Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and P.E.I. have programs in place to financially assist families whether through tax credits or grants but Saskatchewan currently doesn t offer any support, according to Carolynn Dubé, the executive director of Fertility Matters Canada.
Dubé said her organization tries to provide some support. She is also a fertility patient. She said not knowing where to turn and the societal pressures to have a family can be tough and expensive. The sticker shock of what this was going to cost, as our only option to have a family was IVF, [had us] thinking, How do we do this? Dubé said.