I’m rooting for Greg Mountenay, an expectant dad, who has filed a claim with the Human Rights Tribunal against the Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan for failing to cover the cost of his surrogate’s fertility drugs. The Insurer has said that the surrogate does not meet the definition of “dependent” under the Plan. Good for Greg […]
In very welcome news, Manitoba now has provincial legislation dealing with surrogacy: Parentage | Province of Manitoba (gov.mb.ca) . Manitoba has now taken a significant step forward to recognize modern ways of building families! I feel very fortunate to be in BC, which was the first province to bring in surrogacy and donor legislation in […]
Saskatchewan is set to enact its much anticipated Children’s Law Act which will at last provide legislative certainty regarding parentage in donor and surrogacy situations. This is a celebrated achievement and reflects that modern realities of family building. It is expected that the legislation will come into effect in March 2021.
After years and years of effort, compensated gestational surrogacy is now legal in New York. This is extremely welcome news for those with fertility issues and those in the LGBTQ community who need to turn to surrogacy to build their families. This is exciting news from those of us looking from abroad and I continue […]
At last, after years and years of effort, New York’s new laws allowing for compensated surrogacy will soon come into effect. This is a tremendous achievement and will undoubtedly bring family building within reach for many in the LGBTQ+ community and those struggling with infertility. I am hopeful that one day Canada will follow in […]
Every so often, you watch a movie that keeps you thinking about it even days later. This was the case for me when I watched Ghosts of the Republique, a beautiful documentary that followed a gay French couple from the date of their marriage through to the birth of their first child who was born via […]
The Canadian Government has announced that there will be a change to the interpretation of “Parent” under the Citizenship Act to allow for children born abroad to be recognized as Canadian citizens even if there is no genetic connection to the Canadian parent. This is very welcome news to many same-sex couples and others experiencing […]
On August 30. 2019, the Federal Government published its Guidance Document relating to the reimbursement of expenses for assisted human reproduction, including surrogacy, sperm donation, egg donation and embryo donation. Health Canada has also published expense templates included in the Guidance Document to assist those involved in Surrogacy, Sperm Donation, Egg Donation and Embryo Donation. […]
On June 9, 2019, the federal government published new regulations regarding reimbursements related to assisted reproduction. The new regulations can be found here: http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2019/2019-06-26/html/sor-dors193-eng.html The new regulations will take effect in June 2020. Health Canada is also seeking input regarding its Draft Guidance Document and is accepting submissions regarding that draft document until July 26, […]
14 years after the Assisted Human Reproduction Act came into effect, Health Canada has released a list of proposed allowable reimbursable expenses for surrogates and donors. Health Canada will consult the industry on these proposals until January 2019. For more on this story, follow the link to the CBC article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/assisted-reproduction-surrogate-sperm-1.4879572
