Prescription renewals, medical notes, lab requisitions, and video or phone consultations for $150, tax-exempt — reviewed by a licensed Canadian physician or nurse practitioner depending on the service, scope of practice, and availability. Private care that works alongside 811, the GAP, your CLSC, and your neighbourhood pharmacy — not instead of them.
We're honest about fit: if your situation needs an in-person exam, a specific provider, or the emergency room, we tell you and point you to the right door.
An honest map of your options
Montréal already has public doors that work — many free with your RAMQ card. Here is what each one is for, and exactly where a private virtual clinic helps, so you can choose with clear eyes.
Best for: chest pain, severe breathing trouble, stroke signs — anything that could be life-threatening.
Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department now. Telehealth — ours included — is never the right door for an emergency. Unsure whether it's urgent? Info-Santé 811 can help you decide.
When to go to the ER (Québec.ca)Best for: free nursing advice, day or night, before deciding where to go.
Dial 811 and choose option 1 to reach a nurse — free, confidential, 24/7 across Québec. Option 2 is Info-Social, for psychosocial support. The nurse assesses your situation and tells you where to go next; 811 itself doesn't prescribe medication.
Info-Santé 811 (Québec.ca)Best for: getting a public-network appointment when you have no family doctor.
The GAP is the public system's front door for Montrealers without a family doctor or nurse practitioner: call 811, option 3, or use the online form, and staff orient you to the right public service — sometimes a clinic appointment, sometimes a pharmacist or another program. Free with your RAMQ card; timing depends on demand.
The GAP (Québec.ca)Best for: the long game — being assigned a family doctor or primary-care nurse practitioner.
The Québec Family Doctor Finder is the official registration list for a family doctor or a primary-care nurse practitioner in the public network. Register once, keep your file current, and use the other doors on this page while you wait — the wait is real and hard to predict.
Register on the GAMF (Québec.ca)Best for: public nursing services, vaccination, blood draws, and psychosocial support close to home.
CLSCs offer front-line public services — nursing care, vaccination, sample collection, psychosocial intake and more. What's offered, and when, genuinely varies from one CLSC to the next, so check yours before heading over. Find yours in the official directory.
Find your CLSC (official directory)Best for: an in-person visit for a semi-urgent problem in the next day or two.
Québec's official directory lists Montréal clinics offering consultations the same day or in the following days — searchable by postal code, with a filter for free (RAMQ-covered) versus paid visits. GMF-Réseau clinics handle semi-urgent needs like persistent fever or a cut that needs stitches.
Find a same-day clinic (official directory)Best for: minor conditions pharmacists are authorized to treat, and keeping a treatment going.
Québec pharmacists can prescribe for certain minor conditions when the same medication was prescribed to you in recent years, start a defined shorter list of treatments without a prior prescription — hormonal contraception or shingles treatment, for example — extend an expiring prescription, and vaccinate. From the Plateau to Pointe-aux-Trembles, there's rarely a pharmacy far away.
What pharmacists can do (OPQ, in French)Best for: a written outcome — renewal, note, requisition — or a private video or phone consultation, without leaving home.
MedVibe is a private online clinic: $150 per consultation, tax-exempt, not billed to RAMQ, with the fee shown before you book. A licensed Canadian physician or nurse practitioner reviews an eligible request depending on the service, regulated scope, clinical fit, and availability. We're a practical option when public doors are slow or closed and your need is telehealth-appropriate; when it isn't, we say so and point you to the right one.
Every public-system claim above links to the official resource it was verified against on August 5, 2026. The system evolves — the official pages always have the latest word.
Services available in Montréal
Each service is delivered online in English or French and reviewed by a licensed Canadian physician or nurse practitioner, depending on service and availability.
Continue an existing, non-controlled medication after clinician review.
Learn moreSick notes, return-to-work, school, and accommodation letters where supported.
Learn moreLab requisitions for routine panels, issued by a clinician where appropriate.
Learn moreWalk through your results with a clinician in plain language.
Learn moreVideo or phone visits with a licensed Canadian clinician.
Learn moreFor adults with an existing ADHD diagnosis, treatment plan, and prescription history. Clinician review is required, and renewal is not guaranteed.
Learn moreClinician-guided plan — medication only when clinically appropriate.
Learn moreFor Montréal patients
Tax-exempt, shown before you book, and paid securely online at booking — no subscription, no surprise add-ons. The fee covers clinician review, not a guaranteed prescription or document. You receive an official receipt; reimbursement depends on your private insurance policy.
Pick what you need — a renewal, note, requisition, or consultation — and answer a short intake.
Choose an available time and pay the $150 fee securely. The price you saw is the price you pay.
Meet your clinician by video or phone. When clinically appropriate, prescriptions are sent to your pharmacy and approved documents arrive in your secure account.
Montréal FAQ
No. MedVibe is a private clinic: the $150 consultation fee is tax-exempt, shown up front, and not billed to RAMQ. Free public options exist — Info-Santé 811 and the GAP among them — and this page maps them honestly so you can compare before you book. You receive an official receipt; reimbursement depends on your private insurance policy.
Yes — no referral or family doctor is needed to book. It's still worth registering on Québec's family-doctor list (the GAMF) and keeping the GAP in your toolkit for public-network appointments: MedVibe works alongside those doors, not instead of them.
In Québec, nurse practitioners can assess and diagnose, prescribe many medications and laboratory tests, and issue medical documents such as work or school notes. Some situations still call for a physician or an in-person exam — and controlled substances are not prescribed through MedVibe. When that's the case, we say so and point you to the right option instead.
Sometimes — but we don't promise it. You see real availability before paying, and requests are reviewed during clinic hours, so timing varies with demand and clinical need. For a semi-urgent problem that needs in-person care today, use Québec's official same-day clinic directory or call 811.
Yes. Care is available in both languages — choose yours during intake. If a prescription is appropriate, it's sent to the Montréal pharmacy you choose.
Yes. MedVibe is a private clinic and booking doesn't require a RAMQ card, which can help while your public coverage is being processed after a move. For the public coverage itself, register with RAMQ as soon as you arrive — eligibility and timing are explained on the official RAMQ site.
Book directly or create your free account — $150 per consultation, tax-exempt, reviewed by a licensed Canadian physician or nurse practitioner depending on service and availability.
Not for emergencies. If this is a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Some concerns may require in-person care.
