Is surrogacy legal in Canada?
Altruistic only
Canada permits only altruistic surrogacy with reimbursement allowed for expenses.
Canada is one of 15 countries classified “Altruistic only” for surrogacy — 34% of the 44 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Surrogacy laws by country
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- United States
- Varies by region Surrogacy laws vary significantly by state in the United States, with some states being friendly to surrogacy while others are not.
- Iceland
- Banned All surrogacy arrangements are illegal in Iceland.
- Mexico
- Varies by region Surrogacy is unregulated in most Mexican states, but two states (Sinaloa and Tabasco) have civil codes that regulate it, with Tabasco's law being declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2021.
- Cuba
- Altruistic only Cuba allows altruistic surrogacy following a 2022 family law referendum.
- Ireland
- Unregulated Ireland has no specific law governing surrogacy, with only guidelines for Irish nationals abroad.
- United Kingdom
- Altruistic only Altruistic surrogacy is legal in the UK, but commercial arrangements are prohibited under the Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985.
Other laws in Canada
- Abortion
- Legal on request
- Euthanasia
- Euthanasia legal
- Suicide Laws
- Not a crime
- FGM Laws
- Specifically banned
- Organ Donor Consent
- Varies by region
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.