Ready to

know my

HIV status

Get free HIV self-testing kits, health advice and services to support you -- when, where and how that work best for you

Get an HIV self-test

Have a kit mailed to you or pick one up in person.

Get support

Before, during and after you test, either online or in-person.

What to do after you test

Feel like you need more support but not sure where to turn? We're here to help.

Tell someone

Tell your partner, friend, family, and people you love about this program.

Your Community Hubs

Attention Black Canadians!

It's time to take charge of our health and get tested for HIV. Don't let stigma or fear hold you back!

Visit the ACB Community Hub

Blog Posts and Stories

Join this peer journey towards a healthier you!

Barrier-breaking, fear-easing, and action-inducing. Story shorts, and blog posts... unfiltered accounts from people with lived experience. And folks on community front lines.

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We're Young Muslim Women. We're testing for HIV...

There is still a great deal of stigma and shame surrounding HIV in many communities, particularly in the Black and Muslim communities.

Read the story

HIV cannot stop me from progressing. And shouldn't stop you!

Chantal Mukandoli, survivor, mentor, and community superhero, endured, and made it through the unimaginable ravages of the Rwandan genocide.

Read the story

Break the HIV Stigma: the Heroic Stories, Art, and Activism that Bolster Self-Testing

On International HIV Testing Day, meet Canadian activists defying stigma through art and advocacy. Listen to their inspiring stories on I-AM’s pozcast and join the movement for HIV awareness and self-testing.

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It’s convenient and confidential: Ordering HIV Self-Tests from I AM

You now have the ability to order HIV self-tests online that can be sent directly to your home or wherever you live through the I AM website.

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From Cameroon to Canada, Felicitas’ Story of Courage

Felicitas shares her empowering journey with HIV, contrasting the challenges faced in Cameroon with the supportive community and advanced care she discovered in Canada, inspiring others with her resilience and advocacy.

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Community at the Heart of HIV Care: Insights from Uganda to Canada

Discover how the power of community-driven initiatives in Uganda paves the way for improved HIV care, offering valuable strategies that can be adapted in Canada for a more inclusive and efficient healthcare approach.

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How to navigate immigration and HIV

If you're living with HIV and looking to immigrate to Canada, there are somethings you need to know to navigate the system.

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An Urgent Appeal From the Frontlines

The impact of shame and stigma surrounding HIV and sexual health is damaging. Here's why.

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I am... putting my health in my hands.

We are all responsible for our own status. Utilizing tools like PReP, and informed decision making around sexual health is how we can keep our communities healthy, by keeping ourselves healthy.

Jordy D. Ironstar (He/They)

Community Readiness Coordinator

I am... an ACB woman taking control over HIV and sexual health.

I want more culturally comprehensive HIV education, increased access to testing options, and support and care that takes into account the unique experiences of our community.

Natasha Lawrence

Community Health Worker, WHIWH

I AM… unapologetically myself.

Take the time to learn, to know the uncomfortable. Don’t allow stigma to dictate your health. Get tested, practice proper prevention methods, and normalize these conversations so they don’t become uncomfortable.

Israel De Real

Community Champion, Canada Pride Network Member, and Shift Supervisor at Starbucks

I AM… a Black-African Muslim woman. I believe that good health and knowledge are the greatest blessings.

Knowing your status is in your hands. Get a self-testing kit today.

Muna Aden

Muna Aden Projects Evaluator. WHIWH

I am… Indigenous.

Celebrating life
Tending to our People
Tending to our future
Is why I know my HIV status.

Harlan Pruden

Cree Two-Spirit Community Organizer

I am... a woman.
I am... black.
I am... a mother, an aunt, a daughter, a sister and a friend.

HIV self-testing allows for Self-Determination and Informed Consent. Self-testing improves individual and collective Resistance, Resilience, Liberation.

Maureen Owino

Activist, Scholar/Researcher, PHD student York University, CIHR Vanier Scholar CAHR 2022 Red Ribbon Award Recipient

I am… connected to my Indigenous culture.

Respect yourself: this body our spirit lives within. Protect yourself: I got tested, am on treatment. I am thriving. Happy and healthy.

Trevor Stratton

Indigenous Leadership Policy Manager (he/him) CAAN

I am… into BDSM/Kink.

Get tested often... A quick test takes a few minutes to be responsible to protect yourself and others. We have to be in this together.

Davide Pistilli

Artist and Hospitality Manager

I am… a PROUD Advocate!

Sometimes my advocacy is in a leadership position, sometimes it's on the front lines. Regardless of my role, it always starts with testing.

Ken Miller

Executive Director, Canadian AIDS Society / Directeur Général, La Société Canadienne du Sida

I am... a traditional medicine practitioner.

As women, we are the life-givers, caretakers of life, for past, present, future generations. It is important to test to know your HIV status, then the choice to take care of your health and well-being is there. Knowing is important. Once you know, you cannot un-know. And you can take action.

Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis

Cree Daughter, Mother, Auntie & Grandmother

I am… a loving space.

Through my life I have been Involved in a lot of community building, and sometimes the most important thing you can do is show up. So show up for yourself and get tested regularly.

John M. Forget

Community Advocate Creator of “I’m a Loving Space” button campaign

I AM... a researcher, service provider and have been around HIV for many years.

HIV self-testing allows you autonomy and control of your information. It gives you the time to make plans about your next move. Whom you want to tell, how to tell them and what you want to share. Whatever your next actions may be… we will be there with you.

