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Health Canada is committed to verifying complaints from Canadians and industry regarding materials, activities or any matters which are subject to the Assisted Human Reproduction Act (the AHR Act) or its Regulations.

The Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch of Health Canada is responsible for compliance and enforcement activities related to the Assisted Human Reproduction Act (the AHR Act) and its Regulations.

Donor sperm and ova (eggs) are sperm and ova that are intended for use in assisted human reproduction (AHR) by a recipient who is not the spouse, common-law partner or sexual partner of the donor.

Under section 8 of the AHR Act, donors of human reproductive material and in vitro embryos must provide their written consent before their material can be used to create an embryo(s) or to use their in vitro embryo(s) for any purpose.

The AHR Act forbids the buying and selling of in vitro embryos in Canada.

This fact sheet focuses on the protection of the Government of Canada's Information Technology infrastructure and how Budget 2016 resources enable Shared Services Canada to increase protection against cyber threats.

Sexual reproduction is critical to the resilience of seagrass beds impacted by habitat degradation or environmental changes, as robust seed banks allow new shoots to establish each year. Reproductive strategies of seagrass beds range on a continuum from strictly annual to perennial, driven by local environmental conditions. We examined the reproductive dynamics of Zostera marina beds at six sites on the Atlantic coast of Canada to characterize how life history strategies are shaped by the surrounding environment. Sites were categorized as wave protected and wave exposed, where protected sites were warm, shallow, with little water movement and muddy sediments, and exposed sites were either shallow or deep, with cooler water and sandy sediments.

Under section 5(1) and section 9 of the AHR Act, no person shall knowingly create a human clone by using any technique, or transplant a human clone into a human being or into any non-human life form or artificial device; and create an in vitro embryo for any purpose other than creating a human being or improving or providing instruction in assisted reproduction procedures.

Under section 6 of the AHR Act, no person shall pay, offer to pay or advertise that they will pay a woman to be a surrogate mother.

A series of health-related data sets from various quantitative public opinion research studies.