Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Provincial and Territorial Information
A province-by-province breakdown of who to call if you think you might have Coronavirus (COVID-19). This list was sourced from the Maclean’s article of March 20, 2020, which also outlines who is most vulnerable.
- Official site for HealthLink BC here and BC Centre for Disease Control here
- COVID-19 self-assessment tool here
- Getting help:
- The province has created 1 888 COVID-19 to connect British Columbians needing non-medical information about COVID-19. This includes the latest information on travel recommendations and social distancing, as well as access to support and resources from the provincial and federal governments. 1 888 COVID-19 is available seven days a week, from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. in 110 languages.
- The 811 number is also in place for medical-related COVID-19 questions.
- Official site here
- COVID-19 self-assessment tool here
- Getting help: call Health Link 811 for testing and instructions
- Official site here
- COVID-19 self-assessment tool here
- Getting help: If you fit the criteria of potential exposure, are exhibiting mild symptoms and suspect you may have COVID-19, you can obtain a referral to a community testing centre by phoning:
- HealthLine 811 (204-788-8200 or 1-888-315-9257)
- Your local Public Health Communicable Disease Control office.
- Your family physician.
- Official site for Ministry of Health here and Public Health Ontario here
- COVID-19 self-assessment tool here
- Getting help: Contact Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000, your local public health unit or your primary care provider if you’re experiencing symptoms of the 2019 novel coronavirus.
- Official site here
- Getting help:
- If you are worried about COVID‑19 or display symptoms such as a cough or fever, you can call toll free 418-644-4545 in the Quebec City region, 514-644-4545 in the Montreal area and 1-877-644-4545 elsewhere in Quebec.
- A new COVID-19 phone line has been established at 877-644-4545 to deal with calls relating to the coronavirus.
- Official site: here
Getting help: contact Tele-Care 811 (If they require an in-person assessment, a referral will be provided to the Community Assessment Centre in their area. Note: those centres are not walk-in clinics.)
- Official site: here
- COVID-19 self-assessment tool here
- Getting help: call 811 for assessment (Nova Scotia Health Authority has established COVID-19 assessment centres. If you need in-person assessment, 811 will refer you to a centre. Don’t go to a COVID-19 assessment centre unless 811 referred you)
- Official site here
- COVID-19 self-assessment tool here
- Getting help: Call 811. Islanders with questions about COVID-19 should call PEI’s toll-free information line at 1-800-958-6400. The information line is taking messages 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and Islanders who leave messages will receive a call back from the Chief Public Health Office. PEI businesses with questions should call 1-866-222-1751.
- Official site here.
- Getting help: tell your health care provider if you have symptoms