Learn how to access test results for people who got a COVID-19 PCR test.
Looking to find out what a positive or negative test result means? Visit the
Understanding Test Results page.
Last updated: July 4, 2025
The following options are available for people who had a COVID-19 PCR test.
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Results in person
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View results online
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Results specific to your region
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Additional support
You can get your COVID-19 PCR test result by contacting a primary care provider, walk-in clinic, or primary care centre.
Contact a primary care provider, walk-in clinic, or primary care centre if:
- you do not have a personal health number (PHN); or
- you have not received your result within 72 hours.
You can get test results online through the
Health Gateway online portal. Health Gateway provides secure and convenient online access to your health records, including lab test results, medications, health visits, immunizations and more. Anyone 12 years and older can use it. Parents who register for Health Gateway can get COVID-19 test results for their children 11 years and younger.
To view your test results online, go to Health Records on the Health Gateway site and look for Lab Results.
Using Health Gateway
Some people may already have registered for test result services within their
health region. Many of these existing services can also be used to receive your COVID-19 test results.
My Care Compass
Residents of Vancouver Coastal and Fraser can use the
My Care Compass to receive test results if they are aged 16 or older. To use My Care Compass, you will need to provide your Personal Health Number (PHN) at the clinic or collection centre when you take your COVID-19 test. You can register for My Care Compass at
1-888-522-7758.
My Health Portal
Interior Health region residents can check for COVID-19 test results from Interior Health labs online on
My Health Portal. My Health Portal support is available at 1-844-870-4756 from Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (PST).
HealtheLife
Northern Health region residents who were tested in the Northern Health region can check COVID-19 test results and other hospital-based health information online through
HealtheLife. To sign up for HealtheLife, schedule a virtual session from home to get your PIN. You’ll need to have government-issued ID, including your Personal Health Number (PHN). For more information about HealtheLife and to schedule a session to register, visit
northernhealth.ca/healthelife. Technical support for HealtheLife is available 24/7 at 1-877-767-1046.
Note: If your test was sent outside Northern Health for processing, your COVID-19 results may not appear in HealtheLife yet. If you can’t see your results in HealtheLife, check one of the other methods listed on this page.
My Care Compass
Northern Health region residents can also use
My Care Compass online service to receive test results if they are aged 16 or older. To use My Care Compass, you will need to provide your Personal Health Number (PHN) at the clinic or collection centre when you take your COVID-19 test. You can register for My Care Compass at
1-888-522-7758.
My Health
Vancouver Island residents can check for their COVID-19 test results online at
www.islandhealth.ca/myhealth. To enrol or get support for this service call 1-844-844-2219. Residents of this health region can also receive results by phone from the Laboratory Call Centre at 1-866-370-8355. This line is open Monday to Friday 7 am to 6 pm and Weekends from 8 am to 4 pm.
Contact 8-1-1 and request translation services.
For the deaf and hard of hearing, contact 1-833-707-2792 using Video Relay Services (VRS).
The Video Relay Services (VRS) provides sign language interpretation. It is free for registered deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired Canadians who use sign language. VRS is available when making telephone calls using Internet and cell-phone technology.
Sign up with Video Relay Services and give them the number 1-833-707-2792.
You will need to see a health care provider at a walk-in clinic, a primary care office, or primary care centre.
