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Canada Private Healthcare Guide
Understand Canadian private healthcare costs, public coverage limits, private scans, fertility treatment, GLP-1 medicines and surgery wait-time decisions.
Last updated 2026-05-12. Prices in CAD.
Citable summary
This hub covers four cost-and-access questions in Canada: fertility funding, GLP-1 private pricing, surgery waits and private scans.
Scraped provider and source evidence
| Provider/source | Item | Price/status | Location | Signal type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Diagnostic BC | MRI scan | $675 CAD | BC | published price |
| Canada Diagnostic BC | MRI contrast | $375 CAD | BC | published price |
| Canada Diagnostic Centres | MRI scan | $275 CAD | AB | published price |
| Canada Diagnostic Centres | MRI contrast | $275 CAD | AB | published price |
| Canmax Medical Imaging | MRI scan | $200 CAD | ON | published price |
| Canmax Medical Imaging | MRI contrast | $535 CAD | ON | published price |
| Elysian Health Imaging | MRI scan | $325 CAD | BC | published price |
| Elysian Health Imaging | MRI contrast | $325 CAD | BC | published price |
| Jill Health | Consultation | $59 CAD | Canada | published price |
| Livewell | Consultation | $99 CAD | Canada | published price |
| Olive Fertility Centre | IVF | $19,000 CAD | Vancouver, BC | published price |
| Olive Fertility Centre | Public funding | $19,000 CAD | Vancouver, BC | published price |
Method: Fetches public Canadian provider and official programme pages, then extracts healthcare price amounts only when CAD prices appear near relevant treatment terms. Otherwise it stores service availability or official coverage signals for manual review.
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What to compare
| Area | Detail | Cost / funding | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fertility | IVF funding and private clinic fees vary by province. | $7,000-$20,000+ private guide range | Funding rules differ by province. |
| GLP-1 medicines | Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro cost depends on prescription, indication and plan coverage. | $200-$650+ monthly guide ranges | Coverage depends on indication and plan. |
| Surgery and imaging | Public waits drive searches for cataract surgery and MRI alternatives. | Province and provider dependent | Wait times are reported by CIHI and provinces. |
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Sources & further reading
- Health Canada Drug Product Database — Medicine approval and product status checks.
- CADTH reimbursement reviews — Public drug-plan reimbursement recommendations and review documents.
- CIHI Wait Times — Canadian wait-time reporting for priority procedures.
- Government of Ontario fertility program — Ontario funded IVF eligibility and cycle funding rules.
- British Columbia IVF funding — BC publicly funded IVF program information.
- Quebec assisted procreation program — Quebec public assisted reproduction coverage.
- Manitoba Fertility Treatment Tax Credit — Manitoba fertility treatment tax credit and eligible expense rules.
- Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan fertility bulletin — Alberta public-plan context for fertility treatment costs.