Fertility Friends Foundation provides education and resources to families who are in need of support along their journey.  We support infertility and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities through our IVF, egg and sperm donation, surrogacy grants and fundraising activities. 

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This expecting mother shares her impactful fertility journey to raise awareness for women’s health

During Canadian Fertility Awareness Week (April 20 – 26, 2025), Breakfast Television’s Tim Bolen sat down with Emily Getz, advisory member of Fertility Friends Foundation, to discuss her fertility journey and Canadian Fertility Awareness Week.

ONFR – April 2025

As part of Canadian Fertility Awareness Week, ONFR published a feature article in French about the challenges of accessing fertility care in Canada. Fertility Friends Foundation is proudly highlighted alongside powerful patient stories.

Listen to Dr. Frédérick Dzineku, Tripod Fertility Medical Director and co-Founder of Fertility Friends Foundation, in his radio interview, in French, with Radio Canada about the additional fertility funding announced by the government of Ontario in October 2024.

Todd Vanderheyden, award-winning television news anchor with CTV News and a Fertility Friends Foundation Board Member, was recently on CTV’s The Social for a segment on his journey towards parenthood.

Todd is a proud and involved member of the LGBTQ+ community who speaks at Pride events and advocates for equal rights. He and his partner embarked on the journey to become parents in 2020 and have been faced with many challenges, setbacks, and successes over the last four years.

Todd is a big proponent of the work Fertility Friends Foundation is doing to help individuals and couples financially.

Ontario-based foundation offering grants to cover IVF treatments | insauga

“For most Canadians, starting a family can be a costly endeavour.

Beyond the complexities of expenses surrounding the management of a new life, there is another expense a substantial amount of Canadians are actively facing: fertility itself.

One in six Canadians struggle with fertility, and in response to that ratio, the Ontario-based Fertility Friends Foundation has launched a massive incentive to help those across Ontario afford in vitro fertility (IVF) treatments.”

HER – Honest Everyday Ramblings

#54 – Astrid Wendt on the reality of infertility and navigating IVF, how she is working to alleviate costs for hopeful parents as a Board of Director at Fertility Friends Foundation. 

This podcast talks all about how Astrid met her now husband Kevin on Bachelor in Paradise, moving to Canada for love (and the climate shock involved!), navigating trying for a baby during the pandemic, working through infertility and her IVF journey.

Michelle Flowerday LL.B is a Fertility Lawyer and a member of the Board of Directors who recently was on The Social for a segment on Surrogacy! 💕

Michelle is a passionate champion for couples facing infertility, for #2slgbtq people/couples seeking to start a family, for single people looking to grow a family alone, and for surrogates and donors assisting in the process.  

Michelle is actively involved in the third-party reproduction community, as a member of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, and a volunteer on fertility clinic ethics committees.

Listen to Dr. Frédérick Dzineku’s recent radio interview, in french, with Radio Canada (Ohdio) about access to fertility treatments.  Access to fertility treatments remains complicated in Ontario according to the Ontario group, Conceivable Dreams. A new survey from the group reveals that 80% of respondents say they need treatments that are not currently covered by the province. 

Fertility Friends Foundation aims to meet the needs of patients and help them pay for their fertility treatments.