Toronto | There is an option to use CreAte for monitoring with CNY, an American clinic in New York. Dr. Baratz speaks to the public about fertility options and advice. |
| Etobicoke | Location here; Main office is in Toronto on Bay St. | |
| London | Location here; Procedures like egg retrieval are done at the Toronto location. | |
| Oshawa | New location, but main office is in Toronto on Bay St. | |
| Etobicoke North York Montreal | *Partners for monitoring in an egg retrieval cycle: Centre for Human Assisted Reproductive Medicine (CHARM) First Steps Fertility Clinic OriginElle Fertility Clinic | |
| Dr. Tanya Williams | Toronto | York Mills. Open weekends. Can self refer. Just testing and consultation, not IUI or IVF. |
| TRIO Fertility | Toronto | Ten locations across Ontario (see below). Claim to be the only ones in Canada to specializes in reproductive immunology. Lower cost hotel rates available for patients hotels nearby: Delta Chelsea and Marriott Eaton Centre. |
| Mississauga | Dr. Chaula Mehta is the doctor here. Main clinic is in Toronto | |
| North York | Plus also affiliated with Dr. Tanya Williams | |
| Whitby | Lakeridge Fertility in Whitby. Part of the Ontario Fertility Network. Main clinic is in Toronto. | |
| Barrie | Part of the Ontario Fertility Network. Main clinic is in Toronto. | |
| Kitchener-Waterloo | Part of the Ontario Fertility Network. Main clinic is in Toronto. | |
| Thornhill | Main clinic is in Toronto. | |
| Orillia | Main clinic is in Toronto. | |
| Stoney Creek | Niagara Fertility at Stoney Creek. Main clinic and procedures at the Toronto clinic. | |
| Thunder Bay | North Shore Clinic. More of a satellite with limited offerings. | |
| Hannam | Toronto | The only clinic in Canada that partners with the reputable American fertility clinic CCRM. Can self refer. |
| Midland | This is for monitoring and initial consultations; everything else is in the Bloor W location. | |
| Mt Sinai | Toronto | A teaching hospital with lots of options to meet a range of medical needs connected to fertility. |
| Vaughn | Due to Covid-19 much is now only done at the downtown Toronto location. | |
| Mississauga-Oakville | Due to Covid-19 much is now only done at the downtown Toronto location. | |
| New Life | Toronto | 11 locations across Ontario, the most satellite locations in Ontario. Jarvis St. Closed weekends and 1pm weekdays. They sometimes have discounted IUI or IVF (for all their clinic locations). |
| Mississauga | Closed weekends and 3pm weekdays. | |
| Scarborough | Closed weekends and 3pm weekdays. | |
| Brampton | Closed weekends and 3pm weekdays. | |
| Richmond Hill | Closed weekends and 3pm weekdays. | |
| Oakville | Closed weekends and 1pm weekdays. | |
| Hamilton | They sometimes have discounted IUI or IVF (for all their clinic locations). | |
| Milton | Closed weekends and 2pm weekdays. | |
| Concord | Closed weekends and 3pm weekdays (except Monday 2) | |
| Burlington | Closed weekends and 3pm weekdays. | |
| Guelph | Closed weekends and 1pm weekdays. | |
| Astra Fertility | Mississauga | Is currently the one and only independent health facility in Ontario to provide a full range of expert minimally invasive gynecological procedures as an outpatient in the clinic hospital. |
| Brampton | Hours are slightly different at this location than the Mississauga location. | |
| Milton | Provide micro surgeries at their main location in Mississauga. | |
| Bolton | (All the) Astra clinics are accredited with Accreditation Canada. | |
| Belleville | Astra is the only option in Belleville. | |
| Lakeridge Fertility | Whitby | It is part of the Ontario Fertility Network; can do IUI here but only monitoring for IVF at this location. |
| Nahal Fertility | Richmond Hill | This clinic has an IVF guaranteed program. |
| Markham Fertility | Markham | Drs. Wais and Garcia speak publicly on social media and on talks with the public about fertility advice. |
| IVF Canada | Markham | This clinic boasts having the very first IVF pregnancy in Canada. |
| Toronto | This clinic location is near Sheppard E and Kennedy. | |
| Tripod Fertility | North York | Started in 2015 by two doctors who are married. Can self refer. |
| Dream Fertility | Whitby | Partners with Markham Fertility for IVF but IUI is done in-house. Can self refer. |
| Markham | With Markham Fertility. | |
| Charm Fertility | Etobicoke | All 3 clinics closed on weekends. Paybright options to finance fertility services are available for all locations. |
| Oakville | The building site is called Oakville Fertility & Woman’s Health Centre. PayBright options to finance fertility services are available for all locations. | |
| Brampton | Slightly different hours in Charm Fertility Brampton clinic. | |
| First Steps Fertility | North York | Includes naturopathic options in-house. Can self refer. Partners with CrReATE. |
| Generation Fertility | Vaughn | Also has clinics in Quebec and Manitoba. One of few clinics in Canada with a speciality in chromosome disorders. (Formerly names Procrea.) |
| New Market | Main clinic is in Vaughn. | |
| Waterloo | Formerly Kitchener Area Reproductive Medicine Associates (KARMA). Dr. Campanero. | |
| Reproductive Care Centre (RCC) | Mississauga | RCC was established in 1999, so one of the oldest clinics. |
| Oakville | Payment can be made through PayBrightat at either location. | |
| One Fertility | Burlingon | Full service fertility clinic, partnered with Ontario Network of Experts in Fertility. Closed weekends. |
| One Fertility KW | Kitchener-Waterloo | Full service fertility clinic, partnered with Ontario Network of Experts in Fertility. |
| Barrie Fertility | Barrie | You can do IUI here and IVF monitoring here. This clinic is part of the Ontario Fertility Network. |
| Orillia Fertility | Orillia | They do IUI in-house but not IVF, although partners with CreAte to do IVF. |
