{
  "dataset": "Canadian TRT Access and Cost Components Ledger",
  "version": "0.2",
  "captured": "2026-09-12",
  "nextReview": "2026-11-09",
  "producedBy": "TRTCanada.ca",
  "licence": "Free to reuse with attribution to https://trtcanada.ca.",
  "notes": "Every field carries the source it came from, the date that source displays, the date it was checked and its evidence label: self (published by provider), confirmed (confirmed directly with provider, with method and responding role), estimate (editorial estimate with assumptions), observed, regulator or platform. Fields with no public source and no confirmation are marked unknown, shown on the site as not confirmed. Where a provider’s own pages disagree, the field is marked as a conflict and both statements are kept. Providers are alphabetical. In provinceMatrix, \"general\" means the province appears on the provider’s general service list or intake form and TRT coverage there is not confirmed; it is never confirmed TRT availability.",
  "evidenceLabels": {
    "self": "Published by provider",
    "confirmed": "Confirmed directly with provider",
    "estimate": "Editorial estimate, assumptions shown",
    "observed": "Third-party page",
    "regulator": "Regulator or government source",
    "platform": "Review platform display"
  },
  "coverageLabels": {
    "listed": "Listed for TRT",
    "general": "Listed for services in general; TRT coverage not confirmed",
    "not listed": "Not listed",
    "unknown": "Not confirmed"
  },
  "provinceMatrix": {
    "enhanced-mens-clinic": {
      "AB": "listed",
      "BC": "listed",
      "MB": "not listed",
      "NB": "not listed",
      "NL": "not listed",
      "NS": "not listed",
      "ON": "listed",
      "PE": "not listed",
      "QC": "listed",
      "SK": "not listed"
    },
    "essential-clinic": {
      "AB": "listed",
      "BC": "listed",
      "MB": "listed",
      "NB": "listed",
      "NL": "listed",
      "NS": "listed",
      "ON": "listed",
      "PE": "listed",
      "QC": "not listed",
      "SK": "listed"
    },
    "gameday-mens-health": {
      "AB": "unknown",
      "BC": "unknown",
      "MB": "unknown",
      "NB": "unknown",
      "NL": "unknown",
      "NS": "unknown",
      "ON": "listed",
      "PE": "unknown",
      "QC": "unknown",
      "SK": "unknown"
    },
    "jack-health": {
      "AB": "listed",
      "BC": "listed",
      "MB": "not listed",
      "NB": "not listed",
      "NL": "listed",
      "NS": "unknown",
      "ON": "listed",
      "PE": "not listed",
      "QC": "not listed",
      "SK": "listed"
    },
    "mhc": {
      "AB": "unknown",
      "BC": "unknown",
      "MB": "unknown",
      "NB": "unknown",
      "NL": "unknown",
      "NS": "unknown",
      "ON": "unknown",
      "PE": "unknown",
      "QC": "unknown",
      "SK": "unknown"
    },
    "phoenix": {
      "AB": "not listed",
      "BC": "not listed",
      "MB": "not listed",
      "NB": "not listed",
      "NL": "not listed",
      "NS": "not listed",
      "ON": "general",
      "PE": "not listed",
      "QC": "not listed",
      "SK": "not listed"
    },
    "science-and-humans": {
      "AB": "general",
      "BC": "general",
      "MB": "general",
      "NB": "general",
      "NL": "not listed",
      "NS": "general",
      "ON": "general",
      "PE": "general",
      "QC": "general",
      "SK": "general"
    },
    "sovereign-male": {
      "AB": "unknown",
      "BC": "unknown",
      "MB": "unknown",
      "NB": "unknown",
      "NL": "unknown",
      "NS": "unknown",
      "ON": "listed",
      "PE": "unknown",
      "QC": "unknown",
      "SK": "unknown"
    },
    "upguys": {
      "AB": "listed",
      "BC": "listed",
      "MB": "listed",
      "NB": "not listed",
      "NL": "not listed",
      "NS": "not listed",
      "ON": "listed",
      "PE": "not listed",
      "QC": "listed",
      "SK": "listed"
    }
  },
  "provinceMatrixNotes": {
    "gameday-mens-health": "One verified clinic, in Brampton, Ontario. Other Canadian locations are added only when an address is verified.",
    "jack-health": "The FAQ names five jurisdictions where the TRT programme is not available: Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Yukon and Prince Edward Island. The testosterone page names Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia instead. The FAQ is used here because it names TRT; Nova Scotia, excluded on one page and not the other, is shown as not confirmed. Sources checked 26 October 2026.",
    "mhc": "Not confirmed. Canadian telehealth and TRT are advertised, but a province-by-province TRT coverage list was not found on the home page or the treatment page. \"Across Canada\" is not read as verified coverage in every province. Sources checked 26 October 2026.",
    "phoenix": "Ontario availability is stated on Phoenix's testosterone service page. The page describes assessment and prescribed treatment; its specific testosterone replacement offering still requires confirmation. Phoenix's wider general-service list is not used for testosterone. Source checked 26 October 2026.",
    "science-and-humans": "These provinces are listed in the provider's general service-availability FAQ. TRT-specific availability in each province still requires confirmation. Source checked 26 October 2026.",
    "sovereign-male": "A Toronto clinic. City pages addressed to other places are advertising and do not establish a clinic or confirmed service there.",
    "upguys": "The six provinces come from the dated AI facts page, which is the only TRT-specific list the company publishes."
