The Summer Institute on Infertility and Assisted Reproduction is offering advanced training on contemporary issues in assisted reproduction (AR). This three-day event is aimed at professionals who work with people involved in AR, as well as researchers and students whose research interests lie in this field, or who wish to develop expertise in this area. The Summer Institute will provide an opportunity for professional development for participants, providing them with cutting-edge knowledge in the field.
The Institute is built on international best practices, bringing together speakers from the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, alongside researchers and experts from Quebec and across Canada. Activities will include thematic sessions, clinical workshops, a roundtable with people with lived experience of infertility and ART, and a public screening focusing on solo fatherhood. Simultaneous French and English translation will be available for the thematic sessions and the roundtable.
The 2026 Summer Institute include a variety of topics including donor-conceived adolescents, professional posture in psychosocial consultations related to gamete donation, the role of grandparents in third-party reproduction family projects, and the experience of pregnancy after assisted reproduction. One full day will be dedicated to communication skills, with a focus on delivering difficult news and supporting patients through uncertainty (for in-person attendance only).
Discover the program
Discover the activities that will take place during the 2026 Summer Institute.
Registration
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In-person registration – In-person attendance limited to 70 participants
Date: June 3 to 5, 2026
Location: Urbanisation Culture Société Research Centre, INRS (next to Sherbrooke station), 385, rue Sherbrooke Est, Montreal, H2X 1E3
- Simultaneous French/English translation available (thematic sessions and roundtable only)
- Includes: Morning refreshments and lunch box
*To register, click on the link below.
Remote registration
Date: June 3 to 4, 2026 (Days 1 and 2 only)
- Only the thematic sessions will be accessible remotely (Days 1 and 2 only).
- Simultaneous French/English translation available (thematic sessions and roundtable only)
*To register, click on the link below.
Certification
Participation in the Institute will be recognized as professional development by the Ordre professionnel des sexologues du Québec (OPSQ), the Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec (OTSTCFQ) and the Ordre des psychologues (OPQ). Certification of attendance will be issued to participants upont request at registration. To receive your certification, you must select the group with which you are affiliated on the registration form.
About the Summer Institute
The 2026 edition is co-organized by the Couple Relationships, Infertility and Assisted Reproduction Lab (Katherine Péloquin, Université de Montréal), the Canada Research Chair in Third-Party Reproduction and Family Ties (Isabel Côté, Université du Québec en Outaouais), and the Familles en mouvance Research Partnership (Sabrina Zeghiche and Maude Pugliese).
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