HIV is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
If left untreated, HIV can lead to AIDS. AIDS is the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Being infected with HIV is often called “living with HIV” or being “HIV positive”. With treatment, HIV can be a chronic, manageable medical condition that is unlikely to lead to AIDS.
For information about HIV testing in Ontario, please visit our HIV testing page.
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
- Sexual Health Infoline Ontario-SHILO (formerly AIDS and Sexual Health Info Line): Ontario-wide free anonymous service (also referrals to anonymous HIV testing sites) www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/aids-sexual-health-infoline.
- CATIE “Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information”: www.catie.ca.
HIV/AIDS Legal Information
- HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO): Contact Us.
- HIV Legal Network : https://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/?lang=en
For other sources of legal information and assistance, please visit our Legal Services section.
Community-based HIV/AIDS Organizations & Networks
Ontario:
- 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations (2-Spirited People) http://2spirits.com/
- Action positive VIH/sida (Action Positive) http://actionpositive.ca/
- Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA) http://apaa.ca/
- AIDS Committee of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo & Area (ACCKWA) http://www.acckwa.com/
- AIDS Committee of Durham Region (ACDR) http://www.acdr.ca/
- AIDS Committee of North Bay & Area (ACNB) http://www.acnb.ca/
- AIDS Committee of Ottawa (ACO) http://www.aco-cso.ca/
- AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT) http://www.actoronto.org/
- Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention (ASAAP) http://asaap.ca/
- Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS) http://www.acas.org/
- Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP) http://blackcap.ca/
- Bruce House http://www.brucehouse.ca/
- Casey House http://caseyhouse.com/
- CAYR Community Connections (CAYR) http://www.cayr.org/
- Elevate NWO http://elevatenwo.ca/
- Fife House Foundation http://fifehouse.org/
- Trellis HIV & Community Care/HARS (Trellis) http://trellis.org/
- LetsStopAIDS http://letsstopaids.org/
- MOYO Health and Community Services (MOYO) http://moyohcs.org/
- Ontario AIDS Network (OAHAS) http://www.oahas.org/
- Prisoners with HIV/AIDS Support Action Network (PASAN) http://www.pasan.org/
- Peterborough AIDS Resource Network (PARN) http://www.parn.ca/
- Positive Living Niagara http://www.positivelivingniagara.com/
- Positive Pathways Community Services http://pozitivepathways.org/
- Regional HIV/AIDS Connection http://www.hivaidsconnection.ca/
- Réseau ACCESS Network (Réseau ACCESS) http://reseauaccess.net/
- The AIDS Network (TAN) http://www.aidsnetwork.ca/
- The Gilbert Centre for Social and Support Services http://www.gilbertcentre.ca/
- The Teresa Group http://www.theteresagroup.ca/
- Toronto PWA Foundation (PWA) http://www.pwatoronto.org/
- Women’s Health in Women’s Hands (WHIWH) http://www.whiwh.com/
National/Canada-wide:
- HIV 411 http://www.hiv411.ca/
- HIV Legal Network http://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/
- CAAN Communities, Alliances & Networks (CAAN) http://www.caan.ca/
- Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) http://www.cdnaids.ca/
- Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) http://www.catie.ca/
- Realize http://www.realizecanada.org/