  },
  "providers": [
    {
      "id": "enhanced-mens-clinic",
      "brand": "Enhanced Men's Clinic",
      "sortName": "Enhanced",
      "url": "https://www.enhancedmensclinic.ca/",
      "domain": "enhancedmensclinic.ca",
      "careFormat": "online",
      "trtScope": {
        "value": "Testosterone replacement therapy is described on the home and pricing pages.",
        "cite": "home"
      },
      "legalEntity": {
        "value": "Unresolved for the Canadian operation.",
        "note": "The Canadian site's Terms and Conditions link goes to an Australian page that names Enhanced Men's Clinic Pty Ltd and Queensland law, and the pricing page still uses Australian wording such as health fund and private pathology. Which entity operates in Canada is not stated on the site.",
        "cite": "terms",
        "conflict": true
      },
      "provinces": {
        "value": "Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec.",
        "note": "The home page states \"We help men in: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.\" The pricing page names no province.",
        "cite": "home"
      },
      "clinician": {
        "value": "A registered Canadian physician, as the home and pricing pages state.",
        "cite": "home"
      },
      "process": {
        "value": "Online intake, then a monthly subscription that the site describes as including clinical care.",
        "cite": "pricing"
      },
      "monitoring": {
        "value": "No monitoring interval published.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "pharmacy": {
        "value": "No dispensing pharmacy named.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "verification": {
        "value": "No Canadian regulator registration published on the site.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "conflicts": [
        {
          "value": "The pricing page states $170 per month, and also shows roughly $176 per month \"based on the needs of an average patient\". The home page states $176 per month.",
          "note": "The two figures also cover different things. The home page describes $176 as treatment fee, medication and private pathology combined, while the pricing page prices medication at $50 to $100 per ten weeks and blood testing at $0 to $300 per year as separate lines.",
          "cite": "home",
          "conflict": true
        },
        {
          "value": "The pricing page states that TRT in Canada \"generally costs between $1,900 - $3,000 per year\", on the same page as a $170 per month subscription with medication, blood testing and supplies priced separately.",
          "note": "The stated annual range and the stated monthly subscription do not reconcile with each other. Both figures are recorded as the provider displays them; the site's own annual estimate, with its assumptions, is on the costs page.",
          "cite": "pricing",
          "conflict": true
        },
        {
          "value": "The home page FAQ states that \"The annual cost of TRT in Canada ranges from $1,500 - $2,400 for treatment fees, medications and blood testing\", while the pricing page gives $1,900 to $3,000 per year.",
          "note": "Read on 5 and 26 October 2026. The two annual ranges on the provider's own pages differ, and neither matches twelve months of the $170 or $176 monthly figure.",
          "cite": "home",
          "conflict": true
        }
      ],
      "cites": {
        "pricing": {
          "label": "Enhanced Men's Clinic pricing page",
          "url": "https://www.enhancedmensclinic.ca/pricing",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "home": {
          "label": "Enhanced Men's Clinic home page",
          "url": "https://www.enhancedmensclinic.ca/",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "terms": {
          "label": "Enhanced Men's Clinic terms and conditions, linked from the Canadian site footer",
          "url": "https://www.enhancedmensclinic.com.au/terms/terms-conditions",
          "sourceDate": "2022-07-22",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        }
      },
      "costs": [
        {
          "component": "membership",
          "amount": "$170",
          "period": "per month",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "The home page instead states $176 per month \"based on the needs of an average patient\", described there as treatment fee, medication and private pathology combined, while the pricing page prices medication and blood testing as separate lines. The two pages are not reconciled.",
          "cite": "pricing"
        },
        {
          "component": "medication",
          "amount": "$50 to $100",
          "period": "per ten weeks",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "The pricing page expects five to ten resupplies a year.",
          "cite": "pricing"
        },
        {
          "component": "assessment",
          "amount": "Not separately stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "consultation",
          "amount": "Included in the $170 monthly subscription as displayed",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "conditions": "The pricing page lists \"Unlimited doctor consultations\" under the subscription.",
          "cite": "pricing"
        },
        {
          "component": "requisition",
          "amount": "Not separately stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "lab",
          "amount": "$0 to $300",
          "period": "per year",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "Shown on the pricing page as blood testing, as a separate line from the subscription, split into initial testing at $0 to $150 and ongoing tests at $0 to $150.",
          "cite": "pricing"
        },
        {
          "component": "dispensing",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "shipping",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "supplies",
          "amount": "$50",
          "period": "per year, if needed",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "Shown on the pricing page as other supplies: needles, syringes, alcohol swabs and sharps containers.",
          "cite": "pricing"
        },
        {
          "component": "followup",
          "amount": "Not separately stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "cancellation",
          "amount": "No cancellation fee stated",
          "status": "unknown",
          "conditions": "The pricing page states \"Cancel anytime\" and that returns and refunds are not accepted for any subscriptions or charges.",
          "cite": "pricing"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "essential-clinic",
      "brand": "Essential Clinic",
      "sortName": "Essential",
      "url": "https://www.essentialclinic.ca/",
      "domain": "essentialclinic.ca",
      "careFormat": "online",
