IV Therapy Montréal: Verified Clinics, Real 2026 CAD Pricing, and How Quebec's Rules Differ from Ontario
Montréal is a city that takes wellness seriously, but in a quieter, more design-conscious way than Toronto or Vancouver. You see it in the slow renovation of Plateau brownstones into bilingual aesthetic clinics, in Westmount's preference for discreet appointment-only studios, and in the steady arrival of mobile concierge IV services in Old Montréal lofts. The IV therapy scene here is smaller than Ontario's, but it is shaped by a regulatory framework that is in many ways more specific — and that makes Montréal one of the more interesting Canadian markets to write about in 2026.
If you are coming to this guide because you searched "IV therapy Montréal" or "perfusion intraveineuse Montréal," what you probably want is straightforward: what does it actually cost, who is allowed to do it under Quebec law, what should you ask before booking, and which neighbourhoods have real, verifiable clinics. This guide answers all four, using real listings from TheDripMap's verified Quebec directory and citing only sources we can point you to directly — the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ), the Collège des médecins du Québec, Health Canada, and Statistics Canada — so you are not relying on a marketing page for medical decisions.
As of this writing, TheDripMap lists 13 verified IV therapy providers across Quebec, with 12 of those serving the greater Montréal area. That is a deliberately curated number; we remove listings that go inactive, change ownership, or stop offering IV services. You can browse the full Montréal directory at /cities/montreal at any time.
What IV Therapy Costs in Montréal (CAD Bands)
Pricing in Montréal sits a little below Toronto and meaningfully below Vancouver, and the spread between the cheapest mobile providers and the most clinical concierge services is wider here than in most Canadian cities. Below are the honest 2026 CAD bands we see across the Quebec listings on TheDripMap. Individual clinics will price differently depending on bag size, vitamin dosing, and whether a physician consult is included.
Basic Hydration Drips (saline + electrolytes)
CAD $150 – $225 per session. The entry point. Usually a 500 mL or 1 L saline bag with optional B-complex add-on. Mobile providers tend to be at the lower end; clinic-based providers in Westmount or Outremont sit at the upper end because they bundle in a brief nurse intake.
Myers' Cocktail / Multivitamin Drip
CAD $200 – $325 per session. The classic vitamin C, B-complex, magnesium, and calcium combination. This is the most common single-session purchase in Montréal, and pricing here is roughly $25–$50 less than the equivalent drip in midtown Toronto.
Glutathione Push / Add-On
CAD $60 – $150 as an add-on, $200 – $325 as a standalone push. Demand for glutathione is high in Montréal's aesthetic clinic segment, where it is often paired with skin-focused intake.
High-Dose Vitamin C
CAD $225 – $400 per session. Wide range because doses vary dramatically. Anything above 25 g should require a glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) blood test first — if a clinic offers high-dose C without asking about G6PD, that is a red flag.
NAD+ Infusions
CAD $400 – $900 per session, depending on dose (250 mg to 1000 mg). NAD+ remains the most expensive routine IV in Montréal. Multi-session packages (often 3 or 5 sessions) bring the per-session cost down by 10–20%.
Iron Infusions
CAD $400 – $750 per session, often plus a separate consult fee. Iron infusions are a medical, not wellness, service in Quebec and should always be done in a clinic with physician supervision and post-infusion monitoring. If you are iron deficient, ask your family doctor first — RAMQ may cover the cost in a hospital outpatient setting.
Mobile / In-Home Premium
Expect a CAD $50 – $125 premium on top of clinic pricing for in-home service in central Montréal. Service to Laval, the South Shore, or the West Island typically adds another travel surcharge.
A note on cost context: Statistics Canada's 2023 Survey of Household Spending reported that Quebec households spent an average of roughly $1,300 per year on out-of-pocket health care — meaningfully less than Ontario or BC households. IV therapy is a discretionary, paid-out-of-pocket service in Quebec, and the market reflects that price discipline.
How Quebec Regulates IV Therapy — and Why It Differs From Ontario
This is the section where Montréal genuinely differs from every other Canadian city we cover. Quebec's professional regulation framework is built around the Code des professions and is enforced by a network of ordres professionnels — for our purposes, the two that matter are the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) and the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ).
