Ten Canadian clinics renew prescriptions online. Alberta patients with an active health card can have the visit billed to AHCIP rather than paying anything. Outside Alberta, flat fees start at $50, subscriptions and memberships run from $85 a month, and the priciest private consultations reach $180. None prescribe controlled substances.
The 10 clinics, side by side
Sorted by our ranking. Scroll the table sideways on a phone — or skip to the full write-ups below.
| # | Clinic | Price | Best for | Where | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TelePlus Carethis site | $0–$50 | Alberta patients and the cheapest flat fee | All provinces | Same day, sent to your pharmacy |
| 2 | Your Doctors Online | $50 | Households with repeat renewals | Canada-wide | Within minutes, 24/7 |
| 3 | Medinote | $55 | A clear flat fee nationwide | All 10 provinces | Same day, sent to your pharmacy |
| 4 | Releave Medical | $50–$75 | Patients settling into ongoing management | Ontario, Alberta, BC, Nova Scotia | Not published |
| 5 | Cucumber Health | $50–$200 | Alberta patients wanting a quote first | Alberta only | Not published |
| 6 | TELUS Health MyCare | Up to $70 | Health-card covered visits in BC, AB, ON | BC, Alberta, Ontario and select others | By appointment — often 24–72 hours |
| 7 | Rocket Doctor | Up to $74 | Alberta and BC patients with coverage | Ontario, BC, Alberta, Atlantic Canada | Depends on appointment availability |
| 8 | Felix | Varies by treatment | Ongoing treatment plans by questionnaire | Most provinces, not territories | Usually reviewed within 24 hours |
| 9 | Maple | From $85/mo | Families already covered by an employer plan | Canada-wide, 24/7 | On-demand access |
| 10 | Médecin de Famille | $145–$180 | Quebec patients with private insurance | Quebec-focused, available across Canada | PDF within minutes of the consultation |
What the research found
- Alberta patients with an active Alberta Health Card can renew a prescription online free — the visit is billed to AHCIP.
- Outside Alberta, the lowest flat clinic fee in this comparison is $50.
- Medinote charges $55 flat across all ten provinces with same-day delivery to your pharmacy.
- Rocket Doctor and TELUS Health MyCare are covered with an eligible BC, Alberta or Ontario health card.
- Ontario patients pay for Rocket Doctor primary care now — that service lost its OHIP funding.
- Maple charges nothing extra for the prescription itself, but membership starts at $85 a month.
- No Canadian telehealth service prescribes or renews controlled substances online.
How we ranked them
We ranked on what actually decides a renewal: the fee to be reassessed, whether the provider serves your province, how fast the script reaches your pharmacy, and whether the service can handle your specific medication. Providers that publish a single flat price rank above those that quote a range you only discover at checkout. This is a practical buying comparison, not a clinical quality ranking — every clinic listed uses clinicians licensed in Canada, and none of them prescribe controlled substances online.
The full ranking
Rank 1: TelePlus Care
Alberta patients and the cheapest flat fee
We publish this guide — pricing shown is our own published fee.
Free with an active Alberta Health Card, and the lowest flat fee in this comparison everywhere else in the country.
- Provinces
- All provinces
- Appointment
- Phone or secure video
- Note arrives
- Same day, sent to your pharmacy
What works
- Alberta patients with an active health card pay nothing — the visit is billed to AHCIP
- Lowest flat fee in this comparison outside Alberta, at one price nationwide
- The fee does not shift by province, time of day or medication
- A Canadian-licensed doctor reviews your history rather than running a form-only check
- Renewal is sent electronically to the pharmacy you already use
What to watch
- Outside Alberta the fee is private — it is not billed to your provincial plan
- Non-controlled medications only, like every clinic on this list
Rank 2: Your Doctors Online
Households with repeat renewals
Round-the-clock access on a subscription, which is the value play if your household renews several prescriptions a year.
- Provinces
- Canada-wide
- Appointment
- 24/7 chat and virtual consultation
- Note arrives
- Within minutes, 24/7
What works
- Available around the clock, including the night you notice the bottle is empty
- Unlimited consultations and prescriptions on one plan
- Canadian-licensed physicians with credentials you can verify provincially
What to watch
- A recurring charge — cancel it or it keeps billing long after the renewal
- Poor value if you only ever renew one prescription
- Patients under 16 need an adult present
Rank 3: Medinote
A clear flat fee nationwide
A flat $55 across all ten provinces with same-day service, and it publishes exactly which medication classes it will renew.
- Provinces
- All 10 provinces
- Appointment
- Phone consultation
- Note arrives
- Same day, sent to your pharmacy
What works
- One flat price with no membership and no province-by-province variation
- States what it renews: antibiotics, blood pressure, cholesterol, birth control and thyroid medications
- Script goes directly to the pharmacy you choose
What to watch
- Costs more than the cheapest flat fee here, and nothing is billed to a provincial plan
- Non-controlled medications only
- No Alberta health-card route — every patient pays
Rank 4: Releave Medical
Patients settling into ongoing management
Priced in two tiers, so an ongoing renewal costs less than the first visit — useful if you intend to stay with them.
