Halifax Sexual Health Centre
Community clinic · Halifax, Canada
Can I go now?
Appointment needed
From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026Call 902-455-9656 extension 0. Admin phones close for lunch 12:00-13:00 and on Friday afternoons.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — Fees apply without a health card; the site does not say whether short-term visitors are booked.
About
A non-profit clinic that lists STI testing, anonymous HIV and STBBI testing, PrEP and gender-affirming care, free with a Canadian provincial health card and with published fees otherwise; appointments are by phone and can take weeks, so it suits a longer stay.
- Also serves
- Trans & non-binary people · Young people
Why you might feel comfortable here
Anonymous testing available — Yes
Anonymous HIV testing / STBBI testing is a listed service.
Services
HIV lab test — Yes
Blood draw; result in days; picks up recent infection sooner than rapid tests.
HIV is among the infections tested by blood.
Full STI check — Yes
Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis (usually with HIV) in one visit.
Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis; swab or urine, plus blood.
Syphilis test — Yes
Blood test.
Hepatitis B & C test — Yes
Blood test.
PEP (after HIV exposure) — No
'Go to your nearest Emergency Room as soon as possible! A family doctor or walk-in clinic will not prescribe PEP to you.'
PrEP — start here — Yes
Can prescribe PrEP, including to visitors.
Book an appointment with the centre, a family doctor or a pharmacist at Boyd's Pharmasave.
Booking, access & languages
Call 902-455-9656 extension 0. Admin phones close for lunch 12:00-13:00 and on Friday afternoons.
No insurance required
You can be seen without local insurance or a health card.
Free with a valid provincial health card; without one, doctor's and lab fees apply.
Appointment required
You must book before coming.
Book by phone; the centre says the average wait for an appointment is four to six weeks.
Anonymous option — Yes
You don’t have to give your name.
Languages: English
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| All services | People with local insurance | Free 'Our clinical services are free with a valid health card.' Quebec card holders pay the doctor's fee upfront and claim it back. |
| All services | Visitors | Ask the clinic 'Without a health card, fees will apply': doctor's and lab fees. Amounts are not published. |
| PEP (after HIV exposure) | Visitors | From CA$900 Not supplied here. The centre says PEP is covered by MSI only after a sexual assault, sometimes by private insurance, and otherwise a month-long course can cost $900 or more. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
Canada: good to know
- PEP in this country. Sexual Health Nova Scotia says to visit an emergency room as soon as possible after an exposure, that PEP must be started within 72 hours, and that the cost of PEP is only covered by the provincial plan (MSI) after a sexual assault; otherwise some private insurance covers it and without insurance a month-long course can cost $900 or more. The Halifax Sexual Health Centre adds that a family doctor or walk-in clinic will not prescribe PEP. The Halifax Infirmary emergency department (1840 Bell Road) is open 24 hours.Community-endorsed Sexual Health Nova Scotia· 22 Sep 2026
- What visitors pay. Nova Scotia Health says there is no cost to visit its sexual health clinics, which take online bookings released 48 hours ahead; it does not say whether a health card is needed. The non-profit Halifax Sexual Health Centre is free with a valid Canadian provincial health card, but says that without a health card doctor's and lab fees apply, and that the wait for a routine appointment is four to six weeks.Published by Nova Scotia Health· 22 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 911
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · hshc.ca — STI testing page: address and phone; hours Monday 9-17, Tuesday 9-20, Wednesday to Friday 9-17; tests by swab, urine or blood for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, herpes, HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis; anonymous HIV/STBBI testing; PrEP.
- e2 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · hshc.ca — Services page: STI testing, anonymous HIV/STBBI testing, transgender/gender-affirming health; free with a valid health card, fees without one; appointment by phone ext. 0, average wait four to six weeks; youth-friendly, no parental consent; MSI requires biological sex on the form.
- e3 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · hshc.ca — PrEP vs PEP page: PEP within 72 hours from an emergency room, not from family doctors or walk-in clinics; PEP covered by MSI only after sexual assault, $900 or more without insurance; PrEP via the centre, a family doctor or Boyd's Pharmasave.
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