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
Miko-Mahikan Red Wolf - File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council
Miko-Mahikan Red Wolf provides comprehensive services that focus on improving all areas of wellness and is directed by Traditional Knowledge Keepers. The program is based on person-directed care, which includes meeting people where they are at in their journey and supporting them to work toward their goals.
Norwest CHC
The NorWest Community Health Centres provide health care and health promotion programs in Armstrong, Longlac, and in Thunder Bay. As part of a network of 73 Community Health Centres, we have been providing services for more than 20 years.
BGC Williams Lake Club
To provide a safe, supportive place where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships and develop confidence and skills for life.
Hamilton Birth Control Clinic
We believe in empowering women, through open discussion and providing sound medical information, to make choices about their bodies and their reproductive health that are in line with their needs and goals.
Uniting Northern Drug Users UNDU'ing Stigma (UNDO)
Indigenous-led, peer run, grassroots drug user group operating in the unceded lands of the Lheidli. Moccasins Flats number is 250-301-1297
Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek Medical Centre
A small semi-isolated rural community health clinic located on the Robinson-Superior Treaty area serving First Nations Peoples of BZA and settlers in the surrounding areas, as needed. Staffing includes RN, RSW, CHR, CHSW, H&CC, and FWB that focus on holistic health and wellness through preventative education across the lifespan, assessment/monitoring of acute and chronic clinical conditions, as well as providing aftercare programming and hospital discharge clinical care.
CATIE Ordering Centre
Get tested on your own terms. Place an order online and CATIE will deliver free HIV self-test kits in discreet packaging right to your shipping address, anywhere in Canada. Each kit includes easy-to-follow instructions, plus information from CATIE about self-testing and where to go for more resources and support.
Northern Connection Medical Centre