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NEWS UPDATES

COVID-19 Specific

Ontario Introduces More Public Health Measures

Letter of Instruction from Dr. Vera Etches for Ottawa Businesses

All Ontarians 18+ Eligible for COVID-19 Booster Appointments at Three-Month Interval

Ontario Launching Holiday Pop-Up Testing Blitz

Provincial News

 Loyalist College will offer a stand-alone nursing degree independent of a university partner in Belleville

Ontario Appoints Commissioner of Inquiry into Ottawa Light Rail Transit

Ontario Providing New Rapid Training Programs For In-Demand Jobs

In the Community

 

Statement from Dr. Vera Etches

This Week at Queen’s Park

Last week, I asked the Premier why Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) were not free and easily accessible to every Ontarian. This week we saw that the Government wasn’t prepared to effectively get these tests to families. Most locations have already run out and Ottawa, as one of the province’s largest cities, was not provided a sufficient amount.

Ottawa COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Community Vaccination Clinics (Mass Immunization Clinics) 

Open to all Ottawa residents 12 and older. Youth must be 12 or older on the day of their appointment. 

Vaccinations are currently available at the following community clinics 

  • Eva James Memorial Community Centre – 65 Stonehaven Drive
  • Nepean Sportsplex – 1701 Woodroffe Avenue
  • Ottawa City Hall – 110 Laurier Avenue West
  • Ruddy Family YMCA-YWCA – 265 Centrum Boulevard

How to book an appointment 

  • Register on the Provincial Booking System: ontario.ca/bookvaccine 
  • Call the Provincial Booking Line: 1- 833-943-3900, between 8 am and 8 pm, seven days a week. No OHIP card: Call OPH at 613-691-5505. 

Vaccine Clinic Location Tool 

Residents can enter their address in the online search tool to find the nearest vaccine locations.

Mobile Vaccination Teams 

  • Mobile vaccination teams are providing vaccinations to congregate care settings, including shelters and homebound residents. 
  • Homebound residents: The EOC continues collaboration with partners to identify additional homebound residents to immunize them and an essential caregiver, in-home. Homebound clients can request in-home vaccination by themselves, by their caregiver, or by referral from their primary care provider by calling the OPH Vaccine Booking Line at 613-691-5505 – Option #2. We are defining a homebound resident as: an individual who has medical, physical, cognitive, or psychosocial needs/conditions that inhibit them from visiting a local clinic, pharmacy, or their primary care provider to receive their COVID-19 vaccination. 

Indigenous Clinics 

  • Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health and OPH are providing first and second doses to First Nation, Inuit and Métis community members 12 and older. o The clinic is currently located at Rideau High School, 815 St. Laurent Blvd. 
    • Contact OPH to book an appointment: 613-691-5505 
  • Akausivik Inuit Family Health Team is providing first and second dose vaccines to all Inuit community members 12 and older. o Contact Akausivik for an appointment or more information: 613-740-0999

Neighbourhood Vaccination Hubs

Neighbourhood Vaccination Hubs are now open to provide access to people born in 2009 or earlier who are wanting their first or second dose of the COVID vaccine. As well, a Public Health Nurse is available if you just want to come in and ask questions or get more information about COVID vaccines. No appointment needed. Drop-ins welcome. Please see below for locations and hours.

LocationHours of operation
Winthrop Court Community House
38 Winthrop Private
Monday and Wednesday, 11am to 5pm
St. Joseph’s Adult High School
330 Lajoie Street
Monday to Friday, 1pm to 7pm
Greenboro Library
363 Lorry Greenberg Drive
Monday and Wednesday, 10am to 4pm
Tuesday and Thursday, 1pm to 7pm
Friday and Saturday, 10am to 4pm
Sawmill Creek Community Centre
3380 D’Aoust Avenue
Friday to Sunday, 9am to 3pm
Caldwell Public Health Neighbourhood Vaccination Hub – Bellevue Community Centre
1475 Caldwell Avenue
Every Thursday and Friday, 1pm to 7pm
AMA Community Centre
1216 Hunt Club Road
Monday to Thursday, 1pm to 7pm
Heatherington Family Centre
1495 Heatherington Road
Monday to Sunday, 1pm to 7pm
Bayshore Community Building
175 Woodridge Crescent
Monday to Sunday, 1pm to 7pm
Foster Farm Community Centre
1065 Ramsey Crescent
Monday to Friday, 5pm to 7pm
Every Saturday, 1pm to 7pm
NEW* Elmvale Acres – St Aidan’s Anglican Church
934 Hamlet Road
Thursday and Friday, 1 pm to 7 pm. Closed 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm, Closed 12 pm to 1 pm



Where to get a COVID-19 test in Ottawa:

COVID-19 CHEO assessment centre and kids come first care clinic at Brewer Park Arena

  • Hours:
    • Monday to Friday, 10:30 am to 5:30 pm
    • Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
  • Location: 151 Brewer Way, Ottawa

COVID-19 care and testing centres – Moodie and Ray Friel locations

  • Hours:
  • Moodie:  
    • Monday to Friday: 8 am to 3:30 pm
    • **Remain open this Saturday, September 25 and Saturday, October 2 from 8:00 am to 11:30 am.
  • Ray Friel: 
    • Monday to Friday: 8 am to 3:30 pm
    • **Will also be open for COVID-19 testing this Sunday, September 26 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
  • Locations:

COVID-19 assessment centre for adults at Brewer Park Arena

  • Hours:
    • Monday to Friday: 10:30 am to 5:30 pm
    • Saturday and Sunday: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
  • Location: 151 Brewer Way, Ottawa
  • Click here to book an appointment or call 613-737-8193 

*As of September 9, 2021, the COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Brewer Park Arena will suspend testing for the purpose of pre-travel clearance. This is a temporary measure to shift resources and meet the current demand for symptomatic testing within the city of Ottawa.

North Grenville COVID-19 Assessment Centre (Located in Kemptville)

  • Hours:
    • Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
    • Sunday, 9 am to 1 pm


COVID-19 testing at Ontario pharmacies

You can get a COVID-19 test at a participating pharmacy if you do not have symptoms, have not been in close physical contact with someone who currently has COVID-19 and are not part of a specific outbreak investigation.Please visit the province’s website to ensure you have current information about testing options and locations available to you.


Vaccine Information in Sign Language

OPH is proud to announce our recently published COVID-19 Resources in American Sign Language webpage that provides accurate, reliable and up-to-date COVID-19 resources to Ottawa’s Deaf and hard of hearing community. The webpage includes several instructional and informational videos on topics such as physical distancing, mask wearing, mental health and more, all in American Sign Language.  


Ontario has a self-assessment tool:

If you think you have novel coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms or have been in close contact with someone who has it, use this self-assessment to help determine if you need to seek further care. Visit here.


If you require help in Ottawa South, please visit our website for Community links and contacts.

Ottawa Public Health
For the latest updates, please click here.

Government of Ontario
Every day at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.  ETthe Province of Ontario’s novel coronavirus (COVID-19) web page will be updated with the most up-to-date information including the status of cases in Ontario.

Government of Canada
For the latest COVID-19 updates, please click here.
For the latest on Employment and Social Development changes for employees and employers, click here.

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