Welcome to CANFAR
The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) was founded in 1987 and aims to end Canada’s HIV epidemic by leading national strategies to increase prevention, testing, treatment and linkage to care, and to end HIV stigma.
Fueled by fundraising, CANFAR supports research, builds awareness and cultivates partnerships.
Over the past three and a half decades, CANFAR has invested more than $24 million in close to 500 grants to HIV/AIDS research projects that have led to tremendous breakthroughs in HIV prevention, testing, access to treatment, stigma, and the search for a cure. In addition, CANFAR annually reaches thousands of Canadian youth and educators through its national youth HIV awareness programs.
CANFAR’s work in ending the HIV epidemic in Canada would not be possible without the support and generosity of our donors.
Our Latest News
Announcing the 2024 CAHR-CANFAR Excellence in HIV Award Recipients
CANFAR and CAHR are excited to announce the recipients of the 2024 CAHR-CANFAR Excellence in HIV Research Awards. These awards, bestowed since 2017, honour mid-career
Research Spotlight: Helping Middle Eastern and North African Youth in Canada
The MENA diaspora, especially youth, face unique challenges while navigating HIV and sexual health access when they settle in Canada.
Research Spotlight: Increasing Uptake through Active-Offer PrEP with Dr. Patrick O’Byrne
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: INCREASING UPTAKE THROUGH ACTIVE-OFFER PREP WITH DR. PATRICK O’BYRNE Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is the use of HIV medication to reduce a person’s
Research Spotlight: How does HIV affect pregnancy?
Women living with HIV can give birth without passing the virus to their babies thanks to breakthrough therapies like antiretroviral therapy (A.R.T.). But many babies born to HIV-positive women experience negative outcomes, some of which are not discovered until a long time after a child is born.
CANFAR UNVEILS “BOLD STRATEGIC” PLAN TO ADDRESS RISE IN HIV CASES AND END THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN CANADA BY THE END OF 2025
Catalyzing action in underserved communities, increasing access to HIV testing and linkage to treatment, and funding implementation projects key to achieving goal Toronto, ON, February
BSE27 raises $1.5 million for CANFAR’s mission to end HIV in Canada
Bloor Street Entertains’ 27th edition was a record-breaking event on Thursday, November 30, 2023. Whether a patron dining at one of the 23 fabulous dinners,
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Ways to Give
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Fundraising Events
Attend our fundraising events, AIDSbeat, Can You Do Lunch? & Bloor Street Entertains.
Legacy 2.0
Join the social network to foster awareness and prevention of HIV for young at risk aged 16-29.
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