HIV self-testing kits are now approved in Canada!
The CANFAR2025 campaign launches to support initiatives that will lead to end of the HIV epidemic in Canada in next 5 years TORONTO, November 3, 2020 – A major breakthrough in the fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Canada, it is now possible to purchase and self-administer a test for HIV in one’s home […]
Join the Magic of Bloor Street Entertains… at home!
Dear CANFAR community, We are now just a few months away from 2021 and we still find ourselves navigating in uncharted waters! With the ups and downs of our new pandemic reality, it feels like CANFAR, like many other organizations, has been reinventing itself again and again over the past few months. We held a […]
CANFAR’s Statement on Diversity and Inclusion
Looking back at this past month, we have a lot to reflect on and more work ahead of us. June marked Pride month, National Indigenous History month as well as a global movement of protest in support of Black Lives Matter and against racial injustice — all while we continue to grapple with the ongoing […]
New progress in the fight to end HIV in Canada by 2025
New progress in the fight to end HIV in Canada by 2025 TORONTO – A new initiative sponsored by the CIHR Centre for REACH 3.0 and the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) seeks to end the stigma that inhibits Canada’s progress to reaching its goal to end the HIV epidemic by 2025. The Positive […]
CANFAR launches Bloor Street Entertains Campaign: “Becoming Family”
CANFAR launches Bloor Street Entertains Campaign: “Becoming Family” Toronto – The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) will hold the 23rd edition of its largest fundraising event, Bloor Street Entertains on November 27th in Toronto, presented by returning Signature Partner BMO. To celebrate the long-standing tradition that is Bloor Street Entertains and to highlight its […]
CANFAR is pleased to jointly fund Canada’s first HIV self-test study
HIV infections are still on the rise in Canada. In fact, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, in 2017, 14% of people living with HIV remain undiagnosed, which represents 9,090 individuals living with HIV who are unaware of their status. Current HIV testing approaches are not reaching the undiagnosed, who are estimated to […]
AIDSbeat 2019 presents “Back to the Movies”
The annual anticipated fundraising event of the summer AIDSbeat in support of CANFAR is back once again on June 7th, 2019 with a mission to fund all aspects of HIV research and end HIV in Canada. AIDSbeat 2019 presents “Back to the Movies” an annual rock ‘n’ roll battle of the bands charity bash organized […]
CANFAR partners with SExT: Sex Education by Theatre on second national tour
Starting this May 9th, SExT: Sex Education by Theatre in partnership with The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) will once again perform in a national high schools’ tour to promote sexual health education to youth in some of Canada’s most remote communities that are greatly affected by the HIV and STI epidemic. Recently, the […]
Tunnel Vision Music Video Release
TORONTO – On November 25th, 2018, in honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, SExT: Sex Education by Theatre in partnership with The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) will release their second music video #TunnelVision highlighting the topic of domestic violence. Watch Tunnel Vision Now: November 25th, 2018 marks the International […]
#ONLYYESMEANSYES
TORONTO – In partnership with The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR), arts-based youth performance group, SExT: Sex Education by Theatre, is set to release brand new music video Bodak Consent on October 2nd, 2018 shining a light on consensual behavior, safer sex practices, and HIV prevention WATCH BODAK CONSENT NOW: On October 2nd, 2018, The Canadian […]