Legislation and Regulation

Legislation

• An Act respecting assisted human reproduction and related research - On March 29, 2004, the Assisted Human Reproduction Act received Royal Assent.

Regulations

• Publication of proposed AHR regulations delayed (February 17, 2009)

Learn more about the Regulatory Development Process.

Regulations are being developed by Health Canada to support the Act. Section 8 Regulations on Consent are the first set of regulations to be approved.

Section 8 (Consent to Use)

Regulations for Section 8 (Consent to Use) of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act came into force on December 1, 2007. The regulations were published in the June 27, 2007, edition of Canada Gazette, Part II. The purpose of section 8 is to require that donations of human reproductive material (sperm and eggs) for creating embryos and in vitro embryos are used only according to the donor's written consent.

• Section 8 Regulations, publication in Canada Gazette, Part II, (June 27, 2007)
• Background information
• Questions and Answers
• Regulatory proposal, publication in Canada Gazette, Part I (September 2005)

For information regarding regulatory consultations, see the Public Involvement page.

Factsheets

• Human cloning and other prohibitions now in force under assisted human reproduction law
• Human Cloning
• Research involving the in vitro embryo
• Health and safety of Canadians
• Assisted Human Reproduction Canada
• AHR Procedures Covered by the Act

Archives - Proposals for AHR legislation