| Horizon Fertility | Orillia | IUI, not IVF. Serving Muskoka, Midland, Perry Sound and the surrounding area. Provide IVF cycle monitoring in partnership with Markham Fertility, TRIO Fertility, and CreATE Fertility. |
| Niagara Fertility | Niagara region | Located in Stoney Creek. Cycle monitoring with retrieval through TRIO. This clinic is part of the Ontario Fertility Network. Open weekends by appointment for cycle monitoring. |
| TRIO KW | Waterloo | This clinic is part of the Ontario Fertility Network. See above about TRIO. |
| KHSC | Kingston | Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) is closed for 2 months of the summer. IVF is offered only with parter clinic Ottawa Fertility Clinic. |
| Victory Reproductive Care | Windsor | Dr. Victory is a fertility doctor who goes live on Instagram and YouTube weekly to give advice. The clinic discourages PGT-A. Dr. Rahal moved to this clinic |
| Sarnia | Only IUI is done at this location. | |
| St. Catherines | Coming very soon. For monitoring. | |
| Woodstock. | Coming one day. | |
| Omega | London | New location on Commissioners Rd. Transitionally egg retrievals were done through LHSC. Have Naturopaths in-house. |
| OriginElle | Ottawa | Nepean, ON. OriginElle Fertility Clinic & Women’s Health Centre partners with their Montreal clinic. Can self refer. |
| Ottawa Fertility Centre | Ottawa | Many Newfoundland residents choose this clinic for IVF because of its partnership with Newfoundland Fertility Clinic. |
| NEO Fertility | Sudbury | The clinic is part of the Northern Eastern Ontario (NEO) Women’s Health Network. IVF isn’t offered in-house but partners with Anova Fertility to offer IVF where egg retrieval would be done (see above).IUI done here. |
| North Shore Fertility Centre | Thunder Bay | IUI only at this facility. Located at 194 Court Street North. |
| Twig Fertility | Toronto – King W | It has a lab director and lab in-house. Can self refer. Not receiving government funding. Closed on weekends. |
| Toronto – Eglington W | New location in 2024. Closed Sundays. | |
| Evolve | Toronto | A clinic only for egg freezing attached to TRIO Fertility. |
New Brunswick
| Clinic | City | Notes |
| Conceptia | Moncton | This is the only private non profit clinic in Canada. |
Quebec
| Clinic | City | Notes |
| MUHC | Montreal | McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is part of a hospital network and is not considered a private clinic like others in Quebec. |
| Clinique Ovo | Montreal | There are many research projects published from this clinic. |
| Rive Sud | There are many research projects published from this clinic. | |
| Procrea | Montreal | They also have clinics in Ontario and Manitoba. It is one of few clinics across Canada with a speciality in chromosome disorders. |
| Quebec City | One of few clinics across Canada with a speciality in chromosome disorders. | |
| Gatineau | One of few clinics across Canada with a speciality in chromosome disorders. | |
| Vaudreuil | One of few clinics across Canada with a speciality in chromosome disorders. | |
| CNY | Montreal | Procedures are done in New York State or partnering CNY, but monitoring and ultrasounds are done locally. CNY is known for being low cost and innovative. |
| Montreal Fertility | Montreal | The clinic is well set up for international patients also. |
| OriginElle | Montreal | Full name is OriginElle Fertility Clinic & Women’s Health Centre. It is not open on weekends. |
| Brunswick Medical | Montreal | Procedures are done at MUHC (see above). |
| Pointe-Claire | Procedures are done at MUHC (see above). | |
| Fertilys | Laval | Their website is comprehensive and they are known to be patient-centred. |
| Miacleo | Montreal | A relatively new clinic |
Newfoundland & Labrador
| Clinic | City | Notes |
| NL Fertility Clinic | St.John’s | Newfoundland and Labrador Fertility Services is within Eastern Health and does offers IUI and other fertility services but IVF is only offered in partnership with Ottawa Fertility Centre where you must travel for egg retrieval. Doctors are Drs. Murphy and Murphy. |
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
| There is no fertility clinic that offers IVF or IUI in the territory. The starting point would be talking to a family doctor. |
NOVA SCOTIA
| Clinic | City | Notes |
| Atlantic Assisted Reproductive Therapies (AART) | Halifax | This is the only full service fertility clinic in the province. |
NUNUVUT
| There is no fertility clinic that offers IVF or IUI in the territory. The starting point would be talking to a family doctor. |
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
| There is no fertility clinic that offers IVF or IUI in the province. Funding for IUI or IVF is paid partially by the PEI government through the Fertility Treatment Program based on your household income and the procedures are done out of province. |
SASKATCHEWAN
| Clinic | City | Notes |
| Aurora Reproductive Care | Saskatoon | Only fertility clinic in the province that provides IVF procedures. Can’t use donor eggs though. |
YUKON
There is no fertility clinic that offers IVF or IUI in the territory but there are options for fertility support in the territory here.
Find a Family Doctor Program through Government of Yukon
| Clinic | City | Notes |
| Whitehorse Medical Clinic | Whitehorse | Family doctor options |
| Terra Life or Gravity Health | Whitehorse | Naturopathic clinic options but no treatment like IUI or IVF |
*This list does not include all the options that may be important or necessary for you on your fertility journey.
This list requires constant refreshing so please contact me if you see an error so that everyone can benefit from current information – that would be very Canadian of you! Good luck with your search and on your decision. Take it one step at a time.
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