Yes. The drug was developed as a treatment for diabetes and as I said it is covered by OHIP, but you must get a referral from your doctor that it is to be used for diabetes. The reason it became so popular for weight loss started when Americans who were not covered by their health plans found that it was so expensive they started buying the drug in Canada. Because of that, the company that makes Ozempic, Novo Nordisc in Copenhagen, where my daughter in law works is having trouble keeping up with the supply demands.
A lot of people south of the border are ordering through companies like this without a prescription.
There's a burgeoning peptide movement going on right now in the biohacking realm.
Buyer beware.