Posted On: Monday, May 25th, 2026
PAN has been advised by the BC Centre for Disease Control of recent announced changes to HIV testing and reporting in BC following an amendment to the Reporting Information Affecting Public Health Regulation under the Public Health Act. As of May 15, 2026, the option for non-nominal reporting (removing an individual’s name and identifiers… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, July 24th, 2024
The Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization marked the launch of the 2024 International AIDS Conference in Munich, Germany, by sharing with policymakers personal messages from people living with HIV (PLHIV). The Coalition invites you to listen to the stories of these PLHIV who have bravely and poignantly shared what the threat of criminalization… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
Via the HIV Legal Network For immediate release The Government of Canada knows that law reform is needed but has yet to act in Parliament — and the world is watching as international advocates gather at AIDS 2024 in Munich The following statement can be attributed to the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization July 16, 2024… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 22nd, 2024
Statement from the HIV Legal Network For more than 20 years, the Government of Canada has been discriminating against people living with HIV and other health conditions through the “excessive demand” provision in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which prevents individuals from immigrating to Canada if they are living with a health condition that… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
PAN’s HIV Housing Toolkit was initially launched in 2019 as part of the Positive Living, Positive Homes community-based research study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and co-led by the Pacific AIDS Network (PAN) and the University of Victoria. The toolkit illustrates and excellent example of applying research findings to practical knowledge sharing… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 24th, 2023
“Let communities lead” is the 2023 World AIDS Day theme and on December 1st, which is also the start of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week, we will have the opportunity to both reflect and create change. It’s a poignant day to remember all those important people who we have lost and to reflect on the valuable… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, November 17th, 2023
via the HIV Legal Network HIV self-testing is a powerful tool, particularly if delivered through an approach that meets people where they are. Making self-tests available can promote uptake by offering people privacy, independence, and control as they decide when and where to take an HIV test. It can also be an opportunity to… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, October 9th, 2023
Via CBRC CBRC’s annual knowledge exchange and capacity building conference on 2S/LGBTQ+ health research, programming, and advocacy in Canada takes place in Vancouver on November 16-17 at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel. The Summit aims to promote 2S/LGBTQ+ health care, research, and social services, as well as share best practice applications of, and new research… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 21st, 2023
Over the past few months, the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization has continued to press for law reform and engaged with federal government stakeholders on this file, including the offices of the Ministers of Justice and Health. An open letter about the need to reform the law on HIV non-disclosure was sent at the… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 14th, 2023
Via HIV Justice Network Save the Date! July 25th live event Five years ago, twenty of the world’s leading HIV scientists published the ‘Expert Consensus Statement on the Science of HIV in the Context of Criminal Law’ to address the misuse of HIV science in punitive laws and prosecutions against people living with HIV… Read more »
Posted On: Friday, July 14th, 2023
In a significant turn of events, the Government of Canada last week announced the repeal of a long-standing prejudicial immigration policy. Effective July 7, Immigration and Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) “automatic partner notification” policy is no longer in force, marking the end of two decades of an intrusive and discriminatory immigration policy. The termination… Read more »
Posted On: Wednesday, June 28th, 2023
Via HIV Legal Network On behalf of the HIV Legal Network and the Canadian Coalition to Reform HIV Criminalization, we are reaching out to individuals and organizations who have been engaged, in one way or another, in the ongoing discussions and law reform efforts concerning HIV criminalization. On Friday June 23rd, the government released the… Read more »
