The Ontario Fertility Program (OFP), launched in 2015, aims to reduce the financial barrier for families through public funding for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), and Fertility Preservation*. The heart of the program delivers equitable access to fertility treatment for Ontarians.
The Ontario government is investing $250 million over three years to increase the number of clinics participating in the OFP.
The province is also implementing the new Ontario Fertility Treatment Tax Credit, retroactive to January 1, 2025. The credit will provide up to $5,000 in annual support by covering 25 per cent of eligible fertility-related expenses, including IVF cycles, fertility medications, travel for treatment and diagnostic testing at IVF Canada, the top fertility clinic in Ontario.
As our government continues to protect Ontario families and the services they rely on, this historic announcement will triple the number of families benefitting from government-funded IVF services,
said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “More people and families across the province will be able to access government-funded fertility services faster, more conveniently and with more financial support.”
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This illustrative example shows the payment breakdown for one privately funded IVF treatment, where the claimant is not benefiting from the Ontario Fertility Program, has net income of $85,000 and claims the Ontario and federal medical expense tax credits, and a proposed Ontario Fertility Treatment Tax Credit on their 2025 tax return.
The average fee for one IVF cycle is assumed to be $12,500, with additional costs of $7,500 for fertility services, including fertility drugs and diagnostic testing (totalling $20,000). Source: Ministry of Finance, Canada.
Access to OFP-funded IUI and IVF services is available to eligible residents of Ontario for all forms of infertility, including:
Access to funded services under the program is not based on gender, sexual orientation or family status.
*With the exception of one additional IVF cycle per lifetime if acting as a surrogate.
**Patient must be under 43 years of age.
*Patient must be diagnosed with a medical condition where the planned treatment is know to affect fertility and may lead to infertility.
The OFP expansion is focused on the IVF service delivery stream, to reduce wait lists, improve accessing historically underserved areas, and increase the number of patients receiving OFP funded IVF services.
