Obesity is a chronic disease, not a lack of willpower. As an online weight loss clinic Canada residents reach from home, we give you an assessment by a licensed Canadian clinician, a plan built on Canada’s clinical guidelines, and a pharmacist who stays with you after the first visit.
What the Canadian guidelines recommend
The Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline (Obesity Canada and the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons, published in the CMAJ in 2020) describes care in three pillars that work together:
- Medical nutrition therapy tailored to you, not a generic diet.
- Physical activity you can sustain, with a focus on health gains beyond the scale.
- Psychological support for sleep, stress and eating behaviours.
On top of these, the guideline says a clinician may consider adding prescription medication for adults with a BMI of 30 or more, or 27 or more with a weight-related health problem such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes or sleep apnea. Bariatric surgery is another option for some people.
Is weight loss medication right for me?
Only a clinician who knows your health history can answer that. Every weight loss medication Canada has authorized requires a prescription. Several prescription medications are authorized in Canada for chronic weight management, some taken as tablets and some as weekly or daily injections. They are not for everyone: pregnancy, certain thyroid or pancreas conditions and some other medications can rule them out. Your clinician weighs the benefits and risks with you, and may recommend a different path.
What your assessment covers
- Your weight history, what you have tried and what got in the way.
- Related health conditions, current medications and family history.
- Blood pressure and, when needed, blood tests through a local lab.
- A plan you agree on, with follow-up at each step.
Weight loss pills and injections: what is real
Prescription options exist in both forms, tablets and injections, and a clinician decides whether either suits you after an assessment. Outside that route, be careful:
- Weight loss injections Canada-wide are prescription-only. An injectable sold online without a prescription, or as a “research” product, is not an authorized drug, and nobody has checked what is in it.
- Over-the-counter products. Natural health products for weight may only make the modest claims printed next to their NPN. Health Canada has repeatedly warned about weight products sold online that contained hidden prescription drug ingredients.
- No product replaces the basics. Medication, where prescribed, is added to nutrition, activity and sleep, not used instead of them.
An online weight loss clinic for Toronto, Mississauga, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton
We do not have a storefront clinic in these cities. Care happens by secure questionnaire, phone and video, with a clinician licensed in your province, and anything that needs to be done in person is arranged close to home. If your province is on the list below, this is how it works where you live:
- Weight loss clinic Toronto: assessment by an Ontario-licensed physician or nurse practitioner, blood tests at a community lab near you when needed, and delivery to your door.
- Weight loss clinic Mississauga: the same Ontario clinicians and the same pharmacist follow-up, without a drive downtown.
- Weight loss clinic Ottawa: service in English or French from start to finish, by Ontario-licensed clinicians.
- Weight loss clinic Calgary: assessment by an Alberta-licensed clinician, with lab work at a local collection site when your clinician asks for it.
- Weight loss clinic Edmonton: the same Alberta route, with refrigerated delivery to your address.
Provinces we currently serve:
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
Online weight loss clinic Canada-wide, run by a pharmacy
This is what medical weight loss Canada’s clinical guideline has in mind: a clinician who assesses you properly and a team that follows up.
- Clinicians licensed in your province, assessing you by phone or video, not by questionnaire alone.
- A pharmacist on your team who calls before you start and at every dose change.
- Coverage checked for you: we look at your benefits plan before you pay anything.
- Service in French for Québec, from start to finish.
Are weight loss injections available in Canada?
Some prescription medications authorized in Canada for chronic weight management are given by injection. They require a prescription from a licensed clinician, who decides whether one is appropriate for you after an assessment.
Are there weight loss pills Canada has authorized?
Yes. Some prescription medications authorized for chronic weight management are tablets. Like the injections, they need a prescription from a licensed clinician, who decides after an assessment whether any medication is appropriate for you.
Who qualifies for medical weight management?
Anyone can be assessed. Canada’s guideline suggests a clinician may consider medication for adults with a BMI of 30 or more, or 27 or more with a weight-related health condition. Your clinician looks at your whole health, not BMI alone.
Is this covered by insurance?
Assessments are not usually covered by provincial plans when done privately online, but many private benefits plans cover prescription medication, sometimes with a prior-authorization form. We check your coverage before you pay.
Is there a weight loss clinic near me?
Our clinic is online, so it is as near as your phone, anywhere in the provinces we serve. When an in-person exam or lab test is needed, your clinician arranges it close to home.
Reviewed by our clinical team. Source: Wharton S. et al., Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline, CMAJ 2020;192:E875-91.