Transgender surgery in Canada

Some trans and gender diverse people choose gender confirmation surgery resources in Canada as part of their healthcare:

• facial surgery
• voice surgery
• top surgery
• bottom surgery

Three ways to get coverage

Out-of-pocket

• Many Canadians choose to pay with their own money to avoid long wait times and gatekeeping for government-funded healthcare and to choose their own surgeon.

Employer coverage

• Other Canadians get healthcare covered via private employer insurance. Contact your employer’s benefits liaison or human resources department.

Government-funded coverage

Each province handles government-funded coverage differently, so check with your healthcare provider to learn the procedure in your province.

Those seeking subsidized surgeries will need to be approved by your provincial health service. As of 2022, three Canadian clinics offer bottom surgery via government healthcare:

• Centre Metropolitain de Chirurgie (Montréal, QC)
• Women’s College Hospital in Toronto (Toronto, ON)
• Gender Surgery Program B.C. (Vancouver, BC – only treats BC and Yukon residents)

Listings are presented alphabetically by province, with cities under each province also listed alphabetically.

GrS Montréal has been a top Canadian surgical destination for our community for decades. They have the most experience in Canada for most privately funded gender surgeries.

Note: Listings are not endorsements.

Alberta

See also Alberta transgender resources.

Alberta Health Services (albertahealthservices.ca)

• Alberta LGBTQ2S+ / Sexual and Gender Diversity
• https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/dvi/Page15590.aspx
• Funding for Transition Surgeries
• https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/dvi/Page15676.aspx

British Columbia

See also British Columbia transgender resources.

Provincial Health Services Authority – PHSA (phsa.ca)

• See Trans Care BC

Vancouver Coastal Health (vch.ca)

• Provincial service
• Gender Surgery Program B.C.
• http://www.vch.ca/locations-services/result?res_id=1457

Manitoba

See also Manitoba transgender resources.

Klinic Community Health (klinic.mb.ca)

• Trans Health Klinic
• http://klinic.mb.ca/health-care/transgender-health-klinic/

Manitoba Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (manitobaplasticsurgery.com)

• Winnipeg
• Edward Buchel

New Brunswick

See also New Brunswick transgender resources.

Government of New Brunswick (gnb.ca)

• See Gender-Confirming Surgery.
• https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/health/patientinformation/content/GenderConfirmingSurgery.html

Newfoundland and Labrador

See also Newfoundland and Labrador transgender resources.

Department of Health and Community Services (gov.nl.ca/hcs)

• Transition-Related Surgery Coverage
• https://www.gov.nl.ca/hcs/mcp/transition-related-surgery/

Northwest Territories

See also Northwest Territories transgender resources.

NWT Health and Social Services (hss.gov.nt.ca)

• Health care for transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people for the Northwest Territories (‘NWT’) [PDF]
• https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/professionals/sites/professionals/files/resources/health-care-transgender-non-binary-gender-nonconforming-people-guidelines-nwt.pdf

Nova Scotia

See also Nova Scotia transgender resources.

Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness (novascotia.ca/dhw)

• Gender Affirming Surgery

The Landings Surgical Centre (landingsurgery.ca)

• Halifax, NS

A.O. Atiyah (dratiyahplasticsurgery.com)

• Halifax, NS

Jason Williams (drjwilliams.com)

• Halifax, NS

Nunavut

See also Nunavut transgender resources.

People living in Nunavut may qualify for subsidized telemedicine or Health Travel Grants for trans health services. Contact your healthcare provider for details.

Ontario

See also Ontario transgender resources.

Ontario Ministry of Health (health.gov.on.ca)

Eckhaus Plastic Surgery eckhausplasticsurgery.com

• Ajax, ON
• Allan Eckhaus

Royal Centre of Plastic Surgery (royalcentreofplasticsurgery.com)

• Barrie
• Kenneth Dickie
• Evgeniya Fefelova

Christopher J. Assad (plasticsurgeryforyou.ca)

• Burlington, ON

Leonard Harris (drharris.on.ca)

• Burlington, ON

GHA Surgical Centre (ghasurgicalcentre.ca)

• Hamilton, ON
• Traumatic injury specialists

Colin Hong (drcolinhong.com)

• London, ON

The Plastic Surgery Clinic (theplasticsurgeryclinic.ca)

• Mississauga, ON
• Frank Lista
• Jamil Ahmad
• Ryan Austin

The York Plastic Surgery Centre (willandrade.com)

• Newmarket, ON

UWO Schulich Plastic Surgery (schulich.uwo.ca/plasticsurgery)

• North York, ON

University of Ottawa Plastic Surgery (uofoplasticsurgery.com)

• Ottawa, ON

Simon Chan (drsimonchan.com)

• Ottawa, ON

The Ottawa Clinic (theottawaclinic.com)

• Ottawa, ON
• Trefor Nodwell
• Sean Smith

Best Aesthetic Surgery (bestsurg.com)

