Government of Canada Assistant Deputy Minister Committee on HIV/AIDS

The Government of Canada Assistant Deputy Minister Committee on HIV/AIDS was created to achieve greater coherence, complementarity and collaboration within federal HIV/AIDS policy and programming. It is comprised of the Assistant Deputy Ministers of 13 federal departments and agencies with mandates that impact on the determinants of health, or are related to Canada's response to HIV/AIDS.

The departments and agencies involved are:

• Canadian Heritage
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Canadian International Development Agency
• Citizen and Immigration Canada
• Correctional Service Canada
• Department of National Defence
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
• Health Canada
• Human Resources and Social Development
• Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
• Industry Canada
• Justice Canada
• Public Health Agency of Canada

The committee will promote greater linkages and alignment of federal government policies and programs relating to HIV/AIDS. It will also provide a common platform to promote horizontal coordination and program coherence across federal departments and agencies.

For more information on the ADM Committee, please contact:

Michael McCulloch, Secretariat
HIV/AIDS Policy, Coordination and Programs Division
Public Health Agency of Canada
613 - 946 - 8110
michael_mcculloch@phac-aspc.gc.ca