      "trtScope": {
        "value": "Testosterone replacement therapy with injections and topical gel.",
        "note": "The FAQ also mentions oral pills, but the pricing support article states \"We don't offer oral testosterone, but we do provide testosterone in injectable and topical forms.\" The oral option it prices is enclomiphene, which is not testosterone.",
        "cite": "support",
        "conflict": true
      },
      "legalEntity": {
        "value": "Essential Health Systems Inc.",
        "cite": "faq"
      },
      "provinces": {
        "value": "Stated as available in all provinces and territories except Quebec and Yukon.",
        "cite": "faq"
      },
      "clinician": {
        "value": "Physicians and nurse practitioners, as the FAQ states.",
        "cite": "faq"
      },
      "process": {
        "value": "Online visit, a lab form for blood work at a nearby lab, a call with a licensed clinician to review results, then medication shipped if treatment is appropriate. Refills ship every three months.",
        "cite": "faq"
      },
      "monitoring": {
        "value": "Follow-up blood tests usually every three to six months, as described in the FAQ.",
        "cite": "faq"
      },
      "pharmacy": {
        "value": "Partnership Rx, 105-15337 67 Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, licensed in British Columbia 42930. The FAQ names the pharmacy manager as Ajreet Singh Bassi.",
        "cite": "faq"
      },
      "verification": {
        "value": "Licence number published on the site. A pharmacy named Partnership Rx appears on the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia community pharmacy list, checked 14 and 23 September 2026, at 105-15336 67 Ave, Surrey, where the provider page gives 15337, with manager Ajreet Bassi. The list does not print licence numbers.",
        "cite": "cpbc"
      },
      "cites": {
        "faq": {
          "label": "Essential Clinic FAQ",
          "url": "https://www.essentialclinic.ca/faq",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "support": {
          "label": "Essential Clinic support article, TRT pricing and fees",
          "url": "https://health.essentialclinic.ca/hc/en-us/articles/38364794108183-Testosterone-Replacement-Therapy-TRT-Pricing-Fees",
          "sourceDate": "2026-06-09",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "cpbc": {
          "label": "College of Pharmacists of British Columbia, community pharmacy list",
          "url": "https://www.bcpharmacists.org/list-community-pharmacies",
          "sourceNote": "Directory, updated continuously",
          "accessed": "2026-10-05",
          "evidence": "regulator"
        }
      },
      "costs": [
        {
          "component": "membership",
          "amount": "$49",
          "period": "per year",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "Described in the FAQ as an annual consult fee covering the initial assessment, lab requisitions and ongoing clinician oversight for the year, with unlimited follow-ups.",
          "cite": "faq"
        },
        {
          "component": "medication",
          "amount": "$169.99 or $189.99 per seven-week supply of injections; $299.99 or $369.99 per 90 days for topical",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "Product prices from the support article on TRT pricing and fees, dated 9 June 2026 and read 26 October 2026. The FAQ states that testosterone medications start at $67 per month and depend on the form prescribed. Medication is charged separately, when it ships.",
          "cite": "support"
        },
        {
          "component": "assessment",
          "amount": "Included in the $49 annual consult fee",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "cite": "faq"
        },
        {
          "component": "consultation",
          "amount": "Included in the $49 annual consult fee",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "conditions": "The FAQ describes ongoing clinician oversight and unlimited follow-ups for the year as part of the fee.",
          "cite": "faq"
        },
        {
          "component": "requisition",
          "amount": "Included in the $49 annual consult fee",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "conditions": "A requisition is the order for blood work. It is not the blood work itself.",
          "cite": "faq"
        },
        {
          "component": "lab",
          "amount": "Stated as covered by provincial health plans in most cases",
          "status": "unknown",
          "conditions": "The FAQ says follow-up blood tests every three to six months are covered by provincial health plans in most cases. Coverage depends on the province and the test.",
          "cite": "faq"
        },
        {
          "component": "dispensing",
          "amount": "No dispensing fee, as stated",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "conditions": "The support article states \"No dispensing fees\" and that its medication prices are all-inclusive for the medication.",
          "cite": "support"
        },
        {
          "component": "shipping",
          "amount": "No separately stated charge",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "conditions": "The FAQ states free delivery anywhere in Canada, two to five business days.",
          "cite": "faq"
        },
        {
          "component": "supplies",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "followup",
          "amount": "Included in the $49 annual consult fee",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "cite": "faq"
        },
        {
          "component": "cancellation",
          "amount": "No cancellation fee stated",
          "status": "unknown",
          "conditions": "The FAQ states that the consult fee and medication cost are fully refunded if a prescription is declined, and that shipped prescription medication is not refunded.",
          "cite": "faq"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "gameday-mens-health",
      "brand": "Gameday Men's Health",
      "sortName": "Gameday",
      "url": "https://gamedaymenshealth.ca/brampton",
      "domain": "gamedaymenshealth.ca",
      "careFormat": "in person",
      "careFormatNote": "Face-to-face consultations at a clinic. The footer refers to telehealth, but no virtual testosterone service is described on the Brampton page.",
      "trtScope": {
        "value": "The Brampton page describes the clinic as a TRT clinic and describes clomiphene. The specific testosterone products offered are not stated on the page.",
        "note": "When read on 5 October 2026 the page also described testosterone cypionate injections and testosterone pellets. On 26 October 2026 cypionate was not found in the page text, and pellets appeared only as the title of a linked article.",