Who Can Insert and Manage an IV in Quebec
Under the OIIQ's scope of practice, inserting a peripheral IV catheter and administering medications and solutions intravenously is a reserved nursing activity. That means it must be performed by a infirmière or infirmier licensed by the OIIQ (or a physician licensed by the CMQ, or an advanced practice nurse with the appropriate authorization). A medical aesthetician, a naturopath, or an unlicensed "wellness technician" may not legally start an IV in Quebec. Full stop.
You can verify any nurse's licensure status free through the OIIQ public register at oiiq.org. You can do the same for physicians through the CMQ at cmq.org. If a Montréal clinic will not tell you who is performing your infusion, walk out and book elsewhere.
Ordonnances Collectives — Quebec's Distinctive Mechanism
Quebec uses a mechanism called an ordonnance collective (collective prescription) that does not have a direct equivalent in Ontario's CNO/CPSO framework. An ordonnance collective is a written protocol, signed by one or more physicians, that authorizes designated nurses to initiate specific treatments — including IV vitamin therapy — for patients who meet defined inclusion criteria, without a per-patient individual prescription.
In practice, this is what allows a Montréal IV lounge to operate efficiently: the medical director (a CMQ-licensed physician) issues an ordonnance collective covering, for example, "Myers' cocktail for healthy adults meeting screening criteria X, Y, Z," and the nurses on staff work under that protocol. The protocol must be specific, must include exclusion criteria, and must be reviewed periodically.
The CMQ and OIIQ have jointly published guidance on the use of ordonnances collectives in private clinics. The two consistent expectations are (a) that the physician issuing the protocol has a real, documented relationship with the clinic — not just a name on paper — and (b) that the protocol explicitly identifies the conditions under which a nurse must escalate to physician contact.
This is meaningfully different from Ontario, where the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) frame the same activity around delegation, medical directives, and the physician's ongoing responsibility. The destination is similar — a nurse legally administering an IV under physician oversight — but the paperwork and legal language are different.
Sterile Compounding
Compounded IV solutions in Quebec are subject to Health Canada's federal framework for compounding, as well as provincial standards. The Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec sets sterile compounding standards (Norme 2014.02 and subsequent updates), and clinics that prepare their own IV bags from raw ingredients should be compliant. Many Montréal IV providers source pre-mixed bags from licensed compounding pharmacies — which is generally safer and easier to verify than in-house compounding.
What This Means For You As a Patient
Before booking in Montréal, you should be comfortable answering yes to all of these:
- The person inserting your IV is an OIIQ-licensed nurse or a CMQ-licensed physician.
- There is a named, verifiable medical director.
- The treatment you are receiving is covered by either an individual prescription or a documented ordonnance collective.
- The clinic uses sterile, single-use supplies and either sources IV bags from a licensed compounding pharmacy or compounds in a compliant environment.
If you cannot confirm those, do not assume — ask, and if you do not get a clear answer, book elsewhere.
What to Look For in a Montréal Clinic
The basics that apply anywhere apply doubly in Montréal because the market includes both highly clinical providers and wellness-first studios.
Bilingual Intake Done Well
Quebec law (Charte de la langue française, Bill 96) requires health services to be available in French. A good Montréal clinic offers full bilingual intake — French and English — without making either feel like an afterthought. Ask in advance which language your nurse speaks if that matters for your comfort during a 30–60 minute infusion.
A Real, Named Medical Director
Not a stock photo. Not "our medical team." A name, a CMQ permit number you can look up, and an answer to the question "how often is the physician on-site or reachable?" This is the single best filter for separating a serious Quebec IV clinic from a marketing-first operation.
Documented Screening Protocol
You should fill out an intake form covering medications, allergies, kidney and liver history, pregnancy status, and prior infusion experience. If you are offered an IV with no intake, walk out.
Sterile Technique and Single-Use Supplies
Catheters, tubing, and syringes should be opened in front of you. The IV pole, the chair, and the work surface should be visibly clean. Hand hygiene should be obvious.
