Montrealers who want gender affirming surgeries are facing longer wait times because of what one clinic says is a reduction in funding from Quebec’s health ministry and Santé Québec from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026.

GrS Montreal, a private clinic, receives public funding to perform a variety of gender affirming surgeries for Quebec residents in the city. They say that the funding cuts have directly impacted wait times that can range from 24 months to 36 months, depending on the surgery.

“It represents a cut of about 30 per cent of the volume that was done for patients in Quebec,” said Dr. Michel Gagner, the owner of GrS Montreal.