Cost guide · prices verified 2026-10-18

Sperm freezing cost in Canada

What licensed clinics and sperm banks in Canada charge to freeze and store sperm, what is funded, and how long you can keep samples.

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This page is general information compiled from published guidance and research. Talk to a licensed doctor or fertility specialist about your own situation. Full disclaimer.

CA$350–CA$1,000Freeze one sample (one-off)
CA$300–CA$950Storage per year
CA$3,050–CA$9,55010-year total (fee + 9 more years) · ≈ US$2,156–6,751

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What is included

Published fees for cryopreserving one semen sample at Canadian clinics run from about CAD 350-400 (Olive Fertility Vancouver $355, Generation Fertility Toronto West/Waterloo $350, Markham Fertility $400) to CAD 925-1,000 (Ottawa Fertility Centre $925, Heartland Winnipeg $945, Conceptia Moncton $975, Montreal Fertility Centre $1,000). The fee normally covers the semen analysis and freezing of the straws; roughly half of the clinics bundle the first year of storage into it (Ottawa, Pollin, Aurora, Fertilys, Conceptia, Atlantic Fertility, MUHC's older schedule), while others bill storage from month one to three (Markham from $55/month, TRIO $65/month). Physician consultation and infectious-disease bloods are usually billed separately (Pollin is an exception and includes bloodwork), and Quebec and Ontario clinics often quote prices before GST/HST. Annual storage is typically CAD 450-625 (range 300-950); multi-year discounts are rare (Olive lists 2 years for $550), but several clinics freeze multiple samples collected within about two weeks as one batch for a single fee (TRIO 'MAP freezing' up to 4 samples, Generation Fertility within 14 days).

Public funding and insurance

There is no national coverage; each province decides. Ontario's Ontario Fertility Program pays for one cycle of fertility preservation (freezing sperm or egg samples) for residents with a valid OHIP card who face a medical treatment that may cause infertility, with no age limit for preservation, but it does not pay for storage, fertility drugs or genetic testing; from the 2025 tax year the Ontario Fertility Treatment Tax Credit refunds 25% of up to $20,000 of eligible costs a year (max $5,000), explicitly including sperm freezing and storage. Quebec's Medically Assisted Reproduction Program (RAMQ) covers freezing and storage of a sperm sample before gonadotoxic treatment or removal of the testicles, with storage covered to age 25 or for 5 years for people aged 21 and over, after which the patient pays the clinic's annual fee. Manitoba offers a refundable Fertility Treatment Tax Credit of 40% of fees paid to a Manitoba-licensed clinic (up to $40,000 of expenses, max $16,000) and Saskatchewan a 50% refundable credit on up to $20,000 of expenses (max $10,000, one lifetime claim from 2025), while Alberta has no public fertility-preservation coverage and British Columbia's publicly funded IVF program excludes egg or sperm freezing and storage fees (per the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer's 2026 coverage summary).

Storage limits and consent

Neither the Assisted Human Reproduction Act (S.C. 2004, c. 2) nor the Assisted Human Reproduction (Section 8 Consent) Regulations (SOR/2007-137) set a maximum storage period for sperm: samples may be stored for as long as the man's written consent stands and the clinic's storage fees are paid, with each clinic's storage contract governing disposition (for example Conceptia bills on every anniversary until the client signs a cancellation consent; Quebec's RAMQ covers only the first 5 years or to age 25). Written, witnessed consent is required before the sperm is used to create an embryo and withdrawal must be in writing; after death the sperm may be used only by the person who was the donor's spouse or common-law partner at the time of death and only if the donor consented to that in writing (SOR/2007-137, s. 4(1)(b)), so samples cannot be left to anyone else. Health Canada enforces the Act and the Safety of Sperm and Ova Regulations (SOR/2019-192), which set processing, labelling, quarantine and storage-temperature standards for establishments handling sperm. Regulator: Health Canada (Assisted Human Reproduction Act, S.C. 2004, c. 2); clinics are licensed provincially.

