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A Report on Governments’ Responses to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Canada

A National Portrait

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Prepared for the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on AIDS

November 2004
A National Portrait – A Report on Governments' Responses to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Canada..

H124-3/2004E-HTML
0-662-38829-1

COPYRIGHT: © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2005

This report does not represent the official positions of the governments represented on the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Advisory Committee on AIDS (FPT AIDS).

FPT AIDS acknowledges the significant contribution of Martin Spigelman Research Associates in the preparation of this report.


Table of Content

Executive Summary

  1. Introduction
    1.1. Purpose and Objectives
    1.2. Methodology
    1.3. Report Organization

  2. An Overview of HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data

  3. HIV/AIDS by Jurisdiction
    3.1. Canada
    3.2. British Columbia
    3.3. Alberta
    3.4. Saskatchewan
    3.5. Manitoba
    3.6. Ontario
    3.7. Quebec
    3.8. New Brunswick
    3.9. Nova Scotia
    3.10. Prince Edward Island
    3.11. Newfoundland and Labrador
    3.12. Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon

  4. A National Portrait
    4.1. Different Epidemics in Different Jurisdictions
    4.2. Articulating a Strategy
    4.3. Organization
    4.4. Cooperation and Coordination
    4.5. Testing, Prevention, Care and Treatment
    4.6. Knowledge

  5. Conclusions
    5.1. A Sound Foundation
    5.2. Strengthening the Canadian Response

    References

    Appendices
    A. FPT AIDS Advisory Committee Representatives
    B. Project Overview
    C. Surveillance Data Template
    D. Key Informants and Interview Guide

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