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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
Manitoba Harm Reduction Network - Eriksdale
The Manitoba Harm Reduction Network works toward equitable access, systemic change, and reducing the transmission sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) through advocacy, policy work, education, research and relationships.
Projet Ado Communautaire en Travail de rue (PACT de rue)
PACT de rue is a community organization that works directly with young people and people in difficulty to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent risky behavior.
Manitoba Harm Reduction Network - Selkirk
The Manitoba Harm Reduction Network works toward equitable access, systemic change, and reducing the transmission sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) through advocacy, policy work, education, research and relationships.
Peterborough AIDS Resource Network
PARN - Your Community AIDS Resource Network provides support and health promotion for people who are living with, affected by, or at-risk for HIV in the four counties of Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton; education and equipment for people at risk for HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections; outreach and programming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 2-spirit, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth and women who are living with, affected by, or at-risk for HIV; community capacity building projects and workshops; and awareness of HIV/AIDS issues to the broader community.
An Evaluation of Sex Worker Health Access (AESHA, UBC Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity)
CGSHE has a strategic mandate to advance gender and sexual health equity among under-serviced populations in BC, Canada, and globally through three pillars: research, policy and practice. These pillars incorporate community-based, clinical and population health research, policy evaluation, implementation science and education.
SIDALYS
Sidalys is a non-profit organization that offers supervised accommodation and community support in social housing to people who are homeless or in precarious housing, suffering from or at risk of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, including HIV and Hepatitis C, who also struggle with issues of various substance use, mental health or stigma.
Action jeunesse de l'Ouest-de-l'Île (AJOI)
AJOI offers prevention and intervention services in street and community work with young people and vulnerable people in the West Island of Montreal.
Manitoba Harm Reduction Network - Powerview-Pine Falls/Sagkeeng
The Manitoba Harm Reduction Network works toward equitable access, systemic change, and reducing the transmission sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) through advocacy, policy work, education, research and relationships.