Emergency Preparedness
A clinic should have at minimum: epinephrine for anaphylaxis, basic vitals monitoring, oxygen, and a documented escalation plan. Reactions to IV vitamins are rare but real — most often related to thiamine or high-dose vitamin C — and the clinic should be ready.
Most Common Treatments in Montréal
Across the 12 Montréal-area providers currently listed on TheDripMap, these are the treatments that show up most often in published menus.
Myers' Cocktail
The default vitamin-and-mineral drip and the most common single-session purchase. Useful framing: this is a wellness service, not a treatment for any diagnosed condition.
Hydration + B-Complex
The hangover-and-jet-lag drip. Saline plus B vitamins, sometimes with an anti-nausea additive. Popular among Montréal's festival and event-week crowd.
Glutathione (push or add-on)
Heavily marketed for skin clarity. The actual evidence for IV glutathione as a long-term skin-lightening or anti-aging tool is limited, and consumers should be skeptical of dramatic claims. As a short-term antioxidant, it is well-tolerated in healthy adults.
NAD+ Infusions
The premium tier. Marketed for energy and "cellular health." NAD+ is being actively researched, but in 2026 the strongest evidence remains in narrow clinical contexts, not in routine wellness use. Pay attention to dose and infusion rate — too fast, and NAD+ causes uncomfortable chest pressure and flushing.
High-Dose Vitamin C
Should always be preceded by a G6PD test. Used in some integrative oncology and immune-support contexts; in a wellness clinic, treat any oncology claim with skepticism and verify with your treating physician first.
Iron Infusions
A medical service. If your family doctor has diagnosed iron deficiency, ask whether RAMQ-covered options exist before paying privately.
Montréal Neighbourhoods and Wellness Clusters
Where the clinics actually are. As of mid-2026, IV therapy in Montréal is concentrated in five areas.
Plateau-Mont-Royal
The Plateau remains Montréal's most concentrated wellness corridor, with bilingual aesthetic clinics, naturopathic clinics, and IV studios distributed along Saint-Denis, Mont-Royal, and the side streets in between. Walk-in friendly; younger demographic.
Westmount and Outremont
The discreet, appointment-only end of the market. Older clientele, slightly higher pricing, more clinical feel. Clinics here often have stronger physician affiliations and longer intake processes.
Old Montréal (Vieux-Montréal)
Where most concierge and mobile providers concentrate, because of the dense hotel and short-term rental footprint. Expect to pay a mobile premium but get a polished experience.
Mile End and Rosemont
A growing cluster of newer, design-forward clinics catering to the creative and tech workforce. Many of these are bilingual-first and run intake digitally.
Downtown / Ville-Marie
A mix — both medical buildings with established IV clinics and a few hotel-adjacent providers. The widest pricing spread of any neighbourhood.
For listings in each of these clusters, see /cities/montreal.
Mobile IV en Québec — What's Legal, What's Not
Mobile IV therapy is legal in Quebec, but the regulatory requirements travel with the nurse, not with the location. That means a mobile provider must still:
- Be staffed by an OIIQ-licensed nurse (or a CMQ-licensed physician).
- Operate under either an individual prescription or an ordonnance collective from a named CMQ-licensed physician.
- Bring sterile, single-use supplies.
- Have an emergency response plan (and the equipment to back it up) for a home setting.
What is not legal: an unlicensed "concierge" running drips out of an apartment without a registered nurse, a nurse operating under no physician protocol at all, and any operator who cannot show you their professional licensure on request. The OIIQ has the authority to investigate and discipline unauthorized practice, and there have been published disciplinary cases in Quebec involving the unauthorized administration of IV therapy. If something feels off — verify the nurse on the OIIQ register before letting them put a catheter in your arm.
A reasonable mobile experience in Montréal looks like this: you book online, you fill out a medical intake, a licensed nurse arrives with a clearly identified supply kit, the nurse confirms your identity and reviews the intake, vitals are taken, the IV is started in a comfortable seated position, and you are monitored for at least 15 minutes after the bag finishes. If the timeline is dramatically compressed, that is a quality concern.
English vs French Clinic Experiences
In practice, virtually every Montréal IV clinic on TheDripMap offers service in both French and English. Where they differ is the default language of intake, the staff's working language, and the cultural feel of the visit.
