{"id":10,"date":"2013-03-06T21:12:07","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T02:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/aidslaw\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2022-10-28T16:07:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T20:07:11","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/publications\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3 search-parameters\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h2>Find Publications<\/h2>\n<p>Refine your search by selecting items below:<\/p>\n<form data-sf-form-id='22579' data-is-rtl='0' data-maintain-state='' data-results-url='https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/publications\/?lang=en' data-ajax-url='https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?sfid=22579&amp;sf_action=get_data&amp;sf_data=all' data-ajax-form-url='https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?sfid=22579&amp;sf_action=get_data&amp;sf_data=form' 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Cards<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: October 15, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>In 2017 the HIV Legal Network, in collaboration with the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council, issued 50,000 wallet-size cards with vital information about the 2017 Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act. These cards have been updated as of October 2026. You can download a print-ready PDF of the card here if you wish to print your &#8230; <a title=\"Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act Wallet Cards\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/good-samaritan-drug-overdose-act-wallet-cards\/\" aria-label=\"More on Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act Wallet Cards\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/immigration-refugee-law-update-october-2026\/?lang=en\">Immigration\/Refugee Law Update (October 2026)<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: October 8, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>This update includes legal information. If you would like to speak to a lawyer, you can find information about HALCO, the HIV Legal Network, and other legal services here: www.halco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Legal-Services-in-Canada_April-14-2026.pdf HIV testing during Immigration Medical Exams Some people applying to come to or stay in Canada are required to have an Immigration Medical Exam (IME), &#8230; <a title=\"Immigration\/Refugee Law Update (October 2026)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/immigration-refugee-law-update-october-2026\/\" aria-label=\"More on Immigration\/Refugee Law Update (October 2026)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/26277\/?lang=en\">Ontario Municipal Shelter Guidelines, Standards and Policies<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: September 1, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>This page provides an overview of Ontario municipalities where publicly accessible shelter standards, guidelines, or related policies were identified. The information is based on publicly available documents and resources and may not capture internal policies, funding agreements, or operational standards that are not publicly posted. If your municipality is not included, it may be because &#8230; <a title=\"Ontario Municipal Shelter Guidelines, Standards and Policies\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/26277\/\" aria-label=\"More on Ontario Municipal Shelter Guidelines, Standards and Policies\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/civil-society-organizations-urge-ongoing-support-for-the-community-action-fund-and-the-harm-reduction-fund\/?lang=en\">Civil Society Organizations Urge Ongoing Support for the Community Action Fund and the Harm Reduction Fund<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: August 26, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>August 26, 2026 The Honourable Marjorie Michel, P.C., M.P. Minister of Health cc The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada The Honourable Rechie Valdez, P.C., M.P. Minister of Women and Gender Equality Civil Society Organizations Urge Ongoing Support for the Community Action Fund and the Harm Reduction Fund Dear Minister Michel, &#8230; <a title=\"Civil Society Organizations Urge Ongoing Support for the Community Action Fund and the Harm Reduction Fund\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/civil-society-organizations-urge-ongoing-support-for-the-community-action-fund-and-the-harm-reduction-fund\/\" aria-label=\"More on Civil Society Organizations Urge Ongoing Support for the Community Action Fund and the Harm Reduction Fund\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/letter-response-to-reaction-to-recovery-campaign\/?lang=en\">Letter &#8211; Response to Reaction to Recovery Campaign<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: August 20, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>This letter was sent to Ontario&#8217;s Big City Mayors to express grave concern with the organization&#8217;s August 16 announcement\u00a0encouraging the Ontario government to allow for involuntary medical treatment.\u00a0 August 20, 2026 Mayor Marianne Meed Ward, Chair Angela Trewartha, Executive Director (Acting) Re: Response to Reaction to Recovery Campaign Dear Representatives of Ontario\u2019s Big City Mayors, &#8230; <a title=\"Letter &#8211; Response to Reaction to Recovery Campaign\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/letter-response-to-reaction-to-recovery-campaign\/\" aria-label=\"More on Letter &#8211; Response to Reaction to Recovery Campaign\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/video-hard-time-for-harm-reduction-perspectives-on-prison-programs\/?lang=en\">Video &#8211; Hard Time For Harm Reduction &#8211; Perspectives on Prison Programs<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: July 22, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>This webinar from February 24, 2026 looks at harm reduction in Canadian prisons through lived experience, frontline, clinical, legal, and institutional perspectives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/hard-time-for-harm-reduction-saving-supervised-consumption-sites\/?lang=en\">Video &#8211; Hard Time for Harm Reduction &#8211; Saving Supervised Consumption Sites<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: July 22, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>Hosted by the HIV Legal Network on February 12, 2026, this webinar examines the current political, legal, and social barriers to supervised consumption in Canada and how to push back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/know-your-rights-ontarios-safer-municipalities-act\/?lang=en\">KNOW YOUR RIGHTS &#8211; Ontario\u2019s Safer Municipalities Act<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: July 8, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>Unhoused people and people who use drugs have rights like all other people in Canada. However, Ontario\u2019s Safer Municipalities Act, 2025 (SMA) introduced new rules that give law enforcement, including some provincial offences officers, more powers to police drug use in public spaces. There are two parts to this law. Schedule 1 covers the public &#8230; <a title=\"KNOW YOUR RIGHTS &#8211; Ontario\u2019s Safer Municipalities Act\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/know-your-rights-ontarios-safer-municipalities-act\/\" aria-label=\"More on KNOW YOUR RIGHTS &#8211; Ontario\u2019s Safer Municipalities Act\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/know-your-rights-the-right-to-access-violence-against-women-shelters-for-women-trans-and-gender-diverse-people-who-use-drugs\/?lang=en\">KNOW YOUR RIGHTS &#8211; The Right to Access Violence Against Women Shelters for Women, Trans, and Gender-Diverse People Who Use Drugs<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 17, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>Download the Poster<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<hr \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/know-your-rights-using-carrying-and-storing-drugs-in-shelter\/?lang=en\">KNOW YOUR RIGHTS &#8211; Using, Carrying, and Storing Drugs In Shelter<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPublished: June 17, 2026\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\"><p>If you have experienced gender-based violence (GBV) and use drugs, you may face extra barriers when trying to access shelter. GBV and drug use are interconnected. Women, trans, and gender-diverse people who experience violence are more likely to use drugs, and those who use drugs are more likely to face violence. 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