HIV is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. AIDS is the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Being infected with HIV is often called “living with HIV”, being “HIV positive” or “HIV+”. CATIE is “Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information”. For more information about HIV and AIDS, please see HIV Plain and Simple on the CATIE website: www.catie.ca/eng/PreventingHIV/simple.shtml
The following links may be of interest to anyone interested in or concerned about HIV/AIDS, HIV-related services, and the law. HALCO is not responsible for the content of any non-HALCO site. A link on our site does not imply an endorsement of the site or its content.
HIV/AIDS Medical Information
- AIDS and Sexual Health InfoLine- Ontario-wide free anonymous service(also referrals to anonymous test sites) www.toronto.ca/health/ai_index.htm
- CATIE “Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information”: www.catie.ca
- Canadian AIDS Society: www.cdnaids.ca
Government HIV-related Information (including statistics)
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care: www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/hivaids/aids_mn.html
- Public Health Agency of Canada: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/aids-sida
- 2008 HIV Statistics from Public Health Agency of Canada:
- www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/aids-sida/publication/survreport/estimat08-eng.php
- www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/aids-sida/publication/epi/2010/index-eng.php
- HIV/AIDS Attitudinal Tracking Survey 2006: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/aids-sida/publication/por/2006/index.html
- Health Canada Medical Marihuana (marijuana): www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/marihuana/index-eng.php
HIV/AIDS Legal Information
- HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO): Contact Us
- Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network: www.aidslaw.ca
- Ontario Working Group on Criminal Law and HIV Exposure (CLHE): www.ontarioaidsnetwork.on.ca/clhe
- AIDSLEX -sharing knowledge on HIV/AIDS, the law and human rights: www.aidslex.org
[For other sources of legal information and assistance, please visit our Legal Services section.]
HIV & Human Rights Information (Ontario)
[See also HIV/AIDS Legal Information above, and our Human Rights section]
- Ontario Human Rights Commission Policy on HIV/AIDS-Related Discrimination: www.ohrc.on.ca/en/resources/Policies/PolicyHIVAids?page=aids.html
- Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario: www.hrto.ca/hrto
- Human Rights Legal Support Centre (Ontario):www.chrc-ccdp.ca/legislation_policies/aids-en.asp
- Canadian Human Rights Commission Policy on HIV/AIDS: www.chrc-ccdp.ca/legislation_policies/aids-en.asp
Community-based HIV/AIDS Organizations & Networks
Ontario:
- ASO411 [find local AIDS Service Organizations and other services in Ontario]: www.aso411.ca
- African and Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO): www.accho.ca
- Ontario AIDS Network (OAN): www.ontarioaidsnetwork.on.ca
- Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN): www.ohtn.on.ca/
- Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy (OAHAS): www.oahas.org/
- Committee for Accessible AIDS Treatment (CAAT): www.hivimmigration.ca
- Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA): www.apaa.ca
- Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP): www.asaap.ca
- Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS): www.acas.org
- Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black C.A.P.): www.black-cap.com
National/Canada-wide:
- Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network: www.aidslaw.ca
- CATIE “Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information”: www.catie.ca
- Canadian AIDS Society (CAS): www.cdnaids.ca
- Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN): http://caan.ca/?lang=en
- Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation (CWGHR): www.hivandrehab.ca/EN/index.php
- Prisoners’ HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN): www.pasan.org
International HIV Information and Organizations
- International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO): www.icaso.org
- United Nations: www.unaids.org
- 2008 Policy Brief on Criminalization of HIV Transmission: http://data.unaids.org/pub/BaseDocument/2008/20080731_jc1513_policy_criminalization_en.pdf
- Statement on Criminalization of HIV Transmission and Exposure: http://data.unaids.org/pub/Report/2009/20090303_hrrefgroupcrimexposure_en.pdf
- UNICEF: www.unicef.org/publications/files/ChildrenAIDS_Countryfactsheets.pdf
- World Health Organization (WHO): www.who.int/topics/hiv_aids/en
- Global Criminalisation Scan: www.gnpplus.net/criminalisation
HIV & Travel Information
- For Canadian Immigration information, you can also visit our Immigration Law page
- Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Immigration & Travel information: www.aidslaw.ca/EN/issues/immigration_travel.htm
- HIV Travel: www.hivtravel.org
- Immigration Equality – resources about U.S. immigration law: www.immigrationequality.org