FAQ

What does NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank do?

Our agency recruits and screens breastfeeding mothers. These donors drop off their excess milk, and we test, pasteurize and distribute it to sick and fragile babies in hospitals and in the community. Learn more about us.
Are there other Milk Banks in Canada?

There are two hospital-based HMBANA milk banks in Canada: B.C. Women’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC and Rogers Hixon Milk Bank in Toronto, ON. We are the only community-based, non-profit milk bank in Canada.
How does NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank sustain its operations as a community-based milk bank?

We operate on a cost-recovery basis with a dispensation fee applied to each bottle of pasteurized donor human milk. We rely on grants and the generous donations of community partners and the public to help keep the costs of milk to a minimum.

What does NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank do?

Our agency recruits and screens breastfeeding mothers. These donors drop off their excess milk, and we test, pasteurize and distribute it to sick and fragile babies in hospitals and in the community. Learn more about us.
Are there other Milk Banks in Canada?

There are two hospital-based HMBANA milk banks in Canada: B.C. Women’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC and Rogers Hixon Milk Bank in Toronto, ON. We are the only community-based, non-profit milk bank in Canada.
How does NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank sustain its operations as a community-based milk bank?

We operate on a cost-recovery basis with a dispensation fee applied to each bottle of pasteurized donor human milk. We rely on grants and the generous donations of community partners and the public to help keep the costs of milk to a minimum.

What does NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank do?

Our agency recruits and screens breastfeeding mothers. These donors drop off their excess milk, and we test, pasteurize and distribute it to sick and fragile babies in hospitals and in the community. Learn more about us.
Are there other Milk Banks in Canada?

There are two hospital-based HMBANA milk banks in Canada: B.C. Women’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC and Rogers Hixon Milk Bank in Toronto, ON. We are the only community-based, non-profit milk bank in Canada.
How does NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank sustain its operations as a community-based milk bank?

We operate on a cost-recovery basis with a dispensation fee applied to each bottle of pasteurized donor human milk. We rely on grants and the generous donations of community partners and the public to help keep the costs of milk to a minimum.

What does NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank do?

Our agency recruits and screens breastfeeding mothers. These donors drop off their excess milk, and we test, pasteurize and distribute it to sick and fragile babies in hospitals and in the community. Learn more about us.
Are there other Milk Banks in Canada?

There are two hospital-based HMBANA milk banks in Canada: B.C. Women’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC and Rogers Hixon Milk Bank in Toronto, ON. We are the only community-based, non-profit milk bank in Canada.
How does NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank sustain its operations as a community-based milk bank?

We operate on a cost-recovery basis with a dispensation fee applied to each bottle of pasteurized donor human milk. We rely on grants and the generous donations of community partners and the public to help keep the costs of milk to a minimum.