        "cite": "brampton"
      },
      "legalEntity": {
        "value": "Not published on the Brampton page. The footer states that medical services are provided by independently owned and operated clinics.",
        "unknown": true,
        "cite": "brampton"
      },
      "provinces": {
        "value": "Ontario, at a Brampton clinic.",
        "note": "One verified Canadian location. The site links to a location directory; other Canadian clinics are added here only when an address is verified.",
        "cite": "brampton"
      },
      "locations": [
        {
          "name": "Gameday Men's Health, Brampton",
          "streetAddress": "2 Dewside Drive, Unit 206",
          "addressLocality": "Brampton",
          "addressRegion": "ON",
          "postalCode": "L6R 0X5",
          "phone": "(416) 628-1909",
          "cite": "brampton"
        }
      ],
      "clinician": {
        "value": "Not stated in a way that names the clinician type.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "process": {
        "value": "An initial in-person appointment of 45 to 60 minutes, as described on the page.",
        "cite": "brampton"
      },
      "monitoring": {
        "value": "No monitoring interval published.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "pharmacy": {
        "value": "No dispensing pharmacy named.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "verification": {
        "value": "No regulator registration published on the page.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "cites": {
        "brampton": {
          "label": "Gameday Men's Health, Brampton clinic page",
          "url": "https://gamedaymenshealth.ca/brampton",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        }
      },
      "costs": [
        {
          "component": "membership",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "assessment",
          "amount": "No fee published",
          "status": "unknown",
          "conditions": "The page refers to \"transparent cash-pay pricing\" without listing a fee.",
          "cite": "brampton"
        },
        {
          "component": "requisition",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "consultation",
          "amount": "No fee published",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "lab",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "medication",
          "amount": "No fee published",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "dispensing",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "followup",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "shipping",
          "amount": "Not applicable to an in-person clinic unless stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "supplies",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "cancellation",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "jack-health",
      "brand": "Jack Health",
      "sortName": "Jack",
      "url": "https://jack.health/testosterone",
      "domain": "jack.health",
      "careFormat": "online",
      "trtScope": {
        "value": "A testosterone replacement therapy programme is described on the testosterone page.",
        "cite": "trt"
      },
      "legalEntity": {
        "value": "Jack and Jill Health Inc., as named in the Terms of Use and the site footer.",
        "cite": "terms"
      },
      "provinces": {
        "value": "The FAQ states that the TRT programme is not available in Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Yukon or Prince Edward Island.",
        "note": "The testosterone page instead names Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia as the provinces where hormone programmes are not available, and the same page also states \"We're available in all Canadian provinces\". The pages disagree on Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Yukon. When read on 5 October 2026 the FAQ also excluded Nova Scotia. The FAQ wording names TRT and is the one used here, with Nova Scotia shown as not confirmed.",
        "cite": "faq",
        "conflict": true
      },
      "clinician": {
        "value": "A registered doctor or nurse practitioner licensed in the patient's province, as described in the FAQ.",
        "cite": "faq"
      },
      "process": {
        "value": "Biomarker test and consultation, then a prescription, then renewal every three months.",
        "cite": "trt"
      },
      "monitoring": {
        "value": "Biomarker re-testing every three months, described on the testosterone page as included, with renewal every three months.",
        "cite": "trt"
      },
      "pharmacy": {
        "value": "1000223172 Ontario Inc., operating as ScaleRx, is named as the partner pharmacy in the Terms of Use.",
        "note": "The FAQ states that a prescription can be sent to a local pharmacy of the patient's choice for a $40 visit fee.",
        "cite": "terms"
      },
      "verification": {
        "value": "Pharmacy named in the Terms. Licence number not published on the site.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "conflicts": [
        {
          "value": "The testosterone page states that \"92% report energy improvement within 6 weeks\".",
          "note": "No study, sample size, time period or source is given for that figure anywhere on the page.",
          "cite": "trt",
          "conflict": true
        },
        {
          "value": "The testosterone page states ongoing care as \"$110/ every 3 months depending on your treatment\".",
          "note": "The words \"depending on your treatment\" leave open whether every patient pays $110 each quarter. The figure was not displayed when the page was read on 14 September 2026 and was displayed again on 23 September 2026.",
          "cite": "trt",
          "conflict": true
        }
      ],
      "cites": {
        "trt": {
          "label": "Jack Health testosterone page",
          "url": "https://jack.health/testosterone",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "faq": {
          "label": "Jack Health FAQ",
          "url": "https://jack.health/faq",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "terms": {
          "label": "Jack Health terms of use",
          "url": "https://jack.health/terms-of-use",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        }
      },
      "costs": [
        {
          "component": "assessment",
          "amount": "$110",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "Testing of 24 or more biomarkers, a practitioner consultation and a treatment plan together, as displayed.",
          "cite": "trt"
        },
        {
          "component": "followup",
          "amount": "$110",
          "period": "every three months",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "Described as a renewal that includes biomarker re-testing every three months, \"depending on your treatment\".",
