


Surrogacy In Canada for UK & European nationals
Sun 11 Sept
4.30pm (GMT)
Zoom
TIMING & DESCRIPTION
- 4.30-4.45pm
Surrogate Support in Canada
Provides a summary of the screening and matching process for foreign intended parents in the Canadian context
Leia Swanberg, Canadian Fertility Consultants
- 4.45-4.55pm
Legal Issues for Foreigners engaging in Canadian surrogacy
What are the eligibility criteria for Canada? Are there surrogacy contracts? Are they legally binding? Who is named on the birth certificate? How does transfer of parentage work?
Cindy Wasser, Hope Springs Fertility Law
- 4.55- 5.15pm
Canadian IVF Clinics - What to Expect
How do IVF clinics screen donors and surrogates? How important is egg donor and surrogate age? How many embryos can I hope to create? What are the success rates per embryo transfer? What kind of costs am I looking at? Will the IVF take place in the surrogate’s home town?
Dr Clifford Librach, Create Fertility Centre, Toronto
Meet Our World Class Event Speakers
About Cindy Wasser
Cindy Wasser
Hope Springs Fertility Law, Canada
Cindy Wasser practiced as a Canadian Criminal Defence lawyer from 1987 until 2008. In that year, she became a mum to the first of two daughters through an egg donor and gestational surrogacy. This journey led her to her legal specialisation in Fertility Law. Cindy provides legal advice and services to intended parents, Canadian carriers and donors. Cindy has also provided legal advice to fertility medical practitioners and fertility consultant agencies. She has lectured in the area of fertility law at medico-legal conferences and hospitals.
About Dr Clifford Librarch
Dr Clifford Librarch
Create Fertility Centre, Canada
Dr. Librach is the Director of the CReATe Fertility Centre. A graduate of University of Toronto, he completed undergrad, graduate and a specialty degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Librach went on to spend 3 years at the University of California in San Francisco becoming a board certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist. Since 1991 Dr. Librach has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Toronto. He is a Co-Director of the University of Toronto Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Clinic. He is the principal investigator in various clinical and embryology studies and on-going research at Women’s College Hospital and university of Toronto. Dr. Librach has played an active in presenting abstracts at various conferences and meetings. He is frequently interviewed for television, radio and print media.
About Leia Swanberg
Leia Swanberg
Founder, Canadian Fertility Consulting
Leia is a mother to five, a two-time gestational surrogate, and a six-time egg donor. She began Canadian Fertility Consulting and Egg Helpers in 2007 after her second surrogacy, with the intention of creating a more rewarding experience for surrogates, egg donors and intended parents. With a background in business development and management, Leia turned her professional passion for alternative family building into a full-time business. Leia believes that surrogacy and egg donation is more than a medical transaction – bringing someone’s child into the world through surrogacy and egg donation is a milestone that deserves to be honoured and celebrated.
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