Documents to be sent to the Directeur de l’état civil in relation to the donor of reproductive material (eggs or sperm) in order to know the donor’s origins
A single person or spouses may use a third person’s reproductive material to carry out their parental project. This third person is not part of the parental project, but accepts that their reproductive material be used for this purpose, particularly in the case of an egg or sperm donation.
The reproductive material may be provided by one of the following means:
- Assisted procreation activities carried out in a centre for assisted procreation
- Home insemination
- Sexual relations
Reproductive material from outside Québec used in the context of assisted procreation activities carried out in a centre for assisted procreation
As of June 6, 2023, the single person or spouses who have used reproductive material from outside Québec, in the context of assisted procreation activities carried out in a centre for assisted procreation, must submit the following to the Directeur de l’état civil:
- The declaration of birth of the child conceived using this material.
- The information concerning the name of the third person, their contact information and their profile information determined by regulation if it is known.
To do this, it is possible to use the form Information on a Person Who Has Contributed to the Procreation of a Child. The Directeur de l’état civil will record this information in the Register of origin information in procreation involving a third person, set up by the Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale on June 6, 2025.
Important
If the reproductive material coming from outside Québec was used before June 6, 2025 in the context of a parental project, other information must be sent with the child’s declaration of birth. This is information concerning the profile of the third person, if it is known. To do this, it is possible to use the form Information on a Person Who Has Contributed to the Procreation of a Child.
Reproductive material used in the context of home insemination or sexual relations
As of June 6, 2023, the single person or spouses who will use reproductive material in the context of home insemination or sexual relations must submit the following to the Directeur de l’état civil:
- The declaration of birth of the child conceived using this material.
- The name of the third person, their contact information and their profile information determined by regulation.
To do this, it is possible to use the form Information on a Person Who Has Contributed to the Procreation of a Child.
Reproductive material from Québec used in the context of assisted procreation activities carried out in a centre for assisted procreation
Obligation of the intended parents
For donations made on or after June 6, 2025, the intended parents must obtain the identifier assigned to the third person by the centre for assisted procreation and send this identifier to the Directeur de l’état civil with the child’s declaration of birth.
Reproductive material from the intended parent in the event that no bond of filiation is established between them and the child born of procreation involving a surrogate pregnancy
Where no bond of filiation is established between the child born of a procreation involving a surrogate pregnancy and an intended parent who has provided their reproductive material, this intended parent is considered to be a third person who has contributed to the child’s procreation.
In such a situation, the woman or the person who gave birth to the child must send the following to the Directeur de l’état civil:
- The declaration of birth of the child in paper format.
- The form Information on a Person Who Has Contributed to the Procreation of a Child.
Important: The information concerning the name of the third person, their contact information, their profile information as well as the name and the date of birth of the child will be recorded by the Directeur de l’état civil in the Register of origin information. The Directeur de l’état civil will also record in this Register the name and address of the child’s parent and the registration number of the act of birth of the child in the Register of Civil Status.
Other useful links
- Surrogacy
on the Québec.ca website - Right to know one’s origins in assisted procreation involving a third person on the Québec.ca website
- Register of origin information in procreation involving a third person on the Québec.ca website
Date de révision : 2025-12-17
