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How to get tested for COVID-19 in Ontario amid a fourth wave
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Miriam Katawazi, CTV News Toronto Multi-Platform Writer
Published Thursday, August 26, 2021 1:18PM EDT
Last Updated Thursday, August 26, 2021 1:18PM EDT
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Testing infrastructure in Ontario has been adapting to meet people’s needs since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now, amid a fourth wave, it’s as important as ever.

CTV News Toronto has compiled a list of all the ways people can receive a test for the novel coronavirus in Ontario.

​Public asymptomatic testing

​​How does it work?
  • Asymptomatic people can get this test for free at select pharmacy locations if they are eligible.
  • Those eligible can fill out a screen request form on the pharmacy’s website to get an appointment for the free test or they can contact a pharmacy over the phone.
  • The province has a database of all asymptotic testing locations on their website.
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Who’s eligible?
  • People who are working, living in, or visiting a long-term care home, homeless shelter or retirement home.
  • International students who have completed their 14-day quarantine, farmworkers and Indigenous peoples.
  • Youth and staff who plan to attend overnight summer camps in 2021, people travelling into remote Indigenous communities for work and children and staff at child care settings.

​When do results come back?
  • Most results are ready 24 to 48 hours after the test. The wait time for the results may be longer or shorter.
COVID-19 assessment centre testing

How does it work?
  • Ontario residents can be tested for the novel coronavirus for free at any provincial assessment centre.
  • Information about how to book an appointment and find an assessment centre is available on the province’s website.

Who’s eligible?
  • People with any COVID-19 symptoms and those who have been exposed to the disease can get a test done at any provincial assessment centre.
  • Workers, residents and visitors at long-term care homes and other congregate settings.
  • Farmworkers, Indigenous peoples, staff in child care settings and those in need of testing for surgery or for other medical reasons.

​When do results come back?
  • Most results are ready 24 to 48 hours after the test. The wait time for the results may be longer or shorter.
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Rapid COVID-19 antigen tests

How does it work?
  • Select pharmacies offer rapid COVID-19 antigen tests. People can visit Shoppers Drug Mart’s website to find locations offering the screening and can phone to book an appointment.
  • The test costs $40.
  • The pharmacy advises that rapid COVID-19 antigen tests are not used to officially diagnose COVID-19, so it’s different from a COVID-19 test.
  • A rapid COVID-19 antigen screen may identify the presence of antigens in a person’s body, and the results come within minutes. This may indicate that a person may have an active COVID-19 infection, but a follow-up COVID-19 PCR test is needed to confirm a COVID-19 diagnosis.

Who’s eligible?
  • People who are asymptomatic, who have not recently been exposed to a person with COVID-19 and who have not travelled recently outside of Canada.
  • People who have not previously tested positive for COVID-19.
  • People who have not recently been advised to get tested by the COVID-19 app.

​When do results come back?
  • The results typically come back in 15 to 20 minutes.
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International travel COVID-19 testing
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How does it work?
  • At a number of pharmacies, including Shoppers Drug Mart, COVID-19 testing is available at select locations for asymptomatic individuals who require a negative COVID-19 test for an upcoming international flight.
  • The cost for the test is typically around $200. Most pharmacies allow people to book the test through their website or by phone.

​Who’s eligible?
  • You must have an upcoming international flight and can provide flight details as confirmation.
  • You must not have been exposed to anyone with COVID-19 recently, you must be asymptotic, and you must not have travelled outside the country in the past 14 days.
  • You must also not have tested positive for COVID-19 previously and must not have been advised to be tested through the COVID-19 exposure app.

When do results come back?
  • Results will typically be available within 48 hours.

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