Canada's Report on HIV/AIDS 2005

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Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
A national coalition of Aboriginal people and organizations providing leadership, advocacy and support for Aboriginal people living with and/or affected by HIV/AIDS.
E-mail: info@caan.ca
Web site: www.caan.ca

Canadian AIDS Society
CAS is a coalition of more than 120 community-based AIDS organizations across Canada. Its member organizations are directed by people living with HIV/AIDS and people from communities affected by HIV/AIDS. CAS's mandate is to speak as a national voice and act as a forum for a community-based response to HIV infection as well as to advocate for persons so affected, to act as a resource for its member organizations, and to coordinate community-based participation in a national strategy on HIV/AIDS.
E-mail: casinfo@cdnaids.ca
Web site: www.cdnaids.ca

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
CATIE is Canada's national, bilingual source for HIV/AIDS treatment information. It provides information on HIV/AIDS treatments and related health care issues to people living with HIV/AIDS, their care providers and community-based organizations.
E-mail: info@catie.ca
Web site: www.catie.ca
Telephone: 1-800-263-1638 (toll-free) or 416-203-7122 (in the Toronto area)

Canadian Association for HIV Research
CAHR is an association of Canadian HIV researchers. Members' interests include basic sciences, clinical sciences, epidemiology, public health and social sciences.
E-mail: info@cahr-acrv.ca
Web site: www.cahr-acrv.ca

Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Centre, Canadian Public Health Association
The Canadian HIV/AIDS Information Centre is the central Canadian source for information on HIV prevention, care and support to health and education professionals, AIDS service organizations, community organizations, resource centres and others with HIV/AIDS information needs.
E-mail: aidssida@cpha.ca
Web site: www.aidssida.cpha.ca
Telephone: 1-877-999-7740 (toll-free) or 613-725-3434 (in the National Capital Region)

Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
The Legal Network promotes policy and legal responses to HIV/AIDS that respect the human rights of people with HIV/AIDS and those affected by the disease.
E-mail: info@aidslaw.ca
Web site: www.aidslaw.ca

Canadian HIV Trials Network
The CTN is a partnership committed to developing treatments, vaccines and a cure for HIV disease and AIDS through the conduct of scientifically sound and ethical clinical trials.
E-mail: ctn@hivnet.ubc.ca
Web site: www.hivnet.ubc.ca

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CIHR, Canada's major federal funding agency for health research, administers most of the research funds for the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada. CIHR supports all aspects of health research, including biomedical, clinical science, and health systems and services, and the social, cultural and other factors that affect the health of populations.
E-mail: info@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Web site: www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Canadian International Development Agency
CIDA's goal is to support sustainable development in order to reduce poverty and contribute to a more secure, equitable and prosperous world. HIV/AIDS - a key component of programming for CIDA and its many partners since 1987 - is one of the organization's four social development priorities.
E-mail: info@acdi-cida.gc.ca
Web site: www.acdi-cida.gc.ca

Canadian Treatment Action Council
CTAC is a national organization that promotes access to treatment on behalf of people living with HIV/AIDS. CTAC works with government, the pharmaceutical industry and other stakeholders to develop policy and systemic responses to treatment access issues.
E-mail: ctac@ctac.ca
Web site: www.ctac.ca

Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation
The CWGHR is a national, charitable, multi-sector organization, working to coordinate a comprehensive national response to issues of rehabilitation in the context of HIV through cross-disciplinary research, education and efforts to promote excellence in policy and practice in public and private sectors.
E-mail: cwghr@hivandrehab.ca
Web site: www.hivandrehab.ca

Correctional Service Canada
Correctional Service Canada is a federal government department reporting to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. The Department plays an important national leadership role and contributes to the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS in the correctional environment.
E-mail: sierolawskiar@csc-scc.gc.ca
Web site: www.csc-scc.gc.ca

Health Canada
Several responsibility centres within Health Canada contribute to the goals of the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada, including the Departmental Program Evaluation Division, the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch and the International Affairs Directorate.
Web site: www.hc-sc.gc.ca

Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development
ICAD is a coalition of more than 150 Canadian AIDS service organizations, development NGOs, faith-based agencies, educational institutions and individuals interested in international HIV/AIDS issues. Its mission is to lessen the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS in resource-poor communities and countries by providing leadership and actively contributing to the Canadian and international responses.
E-mail: info@icad-cisd.com
Web site: www.icad-cisd.com

Public Health Agency of Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada, the lead federal agency for issues related to HIV/AIDS, administers the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada through the Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control and its regional offices.
Web site: www.phac-aspc.gc.ca

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