Get an HIV self-test
Once you test, you choose the support and care options that are best for you.
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.
Use the search tool to find your best option to get a kit
DIY self-test app
AIDS New Brunswick - Bathurst Office
AIDS NB operates needle exchanges in Fredericton, Miramichi, and Bathurst. We provide free safe sex and drug use supplies. We also provide free workshops, information on topics such as HIV testing, sexual health, gender and sexuality, AIDS, HIV, Hep C and other STBBIs, harm reduction in classrooms and with healthcare professionals. We offer free Naloxone training and kits are free for those at risk of overdose. Awareness campaigns are held throughout the year for: World AIDS day, World Hepatitis Day, drug/overdose awareness, sexual health etc.
Lake of the Woods District Hospital - RAAM Clinic
Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinic - Mobile Outreach is staffed with physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, case managers, recovery support workers, and counsellors who can provide addiction medicine and treatment, medical assistance, counselling, and links to community services.
Main Street Project
Main Street Project provides safe and welcoming places of respite and healing with services that aim to reduce harm for people experiencing homelessness, substance use and or mental health challenges, while. working collaboratively to achieve measurable success in the journey to end homelessness.
SAFER SIX
SAFER SIX is a safe space designed for all individuals, regardless of gender and sexual orientation to encourage more sexual testing and normalizing treatment as a part of regular everyday health screening for all individuals. We have also expanded recently to include like-minded allied health practitioners to provide massage therapy, acupuncture, osteopathic therapy, and mental health therapy services.
Interior Health - Vernon Downtown Mental Health and Substance Use
Interior Health and our partner agencies provide a range of mental health and substance use services for all ages. We strive to ensure that our services are welcoming of all peoples, gender identities, cultures, ethnicities and backgrounds.
Butterfly CSW
Butterfly was formed by sex workers, social workers, legal and health professionals. It provides support to, and advocates for, the rights of Asian and migrant sex workers.
Lennox Island Health Centre
The Lennox Island Health Centre provides the people of Lennox Island with health care, our facility delivers home support and substance abuse counselling, provides access to fitness and maternal-health coordinators and so much more.
Klinic Community Health
Klinic Community Health provides a full range of health related services from medical care to counselling and education. Driven by our vision of creating healthy and engaged communities, we promote health and quality of life for people of every age, background, ethnicity, gender identity, and socio-economic circumstance. Rooted in social justice values, we believe that everyone deserves quality care, support and respect.