Free STI Clinics - Island Health Authority Area

Addictions / Substance Use, Public Health, and Sexual Health

Provided by Island Health

The STI clinic offers various free testing and treatment services as part of each Health Unit's Communicable Disease Program.
The STI clinic provides free and accessible treatment and various testing services as part of each Health Unit's Communicable Disease Program. The STI Clinics are publicly funded, with no charge to the patient or billing to MSP (no PHN required - patients can use a fake name). While no referral is required, there is no drop-in service for any of the STI Clinics - please call to book an appointment. Additional appointments during the week might be available for individuals who have symptoms, or who are in contact to an STI; this should be mentioned when calling to book an appointment at the STI Clinic.

Services at each STI Clinic May Include:
  • Free condoms
  • Needle supply
  • Point of Care HIV testing
  • HIV PrEP Referral & Prescribers (Victoria location)
  • HIV testing
  • (use a fake name for testing)
  • Anonymous HIV testing
  • (use a fake name for testing)
  • STI testing
  • (use a fake name for testing) and treatment
  • Other harm reduction supplies also available, including take-home naloxone kits

Please see below for location information and to call to book an appointment.
Note: Victoria STI Clinic has physician clinic appointments available to book on Tuesdays only, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM.

Location finder: https://www.islandhealth.ca/our...

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250-331-8555 (Courtenay)

Toll Free: 1-877-887-8835

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355 11th Street, Courtenay, British Columbia, V9N 1S4

250-740-2616 (Nanaimo)

Toll Free: 1-866-770-7798

Website: https://www.islandhealth.ca/our...

#8, 1599 Dufferin Crescent, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9S 5L5

250-388-2225 (Victoria)

Toll Free: 1-866-665-6626

Website: https://www.islandhealth.ca/our...

1947 Cook Street, Victoria, British Columbia

See a physician in the clinic on Tuesdays from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (by appointment only)

Cost: No cost

Referral options:

Details: No referral required and no charge/billing to MSP (PHN not required) as the STI Clinics are publicly funded (patients can therefore use a fake name)

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Service area: Island Health Area + show cities

Service area cities: Alert Bay, Bamfield, Black Creek, Brentwood Bay, Campbell River, Cathedral Grove, Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cumberland, Deep Bay, Denman Island, Duncan, Fanny Bay, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gold River, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Kyuquot, Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Lantzville, Long Beach, Mayne Island, Merville, Mill Bay, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nitinaht, North Saanich, Parksville, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Saanich, Saanichton, Salt Spring Island, Saturna Island, Sayward, Shawnigan Lake, Sidney, Sointula, Sooke, Tahsis, Tofino, Ucluelet, and Victoria

Service Types Provided
Addictions / Substance Use
Public Health
Sexual Health
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided at multiple locations

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  2. Last Name
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