EVOLVE Egg Freezing Clinic vs TRIO Fertility — Toronto egg freezing comparison
EVOLVE Egg Freezing Clinic vs TRIO Fertility — Canada's only egg-freezing-only clinic against its full-service sister clinic, and how to choose between them.
This comparison is unusual: EVOLVE Egg Freezing Clinic and TRIO Fertility aren't competitors — they're sister clinics, sharing the same 655 Bay Street building in downtown Toronto. EVOLVE, launched in 2021, is the first and only egg-freezing-only clinic in Canada: a streamlined, single-purpose operation with online booking, a North York second location, and the highest Google rating of any Toronto fertility clinic (4.6, across 40 reviews). TRIO is the full-service parent operation — founded in 1983, with over 100,000 cases, the largest in-house team in Canada, and every service from IUI and IVF through donor programs, surrogacy, and Canada's first recurrent pregnancy loss program. The relationship is the point: EVOLVE handles straightforward elective egg freezing with a purpose-built patient experience, and refers complex cases — and patients whose testing reveals they need more than egg freezing — to TRIO. So the real question isn't which clinic is better; it's which door you should walk through first. That depends on whether you're confident egg freezing is all you need right now, or whether your situation (age, ovarian reserve signals, medical history, or an active plan to conceive) calls for full fertility assessment and treatment options under one roof.
Comparison verified May 2026 against each clinic's own website, pricing pages, and Google business listings. We re-verify quarterly. Last verified May 2026.
EVOLVE Egg Freezing Clinic and TRIO Fertility
2 clinics in our directory. Ranked by Google rating, then review count.
- EVOLVE Egg Freezing Clinic4.5(46)Toronto · 655 Bay Street, Suite 1106OFP-fundedLGBTQ+ welcomingVirtual consultsTransparent pricing
Why they fit: EVOLVE focuses exclusively on egg freezing; complex fertility cases (IVF, donor cycles, surrogacy, recurrent loss) are referred to sister clinic TRIO Fertility.
- TRIO Fertility3.8(357)Toronto · 655 Bay Street, 11th and 18th floorsOFP-fundedLGBTQ+ welcomingVirtual consultsTransparent pricing
Why they fit: Explicitly welcomes patients transferring after failed cycles at other clinics; houses Canada's only early RPL program; Dr. Laskin's reproductive immunology practice; medical rounds 4x/week to review every IVF protocol collaboratively.
At-a-glance: Top 2 compared
The five highest-rated clinics in this list, side-by-side. Tap any row to open the full profile.
| Clinic | Area | Rating | OFP-funded | Pricing |
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| EVOLVE Egg Freezing Clinic | Toronto | 4.5 (46) | Yes | Not applicable — EVOLVE does not offer IVF; IVF performed at sister clinic TRIO |
| TRIO Fertility | Toronto | 3.8 (357) | Yes | $13,500 — excludes medication ($5,000–$10,000+), PGT, and some storage fees |
EVOLVE vs TRIO — the decision
If you're freezing eggs electively — preserving options ahead of career, relationship, or life timing decisions, with no known fertility issues — EVOLVE is the door built for you. The entire clinic exists for this one procedure: online booking, a streamlined workup-to-retrieval path, and none of the waiting-room context of a treatment clinic. Its 4.6 Google rating, the highest of any Toronto fertility clinic, reflects how well the single-purpose model lands with exactly this patient group. Egg freezing in Toronto typically runs $5,000–$10,000 per cycle plus $2,000–$5,000 in medication and annual storage fees — elective cycles aren't OFP-funded at either clinic, so compare itemized quotes.
If there's any real chance you need more than egg freezing, start at TRIO. That includes patients freezing eggs for medical reasons, anyone whose AMH or antral follicle counts may point to low ovarian reserve, patients with conditions like endometriosis or PCOS in the picture, and anyone actively weighing egg freezing against trying to conceive now. TRIO's full-service scope — IVF, ICSI, PGT, donor programs, RPL expertise, and the largest in-house team in Canada — means a finding during workup becomes a treatment conversation, not a referral letter.
The good news: choosing 'wrong' costs little, because the sister-clinic relationship is designed as a two-way street in the same building. Start at EVOLVE and testing flags complexity? You're referred to TRIO. Start at TRIO for assessment and turn out to be a straightforward freezing candidate? EVOLVE's streamlined path is next door (with a North York option for monitoring). One caveat to confirm directly: your frozen eggs' storage and any future use — thaw, fertilization, transfer — will eventually involve TRIO's IVF services, so ask both clinics how the handoff, storage fees, and future-use costs work before you commit.
- Based on my age and AMH, how many eggs — and likely cycles — should I plan for?
- What's the all-in cost per cycle including medication, and what are the annual storage fees?
- What happens if my workup reveals something unexpected — how does the referral between EVOLVE and TRIO work?
- When I eventually use my eggs, what does the thaw-fertilize-transfer process cost, and where does it happen?
- What are your monitoring hours and locations during a stimulation cycle?
- If I'm freezing for medical reasons, does any funding or expedited pathway apply to me?
Frequently asked questions
Which is better — EVOLVE Egg Freezing Clinic or TRIO Fertility?
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They're sister clinics, so it's about the right entry point, not a winner. EVOLVE is purpose-built for elective egg freezing — streamlined, online booking, Toronto's highest clinic rating (4.6). TRIO is the 40-year full-service program for anyone who may need assessment, IVF, or complex-case care. EVOLVE refers complex cases to TRIO.
Are EVOLVE and TRIO really the same organization?
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EVOLVE is TRIO's sister clinic — a spin-off dedicated entirely to egg freezing, located in the same 655 Bay Street building, with an additional North York location. EVOLVE handles streamlined elective egg freezing; TRIO handles full fertility treatment. Complex cases identified at EVOLVE are referred to TRIO.
How much does egg freezing cost at EVOLVE vs TRIO?
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Toronto egg freezing typically runs $5,000–$10,000 per cycle plus $2,000–$5,000 in medication, with annual storage around $500–$800 — and many patients need two to three cycles. Elective egg freezing isn't OFP-funded at either clinic. Ask both for itemized quotes including storage and future thaw costs.
Is egg freezing covered by OHIP or the Ontario Fertility Program?
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Elective (social) egg freezing is not OFP-funded — you pay privately at EVOLVE, TRIO, or anywhere else. Fertility preservation for medical reasons, such as before cancer treatment, is treated differently and may have funding support; if that's your situation, ask TRIO about medically indicated preservation pathways.
What happens if EVOLVE finds a problem during my egg freezing workup?
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That's the sister-clinic design working as intended: EVOLVE refers patients whose testing reveals complexity — low ovarian reserve, conditions needing treatment, or situations better served by IVF — to TRIO, in the same building. Ask at your consult exactly what triggers a referral and whether your records and pricing carry over.