COVID, COLD & FLU

COVID, Cold & Flu Assessment

To book an appointment for an Assessment, please book through the following link:

COVID-19 PCR Testing

If you are looking to book a Covid-19 PCR test only, please call our booking team at 416-312-0566 or 905-451-4920 to be screened for eligibility and for an appointment.

You may also visit your local public health unit website to see if you are eligible.

This is the eligibility criteria for Covid-19 Testing currently:

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Eligibility for PCR or rapid molecular testing

If you are at higher risk of severe outcomes of COVID‑19, you are eligible for PCR or rapid molecular testing and should seek out testing as soon as possible if you develop symptoms.

You are eligible for PCR or rapid molecular testing if you have COVID‑19 symptoms and belong to any of the following groups:

• people aged 70 years and older
• people aged 60 years and older who have less than three doses of COVID‑19 vaccine
• people who are immunocompromised
• adults aged 18 years and older who have had less than three doses of COVID‑19 vaccine and have risk conditions
• other people at higher risk of severe disease who may be eligible for COVID‑19 treatment if they tested positive
• pregnant people
• patient-facing healthcare workers
• staff, volunteers, residents/inpatients, essential care providers, and visitors in highest risk settings, including:
  • hospitals, including complex continuing care facilities and paramedic services
  • congregate living settings with medically and socially vulnerable individuals, including, but not limited to, long-term care homes, retirement homes
  • First Nation elder care lodges
  • group homes
  • shelters
  • hospices
  • correctional institutions
  • hospital schools
• household members of staff in highest risk settings and patient-facing health care workers
• home and community care workers
• staff and students in Provincial and Demonstration Schools
• international agriculture workers in congregate living settings
• patients seeking emergency medical care, at the discretion of the treating clinician
• other outpatients for whom a diagnostic test is required for clinical management, at the discretion of the treating clinician
• people who are underhoused or experiencing homelessness
• first responders, including fire, police and paramedics.

You are also eligible for PCR or rapid molecular testing if you belong to any of the following groups whether you have symptoms or not:

• individuals who are from a First Nation, Inuit, Métis community, and/or who self-identify as First Nation, Inuit, and Métis, and their household members
• individuals travelling into First Nation, Inuit, Métis communities for work
• individuals on admission/transfer to or from hospital or congregate living setting
• people in the context of confirmed or suspected outbreaks in highest risk settings as directed by the local public health unit
• individuals, and one accompanying caregiver, with written prior approval for out-of-country medical services from the General Manager, Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)
• any patient with a scheduled surgical procedure requiring a general anaesthetic 24–48 hours prior to procedure date
• newborns born to people with confirmed COVID‑19 at the time of birth within 24 hours of delivery, with a repeat test at 48 hours after birth if baseline test is negative, or if the parental test results are pending at the time of discharge
• people 24–48 hours prior to treatment for cancer or prior to hemodialysis, at the discretion of the treating clinician