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HIV Legal Network/Réseau juridique VIH / Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Co-Executive Director

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Active - Last Updated: 2024-05-07

Who is lobbying?

HIV Legal Network/Réseau juridique VIH (Address, activities & membership)

Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Co-Executive Director

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Government Procurement	Case for increasing funding to the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada, and community concerns about the roll-out of the Community Action Fund under said Federal Initiative.	Policies or Program
Health, Justice and Law Enforcement	Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19 Our interest is in ensuring that this law and its application in practice, does not impede access to prevention information, tools and services (eg. needle distribution programs, supervised consumption services, Opioid Agonist Treatment) on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and other health services for people who use drugs.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Health, Justice and Law Enforcement	Corrections and Conditional Release Act, S.C. 1992, c.20 Our interest is in ensuring that this legislation facilitates access to prevention information tools and services on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and facilitates access to adequate care, treatment and support for prisoners with HIV or HCV.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Health, Justice and Law Enforcement	Criminal Code R.S.C. 1985, c. 46 Our interest is in ensuring that this law and its application in practice does not discriminate against people living with HIV or impede access to prevention information, tools and services on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Health, Justice and Law Enforcement	Criminal Code R.S.C. 1985, c.46 Our interest is in ensuring that this law and its application in practice does not impede access to prevention information, tools and services (for example needle distribution programs, supervised consumption services, Opioid Agonist Treatment) on the Human Immunodeficiency (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and other health services for people who use drugs.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Health, Justice and Law Enforcement	Criminal Code, R.S.C 1985, c.46 Our interest is in ensuring that provisions of this statute dealing with sex work do not undermine the health, safety and other human rights of sex workers, including in relation to HIV.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Immigration	Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27 Our interest is in ensuring that this law and its application in practice does not discriminate against people living with HIV and other health conditions.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Subject matter details in previous versions

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	An Act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act (The Jean Chretien Pledge to Africa), S.C. 2004, c.23 Lobbying related to amendments aimed at simplifying further use of the act.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Case for increasing funding to the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada, and community concerns about the roll-out of the Community Action Fund under said Federal Initiative.	Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19 Our interest is in ensuring that this law and its application in practice, does not impede access to prevention information, tools and services (eg. needle exchange programs, supervised injection facilities, methadone treatment) on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other health services for people who use drugs.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Corrections and Conditional Release Act, S.C. 1992, c.20 Our interest is in ensuring that this legislation facilitates access to prevention information tools and services on the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and facilitates access to adequate care, treatment and support for prisoners with HIV.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Criminal Code R.S.C. 1985, c.46 Our interest is in ensuring that this law and its application in practice does not impede access to prevention information, tools and services (for example needle exchange programs, supervised injection facilities, methadone treatment) on the Human Immunodeficiency (HIV) and other health services for people who use drugs.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Criminal Code, R.S.C 1985, c.46 Our interest is in ensuring that provisions of this statute dealing with sex work do not undermine the health, safety and other human rights of sex workers, including in relation to HIV.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Subject matters in previous versions

Constitutional Issues
Government Procurement
Health
Immigration
Industry
Intellectual Property
International Relations
International Trade
Justice and Law Enforcement
Labour
Science and Technology

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Health Canada (HC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Justice Canada (JC)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
Public Safety Canada (PS)
Senate of Canada
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Written communication
Oral communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who are the lobbyists?

Anne-Rachelle Boulanger, Policy Analyst | No public offices held
Janet Butler-McPhee, Co-Executive Director | Public offices held
Andre' Capretti, Policy Analyst | Public offices held
Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Co-Executive Director | No public offices held