          "cite": "trt"
        },
        {
          "component": "medication",
          "amount": "$36 to $120",
          "period": "per month",
          "status": "charged",
          "cite": "trt"
        },
        {
          "component": "shipping",
          "amount": "No separately stated charge",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "conditions": "Described as free, shipping within three to five business days of approval in unmarked packaging.",
          "cite": "trt"
        },
        {
          "component": "consultation",
          "amount": "Included in the $110 assessment as displayed",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "cite": "trt"
        },
        {
          "component": "requisition",
          "amount": "Not separately stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "lab",
          "amount": "Biomarker testing included in the $110 assessment and renewal as displayed",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "cite": "trt"
        },
        {
          "component": "dispensing",
          "amount": "Not stated for the partner pharmacy",
          "status": "unknown",
          "conditions": "The FAQ states a $40 visit fee when the prescription is sent to a pharmacy of the patient's choice instead.",
          "cite": "faq"
        },
        {
          "component": "supplies",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "membership",
          "amount": "No membership fee stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "cancellation",
          "amount": "No cancellation fee stated; the programme fee is non-refundable",
          "status": "unknown",
          "conditions": "The testosterone page states \"Program fee is non-refundable\" and that the patient can pause, skip or cancel at any time through the care team. The FAQ separately states that an order is fully refunded if the clinician finds treatment unsuitable; the two statements are not reconciled.",
          "cite": "trt"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "mhc",
      "brand": "MHC",
      "sortName": "MHC",
      "url": "https://menshealthclinic.com/ca/",
      "domain": "menshealthclinic.com",
      "careFormat": "online",
      "careFormatNote": "Described on its home page as an online telehealth clinic.",
      "trtScope": {
        "value": "Testosterone deficiency treatment is advertised on the Canadian treatments page.",
        "cite": "td"
      },
      "legalEntity": {
        "value": "MHC Men's Health Clinic, registered in Canada under BC 1317300, with a registered office in Victoria, British Columbia.",
        "note": "As stated in the Canadian terms and conditions. The brand's Trustpilot profile shows a company address in New South Wales, Australia.",
        "cite": "terms"
      },
      "provinces": {
        "value": "Not confirmed.",
        "note": "The home page describes an online telehealth clinic serving men \"all across Canada\". No province-by-province list for TRT was found on the home page, the treatment page or the treatment cost page. \"Across Canada\" is not read here as confirmed coverage in every province.",
        "unknown": true,
        "cite": "site"
      },
      "clinician": {
        "value": "Doctors are described in general terms. The clinician type for each province is not stated.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "process": {
        "value": "Online enquiry, then a clinical call. Steps are described in general terms.",
        "cite": "site"
      },
      "monitoring": {
        "value": "No monitoring interval published.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "pharmacy": {
        "value": "No dispensing pharmacy named.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "verification": {
        "value": "No Canadian regulator registration published on the site.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "cites": {
        "site": {
          "label": "MHC Canadian home page",
          "url": "https://menshealthclinic.com/ca/",
          "sourceDate": "2026-08-12",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "td": {
          "label": "MHC testosterone deficiency treatment page",
          "url": "https://menshealthclinic.com/ca/treatments/testosterone-deficiency/",
          "sourceDate": "2025-12-15",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "terms": {
          "label": "MHC Canadian terms and conditions",
          "url": "https://menshealthclinic.com/ca/terms-conditions/",
          "sourceDate": "2021-05-18",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        }
      },
      "costs": [
        {
          "component": "assessment",
          "amount": "No public price",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "consultation",
          "amount": "No public price",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "requisition",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "lab",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "medication",
          "amount": "No public price",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "dispensing",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "shipping",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "supplies",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "followup",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "membership",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "cancellation",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "phoenix",
      "brand": "Phoenix",
      "sortName": "Phoenix",
      "url": "https://www.phoenix.ca/treatments/testosterone",
      "domain": "phoenix.ca",
      "careFormat": "online",
      "trtScope": {
        "value": "The testosterone page describes a lab test at LifeLabs, an online consultation, and prescribed treatment delivered to the patient. The specific testosterone replacement offering is not confirmed.",
        "note": "The page states that completing an assessment or undergoing testing does not guarantee that prescription treatment will be recommended or prescribed.",
        "cite": "tpage"
      },
      "legalEntity": {
        "value": "Phoenix Digital Health Inc., as shown in the site footer.",
        "cite": "home"
      },
      "provinces": {
        "value": "Ontario.",
        "note": "The testosterone page states \"Currently available in Ontario.\" The home page lists ten provinces for the company's services in general; that wider list is not used here for testosterone.",
        "cite": "tpage"
      },
      "clinician": {
        "value": "Licensed healthcare providers, \"including physicians and nurse practitioners where applicable\", as the home page FAQ states.",
        "cite": "home"
      },
      "process": {
