#SafeSox
CANFAR and Bustle Clothing have come together for a limited edition collection of #SafeSox in support of ending HIV in Canada. Launching on November 20th, as we lead up to World AIDS Day on December 1st, CANFAR is encouraging Canadians to purchase one of the 15 limited edition CANFAR + Bustle #SafeSox. Socks will available […]
#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 […]
Youth Art Competition 2018
The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) is calling on youth under the age of 30 in select provinces and territories to participate in a national youth art competition with the goal of raising awareness of health services available to young Canadians. We are currently looking for submissions in the following provinces and territories: Newfoundland and […]
New Leadership Announcement
Mr. Andrew Pringle, CM Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Alex Filiatrault as Chief Executive Officer of CANFAR effective Monday, June 25 th. Mr. Filiatrault is a long-standing supporter of CANFAR, and in 2016 was presented with CANFAR’s Volunteer of the […]
CANFAR Announces New Partnership with Seneca College’s School of Media
CANFAR is proud to announce a new partnership with Seneca College’s School of Media. Students from the Public Relations-Corporate Communications program will help to promote this year’s upcoming Bloor Street Entertains gala, which takes place on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. CANFAR has been privileged to have the support for many years of Seneca’s Event Management program, led […]
Thank you to the Team at Raymond James
All of us at CANFAR would like to extend a special thank you to the team at Raymond James, for both volunteering their time at this year’s “AIDSbeat Goes to the Movies” event on Friday, May 4, 2018 and for their extremely generous donation of $2,500. This is the second year in a row that […]
Power of the Arts: CANFAR partners with “SExT: Sex Education by Theatre” to educate Canadian youth about HIV prevention
TORONTO – The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) is proud to announce its largest community partnership with arts-based youth performance group, SExT: Sex Education by Theatre, to reach youth in some of the most remote communities in the country that are most affected by the HIV epidemic. Thanks to CANFAR’s Program Sponsors, including the […]
Ending the HIV Epidemic in Canada by 2025
In Canada, we have reached a point where the number of new HIV diagnoses annually has not decreased. But how close are we to ending HIV in Canada? It is estimated that 2,570 people became infected with HIV in Canada in 2014, only slightly lower than in 2011. This is about one new infection every […]
Portraits of Resilience: Trevor Stratton
Trevor Stratton: a CANFAR Ambassador and the definition of resilience. Trevor was diagnosed with HIV in 1990. He found the courage to turn to his community of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation and to the Indigenous HIV and AIDS movement for support. A mix of Ojibwe and English heritage, Trevor found inner-strength […]
Billy Newton-Davis signs on as a guest judge for AIDSbeat 2018
CANFAR is excited to announce that 4-time Juno Award Winning Vocalist, Billy Newton-Davis, will be a judge at AIDSbeat 2018! Originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio, (a suburb of Cleveland), Billy moved to Toronto in 1980, after time spent in New York. Billy contracted HIV in 1986; however, he did not let the virus prevent him from […]