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Ottawa

Canada · 2 clinics · times shown in local time

Canada: good to know

  • What visitors pay. Ottawa Public Health says you do not need OHIP (Ontario health insurance) to visit its Sexual Health Clinic, but visits are by phone-booked appointment only, testing is limited to listed priority groups (including 2SLGBTQ+ people and people aged 29 and under), and it asks for an Ontario health card or photo ID with an Ontario address to register; call first if you have neither.
  • PEP in this country. Ottawa Public Health's Sexual Health Clinic (179 Clarence Street, 613-234-4641) lists HIV PEP and PrEP for those who qualify. It has no drop-in service: you must phone for an appointment during its booking hours.
  • PEP in this country. HIV Testing Ontario advises going to a hospital emergency room for PEP when a testing site cannot provide it, and says there are costs for PEP for people without insurance (it is free for sexual assault survivors). PEP must start within 72 hours.

Emergency number: 911

2 clinics · sorted by name

LGBTQ+ friendly means the clinic says so itself. No label only means it hasn’t said, not that it’s unwelcoming.

  1. Ottawa Public Health Sexual Health Clinic
    Closed · opens 08:45 tomorrow
    LGBTQ+ friendly
    PEP (after HIV exposure)

    City-run clinic in the ByWard Market that says you do not need OHIP coverage, lists PEP and PrEP, and hosts the Thursday-evening Gay ZONE clinic; appointments are by phone only and testing is limited to priority groups, which include 2SLGBTQ+ people.

    Paid · ask for prices when you bookChecked Sep 2026
  2. The PrEP Clinic – Ottawa
    Closed · opens 16:30 tomorrow
    LGBTQ+ friendly
    Visitors accepted

    LGBTQ+-owned clinic that says its in-person services are free without a health card and open to people visiting Ontario, with STI testing including swabs, PrEP, Doxy-PEP and syphilis and gonorrhoea treatment on Monday and Wednesday evenings.

    Consultation freeChecked Sep 2026

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