# Expert-guided gestational surrogacy support

Trusted resources for navigating the financial, legal, and emotional sides of surrogacy.

**Blake and Drew**  
Carrot members

## Surrogacy by the numbers

- **37%** Canadian intended parents using a gestational surrogate are same-sex male couples or single men
- **4%** of employer-sponsored funds at Carrot are used towards gestational surrogacy expenses
- **96%** of Carrot customers offer financial coverage for gestational surrogacy to their employees

## All about gestational surrogacy

1. **Finding a gestational carrier**  
   In gestational surrogacy, an intended parent or parents work with a person who carries a pregnancy for them.

2. **Creating embryos**  
   Embryos are created using genetic material from the intended parent(s) or a donor and then transferred to a gestational carrier through an embryo transfer after in vitro fertilization (IVF).

3. **Why gestational surrogacy**  
   Surrogacy is an important option for people experiencing infertility, single parents by choice, same-sex couples, and others unable to carry a pregnancy.

## Surrogacy laws in Canada

Altruistic surrogacy is legal in Canada, so Carrot Experts help members navigate the complex local laws, requirements, and cross-border care options while guiding them to trustworthy agencies and legal support.

## Surrogacy support at Carrot — we go there with you

1. **1:1 guidance from Carrot Experts every step of the way**

2. **Comprehensive, global network of 3.4K+ agencies and attorneys**

3. **Simplified payments with the Carrot Card**

## Learn more about the journeys Carrot supports

## Make surrogacy support part of your benefit offerings

Bring expert guidance for a complex journey to your organization.