Depending on our resources and the issue, HALCO may provide free summary advice and/or representation to people living with HIV in Ontario. If we cannot assist, we will do our best to provide information and referrals to other services.
If the privacy 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 HIV Legal Network has various guides about the law. For example, they have brochures about the human rights, 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: https://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/kyr/?lang=en
- 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
The HIV Legal Network also has a guide on human rights and employment. The guide can be found in English here: https://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/know-your-rights-employment/?lang=en. The guide can be found in French here :https://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/know-your-rights-employment/?lang=fr.
To track what happens to people’s blood and personal health information when they get an HIV test or other tests while getting treatment for HIV, see here: https://mappingsero.ca/
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) website contains information about privacy rights in Ontario: https://www.ipc.on.ca/en/resources/information-individuals
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada website contains information about privacy rights in areas of federal jurisdiction: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/