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Before you search for a self-test option, you may want to know....
The INSTI HIV Self-Test made by bioLytical Laboratories in British Columbia.
This is a screening test that is over 99% accurate and was approved and licensed by Health Canada in November 2020. The INSTI HIV self-test is currently the only self-test approved for use in Canada.
If you test positive (reactive result), it means that you likely have HIV but this needs to be confirmed with a laboratory-based confirmatory test. You will need to see your doctor or go to a health care provider for this confirmatory testing.
Yes, the test comes with instructions that are easy to follow. The test only takes a few minutes. This video will walk you through the process.
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DIY self-test app
Portail VIH/SIDA
The Portail VIH/ sida du Québec is a provincial organization that works to educate the public, and more particularly people living with HIV/AIDS, about HIV/AIDS and other STBBIs , in particular by providing multimedia material, conferences or training workshops.
Centre d'amitié autochtone de Val-d'Or
The Val-d'Or Native Friendship Center is an urban service hub, a living environment and a cultural anchor for First Peoples, dedicated to well-being, justice and social inclusion, it promotes harmonious cohabitation in its environment.
Regent Park Community Health Centre
The Regent Park Community Health Centre is a non-profit, community-based organization dedicated to improving the health of Regent Park area residents and community. We provide integrated high-quality primary health care services, including health promotion services and community capacity building.
IRIS Estrie
The general mission of the organization is to stimulate and develop community action against HIV|AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections and by blood (STBBI), in addition to prevent overdoses.
Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc.
Our vision is to lead our people back home to a place where we are self-determining, healthy, happy, and respected for our cultural and spiritual strengths and ways of being. We do this through a number of Indigenous led prevention and intervention programs that help children, youth, women, men, and families heal, succeed, and become leaders.
Dopamine
Dopamine is a community organization located in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve whose mission is to help, support and work alongside drug users, their families and friends, neighbourhood residents and those from surrounding areas. We focus on HIV/AIDS and hepatitis prevention, as well as the prevention of other blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections.
Canadian AIDS Society
The Canadian AIDS Society is a national coalition of community-based AIDS service organizations across Canada. Registered as a charity since 1988, CAS has a mandate to improve the response to HIV/AIDS in Canada across all sectors of society, and to support people and communities living with HIV/AIDS.
Healing Our Nations
Our purpose is to educate First Nation people about HIV disease and AIDS. Knowing the risks associated with the spread of HIV and defining the myths and facts about AIDS is the first step to healing our nations. Eliminating the spread of AIDS in First Nation communities is not the only focus of our organization because we see this disease as only a symptom of a greater problem.