12/09/2025
If you haven’t had a chance to check out our new report - The State of HIV in Canada: Rights, Progress, and Unfinished Work – you can find it here:
https://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/state-of-hiv-2025/?lang=en
Our report recommends — among many clear steps to be taken — that the Government of Canada immediately expand access to harm reduction services that reduce the transmission of HIV, such as needle and syringe distribution programs and supervised consumption services in prisons and wider communities.
Additionally, the federal government should be doing much more to ensure equitable access to PrEP across Canada, particularly in remote and rural areas. There is much work to be done to end HIV as a public health threat in Canada, and this new report provides a blueprint.
Beyond the need to scale up these services, we are again calling on the Government of Canada to initiate a range of Criminal Code reforms to decriminalize people living with HIV, s*x workers, and people who use drugs. These must be made in line with scientific evidence and human rights standards. And until we see real changes, people will continue to be driven away from health and social service supports that they need to be well.
The State of HIV in Canada details Canada’s efforts to date in working towards the 95-95-95 targets, along with a “report card” outlining what’s happening (or not!) in every province and territory in Canada where data is available.
