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OTTAWA — COVID-19 assessment centres and testing facilities are open across Ottawa and eastern Ontario.

You can find more information about COVID-19 testing in Ottawa, including answers to frequently asked questions, at Ottawa Public Health's website.

When should I go for testing?

Ottawa Public Health says you can get a COVID-19 test at an assessment centre, care clinic, or community testing site if any of the following apply to you:

1. Symptoms:

2. Exposure:

3. Long-term care, retirement homes, and other congregate settings:

4. First Nations, Inuit or Métis:

5. Other reasons:

Here is where you can go to book an appointment at assessment centres across Ottawa and eastern Ontario:

AT HOME

CHEO is now offering parents a do-it-yourself testing kit for children as demand for testing spikes this fall.

The Ottawa Public Health website outlines the instructions for the pick-up Do-It-Yourself COVID-19 Test Kit at the CHEO Clinic:

A note on the website says, "We have a very limited number of walk-up appointments available to get kits. These are meant for people who don’t have access to the online booking system."

Parents can choose a date and time to pick-up the kit from the CHEO Assessment Centre at Brewer Arena.

OTTAWA

COVID-19 CHEO Assessment Centre and Kids Come First Care Clinic at Brewer Park Area, 151 Brewer Way – Testing for children

COVID-19 Assessment Centre for Adults at  Brewer Arena, 151 Brewer Way (run by the Ottawa Hospital)

COVID-19 Care and Testing Centre, 595 Moodie Dr. (run by the Queensway Carleton Hospital)

The COVID-19 Care and Testing Centre, Ray Friel Recreation Complex – 1585 Tenth Line Rd. 

COVID-19 Drive-thru assessment Centre, 300 Coventry Rd. (run by the Ottawa Hospital)

Centretown Community Health Centre at 420 Cooper St. 

Sandy Hill Community Health Centre at 221 Nelson St. 

Somerset West Community Health Centre at 55 Eccles St. 

North Grenville COVID-19 Assessment Centre, 15 Campus Drive, Kemptville

COVID-19 TESTING AT PHARMACIES

You can get a COVID-19 test at a participating pharmacy if you do not have symptoms, have not been in close physical contact with someone who currently has COVID-19 and are not part of a specific outbreak investigation.

Find a participating pharmacy.

EASTERN ONTARIO

Akwesasne COVID-19 Assessment Centre (mobile clinic, drive-through only)

Alexandria COVID-19 Assessment Centre

Almonte General Hospital

Brockville General Hospital

Casselman COVID-19 Assessment Centre

Cornwall - COVID-19 Assessment Centre

Hawkesbury - COVID-19 Assessment Centre

Kemptville - North Grenville COVID-19 Assessment Centre

Kingston - COVID-19 Assessment Centre (Beechgrove Complex)

Napanee - COVID-19 Assessment Centre

Rockland - COVID-19 Assessment Centre

Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital - Smiths Falls Site

Winchester