Testing at Home with GetaKit

Getting tested just got way easier. WDG Public Health has teamed up with GetaKit to offer free, discreet sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection (STBBI) testing at your local lab and HIV self-testing kits delivered to your home (kits can also be picked up from one of our offices). GetaKit is available to anyone in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph region who is 16 and older. Check it out and register at getakit.ca.

Tests available through GetaKit

GetaKit offers free, discreet testing for:

chlamydia (urine, throat swab, rectal swab)
gonorrhea (urine, throat swab, rectal swab)
syphilis (blood)
hepatitis C (blood)
HIV (blood, self-test)

Note: Test availability and recommendations depend on your location in Ontario and your sexual health profile.

STBBI and HIV testing is available by printing the on-line lab requisition and taking it to the lab of your choice. Fast, simple, and no awkward waiting rooms. Your results will show up online in three to seven days.

HIV self-testing kits are available for individuals at risk for HIV and they are delivered to your home. Test results are available within minutes of testing.

How to GetaKit

Order online

This 5-step guide will walk you through the process of ordering from GetaKit, completing your tests and obtaining your results. To get started, register or login to GetaKit.

Test pickup

*New!* Kits (swabs) can now be picked up at any of our Public Health offices during regular business hours. Please register or login to GetaKit and complete the assessment before picking up your kit.