Clinics and sperm banks in Canada with published prices

ProviderCityTypeFreezeStorage / yr
Olive Fertility Centre
Price guide effective 1 Jan 2026 in CAD; the same page also prints a second andrology list with 'Elective Sperm Freezing $300' and 'Sperm Storage per year $300 / 2 years $550' (locations: Vancouver, Kelowna, Surrey, Victoria)
VancouverFertility clinic$355 (sperm freezing; semen profile $150 extra)$750 for 1 year (or portion thereof)
Aurora Reproductive Care
Fees effective 1 January 2026; shipping to another facility $500 plus courier
SaskatoonFertility clinic$750 (Sperm Cryopreservation, includes first year of storage)$550 (Yearly Storage of Frozen Embryos/Eggs/Sperm, GST included)
Heartland Fertility & Gynecology Clinic
Price list effective 1 February 2026 in CAD; no annual storage fee printed on the list
WinnipegFertility clinic$945.00 (Sperm Freeze); Semen Analysis $300.00—
TRIO Fertility
Pricing guide dated 9 January 2026, fees in Canadian funds; monthly storage equals about $780 a year
TorontoFertility clinic$500 per sample (MAP Freezing $500 covers up to 4 samples within 2 weeks)$65 per month (or any part of a month)
Mount Sinai Fertility
Hospital-based sperm bank at Sinai Health; physician referral required; some banking may be covered by the Ontario Fertility Program
TorontoHospital / university centreapproximately $600 (banking)$480 per year
Pollin Fertility
Prices in CAD; bundle is unusual in including bloodwork and consultation
TorontoFertility clinicStarting at $600 (includes consultations, blood work, semen analysis and first-year storage)$900/year (after year one)
CReATe Fertility Centre
Sperm-freezing fee not printed; cryo-storage billed online via Embryo Options from the oldest anniversary freeze date
TorontoFertility clinic—$450.00 (Annual Storage Fee, eggs/embryos/sperm)
Generation Fertility
Formerly ReproMed; four Ontario sites with different price lists (April 2026); samples frozen within 14 days stored as one batch
VaughanClinic network$950 (Vaughan & Newmarket); $350 (Toronto West & Waterloo, 1st sample covered by OFP for medical indications)$950 plus HST (Vaughan & Newmarket); $550 per material type (Toronto West & Waterloo)
Markham Fertility Centre
Storage rates effective 1 June 2024, billed automatically via Fertility Billing Solution; also sites in Barrie-Innisfil, Orillia, Oshawa and Sudbury
MarkhamFertility clinic$400/sample (non-medical, includes 2 months of storage)$605 annual or $55 monthly (non-medical); $300 annual for medical-reason freezing
Ottawa Fertility Centre
Fees effective 1 January 2026; $300 cancellation fee if no sperm found to freeze; semen analysis (CASA) $88
OttawaFertility clinic$925 (Sperm Freezing, non-medical reasons, first year storage incl.)$625 (storage in excess of 1 year)
MUHC Reproductive Centre (McGill University Health Centre)
Pricing effective 1 December 2024; elective freezing only for patients under an MUHC physician's care; RAMQ covers medical fertility preservation incl. 5 years of storage or to age 25
MontrealHospital / university centre$700 (Elective Sperm Freezing per sample)$365/year (storage after the first year)
Montreal Fertility Centre
Covered for cancer patients if RAMQ eligible; prices subject to change without notice
MontrealFertility clinic$1,000 (Sperm cryopreservation); Semen analysis $400$400 (annual storage fee for frozen eggs, embryos or sperm)

