Resources

Sexual & Reproductive Health Resources

For information on HIV/Hep C: CATIE – Canada’s source for HIV and hep C info: http://catie.ca/

Sexual health testing is available for free at your family doctor’s office, walk-in clinics, sexual health clinics, public health units, community centres, and college/university campuses. If you do not have health coverage, most sexual health clinics and public health units still provide services for free.

STBBI & HIV Testing Clinics across Canada lookup:

Action Canada website - https://www.actioncanadashr.org/resources/services
Freddie List of Test Clinics - https://www.gofreddie.com/sti-clinics/toronto

Question about sexual and reproductive health, including safer sex, pregnancy, and abortion:

https://www.actioncanadashr.org/campaigns/call-access-line-1-888-642-2725

Province-Specific Support:

Alberta

Centre for Sexuality: https://www.centreforsexuality.ca/

Queer and Trans Health Collective: https://ourhealthyeg.ca/

HIV Edmonton: https://hivedmonton.com/testing/

Pro-Choice Society of YQL (Lethbridge): https://www.prochoiceyql.ca/

Centre for Sexuality (Calgary): https://www.centreforsexuality.ca/

Queer & Trans Health Collective (Edmonton): https://ourhealthyeg.ca/

Safelink Alberta (Calgary & Medicine Hat): https://safelinkalberta.ca/

HIV Edmonton: https://hivedmonton.com/

The Alex Community Health Centre (Calgary): https://www.thealex.ca/program/community-health-centre/

Calgary Sexual and Reproductive Health: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/Service.aspx?id=1671

Calgary STI Clinic (East): https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/Service.aspx?id=1668&serviceAtFacilityID=1137644

Calgary STI Clinic (Downtown): https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/Service.aspx?id=1668&serviceAtFacilityID=1039203

Goliath’s Saunatel (Calgary; Fridays, 4-7pm; Walk-in Only for Testing): https://www.goliathsyyc.ca/

British Columbia

Smart Sex Resource (clinic finder): https://smartsexresource.com/get-tested/clinic-finder

GetCheckedOnline: https://getcheckedonline.com/

Health Initiative for Men: http://checkhimout.ca/

Options for Sexual Health (includes a clinic finder): https://www.optionsforsexualhealth.org/

Hopewell Clinic + Pregnancy Centre: https://www.hopewellkamloops.ca/sti

Manitoba

Our Own Health Centre: http://www.ourownhealth.ca/

Nine Circles Community Health Centre: http://ninecircles.ca/

Sexuality Education Resource Centre MB (includes a list of clinics): http://www.serc.mb.ca/

New Brunswick

AIDS New Brunswick: http://www.aidsnb.com/

ENSEMBLE: https://ensemblegm.ca/

Newfoundland and Labrador

Planned Parenthood Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Health Centre: https://www.plannedparenthoodnlshc.com/clinics.html

Nova Scotia

Halifax Sexual Health Centre: http://hshc.ca/

HEAL Nova Scotia: https://healns.ca/

prideHealth (health navigator): http://www.nshealth.ca/content/pridehealth

STI Care Now Initiative https://www.nshealth.ca/clinics-programs-and-services/sti-care-now

Nova Scotia Health: https://www.nshealth.ca/clinics-programs-and-services/sexual-health-clinics

Ontario

Sexual Health Ontario (includes a clinic finder): https://sexualhealthontario.ca/en/find-clinic

Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance of Ontario: http://www.gmsh.ca/

MAX Ottawa: http://maxottawa.ca/

ACT Toronto: http://www.actoronto.org/

STI Clinics (London & Strathroy): https://www.healthunit.com/sexually-transmitted-infection-clinic

Hamilton Birth Control & Sexual Health Clinic: https://www.hamiltonbirthcontrolclinic.ca/

Hamilton Sexual Health Clinics (includes a clinic finder): https://www.hamilton.ca/people-programs/public-health/sexual-health/sexual-health-clinics

Thrive HIV Prevention & Support (Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph): https://www.thrivehiv.ca/

Prince Edward Island

PEERS Alliance: https://www.peersalliance.ca/

Sexual Health, Options & Reproductive Services (SHORS): https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/sexual-health-options-reproductive-services-shors

Sexual Health After-hours Walk-in Clinics: https://pe.211.ca/result/sexual-health-after-hours-walk-in-clinics-65174075

Québec

REZO: http://www.rezosante.org/

Réseau de la Santé Sexuelle du Québec/Sexual Health Network of Quebec (includes list of testing clinics): http://shnq.ca/resources/

