Note for Out-of-Province and International Students

If you are an international or out-of-province university student your options vary a lot from typical Quebecers. You likely have access to a university clinic or private insurance through your student union. Especially if you don’t have Quebec public insurance, these are likely your best options for care in general and especially gender affirming care. Reach out to trans and queer student groups or your student union to learn more.

The Lists

Montreal Trans Resources List by AIDS Community Care Montreal

Excel sheet of trans resources, including over 20 clinics or doctors that provide HRT. 

Most clinic info updated in 2022-2023

• Info listed about clinics: contact infos, locations, wait times, cost/insurance info, the referral process, if they specialize in HIV, details about services offered.
• Other services the list includes: commissioners of oaths (for name change), HIV clinics, surgery assessment letter and gender dysphoria diagnosis, STI testing, counseling, gender gear shops.

List of Montreal Health Providers for Trans People by the Centre for Gender Advocacy

A concise list of over 12 doctors and clinics offering HRT in Montreal. 

Updated October 2022

• Includes family doctors and endocrinologists, almost all covered by RAMQ. 
• Also mentions: 13 mental health professionals, Montreal surgery providers (GRS and “the only vocal surgeon covered by RAMQ in Quebec”). 
• Also see this list from 2021, also by the Centre, since it’s outdated some of the clinics noted as at full capacity may have become more available.

List of Queer & Trans Friendly Services by Project 10

Excel sheet of Queer & Trans Friendly Services including some medical clinics, a few of which offer HRT. 

Last major update was January 2023 but some clinics have been updated since 

• List contains clinics’: contact infos, locations, requirements to access care, insurance/cost info, wheelchair accessibility, notes about gendered bathrooms. 
• Other services the list includes: doctors, therapists, shelters, hair removal, massage, voice training, physiotherapists, gynecologists, osteopathie, gender gear shops, nipple tattoos, and more.

ASTTeQ Trans Resource List – IN PROGRESS by ASTTeQ

While the list is still in progress, it mentions over 20 clinics, family doctors, and endocrinologists that provide HRT. Most are at capacity but someone trying to find a doctor to prescribe HRT could contact all the clinics in the hopes of finding one with an opening. 

• Also mentions: gynecologists, psychologist/sexologists (for diagnosis and surgery letters), laser and electrolysis clinics, a long list of food banks. 

Gender-Affirming Services in Quebec by the Canadian Queer Medical Student Association

A brief introduction to the process of accessing medical and legal transition in Quebec, and lists some trans friendly clinics and their services (4 provide HRT). 

Published August 2022

• Mentions: name and gender marker change, HRT, qualifications and steps to get surgeries, insurance coverage, list of gender inclusive clinics and services they provide, list of Montreal and other gender-affirming organizations and their services. 

List of Trans-Affirming Providers by the Institute for Trans Health (FRANÇAIS)

A list of care providers in Quebec that self-identify as trans-affirming. While there are a few doctors listed, it’s a better resource for people who need a gender dysphoria diagnosis or surgery letter since it is mostly a list of mental health professionals. 

Last Updated May 2023