- Provinces
- Ontario, Alberta, BC, Nova Scotia
- Appointment
- Virtual consultation
- Note arrives
- Not published
What works
- Follow-up pricing drops once you are established as a patient
- The initial fee includes a full medication review, not just a signature
- Covers the usual maintenance list: blood pressure, cholesterol, thyroid, asthma, birth control
What to watch
- The first visit costs more than a flat-fee clinic charges outright
- Four provinces only
- Turnaround time is not published, which matters when you are nearly out
Rank 5: Cucumber Health
Alberta patients wanting a quote first
An Alberta clinic that commits to quoting any uninsured fee before the service — the transparency is the selling point, not the price.
- Provinces
- Alberta only
- Appointment
- Virtual consultation
- Note arrives
- Not published
What works
- Tells you the cost of an uninsured service before it is provided
- Licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
- Many consultations are insured under AHCIP with a valid Alberta card
What to watch
- The private-pay range tops out at four times the cheapest flat fee here
- Alberta only — no help if you live anywhere else
- You do not know your price until you ask
Rank 6: TELUS Health MyCare
Health-card covered visits in BC, AB, ON
Covered by MSP, AHCIP and OHIP, and the same app handles the follow-up care a long-term prescription usually needs.
- Provinces
- BC, Alberta, Ontario and select others
- Appointment
- App-based video appointment
- Note arrives
- By appointment — often 24–72 hours
What works
- Covered by MSP, AHCIP and OHIP for eligible residents, with nothing to claim back
- Doctors and nurse practitioners can prescribe most medications when appropriate
- Prescriptions and follow-up care live on one platform
What to watch
- Appointments often book 24 to 72 hours out — plan the renewal well before you run low
- Slots are limited and fill quickly
- Requires the app rather than a plain browser visit
Rank 7: Rocket Doctor
Alberta and BC patients with coverage
Worth a look in Alberta and BC where the visit is covered, but Ontario patients now pay more than a flat-fee clinic charges.
- Provinces
- Ontario, BC, Alberta, Atlantic Canada
- Appointment
- Video or live text chat
- Note arrives
- Depends on appointment availability
What works
- Primary care is covered by your provincial plan with a valid Alberta or BC health card
- Live text chat suits a straightforward renewal with little to examine
- Full primary care service, so a dose change can be handled in the same visit
What to watch
- Ontario primary and urgent care lost OHIP funding — expect $65 for video with a physician assistant or $74 for text chat with a doctor
- BC currently warns of extended wait times from high demand
- Covered access depends on a slot opening before your medication runs out
Rank 8: Felix
Ongoing treatment plans by questionnaire
Asynchronous by design — you complete a questionnaire and a clinician replies, which suits an ongoing prescription but not an urgent one.
- Provinces
- Most provinces, not territories
- Appointment
- Online questionnaire reviewed by a clinician
- Note arrives
- Usually reviewed within 24 hours
What works
- No appointment to attend — you complete the assessment on your own time
- Covers a wide range of ongoing treatments including birth control, acid reflux and diabetes medications
- Medication delivery is built into the same service
What to watch
- Asynchronous review means no same-day answer if you are already out of medication
- No single published price — the fee varies by condition
- Built around its own treatment categories rather than any prescription you happen to hold
Rank 9: Maple
Families already covered by an employer plan
Round-the-clock access with no extra charge for the prescription itself, but membership pricing makes a single renewal expensive.
- Provinces
- Canada-wide, 24/7
- Appointment
- Video or messaging with a doctor or nurse practitioner
- Note arrives
- On-demand access
What works
- Genuinely 24/7 on-demand rather than scheduled appointments
- No separate charge for the prescription beyond the consultation
- Many employers and benefits providers cover Maple outright — check before paying
- One membership covers the whole family's renewals
What to watch
- The most expensive monthly commitment here for a one-off renewal
- Single-visit pricing without a membership runs well above the flat-fee clinics
- Only worth it if you already have coverage or renew regularly
Rank 10: Médecin de Famille
Quebec patients with private insurance
Quebec-licensed physicians and a fast turnaround, at a price that only makes sense if your insurer reimburses it.
- Provinces
- Quebec-focused, available across Canada
- Appointment
- Virtual consultation
- Note arrives
- PDF within minutes of the consultation
What works
- Physicians licensed by the Collège des médecins du Québec
- Documents arrive within minutes of the consultation
- Insurers including Desjardins, Blue Cross and Canada Life may cover part or all of it
What to watch
- Roughly three times the cost of the cheapest flat-fee clinics
- Does not bill RAMQ and does not deal with your insurer for you
- You pay upfront and claim it back yourself
Prices were read from each provider's own public pages on August 7, 2026. They change without notice and vary by province, appointment type, membership and health-card eligibility. Confirm the final amount at the provider's checkout before paying.
