Toronto Public Health sexual health clinics (free, no health card needed)

Free and confidential sexual health clinics run by Toronto Public Health: STI and HIV testing and treatment (no PrEP or PEP for HIV), birth control counselling and low-cost birth control, the emergency contraceptive pill, IUD counselling, insertion and removal, free condoms and lube, pregnancy testing, counselling and referral, and vaccines for infections that can be passed through sex, including mpox (Imvamune).

Program in Toronto. Health & care Newcomers

When: Appointments are needed at the 4 clinics. The booking line is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9 am to 4 pm, and Tuesday 1 pm to 4 pm. First-time clients may need a phone intake appointment before the first visit. North York also has walk-in service on Tuesdays from 1 pm to 5 pm (registration starts at 1 pm, limited space).

How to reach them

1. Go to the phone line.
2. Say who you are and what you are offering or asking.
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Other ways, if that one is quiet

• PhoneCall 416-338-1234
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Where else they are

Their website is toronto.ca/.../sexual-health-clinics.

Good to know

• For whomOpen to everyone, regardless of age, including people without a valid health card, recent immigrants and refugees, 2SLGBTQ+ people, people involved in sex work, and anyone who needs low-cost birth control. You do not need a referral or a health card (OHIP).
• CostFree for all eligible people. Birth control is low cost.
• Their stepsCall 416-338-1234 to book. For STI testing with no symptoms or an mpox vaccine, you can also book online from the City page. You do not need a health card or a referral. Go to your clinic: Bloor West (2340 Dundas St. W.), Scarborough (160 Borough Dr.), Jane-St. Clair (662 Jane St.) or North York (5110 Yonge St.). No appointment? Go to the North York clinic on a Tuesday at 1 pm for walk-in service (limited space). The City page also lists partner clinics, such as Hassle Free Clinic and some community health centres, with their own hours and phone numbers.

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