CANFAR SET TO BRING ‘CANADA’S MOST OUTSTANDING EVENT’ TO VANCOUVER THIS OCTOBER
Vancouver Entertains, the West Coast Edition of the award-winning Bloor Street Entertains, takes over luxury retailers for exciting philanthropic dinners the evening of October 24, 2025. For Immediate Release VANCOUVER, July 21, 2025–The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) is thrilled to announce the first edition of the ‘Vancouver Entertains’ gala taking place in Vancouver […]
TD Bank Group supports CANFAR’s youth sexual health education through Sexfluent.ca
Sexfluent to receive $300,000 over 3 years to amplify the reach and engagement among Canada’s youth in their sexual health. CANFAR is excited to announce that TD Bank Group (TD) has generously pledged $300,000 over the next three years through its corporate citizenship platform, the TD Ready Commitment, to support the growth and expansion of […]
World AIDS Day: The Cycle of Stigma
We spoke to Julie Thomas, Program Manager at Healing Our Nations, about the impact HIV stigma has on rising rates in communities from coast-to-coast. After nearly two decades at Healing Our Nations, Julie Thomas is intimately aware of the role HIV stigma plays in HIV prevention, testing and treatment. She sees it among the 33 […]
World AIDS Day: Harm Reduction Works
https://youtu.be/IEVdE-GFqNw We spoke with Shiny Mary Varghese, Executive Director of AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan, about the role of harm reduction in ending the HIV epidemic in Canada. Injection drug use accounts for almost 1 in 5 new HIV cases in Canada. AIDS Programs South Saskatchewan is responding to the ‘syndemic’ – the co-mingling of the […]
World AIDS Day: Barriers to Testing
We spoke with Alexandre Dumont Blais, Executive Director of RÉZO Santé in Montréal, about the need for better access to testing to help end the hiv epidemic in canada. In July to September this year, the team at RÉZO experienced incredible demand with their pop-up testing site, La Zone Rose, right in the heart of Montréal’s […]
World AIDS Day: Indigenous-led Response
We spoke to Jessy Dame, Director of the 2-Spirit Program at the Community Based Research Centre (CBRC) about how Indigenous communities are leading the response to their sexual health. Jessy Dame, R.N., wants allies to know that Indigenous people are taking back space and have the right to self-determine their own sexual health needs in […]
World AIDS Day: Access to Cultural Care
We spoke to notisha massaquoi, assistant professor at the university of toronto, department of health & society, and CANFAR board member, about the importance of cultural care for african, caribbean and black women. Notisha Massaquoi’s impact on HIV care best practices can be felt in projects like Women’s Health in Women’s Hands, The Black Health […]
Study: Evaluating CANFAR’s National Youth Awareness Platform, Sexfluent.ca
CANFAR partners with York University to conduct a national study evaluating its youth resource, SEXFLUENT CANFAR is proud to announce its partnership with York University on a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) grant to conduct a national community-based research (CBR) study evaluating its digital youth resource, Sexfluent.ca. The study, entitled, “Let’s get Sexfluent! Exploring […]
Q&A with the HIV Legal Network
Q&A with the HIV Legal Network HIV criminalization stops people from getting tested. It stops people from disclosing their status. It perpetuates institutional stigma. We cannot end the HIV epidemic without decriminalization. The HIV Legal Network promotes the human rights of people living with HIV or AIDS and other populations disproportionately affected by HIV, punitive laws […]
Drag Story Hour: Black History Month
Famous Black people living with HIV throughout history CANFAR National Ambassador Jade Elektra reads from her HIV storybook about famous Black people living with HIV from history. Watch now, and scroll below to learn more! https://vimeo.com/801444240 People from African, Caribbean and Black communities are disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS, making up only 2.5% of […]