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Towards a Broader View of Health:
Strengthening Inter - Ministerial Collaboration on HIV/AIDS in Canada

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Prepared by
Joan Anderson and David Garmaise for the Ministerial Council on HIV/AIDS
February 2001

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to express their appreciation to the many key informants in Canada and in other countries who shared their knowledge of inter-ministerial collaboration and who gave generously of their time. Their names are listed in Appendix I.

The authors also wish to thank the members of the Championing Committee of the Ministerial Council on HIV/AIDS - Louise Binder, Don Kilby, Ralf Jürgens, Rick Marchand - and Peter MacDougall, Policy Advisor, Ministerial Council, HIV/AIDS Policy, Coordination and Programs Division, Health Canada, for their guidance and input.

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Executive Summary

1.0 Introduction

• 1.1 HIV/AIDS in Canada and the World
• 1.2 Why This Paper Was Commissioned
• 1.3 Objectives of the Paper
• 1.4 Methodology
• 1.5 What is Collaboration?
• 1.6 How this Paper is Organized

2.0 Background

• 2.1 Inter-Ministerial Collaboration on HIV/AIDS in Canada
  • Federal Level
  • Provincial and Territorial Level
  • Inter-Governmental
• 2.2 Inter-Ministerial Collaboration in Other Fields at the Federal Level in Canada
• 2.3 Inter-Ministerial Collaboration on HIV/AIDS in Other Countries

3.0 Making The Case For Collaboration

• 3.1 The Rationale for Involving Other Departments and Agencies
• 3.2 Rationales for Specific Departments and Agencies
  • Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA)
  • Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
  • Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
  • Correctional Service Canada (CSC)
  • Department of Justice
  • Department of National Defence (DND)
  • Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
  • Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC)
  • Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
  • Industry Canada
  • International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
  • Status of Women Canada (SWC)
  • Veterans Affairs Canada
  • Central and Quasi-Central Departments and Agencies
  • Department of Finance
  • Privy Council Office and Prime Minister's Office
  • Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS)

.4.0 Case Studies

• 4.1 Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• 4.2. Correctional Service Canada (CSC)
• 4.3 Department of Justice
• 4.4 Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee on HIV/AIDS
• 4.5 British Columbia
• 4.6 Family Violence Initiative

5.0 Potential Barriers To Collaboration

6.0 Strategies For Successful Collaboration

• 6.1 Strategies to Make Collaboration Happen
• 6.2 Strategies to Make Collaboration Work

7.0 The Way Ahead: Recommendations

• 7.1 Overall Approach
• 7.2 Recruiting New Departments and Agencies
• 7.3 Enhancing Existing Collaborations
• 7.4 Other Recommendations

Appendix I: Key Informants

Appendix II: Questionnaires For Key Informant Interviews

Appendix III: Inter-Ministerial Collaboration on HIV/AIDS in Other Countries

• Australia
• India
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Thailand
• Uganda
• United Kingdom
• United States of America

Appendix IV: British Columbia's Interministry Committee On HIV/AIDS:
Goals and Objectives

Appendix V: References

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