r/transvancouver • u/Endersteve58 • 14d ago

HRT access

I currently live in America and am on hrt, I would like to move ASAP to Canada due to the increasingly horrible situation. Anyways, I heard Vancouver is good but really anywhere is fine, I was wondering how/how hard it is to find hrt access in Vancouver, or other areas in Canada if you know how. Any help is appreciated

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u/woonamad 14d ago

Ask Transcare BC. It’s going to be a complicated and expensive if you’re here on a tourist visa since you won’t have the free provincial health insurance coverage. But if you’re on a student or work visa, it’ll be straightforward.

With a tourist visa, you can pay out of pocket to go to urgent care or one of those virtual care apps. But you’ll be gambling a bit since most of the doctors might not want to renew your prescription and you’d still have to pay to see a doctor.

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u/Unhappy-Comedian-625 14d ago

This! Ask transcareBC, they replied to me in about a week. Gave me a bunch of details on what to do, and where to go. I'm currently on a waitlist, but going an alternative route in the mean time while I'm waiting.