• Sault Ste. Marie, ON
• Timothy J. Best

Barr Plastic Surgery (barrplasticsurgery.com)

• Sudbury, ON
• Scott K. M. Barr 

Ali Adibfar (dradibfar.com)

• Toronto, ON

Brett Beber (torontoplasticcosmeticsurgeon.com)

• Toronto ON
• formerly at bebersurgery.com

Mansour Bendago (drbendago.com)

• Toronto, ON

University of Toronto Plastic Surgery (uoftplasticsurgery.ca)

• Toronto
• Linda Dvali
• Gregory Borschel 
• Kristen M. Davidge

University Health Network (uhn.ca)

• Affiliated with University of Toronto

Oleh Antonyshyn (drantonyshyn.com)

• Toronto

Peter Bray (drbray.ca)

• Toronto, ON
• previously at drbrayplasticsurgery.com

Wayne Carman (drcarmanplasticsurgery.com)

• Toronto

GraceMed (gracemed.com)

• Multiple surgeons
• North York
• Mississauga
• Barrie
• Burlington
• Kitchener
• Oakville
• Toronto
• formerly at briarwoodsurgical.com
• formerly at drgrace.ca

Toronto Plastic Surgery (torontoplasticsurgery.com)

• Toronto
• Mitchell Brown 

Canadian Plastic Surgery Centre (canadiansurgery.com)

• Toronto, ON
• Quinton Chivers

Cory S. Goldberg (corygoldbergmd.com)

• Toronto, ON

Ford Plastic Surgery (fordplasticsurgery.com)

• Derek Ford
• Toronto and Oshawa

SpaSurgica (spasurgica.ca)

• Waterloo, ON
• M. Elmaraghy

Avenue Plastic Surgery (avenueplasticsurgery.ca)

• Whitby, ON
• Alexander Golger
• Romy Ahluwalia

Prince Edward Island

See also Prince Edward Island transgender resources.

Government of Prince Edward Island (princeedwardisland.ca)

• The Health PEI program has great information on gender affirming health services.
• https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/gender-affirming-health-services

Joseph Corkum

• Charlottetown, PEI
• 902-629-8816

Gary McLean

• Stratford, PEI
• 902-569-9133

Quebec

See also Quebec transgender resources.

Santé Trans Health (santetranshealth.org)

• Je m’engage / taking charge

Léonard Bergeron (drbergeron.ca)

• Longueuil, QC

GrS Montréal (grsmontreal.com)

• Montréal, QC
• A top Canadian surgical destination for our community. Details: GrS Montréal

Éric Bensimon (facial-feminization-surgery.com)

• Montréal, QC
• Also at montrealchirurgieplastique.ca

Borsuk Plastic Surgery (drborsuk.com)

• Montréal, QC
• Daniel E. Borsuk

Université de Montréal / University of Montréal (umontreal.ca)

• Montréal, QC
• Patricia Bortoluzzi

McGill Plastic Surgery (mcgill.ca/plasticsurgery)

• Montréal QC
• Sabrina Cugno (formerly at drcugno.com)
• Pediatric plastic surgery

Michel Alain Danino (dralaindanino.ca)

• Montréal, QC

Exception MD (exceptionmd.ca)

• Montréal, QC
• Jean-Paul Brutus

Lucie Duclos (dreduclos.com)

• Montréal, QC

Mirko Gilardino (drgilardino.com)

• Montréal, QC

Phi Plastic Surgery (phisurgery.ca)

• Montréal, QC
• Perry Gdalevitch 

Alain Gagnon (dralaingagnon.com)

• Montréal, QC
• formerly at dralaingagnon.ca

Omar Fouda Neel (drfoudaneel.com)

• Montréal

Frédéric Croteau (drcroteau.ca)

• Sherbrooke, QC

Christina Bernier (christinabernier.com)

• Trois-Rivières, QC

Joseph Bou-Merhi (drjosephboumerhi.ca)

• Verdun, QC

Saskatchewan

See also Saskatchewan transgender resources.

TransSask Support Services (transsask.ca)

• Non-profit serving transgender and gender diverse communities of Saskatchewan.
• Saskatchewan Medical Transition Guide (PDF)

Yukon

See also Yukon transgender resources.

Yukon Health and Social Services (hss.gov.yk.ca)

Dormant / Historical

Nadia Afridi (drafridi.com)

• Trained in Canada, practice in New York

Edelstein Cosmetic (edelsteincosmetic.com)

Toronto Plastic Surgery Centre (torontoplasticsurgerycentre.com)

Hynes Plastic Surgery (hynesplasticsurgery.com)

Hugh Low (hugh_low@anguillanet.com)

References

Mertz, Emily (June 23, 2022). Gender-affirming health coverage by Canadian province, territory. Global News https://globalnews.ca/news/8900413/gender-affirming-healthcare-province-territory-transgender/