Nova Scotia Health Sexual Health Clinic (Dickson Building)

Public sexual health clinic · Halifax, Canada

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Can I go now?

Appointment needed

Published by Nova Scotia Health· 22 Sep 2026

Book on prebooking.nshealth.ca; appointments open 48 hours ahead. Phone lines are open 13:00-15:00 to speak with a nurse or for help booking.

Can a visitor use it?

Check with the clinic before you go — The page does not mention health cards or visitors; phone lines are open 13:00-15:00 for booking help.

What will it cost?

Free for everyone, including visitors

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About

The province's own STI clinic at the QEII hospital, where a physician assesses and treats STIs and takes blood for STBBI screening at no cost, booked online with appointments released 48 hours ahead.

This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.

Services

HIV lab test — Yes

Blood draw; result in days; picks up recent infection sooner than rapid tests.

Blood is taken for STBBI during the appointment.

Full STI check — Yes

Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis (usually with HIV) in one visit.

STI assessment, testing and treatment; the page does not list each infection.

Seen with symptoms — Yes

Will examine and treat if you have symptoms, not only screen.

In-person physician assessments and treatment of STIs.

Treatment on site — Yes

Antibiotics or injections given at the clinic.

Booking, access & languages

OnlinePhone

Book on prebooking.nshealth.ca; appointments open 48 hours ahead. Phone lines are open 13:00-15:00 to speak with a nurse or for help booking.

Walk-in — No

Appointments only, booked online.

Appointment required

You must book before coming.

Appointments are released 48 hours in advance.

Languages: English

Cost

Service	Who	Cost
All services	Everyone	Free 'There is no cost associated with visiting a clinic.' Whether a Nova Scotia or other Canadian health card is needed is not stated.

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 · Published by Nova Scotia Health · 22 Sep 2026 · www.nshealth.ca — Sexual health clinics page: Dickson Building, 5820 University Avenue; online booking with appointments 48 hours ahead; phone lines 13:00-15:00; in-person physician assessment and treatment of STIs, blood for STBBI, vaccines, PrEP information/referral, yeast/BV testing; no cost; no HRT, contraception or general assessments.

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