Registration number: 949594-15984
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2024-04-24	Randall Garrison, Member of Parliament House of Commons Sarah Manns, Parliamentary Assitant House of Commons	Justice and Law Enforcement
2024-03-05	Ginette Clarke, Manager, Institutional & Community Mental Health Services Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Jonathan Smith, Manager, Epidemiology Services Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)	Health
2024-02-23	René Cormier, Senator Senate of Canada Antoine Marleau, Parliamentary Affairs Advisor Senate of Canada	Justice and Law Enforcement
2024-01-16	Lindsay Jean, Policy Advisor Justice Canada (JC) Jessica Spindler, Policy Advisor \| Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC)	Justice and Law Enforcement
2023-11-30	Fatima Asghar, Junior Policy Advisor Health Canada (HC) Wilder Walker-Stewart, Policy Advisor Health Canada (HC)	Justice and Law Enforcement
2023-08-01	Morna Boyle, Counsel Justice Canada (JC) Ellen Wiltsie-Brown, Counsel Justice Canada (JC)	Justice and Law Enforcement
2023-07-27	Benjamin Schnitzer, Senior Policy and Research Analyst Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)	Justice and Law Enforcement
2023-07-04	Jared Valdes, Parliamentary Affairs and Policy Advisor Health Canada (HC)	Justice and Law Enforcement
2023-06-22	Hoori Hamboyan, Senior Policy Advisor \| Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime, Justice Canada (JC) Mariam Musse, Analyst/Researcher \| Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime, Justice Canada (JC) Benjamin Roebuck, Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime \| Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime, Justice Canada (JC)	Justice and Law Enforcement
2023-06-22	Morna Boyle, Counsel Justice Canada (JC) Nathalie Levman, Senior Counsel Justice Canada (JC) Nathalie Quann, Principal Analyst Justice Canada (JC) Matthew Taylor, Director and General Counsel \| Technical Barriers and Regulations, Justice Canada (JC) Ellen Wiltsie Brown, Counsel Justice Canada (JC)	Justice and Law Enforcement
2023-05-17	Alicia Castelli, Director of Operations \| Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC) Lindsay Jean, Policy Advisor \| Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC) David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Justice Canada (JC) Jessica Spindler, Policy Advisor \| Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Justice Canada (JC)	Justice and Law Enforcement

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HIV Legal Network / Réseau juridique VIH - Address, activities & membership

Address:

1240 Bay Street, Suite 600
Toronto, ON M5R 2A7
Canada

Telephone number: 416-595-1666 Ext. 232

Fax number: 416-595-0094

Contact information in previous versions
- 1240 Bay Street, Suite 600
  Toronto, ON M5R 2A7
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-595-1666 Ext. 229
  
  Fax number: 416-595-0094
- 1240 Bay Street, Suite 600
  Toronto, ON M5B 2A7
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 416-595-1666 Ext. 229
  
  Fax number: 416-595-0094

Description of the organization's activities:
The HIV Legal Network promotes the human rights of people living with and affected by HIV or AIDS, in Canada and internationally. We accomplish this through research, legal and policy analysis, education, advocacy, and community mobilization.

Descriptions of the organization's activity in previous versions:
- The HIV Legal Network promotes the human rights of people living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, in Canada and internationally. We accomplish this through research, legal and policy analysis, education, advocacy, and community mobilization.
- The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network promotes the human rights of people living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, in Canada and internationally. We accomplish this through research, legal and policy analysis, education, advocacy, and community mobilization.
- The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network promotes the human rights of people living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS in Canada and internationally, through research, legal and policy analysis, education and technical support.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The organization's members are front-line AIDS service organizations, other service-providers and community-based organizations, other organizations working on HIV/AIDS and/or human rights and legal issues, legal service providers, and other individuals and organizations interested in HIV/AIDS and particularly legal and human rights issues related to the epidemic, mostly in Canada.

Organization's memberships or classes of memberships in previous versions:
- The organization's members are front-line AIDS service organizations, other non-profit organizations working on HIV/AIDS, legal service providers, and individuals interesting in HIV/AIDS, mostly in Canada.

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$4,340.00	No
Justice Canada (JC)	$59,038.00	Yes
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$328,136.00	Yes
Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)	$224,327.00	No

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2023-03-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$3,810.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Justice Canada (JC)	$75,464.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$287,670.00	Yes
2023-03-31	Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)	$251,876.00	Yes
2022-03-31	Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$3,990.00	Yes
2022-03-31	Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$298,486.00	Yes
2022-03-31	Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)	$62,080.51	Yes

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Director of Communications (National) Environment Canada, Environmental Conservation Branch	April 2006 to August 2006	Not a designated office
Communications Advisor Environment Canada, Pacific Yukon Region	2001 to 2006	Not a designated office
Co-op Student Health Canada, Pacific Yukon Region	2000 to 2001	Not a designated office

Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Lawyer Department of Justice, Quebec Regional office	December 2020 to July 2021	Not a designated office
Articling Student Department of Justice, Quebec Regional office	June 2020 to December 2020	Not a designated office

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