Become a young leader: Volunteer
CANFAR is built on the strength of its volunteers and their passion for the cause is the fuel that keeps the Foundation running. A pillar of our success, CANFAR’s young professional leader volunteers have played an important role in bringing awareness to, and raising funds within, their local communities. They are an essential part of […]
Enabling in-depth research through sustained philanthropy
“I’d be honored to do that.” That was the response I received when I proposed a multi-year philanthropic commitment to CANFAR from donor and CANFAR Board member, Tristan Michela. Tristan’s remarkable pledge of $30,000 over a three-year period was leveraged as matching funds on three different occasions to generate an additional $30,000 to support CANFAR […]
Tully Luxury Travel Makes 5-Year Commitment to CANFAR
CANFAR is delighted to announce that Tully Luxury Travel has made a generous 5-year commitment to CANFAR. Each year, Tully Luxury Travel will be contributing a luxury cruise to support the Bloor Street Entertains (BSE) Online Auction. The luxury cruise experience that was donated from Tully Luxury Travel for Bloor Street Entertains’ 2017 Online Auction, […]
CAHR-CANFAR Excellence in Research Awards
CANFAR is pleased to the launch the 2018 CAHR – CANFAR Excellence in Research Awards. The Excellence in Research Awards program is intended to highlight and celebrate the contributions of Canadian researchers in HIV/AIDS research in Canada and internationally. Each year at the CAHR Conference, up to five awards will be bestowed to highlight the achievements of […]
Bloor-Yorkville Lights Up for Holiday Magic
On Saturday, November 18th from 5:00pm – 6:30pm, the Bloor-Yorkville BIA (BYBIA) celebrates the return of the holiday season with Holiday Magic, an open-air concert and lighting ceremony taking place in the Village of Yorkville Park. Holiday Magic is a free, family-friendly community celebration featuring the annual “Flick the Switch” Lighting Ceremony and musical programming, with a special headline performance from R&B/Pop Star Keshia Chanté (and […]
The CANFAR $30K Challenge
We are proud to announce that we have reached our goal of raising $30,000 through our CANFAR 30k Challenge, and it’s all because of our generous donors! Thanks to your support, we will have that $30,000 matched and directed to CANFAR’s research programs. DID YOU KNOW? One person in Canada is infected with HIV every […]
Baker McKenzie
AIDSbeat 2017 was a terrific success, thanks to Baker McKenzie LLP and Partner David Palumbo, who served as Co-Chair for the legal community’s largest annual fundraiser in support of CANFAR. Baker McKenzie is the world’s premier global law firm. With more than 50 years of experience in the Canadian market, they are committed to helping […]
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal, one of CANFAR’s greatest supporters has redefined “partnership”. BMO has confirmed a five-year presenting partnership with CANFAR in support of Bloor Street Entertains. Nada Ristich, BMO’s Director of Corporate Donations, has been a consistent and valued philanthropic partner with a particular interest in finding a cure for HIV. We welcome BMO and […]
Dr. Maheu-Giroux wins Dr. Wainberg award
The inaugural Dr. Mark Wainberg Award for Outstanding HIV Research, named in honour of the late Dr. Mark Wainberg (pictured), CANFAR Scientific Advisory Committee Co-Chair, is awarded to Dr. Mathieu Maheu-Giroux of McGill University. There are some anniversaries you celebrate, and others you observe with reverence. The latter was the case on Tuesday, August 22, […]
Youth get artistic about HIV awareness
Last spring, CANFAR launched a National Youth Art Competition to develop youth-friendly HIV resource cards. These cards feature artwork submitted by local youth on the theme of “community,” and recommend regional health services and supports available to young Canadians. A panel of five international artists, all of whom have explored HIV and AIDS in their work, judged the […]