Make a referral to
M.A.G.I.C. Clinic LTD
You may make your referral through the form on this page, or fax your referrals to: +1 (587) 441-8380, or use the Alberta Referral Directory.
Please refer to the referral criteria and exclusions before submitting a referral.
Referral Criteria
MAGIC Clinic accepts referrals for patients with a clear clinical suspicion of a genetic or metabolic condition or when genetic expertise is specifically required.
To ensure timely and appropriate access, at least one of the following criteria must be met:
Pediatric Patients (younger than 18 years)
- Child with multiple anomalies and a high suspicion of genetic / metabolic disease.
- Rapid Pediatric: stable child requiring rapid assessment for a focussed issue that does not meet criteria for an emergency room consultation
- Child with a known or suspected genetic / metabolic diagnosis requiring ongoing care.
- Child with diagnosis of or suspicion of hypermobility, postural orthostatic tachycardia (POTS), or mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)
Adult Patients (18 years and older)
- Adult with a high index of suspicion for a genetic / metabolic disease
- Must include sufficient history and physical findings to suggest a metabolic or genetic disease
- Hereditary cancer assessment:
- Publicly funded testing
- We follow the linked criteria for patients who may be eligible for public testing
- Private pay testing (if not eligible for public criteria)
- Familial Hyperlipidemia assessment:
- Publicly funded
- Must meet APL criteria: Untreated • LDL-C ≥5.0 mmol/L (40 years and up) • LDL-C ≥4.5 mmol/L (18-39 years) • LDL-C ≥4.0 mmol/L (less than 18 years)
- Private pay (if suspicion present but public criteria not met)
Other Accepted Referral Indications
- Formal Second opinion on an established genetic/metabolic diagnosis (records required)
- Transfer of care for a known genetic/metabolic diagnosis that we offer care for
- Official transfer of care required, and previous assessments must be provided
- Private pay services, including:
- Pharmacogenomic testing
- Whole genome sequencing (WGS)
- Absence of heterozygosity analysis
- Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (≥10 weeks gestation)
- Re-interpretation (official) of genetic results from DNA testing through our variant analysis pipeline software
- Family member counselling/testing related to a known genetic diagnosis
- Official lab report for the affected family member is required for the referral to be accepted
- Clinical trial consideration at MAGIC Clinic
- Out-of-province consultations (in-person preferred; private pay telehealth may apply depending on provincial coverage)
- In person appointments are usually covered by a patients provincial healthcare except for Quebec. Patients with coverage through the province of Quebec will have to pay for services privately and submit receipts for reimbursement through their province
Note for Referrers:
Referrals must include the following. Referrals missing required documentation will be declined:
- MAGIC Referral Form
- Valid patient email address
- Parent/Guardian names (if patient is under 18 or under guardianship orders)
- Relevant clinical notes supporting the referral reason
- Relevant test results
- Family history or pedigree (where available)
Referral Exclusions
MAGIC Clinic is unable to accept the following referrals:
- Adults with hypermobility, suspected Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility spectrum disorder, POTS, or MCAS.
- Adults can register with Hypermobility Canada through their website
- Patients already under the care of another metabolic/genetic specialist
- Transfer of care required before referral.
- Referrals for routine screening without clinical suspicion of a genetic/metabolic condition.
- Referrals with insufficient history or without a defined clinical question.
- Requests to interpret results from direct-to-consumer or research labs (non-diagnostic).
- Genetic counselling/testing outside of the clinic’s listed referral criteria.