On August 23rd, 2021, the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization (CCRHC) launched a community consultation regarding proposed Criminal Code reforms to limit HIV criminalization. To inform the next phase of our advocacy, the CCRHC has launched a cross-Canada survey about those options with people living with HIV, people working in the HIV response, legal and human rights experts, and activists. Now, the CCRHC wants your input. This survey will be available between August 23 – October 22, 2021.  We encourage you to read this Background Document before completing the survey.  About this work The CCRHC has previously called for changes to the federal Criminal Code that would limit HIV criminalization. This call

In honour of 10 years of research and advocacy, CHIWOS is hosting the National Women and HIV Virtual Workshop Series to engage and expand the knowledge-sharing network, invite discussion, identify gaps, and develop goal statements and collective actions that will improve the health, healthcare, and well-being of women living with HIV in Canada.  There are four workshops in this series that will take place on Zoom over five weeks in November and December 2021.  This workshop series will highlight the diversity of voices, histories, and leadership of women living with HIV across Canada. The workshop series will be simultaneously available in English and French.  Information

September 30, 2021, marks the first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Today, we honour the Survivors of government and church operated residential institutions (referred to as Indian Residential Schools), their families and communities, and the many children who never returned home. We also acknowledge the harms of colonization experienced by generations of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across this land.  Today is yet another opportunity to learn and engage in the deep work of decolonization and Reconciliation that lies ahead, and to reflect on the HIV burden carried disproportionately among Indigenous communities. As a sector, our journey along the

Health and human rights groups identify priorities for federal policymakers as people in Canada head to the polls Tuesday, September 14, 2021 – More than 60,000 people are currently living with HIV in Canada, approximately 13% of whom are unaware of their status. Of the 200,000 people living with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) in Canada, an estimated 44% are unaware of their status. Although progress has been made in HIV and HCV care and treatment, there is still much work to do to achieve more comprehensive, equitable health outcomes. As we approach a federal election on September 20th, 2021, Canadians

We are a community-based team of people living with HIV who are working on a project related to GIPA/MEPA – the Greater Involvement and Meaningful Engagement of People living with HIV/AIDS. We are looking for 2-4 young advocates living with HIV, to join our team through a paid mentorship opportunity. We encourage people from Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities, as well as women, people who self identify as transgender, non-binary, intersex, and/or two-spirit to apply. Training and resource materials will be provided. This opportunity consists of approximately 20 hours of paid work over the Summer and early Fall of