Wangari Tharao

Research Director, Women’s Health In Women’s Hands

I am... a father.
I am... loved.
I am... a lover.
I am... here.

HIV self-testing gives you more control over your health.

Arthur Dave Miller

HIV Advocate, Researcher, Community Health Educator and Peer mentor, Healing Our Nations

I am... an advocate. I celebrate the power of storytelling.

As an Indigenous woman, it was important for me to get tested. The HIV positive diagnosis was a turning point to my reconnecting to my family, my community, and my Indigenous culture. We are still here!!

Doris Peltier

Community Engagement Coordinator, Feast Centre for Indigenous STBBI Research

I am… a kind, confident communicator.

HIV-self testing is a game changer! I encourage everyone to take the plunge and get tested. Once you know your status and get the supports you need you can rise to your potential, regardless of outcome. Get tested and test often.

James Watson

Host / Producer, pozcast, Research Manager, REACH Nexus

I AM… A free, HIV education activist in my community.

Knowing your status gives you peace of mind. People should know their status and feel comfortable to do the self-test. It is about your health. And not about who you are.

Wale Ajiboye

Senior Research Associate, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health, Toronto

Partnership Campaigns

Ingenous individual illustration for starbucks partnership

working with the Starbucks partner (employee) networks to reach people who are undiagnosed with HIv

Together, encouraging people to take their health into their own hands.

Everyone in Canada should Have access to what they need for Their health.

Partnership Campaigns

WORKING with The Starbucks Partner (Employee) networks to reach people who are undiagnosed with HIV

Together, encouraging people to take their health into their own hands.

Everyone
           in Canada
should have
                     access
to what
         they need
for their
health.

Ready to

know my

HIV status

Get free HIV self-testing kits, health advice and services to support you -- when, where and how that work best for you

Get free HIV self-testing kits, health advice and services to support you -- when, where and how that work best for you

Get an HIV self-test

Get support

What to do after you test

Tell someone

Attention Black Canadians!

Join this peer journey towards a healthier you!

We're Young Muslim Women. We're testing for HIV...

HIV cannot stop me from progressing. And shouldn't stop you!

Break the HIV Stigma: the Heroic Stories, Art, and Activism that Bolster Self-Testing

It’s convenient and confidential: Ordering HIV Self-Tests from I AM

From Cameroon to Canada, Felicitas’ Story of Courage

Community at the Heart of HIV Care: Insights from Uganda to Canada

Take Charge: Your Health, Your Heritage, Your Choice

From Zimbabwe to Canada: Rethinking HIV Care with a Trail-blazing Model

Embracing the spirit of our community festivals to Confront HIV

Students, Anxiety, and Testing: Getting the Facts Straight

How to navigate immigration and HIV

An Urgent Appeal From the Frontlines

We are all responsible for our own status. Utilizing tools like PReP, and informed decision making around sexual health is how we can keep our communities healthy, by keeping ourselves healthy.

I want more culturally comprehensive HIV education, increased access to testing options, and support and care that takes into account the unique experiences of our community.

Take the time to learn, to know the uncomfortable. Don’t allow stigma to dictate your health. Get tested, practice proper prevention methods, and normalize these conversations so they don’t become uncomfortable.

Knowing your status is in your hands. Get a self-testing kit today.

Celebrating lifeTending to our PeopleTending to our futureIs why I know my HIV status.

HIV self-testing allows for Self-Determination and Informed Consent. Self-testing improves individual and collective Resistance, Resilience, Liberation.

Respect yourself: this body our spirit lives within. Protect yourself: I got tested, am on treatment. I am thriving. Happy and healthy.

Get tested often... A quick test takes a few minutes to be responsible to protect yourself and others. We have to be in this together.

Sometimes my advocacy is in a leadership position, sometimes it's on the front lines. Regardless of my role, it always starts with testing.

As women, we are the life-givers, caretakers of life, for past, present, future generations. It is important to test to know your HIV status, then the choice to take care of your health and well-being is there. Knowing is important. Once you know, you cannot un-know. And you can take action.

Through my life I have been Involved in a lot of community building, and sometimes the most important thing you can do is show up. So show up for yourself and get tested regularly.

HIV self-testing allows you autonomy and control of your information. It gives you the time to make plans about your next move. Whom you want to tell, how to tell them and what you want to share. Whatever your next actions may be… we will be there with you.

HIV self-testing gives you more control over your health.

As an Indigenous woman, it was important for me to get tested. The HIV positive diagnosis was a turning point to my reconnecting to my family, my community, and my Indigenous culture. We are still here!!

HIV-self testing is a game changer! I encourage everyone to take the plunge and get tested. Once you know your status and get the supports you need you can rise to your potential, regardless of outcome. Get tested and test often.

Knowing your status gives you peace of mind. People should know their status and feel comfortable to do the self-test. It is about your health. And not about who you are.

working with the Starbucks partner (employee) networks to reach people who are undiagnosed with HIv

Everyone in Canada should Have access to what they need for Their health.

Everyone in Canada should Have access to what they need for Their health.

WORKING with The Starbucks Partner (Employee) networks to reach people who are undiagnosed with HIV

Everyone in Canadashould have accessto what they needfor their health.

Celebrating life
Tending to our People
Tending to our future
Is why I know my HIV status.

Everyone
in Canada
should have
access
to what
they need
for their
health.