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Fertility Glossary

Prohibited activities

Acts banned outright by Canada's federal assisted reproduction law.

Canadian law & regulation

Prohibited activities include paying for sperm, eggs or surrogacy, non-medical sex selection, creating embryos for research purposes in defined circumstances, human cloning and transmissible germline alteration. These are criminal prohibitions, not clinic policies.

Also known as: what is illegal, AHRA prohibitions

Sources

  • Health Canada — Assisted Human Reproduction Act and Reimbursement Related to Assisted Human Reproduction Regulations
  • Health Canada

Last reviewed: September 9, 2026. Written by the Antega Editorial Team. General information only — always follow the advice of your own clinic, doctor or pharmacist.

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