Publications

This guide is for women living with HIV who are experiencing — or are at risk of — intimate partner violence (IPV). IPV includes physical, emotional, psychological, sexual, or financial abuse by a current or former partner. It is not only harmful: it is also against the law. IPV can affect anyone — relevant here … Read more

March 31st 2026 The Honourable Doug Ford, MPP Premier, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Via email: premier@ontario.ca | doug.fordco@pc.ola.org The Honourable Sylvia Jones, MPP Deputy Premier, Minister of Health Via email: sylvia.jones@ontario.ca | sylvia.jones@pc.ola.org The Honourable Vijay Thanigasalam, MPP Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Via email: vijay.thanigasalam@ontario.ca | vijay.thanigasalam@pc.ola.org Dear Premier Ford, Minister Jones, … Read more

Supervised consumption sites are not a standalone solution to the overdose crisis or the challenges associated with substance use — but they are a critical and irreplaceable component of a comprehensive, evidence based system of care. The evidence is unambiguous: SCS reduce fatal overdoses, prevent disease transmission, connect clients to treatment, and serve as anchors … Read more

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The HIV Legal Network and HALCO strongly oppose the Measures Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act, 2025 (MRPIDAA), which risks further destabilizing access to housing and deepening the harms experienced by people who use drugs. By introducing new provincial offences that will expose landlords to significant penalties where they are found to have “knowingly … Read more

In this submission, the HIV Legal Network and HALCO urge the Ontario government to repeal the Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act and reject new proposals to extend coercive arrest and enforcement authority to transit constables.

This letter – co-signed by the HIV Legal Network and other organizations that work directly with or advocate for the rights-respecting treatment of people in federal custody – shares serious concerns about the impacts of the October 1, 2025 changes to Correctional Services Canada’s Opioid Agonist Treatment policy, including the delisting of Suboxone and the … Read more

The HIV Legal Network made this submission to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee (“Committee”) in advance of its review of Canada’s periodic report, detailing our concerns about Canada’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). This submission provides information on violations of Articles 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, and … Read more

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) recently changed the OAT medications available to people in federal prisons. As of October 1, 2025, Suboxone is no longer part of CSC’s National Formulary. Suboxone has been replaced by Sublocade as the first-line treatment option for opioid use disorder (OUD). If you are on Suboxone, you will be asked to … Read more

The Legal Network and HALCO oppose the proposed amendment to the Coroners Act that seeks to replace mandatory inquests for non-natural deaths in provincial and federal correctional institutions with mandatory coroner-led annual reviews. This proposal represents a significant erosion of transparency and government accountability. While the Ministry frames this change as an efficiency measure, it … Read more