Assisted Human Reproduction Act (S.C. 2004, c. 2)

Marginal note:Reimbursement of expenditures

• 12 (1) No person shall, except in accordance with the regulations,

  • (a) reimburse a donor for an expenditure incurred in the course of donating sperm or an ovum;

  • (b) reimburse any person for an expenditure incurred in the maintenance or transport of an in vitro embryo; or

  • (c) reimburse a surrogate mother for an expenditure incurred by her in relation to her surrogacy.

• Marginal note:Receipts

  (2) No person shall reimburse an expenditure referred to in subsection (1) unless a receipt is provided to that person for the expenditure.

• Marginal note:No reimbursement

  (3) No person shall reimburse a surrogate mother for a loss of work-related income incurred during her pregnancy, unless

  • (a) a qualified medical practitioner certifies, in writing, that continuing to work may pose a risk to her health or that of the embryo or foetus; and

  • (b) the reimbursement is made in accordance with the regulations.