Ontario's fertility program lists 56 participating clinic locations (ontario.ca, June 2026), from Toronto and the GTA to Ottawa, London, Windsor, Sudbury and Thunder Bay, though services vary by clinic. In 2023, Ontario's 19 OFP clinics reporting to CARTR Plus performed 13,034 IVF cycles, 5,295 of them publicly funded (about 40.6%).
| Measure | Figure | Source, date |
|---|---|---|
| Participating clinic locations | 56 | Ontario.ca, June 2026 |
| OFP-funded clinics: IVF-only / IUI-only / both | 54: 5 / 29 / 20 | CFAS, July 2026 |
| Clinics in the CARTR Plus registry | 20 (most of any province) | CARTR Plus, 2025 |
| IVF cycles at 19 reporting OFP clinics (2023) | 13,034 | CARTR Plus, 2025 |
| Publicly funded cycles (2023) | 5,295 (about 40.6%) | CARTR Plus, 2025 |
| Private-pay cycles (2023) | 7,739 | CARTR Plus, 2025 |
| IVF-conceived births, share of Ontario births | About 3% | CFAS, July 2026 |
Cycles count retrievals and all associated transfers. Counts differ by source and date: 56 locations on ontario.ca (June 2026) versus 54 funded clinics reported by CFAS (July 2026).
Locations are in Barrie, Brampton, Burlington, Concord, Etobicoke, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Markham, Milton, Mississauga, Newmarket, North York, Oakville, Orillia, Oshawa, Ottawa, Richmond Hill, Sarnia (Point Edward), Scarborough, Stoney Creek, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Vaughan, Waterloo, Whitby and Windsor.
The October 2025 expansion funds 25 new and expanded clinics, including six new IVF clinics; Toronto clinics named in the announcement were expected to deliver about 2,250 IVF cycles. All publicly funded clinics must be accredited by Accreditation Canada's Qmentum Global program by April 1, 2028. CFAS notes the program started in 2015 at 5,000 funded IVF cycles a year.
Services vary: some participating clinics offer only AI/IUI, some offer IVF and fertility preservation, and some offer all four funded services. In 2023, more cycles were private-pay (7,739) than funded (5,295), so ask each clinic whether your cycle would be funded and how long its wait list is. Confirm the current list on Ontario.ca and costs with your clinic and insurer, as both change.
Large clinics tend to have more infrastructure (in-house lab, IVF on site) and standardized workflows. Private practices tend to offer longer appointments and more personalized care. Neither model is better: it depends on what you value most. What matters is the professional, not the size.
Map to the Positive suggests checking technical criteria (specialty training in reproductive medicine, experience with your type of case, access to a reliable lab and ultrasound) and human ones: time in the appointment, clear explanations, transparency about costs and a willingness to offer alternatives.
How to choose the right doctor is Chapter 31 of Map to the Positive, in Station IV. It includes eight questions for the first appointment, the warning signs and when a second opinion makes sense. The station also covers when to see a specialist, the treatment ladder and IVF step by step.
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References: Get fertility treatments - Ontario.ca (2026-06-08) · Fertility Service Mapping (CFAS Federal Government Technical Briefing 2026), Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (2026-07) · CARTR Plus Annual Report 2025 (2024 data), Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society / BORN Ontario (2025-09) · Ontario Connecting More Families to Fertility Supports (Government of Ontario news release, as republished by Today's Northumberland) (2025-10-08)