        "value": "Lab test at LifeLabs, then an online consultation by message when results are in, then prescribed treatment delivered to the patient.",
        "cite": "tpage"
      },
      "monitoring": {
        "value": "No monitoring interval published.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "pharmacy": {
        "value": "Dispensed through licensed Canadian pharmacy partners, according to Phoenix; partner names and licence details not confirmed in this review.",
        "note": "The home page states that Phoenix is not a pharmacy or drug manufacturer and that prescribed treatment is shipped through a licensed Canadian pharmacy partner. Not being a pharmacy does not mean there is no dispensing partner.",
        "cite": "home"
      },
      "verification": {
        "value": "No pharmacy licence number published on the site, so there is nothing to look up on a register.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "cites": {
        "tpage": {
          "label": "Phoenix testosterone treatment page",
          "url": "https://www.phoenix.ca/treatments/testosterone",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "home": {
          "label": "Phoenix home page",
          "url": "https://www.phoenix.ca/",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        }
      },
      "costs": [
        {
          "component": "membership",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "assessment",
          "amount": "Described as a free first visit",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "conditions": "The testosterone page invites the reader to \"Start My Free Visit\". What that covers beyond the initial step is not stated.",
          "cite": "tpage"
        },
        {
          "component": "requisition",
          "amount": "Not separately stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "consultation",
          "amount": "Not separately stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "lab",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown",
          "conditions": "The lab test is described as done at LifeLabs. Whether the test is charged, and to whom, is not stated on the page. The home page states that Phoenix Labs is available in Ontario only."
        },
        {
          "component": "medication",
          "amount": "No testosterone price published",
          "status": "unknown",
          "conditions": "The page shows a starting price for a weight-loss product only."
        },
        {
          "component": "dispensing",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "followup",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "shipping",
          "amount": "Described as delivered free",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "cite": "tpage"
        },
        {
          "component": "supplies",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "cancellation",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "science-and-humans",
      "brand": "Science & Humans",
      "sortName": "Science",
      "url": "https://www.scienceandhumans.com/programs/hormone-health",
      "domain": "scienceandhumans.com",
      "careFormat": "online",
      "trtScope": {
        "value": "A hormone health programme with prescribed treatment is described on the programme page.",
        "cite": "program"
      },
      "legalEntity": {
        "value": "Global Zebra, Inc., doing business as Science & Humans, as named in the privacy policy.",
        "note": "Research records OnMen as the same operation.",
        "cite": "privacy"
      },
      "provinces": {
        "value": "Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, as listed for the service in general.",
        "note": "The FAQ answer to \"Where are S&H services currently available?\" names these nine provinces. That is the provider's general service availability. TRT-specific availability in each province is not confirmed.",
        "cite": "faq"
      },
      "clinician": {
        "value": "Nurse practitioners are profiled on the programme page. The FAQ refers to Canadian-licensed clinicians.",
        "cite": "program"
      },
      "process": {
        "value": "Assessment and bloodwork, then a consultation that is charged only if treatment is prescribed, then a programme fee every three months.",
        "cite": "program"
      },
      "monitoring": {
        "value": "Quarterly follow-up blood work and virtual check-ins, as the programme page describes. The page adds that semi-annual visits may be appropriate in some cases.",
        "cite": "program"
      },
      "pharmacy": {
        "value": "Dispensed by the company's own accredited pharmacy, according to the FAQ. The pharmacy is not named. Prescriptions can be sent to an outside pharmacy for a $25 admin fee.",
        "cite": "faq"
      },
      "verification": {
        "value": "No regulator registration published on the site.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "cites": {
        "program": {
          "label": "Science & Humans hormone health programme",
          "url": "https://www.scienceandhumans.com/programs/hormone-health",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "faq": {
          "label": "Science & Humans FAQ",
          "url": "https://www.scienceandhumans.com/faqs",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "privacy": {
          "label": "Science & Humans privacy policy",
          "url": "https://www.scienceandhumans.com/privacy-policy",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "refund": {
          "label": "Science & Humans refund policy",
          "url": "https://www.scienceandhumans.com/refund-policy",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        }
      },
      "costs": [
        {
          "component": "assessment",
          "amount": "$1 promotional or $50",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "Assessment and bloodwork together, as displayed.",
          "cite": "program"
        },
        {
          "component": "consultation",
          "amount": "$150",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "Charged only if treatment is prescribed.",
          "cite": "program"
        },
        {
          "component": "medication",
          "amount": "$60 to $90 per vial for injections; about $100 to $125 per month for topical creams and gels",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "Shown on the programme page as an additional charge to the programme fees.",
          "cite": "program"
        },
        {
          "component": "followup",
          "amount": "$200 every three months, plus $100 for an interim consultation",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "The quarterly fee is described as covering follow-up blood work review and virtual check-ins. The $100 interim consultation fee is stated in the FAQ.",