Montreal Centres Locaux de Services Communautaires (CLSC) (includes a clinic finder): https://santemontreal.qc.ca/population/ressources/clsc/

Saskatchewan

OUTSaskatoon: https://www.outsaskatoon.ca/

Saskatoon Sexual Health: https://saskatoonsexualhealth.ca/

Sex Life Sask (includes a clinic finder): https://sexlifesask.ca/

Territories

Blood (Yukon): https://bloodties.ca/

Yellowknife Sexual Health Clinic (Northwest Territories): https://www.nthssa.ca/en/services/yellowknife-sexual-health-clinic

I Respect Myself (Nunavut): https://www.irespectmyself.ca/en/need-support

Yukon Sexual Health Clinic (Yukon): https://www.facebook.com/YSHCwhitehorse

Opal (Yukon): https://opalyukon.ca/

Mental Health Resources

For general mental health support: Canadian Mental Health Association: https://cmha.ca/

If you are a youth (29 and under), you may visit Youthline for support by text, chat, or email: https://www.youthline.ca/

Or Kids Help Phone: https://kidshelpphone.ca/, 1-800-668-6868

If you are trans, you can contact Trans Lifeline’s Hotline for support: 1-877-330-6366
Or ATQ (https://atq1980.org/, 1-855-909-9038 #1

If you are Indigenous, you may contact the Hope for Wellness Helpline: 1-855-242-3310, https://www.hopeforwellness.ca/
Indigenous women can call or text Talk4Healing: 1-855-554-HEAL, https://www.beendigen.com/programs/talk4healing/

National, toll-free 24/7 crisis call line providing support for anyone who requires emotional assistance related to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls: 1-844-413-6649

If you are a refugee, you may contact Rainbow Refugee: https://www.rainbowrefugee.com/

Or Rainbow Railroad: https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/
Please note that Rainbow Refugee is located in British Columbia

If you have experienced domestic or relationship violence, you may find these resources helpful:

https://endingviolencecanada.org/getting-help/ (national directory)

https://metoomvmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MeToo-COVID-Response_TOOLKIT.pdf (resource)

Province- and Territory-Specific Support

If you are in Quebec, you may contact

Interligne - Services d'écoute et d'intervention LGBTQ+: https://interligne.co, 514-866-0103
Aide aux trans du Québec: https://aideauxtrans.com/, 1-855-909-9038
Tel-jeunes (age 20 and under): https://www.teljeunes.com/, 1-800-263-2266 or text 514-600-1002

If you are in Ontario, you may contact Progress Place Warmline: https://warmline.ca/, 416-960-WARM (9276) or text 647-557-5882

If you are in BC, you may contact QChat: https://www.qchat.ca/, 1-(855)-956-1777 or text 250-800-9036

If you are in Alberta, you may contact

Brite Line: https://briteline.ca/, 1-844-702-7483
You Matter: https://www.calgaryoutlink.ca/you-matter, (587) 800-4121
Calgary Connecteen (peer support for youth): https://calgaryconnecteen.com/, 587-333-2724

If you are in Saskatchewan, you may contact OUTSaskatoon: https://www.outsaskatoon.ca/peer-support/, 306-665-1224

If you are in Manitoba, you may contact Klinic Crisis Line: https://klinic.mb.ca/crisis-support/, 1-888-322-3019

If you are in New Brunswick, you may contact Chimo Helpline: https://johnhowardfredericton.ca/chimo/, 1-800-667-5005

If you are in Nova Scotia, you may contact The Youth Project (age 25 and under): https://youthproject.ns.ca/, (902) 429 5429 ext 230

If you are in Prince Edward Island, you may contact Mental Health and Addictions Phone Line: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/mental-health-and-addictions-services, 1-833-553-6983

If you are in Newfoundland and Labrador, you may contact 2SLGBTQ+ Warmline: https://www.plannedparenthoodnlshc.com/warmline.html, 1-866-230-8041 (phone and text)

If you are in the Yukon, you may contact Reach Out Support Line: https://yukon.cmha.ca/mental-health/find-help-now/, 1-844-533-3030

If you are in the Northwest Territories, you may contact Northern Mosaic Network (appointment-based peer support over email, phone, text, video chat, or in-person in Yellowknife): https://www.northernmosaic.net/peer-support

If you are in Nunavut, you may contact Kamatsiaqtut Helpline: https://nunavuthelpline.ca/, 1-800-265-3333