Canada Life M7540 Gender Affirmation Application

Plan members send this application to Canada Life before each gender affirmation procedure to confirm eligibility under their workplace plan. The attending clinician confirms the patient is under their care following a diagnosis of gender dysphoria, the procedure requested, provincial coverage status and medical necessity, and Canada Life writes to the member with its decision after review.

Who completes it

The attending physician or other qualified healthcare provider completes Part 5; in Quebec, the form notes this information is not required by law to come from a physician. The plan member completes Parts 1, 2 and 4.

Submitting and payment

How to submit it
The completed form is sent before each procedure to the Benefit Payment Office for the member's plan, as listed in Part 6.
Who pays
The plan does not cover physician's fees for providing medical information or completing the form.

Good to know

  • A separate application is needed before each procedure; Canada Life reviews it and writes to the plan member with its decision.
  • If the procedure is covered under the patient's home provincial or territorial plan, the patient must apply there and send Canada Life the approval or denial.
  • Part 5 asks whether you consider the procedure medically necessary and whether it will be performed in Canada.
  • Part 5 is signed with the provider's name, address, professional designation and registration or licence number.

Get the official form

Download the current version from the source each time; forms change without notice.

Gender Affirmation Procedure Application

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Frequently asked questions

Does a physician have to complete Canada Life's gender affirmation form in Quebec?

No. Part 5 can be completed by the attending physician or another qualified healthcare provider, and the form notes that in Quebec, by law, this information is not required to be provided by a physician. Elsewhere, the attending physician or other qualified healthcare provider completes it.

When must the Canada Life M7540 form be sent?

Before each procedure. The instructions ask plan members to send a Gender Affirmation Procedure Application before each gender affirmation procedure, to the Benefit Payment Office for their plan. Once Canada Life completes its review, it writes to the plan member with its decision.

What if the procedure is covered by the provincial health plan?

Part 5 asks whether the patient has applied to their provincial or territorial plan and whether coverage is available there. If it is, the patient must apply for provincial or territorial coverage and give Canada Life the confirmation of approval or denial from the provincial plan or program.