Hi, I am not sure why you have not been able to get a Hepatitis C test. Hepatitis C is carried in blood and the highest risk of  transmission is through blood to blood transfer so through an organ donation that hasnt been screened, blood transfusion that wasn’t screened, sharing needles to do injection drug use or sharing bills or straws to do lines of cocaine, burning mouth on shared glass pipes for smoking crack etc. To read more about other risks for Hepatitis C, the testing and the treatment, please  see the Canadian LIver Foundation site information at www.liver.ca/patients-caregivers/liver-diseases/hepatitis-c/

There has been some public health campaigning for more hepatitis C testing as many now later in life would have no idea that they had this.  So as of this week, there is another option for screening. There is now a Hepatitis C test that has just become available through some pharmacies of London Drugs stores. It is a fingerprick test and if positive you would be referred for further testing and discussion of treatment. The test cost is approximately $24 and you do need to book an appointment. https://blog.londondrugs.com/london-drugs-launches-potentially-life-saving-hepatitis-c-screening-at-pharmacies