Helping More People Start and Grow Their Families

There’s no role more special or important than being a parent. Our government is investing $150 million over two years to expand the Ontario Fertility Program to cut waitlists and triple the number of families connecting to government-funded fertility services in hospital and community clinic settings.

This includes giving patients more options where they can access publicly funded fertility services by expanding the program to more clinics.

We are also proposing to introduce a new tax credit in Ontario, effective January 2025, to further reduce the financial burden faced by people seeking fertility treatment.

The tax credit will cover 25 per cent of eligible expenses up to $5,000 each year to help families with costs including IVF cycles, fertility medications, travel for treatment and diagnostic testing.   

With these new investments, we are reducing cost barriers and helping more people and families across the province achieve their dream of becoming parents.

Through Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, our government is making steady progress to ensure the health care system has become better equipped to respond to the needs of patients and provide them with access to high-quality care where and when they need it, closer to home.

Learn More: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1005221/ontario-helping-more-people-start-and-grow-their-families