HIV Legal Network / Réseau juridique VIH
Registration:
24
of
32
(2020-10-01
to
2021-05-12)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, Policies or Program
- 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.
Policies or Program
- 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.