Introducing Our Healthbox, increasing equitable access to health care tools
One in ten Canadians living with HIV do not know their status. Twenty-one Canadians die of opioid toxicity daily. The health care systems we have in place leave too many Canadians outside the reach of care. This needs to change. Our Healthbox is a new smart, interactive vending machine that aims to be an integral […]
Event gallery: Legacy 2.0 Ottawa visits the General Idea Exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada
CANFAR’s Legacy 2.0 has returned to Ottawa! Members from our nation’s capital and the wider 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Ottawa were invited to join CANFAR in support of our mission to end new HIV transmissions in Canada by 2025. A key pillar of that goal is our National Youth Awareness platform, Sexfluent, which the Legacy 2.0 […]
CANFAR announces headline entertainment for Bloor Street Entertains Official After Party, including Canadian drag legend Brooke Lynn Hytes
BSE Official After Party kicks off at 9:30pm on the eve of World AIDS Day Performances by the “Queen of the North,” Brooke Lynn Hytes, and Canadian dance sensation, Rêve Toronto, October 5, 2022 – The “Queen of the North” will take the stage at Toronto’s Four Seasons Hotel for the BSE Official After Party […]
Event gallery: It’s a LOCK with Tiffany & Co. and CANFAR Legacy 2.0
On September 15, 2022, Tiffany & Co. graciously hosted an incredible soirée at the brand’s flagship Bloor Street location for our Legacy 2.0 Toronto chapter. The occasion marked the launch of Tiffany & Co.’s new unisex LOCK collection as well as toasted to the spirit of cinema and celebration of the arts in Toronto. And […]
Recap: CANFAR at the International AIDS Conference #AIDS2022
The 24th International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2022, hosted at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal, was an overwhelmingly positive experience for CANFAR. We shared many incredible moments with members of the extended CANFAR family as well as the global HIV/AIDS community. We were moved by the reception to CANFAR’s youth awareness resource, Sexfluent, which directly […]
CANFAR announces 26th edition of annual Bloor Street Entertains and kicks off awareness campaign
LET’S END HIV IN CANADA ONCE AND FOR ALL CANFAR announces 26th edition of annual fundraiser ‘Bloor Street Entertains’ in support of HIV research and kicks off awareness campaign Toronto, June 28, 2022 – The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) will hold the 26th edition of its largest fundraising event, Bloor Street Entertains (BSE) […]
CANFAR addresses youth HIV stigma with new youth-driven, sexual health and wellness resource, Sexfluent
Sexfluent is an online resource that provides youth with an inclusive space to explore topics on mental health, sexual health, gender identity and sexuality, and harm reduction. Toronto, ON – Inspired by findings collected from their 2019 National Youth Survey, the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) saw the need to improve and modernize youth […]
CANFAR Re-Launches Legacy 2.0 Chapter in Ottawa
CANFAR expands its social network to go further in raising awareness and preventing HIV in Canada among at-risk youth ages 15-29. OTTAWA, ON – On December 1st, 2021, World AIDS Day, CANFAR re-launched its Ottawa Chapter of the Legacy 2.0 Group. Canada’s IN Magazine spotlights CANFAR’s expanding efforts to grow support of national initiatives aimed […]
Welcome to Sexfluent! CANFAR’s New Youth-Focused HIV & Sexual Empowerment Platform
We are excited to officially launch Sexfluent.ca, CANFAR’s new youth-driven platform aimed at preventing HIV and empowering youth to take ownership of their sexual health. CANFAR is dedicated to ending Canada’s HIV epidemic and for more than 28 years, we have been leading Canada’s only national youth HIV awareness program. We know that the needs […]
CANFAR Publishes Findings from its 2019 National Youth Survey
Currently, there is no up-to-date national data on Canadian youth’s sexual health, mental health, and substance use experiences, as well as HIV attitudes. At the end of 2019, CANFAR conducted a national online survey to hundreds of youth across Canada as part of a landscape assessment for our national youth HIV awareness program. We collected […]