COVID PCR TEST (RT-PCR) FOR TRAVEL
Things to know
Cost: $198 plus tax - credit or debit card - no cash please. Why so expensive?
When we are open: 7 days a week
The test: We perform the test by nasopharyngeal (deep nasal) swab. Swabs are sent to the lab twice (sometimes thrice) daily.
The lab report: Read here
When to do the test: You are responsible for working that out. Most people get tested 2 days before their trip.
Turnaround time: Typically 26-36 hours. Read here.
Questions: Read here
Contact us: We reply to email and phone messages until 10 pm 7 days a week.
Cost: $198 plus tax - credit or debit card - no cash please. Why so expensive?
When we are open: 7 days a week
The test: We perform the test by nasopharyngeal (deep nasal) swab. Swabs are sent to the lab twice (sometimes thrice) daily.
The lab report: Read here
When to do the test: You are responsible for working that out. Most people get tested 2 days before their trip.
Turnaround time: Typically 26-36 hours. Read here.
Questions: Read here
Contact us: We reply to email and phone messages until 10 pm 7 days a week.
At the clinic
Passport: Be sure to bring your passport for identification and accurate data entry on your lab report
Consent: You will be asked to sign a consent at the clinic. To read it now, click here.
Non-residents: If you are not a resident of Canada, you will also be asked to sign this form.
We do not test people who have symptoms. If you have a sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, fever, loss of sense of taste or smell or otherwise feel unwell, you should not book an appointment. Rather, you should be tested at one of Ottawa's assessment centers.
Passport: Be sure to bring your passport for identification and accurate data entry on your lab report
Consent: You will be asked to sign a consent at the clinic. To read it now, click here.
Non-residents: If you are not a resident of Canada, you will also be asked to sign this form.
We do not test people who have symptoms. If you have a sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, fever, loss of sense of taste or smell or otherwise feel unwell, you should not book an appointment. Rather, you should be tested at one of Ottawa's assessment centers.
Special situations
Travel to the US with a still-positive COVID test after quarantine. Read here
A positive COVID test - When does it become negative again? Read here
Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, Virgin Islands (British and US): Read here
Children: Below age 6: We do nasal, not nasopharyngeal, swabs.
Tested positive for COVID anytime in the past? Please tell us that by email and wait until we reply before booking. Let us know at [email protected]
Travel to the US with a still-positive COVID test after quarantine. Read here
A positive COVID test - When does it become negative again? Read here
Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, Virgin Islands (British and US): Read here
Children: Below age 6: We do nasal, not nasopharyngeal, swabs.
Tested positive for COVID anytime in the past? Please tell us that by email and wait until we reply before booking. Let us know at [email protected]