Our Publications

HALCO produces a variety of publications, including our HALCO news newsletter (scroll down). You can click on the publication title or link to view a document.  Most documents are posted in PDF/pdf format – scroll down for a link to download Adobe Reader® to be able to access PDF/pdf documents.

If you would like print copies or alternate formats, or if you have difficulty accessing anything on our website, please contact us.

 

HALCO news Fall 2011 is here!

HALCO news Fall 2011 articles include:

  • fundraising news,
  • criminal law and HIV non-disclosure,
  • health and privacy,
  • immigration law updates,
  • and more!

You can see our HALCO news Fall 2011 newsletter on-line here, or if you would like a print copy or alternate format, please contact us. For previous editions of HALCO news, please scroll down.

 

Remember:

  • These publications are for general information only and are not legal advice.
  • The law and policies/practices can change.
  • Each situation is different so if you have a question or problem, we recommend that you get legal advice about your situation. You can contact us, your local legal clinic or a lawyer.

 

HALCO pamphlet

Our HALCO information pamphlet is available in print and on-line. Almost everything that you might want to know about HALCO is in one pamphlet.

 

Special Diet Allowance Changes

The Special Diet Allowance (SDA) is a benefit provided to eligible people who are receiving Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) or Ontario Works (OW) benefits.  The SDA program was changed in 2011. All people living with HIV who have had their Special Diet Allowance reduced or eliminated should contact us as soon as they find out that their Special Diet Allowance has been reduced or cancelled. Here are some of our publications about the Special Diet Allowance changes:

 

HIV testing in Ontario/Dépistage du VIH en Ontario pamphlet

Our HIV testing in Ontario pamphlet (August 2009) is available on-line and by order from Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) www.cleo.on.ca/

You can order print copies using CLEO’s on-line Order Form. CLEO produces a variety of publications and maintains a Discard List so you can check that you are using the most up-to-date CLEO publications and know which publications are out of date (and should be discarded/recycled).

 

HIV disclosure: A legal guide for gay men in Ontario / Dévoilement du VIH: guide d’information sur le droit, pour les hommes gais en Ontario

Our HIV disclosure: A legal guide for gay men in Ontario / Dévoilement du VIH: guide d’information sur le droit, pour les hommes gais en Ontario (December 2008) is available in English and French. Please contact us if you would like to order a copy of the Guide. The Lawyer Referral Service referred to in the Guide is now free and the toll-free Lawyer Referral Service number is 1-800-268-8326.

Our Guide is for people in Ontario. CATIE is “Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information”. CATIE produced national versions of the Guide for people in other Canadian provinces and territories:

 

Health Information Privacy Issues in Ontario

Our Important Health Information Privacy Issues in Ontario Information Sheet (December 2010) contains important information about the release of personal medical information about:

  • laboratory test information and the Ontario Laboratories Information System (OLIS), and
  • prescription drug claim history and the Ontario Drug Benefit Program Drug Profile Viewer (DPV).

In April 2011, we made submissions regarding proposed amendments to the Regulations under the Personal Health Information Protection Act related to Ontario’s eHealth initiative.  Please visit our Health Law section for more information.

 

Marihuana Medical Access

We provided submissions to Health Canada’s Consultation on Proposed Improvements to the Marihuana Medical Access Program (marijuana).  The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) submissions are on the CAS website: www.cdnaids.ca/Submission-for-Marihuana-Consultations

 

New HALCO publications coming soon:

  • our HIV and Immigration Law booklets
  • Thinking about illness or death is not an end, it is a beginning (a new publication we are producing with the African and Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS in Ontario)

 

HALCO Updates

HALCO Update September 2011

There have been some exciting activities at HALCO recently, so this HALCO Update is to share the news!  It includes information about our new website, our 2010-2011 Annual Report, our Strategic Plan 2011-2014, our 2011 Kreppner Awards, and our Fall 2011 Public Legal Education Workshop Series.

 

HALCO news – our Newsletters:

 

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