Welcome to MAX Ottawa

Health and wellness services and programs for queer, trans, and
non-binary people.

Tea2Go supplies

Free safer substance use, sexual health, and HRT supplies for pick-up at our office or delivered to your door.

STI testing swabs

STI testing made simple. Fill out your GetaKit assessment and then pick up your swabs at the MAX office.

Gay Bar 1985

Join MAX for a sexy afternoon with porn on the wall, throwback beats, and community celebration for a good cause.

The List - ottawa's queerest calendar

Frontrunners – Women’s Run

November 28 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Weekly Friday women’s runs with the Ottawa Frontrunners!

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Freedom Soirée

November 28 @ 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Capital Rainbow Refuge is excited to welcome guests for an evening of art, food, dance and fundraising!

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K1 en français : Argent, survie & solidarité

November 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Une groupe de pairs pour les personnes noirs et queers, créer par MAX Ottawa.

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Paris Is Burning Showing

November 28 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Free screening of Paris is Burning at the Ottawa Trans Library

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Live Comedy Album Recording with Laura McLean

November 28 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Live comedy set with Toronto-based lesbian comedian, Laura McLean

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Live Comedy Album Recording with Laura McLean – Late Show

November 28 @ 9:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Live comedy set with Toronto-based lesbian comedian, Laura McLean

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Frontrunners

November 29 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Weekly Saturday morning runs and brunch with the Ottawa Frontrunners!

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Health Forum for Service Providers

November 29 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Health forum for service providers to learn about advances in treatment options for HIV

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Be Gay, Do Art

November 29 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Drop-in afternoon arts program at Kind Space

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Bottomless Dine & Drag Dinner

November 29 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Enjoy a fabulous 3 course meal and bottomless drinks while watching a gag-worthy drag lineup hosted by Devona Coe.

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Health Forum for Service Providers

November 30 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

Health forum for service providers to learn about advances in treatment options for HIV

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Drag Brunch

November 30 @ 11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Enjoy a fabulous brunch while watching a gag-worthy drag lineup.

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Tone Cluster Drag Brunch Fundraiser

November 30 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Drag brunch fundraiser for Tone Cluster

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Just Another Sapphic Sunday: A bingo, mix and mingle event! 

November 30 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

A sapphic BINGO, mix and mingling event at LIVE on Elgin

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Nonbinary Social and Crafternoon

November 30 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

A crafternoon and social for nonbinary people at the Ottawa Trans Library

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Articles

Pop-Up Mpox Vaccine Clinic

MAX is working with Ottawa Public Health to host two pop-up immunization clinics for mpox. The clinics are open to…

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Community Call: Apply to be a Co-Pilot

MAX is recruiting volunteers for our Co-Pilot program. Co-Pilots will be a trusted presence in the community night scene, offering support and resources to partygoers and event organizers.

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Community Call: Apply to be a Tea2Go Delivery Volunteer

MAX Ottawa has been working to improve the health and wellbeing of queer and trans individuals in the National Capital…

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Appel à la communauté : Devenez membre du conseil d’administration de MAX

mai 2025 23 mai 2025 | Date limite : lundi 7 juillet 2025 MAX Ottawa santé communautaire : Champion de…

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Community Call: Join the MAX Board of Directors 

May 2025 May 23, 2025 | Deadline to apply: Monday, July 7, 2025 MAX Ottawa Community Health: Championing the health…

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Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Now Covered By Most Insurance Providers

You shouldn’t have to break the bank to access PrEP.

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Request For Proposals: Website Development and Maintenance

Posting Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Proposal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Introduction MAX Ottawa Community Health is a…

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MAX Annual Report 2023–2024

*La version française du texte suit ci-dessous The past two years have been focused on growth, change, and renewed connection…

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Submitting events to the List? Check this out first!

An in-depth guide to submitting events to MAX Ottawa’s events calendar, the List.

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