Prices as printed on each provider's website on the verification date; confirm before booking. Full directory for Canada.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to freeze sperm in Canada?
Typical published prices are CA$350–CA$1,000 for the initial analysis and freezing of one sample and CA$300–CA$950 per year for storage, so ten years (the one-off fee plus nine further years of storage) comes to roughly CA$3,050–CA$9,550. Published fees for cryopreserving one semen sample at Canadian clinics run from about CAD 350-400 (Olive Fertility Vancouver $355, Generation Fertility Toronto West/Waterloo $350, Markham Fertility $400) to CAD 925-1,000 (Ottawa Fertility Centre $925, Heartland Winnipeg $945, Conceptia Moncton $975, Montreal Fertility Centre $1,000). The fee normally covers the semen analysis and freezing of the straws; roughly half of the clinics bundle the first year of storage into it (Ottawa, Pollin, Aurora, Fertilys, Conceptia, Atlantic Fertility, MUHC's older schedule), while others bill storage from month one to three (Markham from $55/month, TRIO $65/month). Physician consultation and infectious-disease bloods are usually billed separately (Pollin is an exception and includes bloodwork), and Quebec and Ontario clinics often quote prices before GST/HST. Annual storage is typically CAD 450-625 (range 300-950); multi-year discounts are rare (Olive lists 2 years for $550), but several clinics freeze multiple samples collected within about two weeks as one batch for a single fee (TRIO 'MAP freezing' up to 4 samples, Generation Fertility within 14 days).
Is sperm freezing funded or covered in Canada?
There is no national coverage; each province decides. Ontario's Ontario Fertility Program pays for one cycle of fertility preservation (freezing sperm or egg samples) for residents with a valid OHIP card who face a medical treatment that may cause infertility, with no age limit for preservation, but it does not pay for storage, fertility drugs or genetic testing; from the 2025 tax year the Ontario Fertility Treatment Tax Credit refunds 25% of up to $20,000 of eligible costs a year (max $5,000), explicitly including sperm freezing and storage. Quebec's Medically Assisted Reproduction Program (RAMQ) covers freezing and storage of a sperm sample before gonadotoxic treatment or removal of the testicles, with storage covered to age 25 or for 5 years for people aged 21 and over, after which the patient pays the clinic's annual fee. Manitoba offers a refundable Fertility Treatment Tax Credit of 40% of fees paid to a Manitoba-licensed clinic (up to $40,000 of expenses, max $16,000) and Saskatchewan a 50% refundable credit on up to $20,000 of expenses (max $10,000, one lifetime claim from 2025), while Alberta has no public fertility-preservation coverage and British Columbia's publicly funded IVF program excludes egg or sperm freezing and storage fees (per the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer's 2026 coverage summary).
How long can sperm be stored in Canada?
Neither the Assisted Human Reproduction Act (S.C. 2004, c. 2) nor the Assisted Human Reproduction (Section 8 Consent) Regulations (SOR/2007-137) set a maximum storage period for sperm: samples may be stored for as long as the man's written consent stands and the clinic's storage fees are paid, with each clinic's storage contract governing disposition (for example Conceptia bills on every anniversary until the client signs a cancellation consent; Quebec's RAMQ covers only the first 5 years or to age 25). Written, witnessed consent is required before the sperm is used to create an embryo and withdrawal must be in writing; after death the sperm may be used only by the person who was the donor's spouse or common-law partner at the time of death and only if the donor consented to that in writing (SOR/2007-137, s. 4(1)(b)), so samples cannot be left to anyone else. Health Canada enforces the Act and the Safety of Sperm and Ova Regulations (SOR/2019-192), which set processing, labelling, quarantine and storage-temperature standards for establishments handling sperm.

Sources

  1. Olive Fertility Centre, Price Guide for Non-Insured Services (effective 1 January 2026) (accessed 2026-10-18)
  2. Ottawa Fertility Centre, Fees - Effective January 1, 2026 (accessed 2026-10-18)
  3. Generation Fertility, Fertility Services Pricing (April 2026 price lists) (accessed 2026-10-18)
  4. Aurora Reproductive Care, Fees (effective January 1, 2026) (accessed 2026-10-18)
  5. MUHC Reproductive Centre, Pricing and Refund Policy (effective December 1, 2024) (accessed 2026-10-18)
  6. Government of Ontario, Get fertility treatments (Ontario Fertility Program) (accessed 2026-10-18)
  7. Gouvernement du Québec, Medically Assisted Reproduction Program (updated January 22, 2026) (accessed 2026-10-18)
  8. Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Coverage of fertility services by province (Business case to improve access to oncofertility screening) (accessed 2026-10-18)
  9. Justice Laws Website, Assisted Human Reproduction (Section 8 Consent) Regulations, SOR/2007-137 (accessed 2026-10-18)
  10. Justice Laws Website, Assisted Human Reproduction Act, S.C. 2004, c. 2 (accessed 2026-10-18)
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Last updated 2026-10-18. Sources re-checked 2026-10-18.