SASKATOON — The Government of Saskatchewan has announced that COVID-19 self-testing kits will be made available for distribution this week and can be picked up at participating local chambers of commerce and SHA testing and assessment centres.
For safety reasons, the Saskatoon Fire Department fire halls are not a participating pickup location. Fire halls have not been open to the public since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020 and the public are advised not to go to or call a fire hall seeking testing kits.
Kits will be distributed free to the general public through participating locations throughout the province. Tests will also be provided to First Nations communities across the province through a provincial allocation to Indigenous Services Canada.
Note that these testing kits do not come individually packaged but are in bundles so kits will be distributed quickly. Availability will be based on the locations' hours of operation and supply. Self-testing kits will be available on a first-come, first-served basis with one kit per household at this time.
