Women

Women make up a significant proportion of people living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS in Canada. Indeed, about one in five people living with HIV at the end of 2014 was female. The estimate of 16,880 females living with HIV (including AIDS) represents 22.4% of the national total.
While all women are potentially at risk for HIV infection, women who belong to socially and economically marginalized populations face a number of inter-connecting determinants of health such as racism, (un)employment, homelessness, stigma and poverty, which adversely impact their risk for HIV infection and their experiences accessing diagnosis, care, treatment and support.

CAS has been working in collaboration with a diverse number of partners to develop a research agenda for women, trans people, girls and HIV/AIDS in Canada.

Analysis of Canada’s 2017 HIV Surveillance Report

In December of 2018, researchers from the Public Health Agency of Canada released the 2017 HIV Surveillance Report. In the ...
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Call for Nominations: Multiple Positions on CAS Board

The Canadian AIDS Society is looking for nominations for multiple positions on its Board of Directors: 1. Atlantic Regional Director ...
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Analysis of Canada’s 2016 HIV Surveillance Report

In December of 2017, researchers from the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health ...
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Update of 2017 PLWHIV Forum

For the past several years, we have hosted a People Living with HIV (PLWHIV) Forum which brings together persons living ...
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The CAS Year 2016-17 in Review: Towards Re-igniting our Movement

It’s a changing landscape for the HIV movement — certainly more volatile and unpredictable than any time over the past ...
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Nominations and Elections Process: PLWHIV Forum

This document explains the process for electing your Board of Directors. As elections are a serious issue for the Canadian ...
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2017 PLWHIV Forum Details

The 2017 PLWHIV Forum will be held June 6-9 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Official Hotel & Meeting Venue: The Hotel Saskatchewan, ...
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2017 Summer Student Career Placement

Job Title: STBBI Programming Assistant - Canada Summer Student Job Wage Rate: $13/hr Number of Weeks: 8 Hours per Week: ...
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Update regarding the 2017 PLWHIV Forum

First, our sincere apologies for the delay in following up about the Forum/Annual Meeting. For reasons beyond our control, namely ...
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2017 PLWHIV Forum Scholarship Application

This form is also available for submission online. The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) scholarship program offers financial assistance to individuals ...
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Call for Nominations: Prairies Regional PLWHIV Director on CAS Board

The Canadian AIDS Society is looking for nominations for the position of PLWHIV Regional Director in the Prairies on its ...
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Position Statement: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable

U = U (Undetectable Equals Untransmittable) Not since the introduction of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in 1996 has there been as significant ...
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A letter to the Minister of Health

The Canadian AIDS Society has written a formal letter to the Minister of Health, the Honourable Jane Philpott. The letter ...
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Public Health Agency of Canada Cutting Funding to Canadian AIDS Service Organizations

[posted on CNW] HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund will leave many Canadians living with HIV or Hep C ...
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People living with HIV on effective ART cannot transmit HIV

A great announcement from the US Conference on AIDS: the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS directors has announced ...
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TxMAP from National Partner CTAC

Our National Partner CTAC has released a new online tool called the TxMAP. A message from CTAC about TxMAP: CTAC’s ...
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Insurance for Persons Living with HIV

CAS applauds Manulife Financial for its decision to offer insurance to Persons Living with HIV. (PLWHIV) This decision should have ...
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The Criminalization of HIV Non-Disclosure Webinar

Everything you need to know on HIV Criminalization In partnership with the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, CAS has produced a ...
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Young Women’s HIV Prevention Toolkit

Did you know that during sex, HIV is usually more easily transmitted from the male to the female than the ...
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Talking about Depression, Anxiety and HIV/AIDS

Talking about Depression, Anxiety and HIV/AIDS examines two specific mental health issues, depression and anxiety, in the context of HIV/AIDS ...
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HIV Transmission: Factors that affect biological risk

This document covers the most current scientific understandings of the factors that affect biological risk of HIV infection and transmission ...
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Women and HIV Testing in Canada: Barriers and Recommendations as Identified by Service Providers

HIV testing and early diagnosis offer several benefits; they can allow people to access the treatment, care, information and support ...
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Positive Prevention Information Sheet Series

HIV is everyone's responsibility. Positive prevention encourages people living with HIV to adopt a holistic approach to life that addresses ...
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One Foot Forward: A GIPA Training Toolkit, Module 8

This resource offers people living with HIV/AIDS a complete guide to patient rights and choosing the treatment that’s right for ...
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The Economic Cost of HIV/AIDS in Canada

This report was undertaken to provide an updated estimate of costs related to HIV/AIDS in Canada, with a particular focus ...
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Positive Prevention: Towards a Pan-Canadian Framework

If you're living with HIV/AIDS, it’s important for you to know how you can reduce the risk of transmitting HIV ...
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PrEP Community Mobilzation Kit

This tool kit informs community advocates about pre-exposure prophylaxis, a potential sate and effective form of prevention against HIV that ...
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Women and HIV in Canada

Women make up a growing proportion of people living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS in Canada. In 2009, women ...
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One Foot Forward: A GIPA Training Toolkit, Modules i – 7

Module i - 7: One Foot Forward: A GIPA Training Toolkit is a collection of seven educational modules designed by ...
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Cannabis as Therapy for People Living with HIV/AIDS: “Our Right, Our Choice”

Ensuring that people living with HIV/AIDS have access to the HIV treatment therapy of their choice is one of CAS' ...
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