Alberta patients: check your health card before you pay anything
If you hold an active Alberta Health Card, an online prescription renewal with TelePlus Care is billed to AHCIP and costs you nothing. That is the single biggest saving available on this page, and it applies to the same appointment everyone else pays for — a Canadian-licensed doctor reviews your medication history and sends the renewal to your pharmacy. Outside Alberta, or without an active card, the fee is a flat $50 with no province-by-province variation. Patients in BC and Ontario should also check whether a covered appointment is available through their provincial plan before paying a private fee anywhere.
- Active Alberta Health Card: the visit is billed to AHCIP — you pay nothing.
- No active card, or outside Alberta: a flat $50, the same in every province.
- BC or Ontario health card: check for a covered appointment before paying privately.
- Ontario patients should note that Rocket Doctor primary care is no longer OHIP-funded.
What happens in an online renewal appointment
You list your current medications, doses, and the pharmacy you use, then speak with a Canadian-licensed doctor by phone or video. The doctor checks that the medication is still appropriate, that your condition has been reviewed recently enough, and that nothing has changed that would make a renewal unsafe. If it all holds up, the renewal is sent electronically to your pharmacy — you do not carry a paper script anywhere. If your condition needs bloodwork or a physical exam before renewal, the right answer is a referral, not a prescription.
- Have your medication names, doses and pharmacy details ready before the call.
- Say when you were last reviewed for the underlying condition — some renewals depend on it.
- Ask whether the renewal is sent electronically or whether you must collect anything.
- Expect a referral instead of a renewal if bloodwork or an exam is overdue.
What online clinics will not renew
No telehealth service in Canada prescribes controlled substances online — that covers opioids, stimulants such as ADHD medication, benzodiazepines and similar drugs. Every clinic in this comparison states the restriction, and any site claiming otherwise should be treated as a warning sign rather than a convenience. Some medications also require monitoring that cannot happen over video, so a clinician may renew a short bridging supply and ask you to arrange bloodwork or an in-person review before the full renewal.
- Controlled substances cannot be prescribed or renewed online, anywhere in Canada.
- Medications requiring regular bloodwork may get a short bridge rather than a full renewal.
- A first-time prescription is a different appointment from a renewal — expect more questions.
- Walk away from any site promising a guaranteed renewal before an assessment.
Flat fee, tiered fee, or membership — which model fits
Three pricing models sit in this list and the right one depends on how often you will use it. A flat fee is the predictable choice for a single renewal: you pay once, the script goes to your pharmacy, and there is nothing left running. A tiered fee lowers the cost of later visits but charges more for the first. A membership only wins when a household genuinely uses virtual care several times a year — and many employer benefits plans already include one, so check before you spend anything.
- One renewal: a flat fee is cheapest and leaves no recurring charge behind.
- Ongoing management: a tiered provider drops the price on follow-up visits.
- Several renewals a year across a household: a membership may work out lower overall.
- Compare the total, not the headline — memberships, follow-ups and rush options all differ.
Questions patients ask
What is the cheapest way to refill a prescription online in Canada?
In Alberta, an online renewal with TelePlus Care is billed to AHCIP if you hold an active Alberta Health Card, so it costs you nothing — that is the cheapest route available anywhere on this page. Outside Alberta, the lowest flat fee in this comparison is $50, also with TelePlus Care, charged at the same price in every province.
Is an online prescription renewal covered in Alberta?
Yes. Patients with an active Alberta Health Card have the appointment billed to AHCIP rather than paying a private fee. You still speak with a Canadian-licensed doctor who reviews your medication history and decides whether a renewal is appropriate — the assessment is identical, only the billing changes.
Can a doctor renew my prescription online without seeing me in person?
Yes, for most non-controlled medications. A Canadian-licensed doctor reviews your medication history, your dose, and how recently your condition was assessed, then sends the renewal electronically to your pharmacy. If your medication needs bloodwork, monitoring or a physical exam that cannot be done remotely, expect a short bridging supply and a referral instead.
Can I get ADHD medication or another controlled drug renewed online?
No. Controlled substances — including stimulant ADHD medication, opioids and benzodiazepines — cannot be prescribed or renewed through online consultation in Canada. Every clinic in this comparison states that restriction. A site that offers to renew one anyway is not one to trust with your medical care.
How fast can I get a prescription renewed online?
Same day is standard. TelePlus Care and Medinote both send the renewal to your pharmacy the same day, and Your Doctors Online operates around the clock. TELUS Health MyCare is the slowest of the covered options, often booking 24 to 72 hours out, so plan ahead if that is your route.
Are the prices on this page exact?
Each figure was read from the provider's own public pages on August 7, 2026, and is stated here as they publish it. Prices change without notice and vary by province, medication, membership status and health-card eligibility. Confirm the final amount at the provider's own checkout before paying.
Ready when you are
Renew your prescription online
A Canadian-licensed doctor reviews your medication history and sends the renewal straight to your pharmacy when it is clinically appropriate. Free with an active Alberta Health Card, $50 elsewhere in Canada.