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
It Ends With Us: CANFAR Unveils Theme of 2023 Bloor Street Entertains Fundraising Gala and Leads National Campaign to Commemorate World AIDS Day
United efforts reinforce the critical role communities play in ending the HIV epidemic Toronto, November 7, 2023 – The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) today revealed:
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
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
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
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
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
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Fundraising Events
Attend our fundraising events, AIDSbeat, Can You Do Lunch? & Bloor Street Entertains.
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