B.C. family doctors want more pay for publicly funded vasectomies to deal with huge backlog – CBC
B.C. family doctors says there are far fewer of them providing vasectomies than 20 years ago
Aug 22, 2025
If you want to get a vasectomy in B.C., you’re faced with two choices: sit on a waitlist for months, or pay $2,000 to go to a private clinic.
Advocates with B.C. Family Doctors say the province should increase the amount doctors are able to charge to the Medical Services Plan (MSP) for the procedure so that more doctors will be encouraged to offer the procedure at no cost to the patient.
Dr. Renee Fernandez, chief medical officer with B.C. Family Doctors, says there has been a “significant decline” in the number of physicians providing publicly funded vasectomy care.
She says the province’s fee model is partly to blame and hasn’t kept pace with the standard of care.
“It’s become more expensive to provide the procedure, yet the compensation hasn’t kept up with providing the services that we need in our offices,” Fernandez said.