          "cite": "program"
        },
        {
          "component": "dispensing",
          "amount": "$25 when an outside pharmacy is used",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "The refund policy also states that any additional medications prescribed are subject to a $25 service fee.",
          "cite": "faq"
        },
        {
          "component": "requisition",
          "amount": "Included in the assessment as displayed",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "cite": "program"
        },
        {
          "component": "lab",
          "amount": "Not stated separately",
          "status": "unknown",
          "conditions": "The programme page notes that some optional biomarkers may require out-of-pocket payment if not covered by insurance.",
          "cite": "program"
        },
        {
          "component": "shipping",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "supplies",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "membership",
          "amount": "No membership fee stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "cancellation",
          "amount": "$50 no-show fee; appointments cancelled within 5 hours are non-refundable",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "The refund policy states a $50 no-show fee, that renewals are non-refundable once processed, and that the consultation fee is non-refundable once lab results are in and the patient is marked eligible. The programme page states \"Cancel subscription anytime\".",
          "cite": "refund"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "sovereign-male",
      "brand": "Sovereign Male",
      "sortName": "Sovereign",
      "url": "https://sovereignmale.ca/testosterone-replacement-therapy/",
      "domain": "sovereignmale.ca",
      "careFormat": "both",
      "careFormatNote": "An in-person clinic in Toronto, where the TRT page describes meeting a physician in a private suite. No virtual appointment was found on the pages checked on 30 September 2026. Whether care is available outside Ontario is not confirmed.",
      "trtScope": {
        "value": "Testosterone replacement therapy is described on the TRT page.",
        "cite": "trt"
      },
      "legalEntity": {
        "value": "Not published on the TRT page.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "provinces": {
        "value": "Ontario, at a Toronto clinic.",
        "note": "The site carries pages addressed to Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg and Saskatchewan. Those are advertising pages and do not establish a clinic or confirmed service in those places. Coverage beyond Ontario is not confirmed.",
        "cite": "trt"
      },
      "locations": [
        {
          "name": "Sovereign Male, Toronto",
          "streetAddress": "59 Hayden Street, Suite 705",
          "addressLocality": "Toronto",
          "addressRegion": "ON",
          "postalCode": "M4Y 0E7",
          "phone": "(647) 340-0061",
          "cite": "trt"
        }
      ],
      "clinician": {
        "value": "A physician, as the TRT page states.",
        "cite": "trt"
      },
      "process": {
        "value": "A consultation with a physician, then purchase of a programme (no price shown), then a bloodwork requisition and a review of results.",
        "cite": "trt"
      },
      "monitoring": {
        "value": "No monitoring interval published.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "pharmacy": {
        "value": "No dispensing pharmacy named.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "verification": {
        "value": "No regulator registration published on the site.",
        "unknown": true
      },
      "cites": {
        "trt": {
          "label": "Sovereign Male testosterone replacement therapy page",
          "url": "https://sovereignmale.ca/testosterone-replacement-therapy/",
          "sourceDate": "2026-09-28",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        }
      },
      "costs": [
        {
          "component": "assessment",
          "amount": "No published price",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "consultation",
          "amount": "No published price",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "requisition",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "lab",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "medication",
          "amount": "No published price",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "dispensing",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "shipping",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "supplies",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "followup",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "membership",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "cancellation",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "upguys",
      "brand": "UPGUYS",
      "sortName": "UPGUYS",
      "url": "https://upguys.com/testosterone",
      "domain": "upguys.com",
      "careFormat": "online",
      "trtScope": {
        "value": "Testosterone therapy is listed on the AI facts page and described on the testosterone service page.",
        "cite": "ai"
      },
      "legalEntity": {
        "value": "UPGUYS Health Inc.",
        "cite": "ai"
      },
      "provinces": {
        "value": "Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.",
        "note": "The FAQ lists twelve provinces and territories for the company’s services in general, which is a wider list than the six provinces stated for TRT. The six-province statement is the TRT-specific one and is the one used here.",
        "cite": "ai"
      },
      "clinician": {
        "value": "Physicians or nurse practitioners licensed in Canada, as the AI facts page states.",
        "cite": "ai"
      },
      "process": {
        "value": "Online questionnaire, practitioner review, lab requisition where required, prescription, then delivery from the company pharmacy.",
        "cite": "trt"
      },
      "monitoring": {
        "value": "Repeat blood work and a call with the practitioner every three to six months, as described on the service page.",
        "cite": "trt"
      },
      "pharmacy": {
        "value": "UPRX Pharmacy West, Burnaby, British Columbia, CPBC licence 38287. UPRX Pharmacy East, Etobicoke, Ontario, OCP accreditation 309322.",
        "note": "The Burnaby listing was corroborated on the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia community pharmacy list, which shows the name, address and manager but not the licence number. The Ontario accreditation 309322 was found on the Ontario College of Pharmacists register on 14 and 23 September 2026 and again on 30 September 2026, status entitled to operate, at 105-91 Skyway Ave, Etobicoke.",
        "cite": "footer"
      },
