CAS has changed offices as of this week! We are now located at: 170 Laurier Ave W, Suite 602 Ottawa, ON K1P 5V5 Our phone number is still the same: 613-230-3580
We’ve moved!
Position Statement: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable
U = U (Undetectable Equals Untransmittable) Not since the introduction of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in 1996 has there been as significant a milestone as U=U (Undetectable Equals Untransmittable). Ever since Swiss HIV experts produced the first-ever consensus statement in 2008 to say that HIV-positive individuals on effective antiretroviral therapy are sexually non-infectious, CAS has been noting… Read More »
National HIV Testing Day: June 27th, 2019
Thank you to everyone who participated in national HIV Testing Day in 2018. Stay tuned for more information about national HIV Testing Day 2019!
Canadian AIDS Society’s Updates
This post is to update you on some of the latest activities by the Canadian AIDS Society (CAS). Unfortunately, Federal government funding has been significantly cut to community-based HIV organizations across the country. While CAS was not successful in securing a contribution agreement from PHAC, we continue to advocate and lobby quite heavily to secure… Read More »
Patient And Health Groups Call Out “Unfair” Federal Plan To Tax Medical Cannabis
Bad news in the HIV world today. The decision to apply excise tax to medical cannabis affects Canadians living in pain, including people living with HIV. This decision is inappropriate and is an unfair burden on patients who suffer from chronic pain said Gary Lacasse. CAS is in alignment with the Arthritis Society‘s position to strongly… Read More »
HIV/AIDS groups scramble for cash after federal transition funds dry up
This article written by Beatrice Britneff from Global News talks about 40 community-based HIV/AIDS groups that were defunded and lost thousands of dollars each in annual funding including Bruce House and AIDS Saskatoon. The Canadian AIDS Society – Société canadienne du sida is one of them. Neglecting programs dedicated to supporting those living with the virus is ‘’dangerous’’ according to… Read More »
Ottawa AIDS Walk on chopping block, one year after revival; Scotiabank terminates sponsorship
The Global News article written by Beatrice Britneff explains how we, in the Canadian AIDS Society, are struggling to find a big corporation to back the multi-city AIDS Walk, after one of the country’s biggest banks terminated its sponsorship. Indeed, Scotiabank served as the primary sponsor of the 30-year-old event for the past decade, bankrolling… Read More »
Job Posting – CAS is looking for a National Programs Manager
The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) seeks a National Programs Manager at the national office in Ottawa. Responsibilities: The primary responsibility of the National Programs Manager will be to plan and facilitate community development, capacity building and research initiatives in the areas of drug policy, harm reduction, and the use of cannabis for medical purposes. The… Read More »
New Digital Presence for Memorial Quilt Reflects Pain and Progress of AIDS Movement in Canada
Digital quilt launched as Canadian AIDS Society fights to stay open FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, April 16, 2018 – Today, The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS) launched quilt.ca, a website reflecting our nation’s historical losses to HIV/AIDS and serving as a living memory of the almost 25,000 Canadians who have died of AIDS and related causes.… Read More »
Update on the Development of the GIPA Roadmap Developed by the Canadian AIDS Society in January 2018
For the past several years, the Canadian AIDS Society have hosted a People Living with HIV (PLWHIV) Forum which brings together people living with HIV across Canada to help review CAS’ work for the year and to set directions for the future. The 2017 Forum held in Regina was a success because it helped empower… Read More »
