Online Birth Control in Ottawa, Ontario

Yes. TelePlus Care offers private video visits with an Ontario-licensed physician who can prescribe the pill, patch, mini-pill or vaginal ring when it is safe for you. You do not need a referral or an existing family doctor, and the prescription is sent to the Ottawa pharmacy you choose. Because there are contraindications, the doctor assesses your eligibility first and cannot prescribe for everyone.

A doctor can prescribe self-administered hormonal methods over video: the combined pill, the progestin-only mini-pill, the weekly patch and the monthly ring. An IUD or a contraceptive implant cannot be prescribed and placed online, because insertion is a hands-on procedure. The doctor can discuss those options and refer you to an Ottawa clinic for in-person insertion when that is the better fit.

OHIP covers medically necessary physician services, but a private telemedicine consultation has its own fee, so ask the booking team what to expect. For the medication itself, Ontario residents aged 24 and under without a private drug plan can get prescription contraception at no cost through OHIP+ under the Ontario Drug Benefit program. If you are 25 or older, cost is usually covered by a private plan or paid out of pocket.

Combined methods that contain estrogen are generally avoided if you have a history of blood clots, stroke or heart disease, migraine with aura, uncontrolled high blood pressure, certain breast cancers, or if you smoke and are over 35. This is why the doctor reviews your history and blood pressure first. If a combined method is not suitable, a progestin-only option or an in-person visit may be recommended instead.

Yes. Students across Ottawa use TelePlus Care, from Sandy Hill and the ByWard Market to the campuses along the Rideau Canal. Visits are private and are not added to any campus record. Domestic students are often covered by OHIP, while international students are typically on the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP), which is OHIP-comparable. It is worth checking what your plan reimburses for a consultation and for the prescription before you book.

An IUD or contraceptive implant must be inserted in person, so it cannot be completed during a video visit. The doctor can talk you through whether a long-acting method suits you and can refer you to an Ottawa clinic, your family doctor, or Ottawa Public Health sexual-health services for insertion. If you want to keep another method going in the meantime, the doctor can often prescribe the pill, patch or ring as a bridge.

Call 911 or go to an emergency department for warning signs of a blood clot or stroke: pain or swelling in one leg, sudden chest pain or shortness of breath, coughing blood, a sudden severe headache, weakness on one side, trouble speaking, or vision changes. Severe abdominal pain also needs urgent care. For non-urgent questions you can reach a nurse through Ontario's Health811 line by dialling 811.

No. You do not need a referral or a family doctor to book a birth control consultation with TelePlus Care. This is useful in Ottawa, where many residents in areas like Barrhaven, Kanata and Orleans are still waiting to be matched with a family physician. You book directly, meet the doctor by video, and, when appropriate, receive a prescription to fill at your local pharmacy the same day.

TelePlus Care is a private virtual clinic, so visits are not billed to Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) — you pay a flat visit fee and there is no wait-list or referral needed. Our doctors are licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) to care for patients in Ontario. For publicly insured, non-urgent advice you can also call Health811.

Choose from the current TelePlus Care appointment times shown in the booking form — no roster, referral, or wait-list is required. Same-day options may be available, but availability changes with clinician capacity and demand; the earliest selectable time is at least two hours after booking. You connect with a Canadian licensed doctor by phone or secure video from home, and when appropriate a prescription is sent to your preferred Ottawa pharmacy.

In Ontario, pharmacists cannot independently prescribe ongoing hormonal contraception; a prescription must come from an authorized prescriber such as a physician or nurse practitioner (the pharmacist minor-ailments scope covers many other conditions, but not birth control). Ontario has no universal free-contraception program for all ages, though prescription contraception is covered for residents aged 24 and under who lack a private drug plan, through OHIP+ under the Ontario Drug Benefit program. (Source: Ontario College of Pharmacists — Minor Ailments Prescribing.)

Because care is virtual, TelePlus Care serves patients across Ontario, including Ottawa, Peterborough, Pickering, Richmond Hill, and Sarnia, and other communities — anywhere in the province with a phone or internet connection.

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