      "verification": {
        "value": "Both pharmacies found on their provincial regulator registers: the Burnaby listing on the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia community pharmacy list, and Ontario accreditation 309322 on the Ontario College of Pharmacists register, checked 14, 23 and 30 September 2026.",
        "cite": "ocp"
      },
      "cites": {
        "ai": {
          "label": "UPGUYS AI facts page",
          "url": "https://upguys.com/p/ai",
          "sourceDate": "2026-10-12",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "faq": {
          "label": "UPGUYS FAQ",
          "url": "https://upguys.com/faq",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "trt": {
          "label": "UPGUYS testosterone service page",
          "url": "https://upguys.com/testosterone",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "cost": {
          "label": "UPGUYS article on testosterone injection cost in Canada",
          "url": "https://upguys.com/blog/testosterone-injections-cost-canada",
          "sourceNote": "Labelled last updated 12 October 2026; states that the $200 to $400 four-month figure includes the $11.99 dispensing fee",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "footer": {
          "label": "UPGUYS site footer, pharmacy licence details",
          "url": "https://upguys.com/",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        },
        "cpbc": {
          "label": "College of Pharmacists of British Columbia, community pharmacy list",
          "url": "https://www.bcpharmacists.org/list-community-pharmacies",
          "sourceNote": "Directory, updated continuously",
          "accessed": "2026-10-05",
          "evidence": "regulator"
        },
        "ocp": {
          "label": "Ontario College of Pharmacists, public register, UPRX accreditation 309322",
          "url": "https://members.ocpinfo.com/tcpr/public/pr/en/",
          "sourceNote": "Register, updated continuously",
          "accessed": "2026-09-30",
          "evidence": "regulator"
        },
        "returns": {
          "label": "UPGUYS returns and refunds page",
          "url": "https://upguys.com/returns-and-refunds",
          "sourceNote": "No date shown on the page",
          "accessed": "2026-10-26",
          "evidence": "self"
        }
      },
      "costs": [
        {
          "component": "assessment",
          "amount": "No separately stated charge for the questionnaire",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "cite": "trt"
        },
        {
          "component": "consultation",
          "amount": "No separately stated charge for the practitioner review",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "conditions": "The medication is charged. The FAQ states a pharmacy dispensing fee of $11.99 per prescription, and the injection cost article states that its $200 to $400 four-month estimate includes that fee.",
          "cite": "trt"
        },
        {
          "component": "requisition",
          "amount": "No separately stated charge for the requisition",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "conditions": "A requisition is the order for blood work. It is not the blood work itself. The service page states no charge for lab requisition authorization.",
          "cite": "trt"
        },
        {
          "component": "lab",
          "amount": "Generally covered by provincial plans; some uninsured tests may be charged by the lab",
          "status": "excluded",
          "conditions": "The service page FAQ states that coverage depends on whether a test is insured or uninsured in your province, that in most provinces the majority of tests are insured, and that you may need to pay the lab for certain tests. Any such charge is paid to the lab and is not part of the UPGUYS price.",
          "cite": "trt"
        },
        {
          "component": "medication",
          "amount": "$200 to $400",
          "period": "per four-month supply",
          "status": "charged",
          "conditions": "The company article on injection cost, labelled last updated 12 October 2026 and read 15 and 26 October 2026, states that cypionate or enanthate injections typically cost $200 to $400 for a four-month supply, including the $11.99 dispensing fee, about $50 to $100 a month, and that injection supplies and additional medications are not included. The testosterone service page, read the same day, gives the same range for common injectable or topical options, says other options or additional medications may cost more, and says the exact cost is confirmed before dispensing. The company's medication catalogue lists injections from $45.55 per month.",
          "cite": "cost"
        },
        {
          "component": "dispensing",
          "amount": "$11.99 per prescription, included in the $200 to $400 four-month estimate",
          "status": "included",
          "conditions": "The FAQ states a pharmacy dispensing fee of $11.99. The injection cost article, labelled last updated 12 October 2026, states that its $200 to $400 four-month figure includes this fee, so this site no longer adds it on top.",
          "cite": "cost"
        },
        {
          "component": "shipping",
          "amount": "No separately stated charge for standard Xpresspost delivery, quoted at three to five business days. Expedited delivery is charged.",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "cite": "faq"
        },
        {
          "component": "supplies",
          "amount": "Not stated",
          "status": "unknown",
          "conditions": "No price for injection supplies was found on the pages checked."
        },
        {
          "component": "followup",
          "amount": "No separately stated charge for the practitioner call or the result review",
          "status": "no separate charge",
          "conditions": "The service page states there is no cost for blood requisition authorization, lab result reviews, practitioner and pharmacist calls, or shipping of the medication, and describes repeat blood work and a call with the practitioner every three to six months. A repeat supply still carries the medication cost, which includes the $11.99 dispensing fee in the company estimate, and any lab charge where the province does not insure a test.",
          "cite": "trt"
        },
        {
          "component": "membership",
          "amount": "No membership fee stated",
          "status": "unknown"
        },
        {
          "component": "cancellation",
          "amount": "No cancellation fee stated",
          "status": "unknown",
          "conditions": "The returns and refunds page states that prescription products cannot be returned and that all sales are final.",
          "cite": "returns"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}