French-default clinics — especially in Outremont, eastern Plateau, and Rosemont — tend to run more like a small private medical practice. The intake is structured. The nurse will use clinical language. You will likely sign a consent in French.
English-default clinics — concentrated downtown, in Westmount, and in Old Montréal — are often more wellness- or hospitality-coded. The intake is still real, but the front-of-house experience leans into the spa-adjacent feel that mirrors Toronto and New York operators.
Neither is inherently better. Pick the one that lets you ask honest questions about your own health.
How TheDripMap Verifies Quebec Clinics
Before a Quebec provider goes live in our directory, we check:
- Business existence. The clinic has a real, current address and an active phone or contact form.
- Medical oversight. The clinic publicly identifies, or will identify on request, a CMQ-licensed medical director.
- Nursing licensure. The clinic represents that IV insertion is performed by OIIQ-licensed nurses (or physicians).
- Active service offering. IV therapy is currently part of the published menu — not a deprecated offering.
- No active disciplinary or enforcement notice. We monitor OIIQ and CMQ public discipline notices.
When a clinic claims its TheDripMap listing, we ask it to confirm in writing that the above are current. If something material changes — a medical director leaves, the clinic pauses IV services, a licensure issue arises — we either update the listing or remove it. We do not run pay-for-placement; ordering is based on rating, review volume, and verification status, not advertising.
Where we cannot confirm something specific about a listing, the clinic's page will say "Confirm directly with clinic" rather than guess. We would rather lose a click than mislead a patient.
If you are a clinic owner who wants your Quebec listing updated, you can reach us at info@thedripmap.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is IV therapy covered by RAMQ?
No. IV vitamin therapy and elective hydration drips are not covered by Quebec's public health insurance plan (RAMQ). Iron infusions for a documented iron deficiency may be covered when performed in a hospital outpatient setting on physician referral; ask your family doctor before paying privately.
Who is legally allowed to administer an IV in Quebec?
A registered nurse (infirmière or infirmier) licensed by the OIIQ, or a physician licensed by the CMQ, working under either an individual prescription or a documented ordonnance collective. Medical aestheticians, naturopaths, and unlicensed wellness technicians may not insert IVs in Quebec.
How is Quebec's IV regulation different from Ontario's?
Both provinces require licensed clinicians and physician oversight, but Quebec formalizes the protocol with ordonnances collectives issued under the Code des professions, while Ontario relies on the College of Nurses of Ontario and CPSO directive/delegation framework. The substantive result — a nurse administering an IV under physician oversight — is similar; the regulatory paperwork is meaningfully different.
How much does a basic IV cost in Montréal?
A basic saline-plus-electrolyte drip generally runs CAD $150 to $225. A Myers' cocktail typically runs CAD $200 to $325. NAD+ infusions are the most expensive at CAD $400 to $900 per session depending on dose. Mobile providers usually add a $50 to $125 travel premium.
Is mobile IV therapy legal in Montréal?
Yes, provided the nurse performing the service is OIIQ-licensed and operating under a physician's prescription or ordonnance collective, and brings sterile supplies and basic emergency equipment. Unlicensed mobile providers are not legal regardless of how the service is marketed.
What should I ask a Montréal clinic before booking?
Who is the medical director and can I verify them on the CMQ register? Who will be inserting my IV and are they OIIQ-licensed? Is there an individual prescription or an ordonnance collective covering this treatment? Where do the IV bags come from? What is the emergency protocol if I react?
Can I get IV therapy in English in Montréal?
Yes. The vast majority of Montréal IV providers on TheDripMap offer bilingual intake. If a fully English experience matters to you, ask in advance which nurse will be assigned to your appointment.
Ready to Find a Verified Montréal Clinic?
Browse the full verified Montréal directory at /cities/montreal. If you are not sure which kind of drip is right for you, take our short /quiz and we will point you toward the treatment categories that match your goals. For a deeper look at the Ontario side of the GTA market, see our Toronto complete guide. And for a comparison of how IV therapy is regulated across North America, see our state-by-state laws guide.
We update this guide as Quebec's regulatory landscape changes and as new clinics are verified. If you spot something out of date, email info@thedripmap.com.