The following excerpt was written and provided by Heath Canada:

On July 12, 2017, Health Canada launched a 60-day online consultation, inviting interested stakeholders to provide comments on the Department’s key policy proposals to update and strengthen the Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) Act. The online consultation provided Canadians with an opportunity to review and submit feedback on key policy proposals prior to the Department finalizing policy decisions and developing the regulations for reducing the risks to human health and safety arising from the use of donor sperm and ova (section 10); reimbursement of expenses incurred by donors and surrogates (section 12); and, the administration and enforcement framework (sections 45-58).

The online consultation provided Canadians with an opportunity to review and submit feedback on key policy proposals prior to the Department finalizing policy decisions and developing the regulations for reducing the risks to human health and safety arising from the use of donor sperm and ova (section 10); reimbursement of expenses incurred by donors and surrogates (section 12); and, the administration and enforcement framework (sections 45-58).

Participants were invited to share their views on the proposals by providing their general feedback and/or by submitting responses to specific policy questions embedded throughout the document.

We are pleased to share with you a summary of the feedback from this consultation through the What We Heard Report: A Summary of Feedback from the Consultation: Toward a Strengthened Assisted Human Reproduction Act (https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/drugs-health-products/feedback-toward-strengthening-assisted-human-reproduction-act.html).

Health Canada would like to thank all those who submitted their feedback on this important consultation.