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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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Counselling Centre of East Algoma
Since 1972, The Counselling Centre of East Algoma (CCEA) has offered various confidential counselling services to individuals, throughout the East Algoma catchment area.
Centre de Solidarité Lesbienne
The CSL is a community organization that is dedicated to promoting health and well-being for women and non-binary people of sexual diversity. The CSL was founded in 1996 as the Groupe d’intervention en violence conjugale chez les lesbiennes (Lesbian Domestic Violence Intervention Group), and has over 25 years of expertise in this field. In 2008, responding to concerns over the lack of accessible services for lesbians+, the group adopted a broader mission and became the Centre de solidarité lesbienne.
Portail VIH/sida du Québec
Le Portail VIH/sida du Québec est un organisme communautaire ayant comme mission d'éduquer le public et plus particulièrement les personnes vivant avec le VIH sur le VIH/sida et les infections transmissibles par voie sexuelle et par le sang. Il se donne également pour mission de regrouper et soutenir les PVVIH du Québec et leurs proches. Ses membres sont des personnes touchées ou intéressées par les enjeux du VIH et des ITSS.
SafeNSound
Safe 'N Sound is a not for profit organization created in 2007 by a group of local citizens concerned about the lack of emergency shelter in Grey and Bruce. We operate "The Space" (310 8th Street East, Owen Sound) - a community within a community where our Participants (the at risk of homelessness and the homeless) can access basic needs as well support, advocacy and referral.
Frog Lake First Nations Children & Family Intervention and Prevention Program
The Frog Lake First Nations’ Children & Family, Intervention/Prevention Horse Healing Centre offers healing through traditional and modern methods centred on interaction between humans and horses. The Centre’s program encompasses mental health, victim services, aftercare, a wellness court, cultural and ceremonial spaces, a museum, and activity spaces for children and youth.
Society for the Involvement of Good Neighbours (SIGN)
We contribute to and participate in communities that are caring, self-reliant, safe and stable; that offer opportunities to participate in and benefit from social, economic, cultural and recreational activities; and that provide for basic needs.
Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC)
The Friendship Centre vision is to improve the quality of life for Indigenous people living in an urban environment by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian society and which respect Indigenous cultural distinctiveness.
Aakom Kiyii Health Services
Aakom-Kiyii Health Services is located on Piikani Nation. It offers a full range of community health and home care to the Piikani people and their families. This includes traditional holistic approaches to care, health promotion, disease prevention, curative care, rehabilitative care and social resource advocacy. Included in the services is Non-Emergency Medical Transportation for status, registered individuals living on the Piikani Nation.