{"id":19016,"date":"2020-10-14T17:13:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T21:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?page_id=19016"},"modified":"2022-11-04T16:38:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T20:38:59","slug":"hivfunding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/our-work\/hivfunding\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"HIV Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to the Public Health Agency of Canada\u2019s own data, more than $123 million dollars committed to HIV prevention and support initiatives in Canada since 2003 have not been delivered. Meanwhile \u2014 despite new and better tools to prevent HIV, such as\u00a0PrEP<\/a> \u2014\u00a0 HIV cases have risen 26% since funding was frozen in 2008. For people living with or affected by HIV, programs and services are getting scaled back. Without adequate funding, community-based organizations that test, treat, prevent, and respond to HIV can\u2019t provide the support that\u2019s needed.<\/p>\n

The federal government must commit to restore the millions of dollars in funding that have been frozen, diverted, or simply allowed to lapse unspent in Canada\u2019s response to HIV over more than a decade. We must fund the response to HIV at $100 million annually, the level recommended by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health in 2019.<\/p>\n

The pandemic is not over, and Canada\u2019s response to HIV is stuck in the past. Restore the missing millions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY DIALOGUES SUMMARY REPORT – OTHER MAJOR FINDINGS<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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This summary report presents important findings from six Indigenous community dialogues conducted across Canada from 2023-2025. The dialogues were organized by the HIV Legal Network and CAAN Communities, Alliances & Networks as part of a broader project examining Indigenous Peoples\u2019 lived experiences with HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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Securing Rights – 2024\/25 Annual Report<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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We hope you\u2019ll read our 2024-25 annual report \u2014 Securing Rights: Using Our Values to Meet the Moment \u2014 to find out more about the kind of positive change we\u2019re making and get a glimpse of what we hope to accomplish in 2026.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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Open Letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Download the letter Sign the letter here. The Right Honourable Mark Carney, P.C., M.P Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 November 7, 2025 Dear Prime Minister and Minister Anand, On behalf of the undersigned civil society and community-led organizations engaged in global health and international development, we take note of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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2025 Election Candidate Questions \u2013 Response from the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On Friday, April 11, the HIV Legal Network\u00a0wrote to the party leaders in the Canadian Federal election\u00a0with\u00a0key questions on their party\u2019s positions on issues related to HIV, human rights, and the law.\u00a0 Download the response from the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, received on April 16, 2025 (French only):<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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2025 Election Candidate Questions – Response from the Green Party of Canada<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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On Friday, April 11, the HIV Legal Network\u00a0wrote to the party leaders in the Canadian Federal election\u00a0with key questions on their party\u2019s positions on issues related to HIV, human rights, and the law.\u00a0 Download the response from the Green Party of Canada, received on April 22, 2025:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n

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MEDIA STATEMENT: Canada Must Show Leadership for Global Fund\u2019s Eighth Replenishment<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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International Frontline Advocates in Ottawa to Rally Support for Critical Programming on Health and Human Rights   This statement can be attributed to the HIV Legal Network October 20, 2025 \u2013 OTTAWA\/TORONTO \u2013 Tomorrow \u2014 one month from the day that the Eighth Replenishment event for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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WORLD AIDS DAY 2022: IT\u2019S TIME TO EQUALIZE, IN CANADA AND BEYOND<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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November 30, 2022 \u2014 Today, the HIV Legal Network marks World AIDS Day by joining with the United Nations (UN) in a call to governments around the world to reform laws, policies, and practices that create and exacerbate the stigma faced by people living with HIV. With this year\u2019s theme being \u201cEqualize,\u201d we are focused … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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HIV, Hepatitis C and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections in Canada: Top Election 2021 Issues<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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Joint press release: HIV, Hepatitis C and Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections in Canada: Top Election 2021 Issues Health and human rights groups identify priorities for federal policymakers as people in Canada head to the polls Tuesday, September 14, 2021 \u2013 More than 60,000 people are currently living with HIV in Canada, approximately 13% of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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STATEMENT: SENATE MOTION CALLING ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE HIV FUNDING WELCOMED BY CIVIL SOCIETY<\/a><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t
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STATEMENT: SENATE MOTION CALLING ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE HIV FUNDING WELCOMED BY CIVIL SOCIETY The following can be attributed to Richard Elliott, Executive Director, HIV Legal Network. \u00a0 December 1, 2020 \u2013 Ottawa \u2013 For far too long, year-over-year, the HIV response in Canada has been stalled, with funding flat-lined. More than $123 million … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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Overview According to the Public Health Agency of Canada\u2019s own data, more than $123 million dollars committed to HIV prevention and support initiatives in Canada since 2003 have not been delivered. Meanwhile \u2014 despite new and better tools to prevent HIV, such as\u00a0PrEP \u2014\u00a0 HIV cases have risen 26% since funding was frozen in 2008. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22726,"parent":9,"menu_order":79,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19016","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19016"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22936,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19016\/revisions\/22936"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}