Depending on our resources and the issue, HALCO may provide free summary advice to people living with HIV in Ontario if the matter is HIV-related. If the matter is not HIV-related, we may only provide free summary advice. If we cannot assist, we will do our best to provide information and referrals to other services.
HALCO is able to provide summary legal advice for employment matters in Ontario that involve an issue under the Human Rights Code (discrimination). If the discrimination/human rights matter is HIV-related, we may be able to provide summary advice and/or legal representation. If it is not HIV-related, we may provide summary advice.
The Steps to Justice Website offers step-by-step information about privacy law and other common legal problems: https://stepstojustice.ca/legal-topic/employment-and-work/
The HIV Legal Network has eight brochures about the privacy rights and disclosure obligations of people living with HIV. The brochures are available on-line in English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi, Spanish and Tagalog: www.aidslaw.ca/site/kyr/:
- Disclosure at work
- Accommodation in the workplace
- Remedies for discrimination and privacy violations in the workplace
- Disclosure and post-secondary education
- Disclosure as a patient
- Privacy and Health Records
- Disclosure in School and Daycare
- Disclosure, Privacy and Parenting
The Know Your Rights brochures are also available in French Connaître ses droits: https://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/kyr/?lang=fr