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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 Community Care Montreal (ACCM) / Sida Bénévole Montréal
ACCM is the only community-based HIV and sexual health organization in Quebec that provides prevention education, treatment information and support services to Anglophone and Allophone communities
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.