Fertility Treatment

• B.C. now has the lowest fertility rate in Canada

  A Statistics Canada study released last year found several factors have been affecting family planning for young adults, including the high cost of living. 

  Health

  Oct 1, 2024
  
• Manitoba government doubles ‘beneficial’ fertility treatment tax credit

  An expansion of Manitoba's previous Fertility Treatment Tax Credit will now see upcoming parents get $16,000 in tax back, for every $40,000 spent on treatment.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 3, 2024
  
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• More Canadian companies are offering fertility benefits, but is it enough? 

  A new survey shows more than half of Canadian employers still do not offer fertility benefits, and of those that do less than two per cent cover both drugs and treatment costs.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2023
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• Beloved surrogacy champion Jennifer Allen mourned by families, colleagues, friend

  Allen believed strongly that everyone who wants a baby should be able to have one, but "she couldn't have everybody's baby," her best friend said.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2023
• IVF success may depend on what season eggs are collected, study finds

  Timing may be helpful in fertility treatment, as a recent study found that human eggs collected during summer have a higher chance of resulting in live births.

  Health

  Jul 6, 2023
• More Canadians are freezing their eggs. Why and what to know about the process

  Egg freezing and other fertility treatments are on the rise in Canada as couples delay their plans to have kids for a variety of reasons.

  Canada

  Apr 16, 2023
• London Health Sciences Centre fertility clinic closing after 50 years

  London Health Sciences Centre will be closing its fertility clinic on March 31 after 50 years of service. In its place, an Omega Fertility Center will open in the spring or summer.

  Health

  Feb 9, 2023
• Beyond the birds and bees: How new services and tech are helping us make babies in unexpected ways

  It turns out there’s been a boom in fertility innovation when it comes to assisting people who struggle to conceive – a lot of it happening right here in Canada.

  Tech

  Oct 1, 2022
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• Can you afford a baby? Fertility advocates call on workplaces to update benefit plans

  Fertility patient groups say work benefit plans need to be updated to help cover expensive fertility treatments.

  Health

  Feb 9, 2021
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• Patients ‘losing precious time’ as fertility treatments paused due to coronavirus

  'Procedures being delayed for 12 to 18 months might mean that some people just don't get to have families,' said one expert.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 13, 2020