Sexual health clinics in Canada
We list public sexual health clinics, community clinics for gay, bi and queer men and trans people, and a few private clinics. Health coverage is provincial, and many of these clinics say testing and treatment are free without the provincial health card: in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver they say so plainly, and some name visitors or accept a passport. Calgary's clinics do not say. The gap is PEP medicine: sources in Ontario and British Columbia say people without coverage pay for it.
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- Calgary3 clinics
- Toronto3 clinics
- Edmonton2 clinics
- Halifax2 clinics
- Montreal · Montréal2 clinics
- Ottawa2 clinics
- Vancouver2 clinics
- Quebec City · Québec1 clinic
- Winnipeg1 clinic
Good to know in Canada
- PEP in this country
PEP must start within 72 hours. Ontario: HIV Testing Ontario says to use a hospital emergency room when a testing site cannot give PEP, and that people without insurance pay for it. Toronto Public Health's own clinics do not offer PEP; Hassle Free Clinic and HQ Toronto do. Ottawa's public clinic lists PEP by phone appointment only. Quebec: Montreal's Clinique SIDEP+ lists PEP without a health card. British Columbia: HIM says an emergency room is fastest, but without MSP you or your insurer pay a significant amount; its Vancouver centres give PEP to walk-ins without MSP (ID needed). Alberta: Calgary's STI clinic lists PEP referrals only.
Published by City of Toronto· 18 Sep 2026Published by Ottawa Public Health· 19 Sep 2026Published by CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal· 18 Sep 2026Community-endorsed HIV Testing Ontario· 19 Sep 2026From Health Initiative for Men’s website· 18 Sep 2026- What visitors pay
Health coverage is provincial, so it differs by province. Ontario: the City of Toronto says its sexual health clinics are free and need no referral or health card (OHIP); Ottawa Public Health says OHIP is not needed but asks for an Ontario health card or Ontario-address photo ID, so call first. Quebec: Montreal's public Clinique SIDEP+ says screening, treatment and vaccination are free without a Quebec health card (RAMQ). British Columbia: the BCCDC Provincial STI Clinic in Vancouver is free and needs no BC coverage (MSP). Alberta: Calgary's public STI clinic does not say whether a health card is needed or what people without one pay.
Published by City of Toronto· 18 Sep 2026Published by Ottawa Public Health· 19 Sep 2026Published by CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal· 18 Sep 2026Published by BC Centre for Disease Control (SmartSex Resource)· 18 Sep 2026Published by Alberta Health Services· 19 Sep 2026- Testing
How you get seen differs by city. In Calgary, Alberta Health Services runs a walk-in-only STI clinic at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, open Monday to Saturday for anyone aged 14 or over, and warns that waits can exceed two hours at peak times. In Ottawa, the public Sexual Health Clinic has no drop-in service: visits are by phone-booked appointment and testing is limited to listed priority groups, which include 2SLGBTQ+ people and people aged 29 and under.
Published by Alberta Health Services· 19 Sep 2026Published by Ottawa Public Health· 19 Sep 2026
City pages carry the local detail: which clinic, which hospital, and what it costs there.
PrEP in Canada: 10 listed clinics start or refill PrEP; see which, and what they charge. It can also be ordered for delivery from PrEP Online.