Egg Donor
Agreements

Who might need egg donation?

• An infertile single woman planning pregnancy

• A single man planning surrogacy

• An opposite-sex couple in which the female is infertile

• An opposite-sex couple in which one of the spouses is transgendered

• A same-sex male couple

• An infertile same-sex female couple

 

Egg donation FAQ

Q: What is egg donation?
A: The contribution, by a third party, of female gametes for the purpose of assisted reproduction. (Source: Termium Online)

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Q: How does an egg donation get arranged?
A: (Usually through fertility clinic)

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Q: Are egg donors anonymous?
A: Egg donors can be either anonymous or known to the person(s) contracting for the egg donation.

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Q: Is egg donation legal in Canada?
A: Yes, egg donation is legal.

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Q: I want to get paid for donating my eggs. How do I arrange this?
A: Paying, offering to pay, or advertising payment for egg donation is illegal in Canada.

 

Egg donation in the media

• “Canadians pay egg donors on the grey market.” CBC March 27, 2014.

  • Synopsis: CBC reports on the growing “grey market” in egg donation.

• “Frozen human egg buyers may face prosecution.” CBC. April 23, 2012.

  • Synopsis: CBC reports on the struggles with enforcement of legislation. Maureen McTeer — founding member of the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies – is interviewed, among others.

• “Infertile Canadians buy frozen human eggs from U.S.” CBC. April 22, 2012.

  • Synopsis: CBC reports on Canadian fertility clinics purchasing eggs from the United States for shipment to Canada.

• “Canadian women flout laws to donate eggs.” CTV News. March 27, 2012.

  • Synopsis: CTV medical specialist Avis Favaro reports on the burgeoning black market for egg donation. Ethicist Margaret Somerville speaks about the troublesome legislative void on the buying and selling of “reproductive parts”.