Are my STI test results private & confidential?

It’s important to remember that all positive cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), will be automatically reported to the local public health authority in some provinces. This is a legal requirement that medical facilities and service providers must abide by in those areas.

When this occurs, these reports are strictly kept confidential. The purpose is to ensure that regions can monitor potential STI outbreaks in areas.

Rarely, the local public health team may contact you privately, in order to ensure that your sexual partners have been informed about potential infection. This is a standard practice to help protect everyone’s health, when it occurs it’s not meant to feel accusatory or judgemental. To understand our full information practices, please refer to our privacy policy.