You are eligible for publicly-funded COVID-19 testing if you have COVID‑19 symptoms and belong to any of the following groups:

• people aged 65 years of age and older

• people aged 18 years of age and older who have at least one condition that puts them at higher risk of severe COVID-19 disease

• people who are immunocompromised

• residents and patients in certain high-risk settings including hospitals and congregate living settings with medically and socially vulnerable individuals (for example, in long-term care and other specific populations and settings)

• people in the context of suspected or confirmed outbreaks, as directed by the local public health unit