Testing and diagnosis
ASO411 – Locate an AIDS Service Organization (ASO) or other HIV related service in your area
HIV hotlines
Want to talk with someone? Provinces and territories have set up toll-free phone lines you can call to get answers to your questions about HIV.
- Alberta:
- 1-800-772-2437
- British Columbia:
- 1-800-661-4337
- Eastern Arctic:
- 1-800-661-0795
- Manitoba:
- 1-800-782-2437
- Newfoundland and Labrador:
- 1-800-563-1575
- New Brunswick:
- 1-800-561-4009
- Northwest Territories:
- 1-800-661-0844
- Nunavut:
- 1-800-661-0795
- Nova Scotia:
- 1-800-566-2437
- Ontario:
- 1-800-668-2437
- Prince Edward Island:
- 1-800-314-2437
- Quebec:
- Contact your local CLSC or call Info-Santé 811
- Saskatchewan:
- 1-800-667-6876
- Yukon:
- 1-800-661-0408 x8323
Information on testing, diagnosis and prevention for HIV, hepatitis C and other sexually transmitted infections
Who should be tested for HIV?
Information on risk factors and who is most at risk for HIV infection
- How do you know if you have HIV? from Managing your health
- HIV & AIDS Basic Facts – the basics on HIV transmission, testing and treatment.
Testing in specific circumstances
Information on HIV testing for people in specific situations
- Recently infected individuals: a priority for HIV prevention from Prevention in Focus
- HIV Testing in Pregnancy from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC)
- Testing for HIV in pregnancy – Canadian Paediatric Society statement (2008)
- More on testing during pregnancy
How does an HIV test work?
Information on the HIV tests used in Canada
- Detecting HIV earlier: Advances in HIV testing from Prevention in Focus
- How do you know if you have HIV? from Managing your health
- Rapid HIV Testing in Canada from the Canadian AIDS Society
- HIV Testing and Infection Reporting in Canada from the Public Health Agency of Canada
- HIV Testing from the AIDS Committee of Toronto
- More on HIV diagnostic tests
Just diagnosed?
Basic information for someone who has been diagnosed with HIV
- Just diagnosed with HIV
- You've just been diagnosed with HIV… from Managing your health
- Just diagnosed with HIV animated video (requires broadband connection)
- ASO411 – locate an AIDS Service Organization (ASO) or other HIV-related service in your area
For more information on HIV, please visit HIV plain and simple.
Counseling and testing practices and programs
Information on HIV testing and how to develop and implement HIV counselling and testing programs
- A rapid approach to community-based HIV testing from Prevention in Focus
- Recently infected individuals: a priority for HIV prevention from Prevention in Focus
- HIV Testing – info sheets from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
- Forced HIV Testing – questions and answers from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
- More on HIV testing and counseling programs
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