Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Canada's Access to Medicines Regime
- Constitutional Issues
- Harm reduction measures in federal prisons
- Health
- HIV prevention and treatment services in federal correctional facilies
- Immigration
- Industry
- Intellectual Property
- International Relations
- International Trade
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Negotiations at UN CND regarding political declaration
- Science and Technology
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Obtain contributions from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and Health Canada - International Affair Directorate (IAD) under the "Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada" program and CIDA funding
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Amendments to sections 210-213 of the Criminal Code to protect the health and human rights of sex workers
- Canada's Access to Medicines Regime - re: amending existing legislation to simplify further use.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Criminal Code; Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and related regulations and legislative amendments. Our interest is in ensuring that these laws and regulations, and their application in practice, do not impede access to HIV prevention information, tools and services (eg. needle exchange programs, supervised injection facilities, methadone treatment) and other health services for people who use drugs.
Policies or Program
- Canadian delegation's position on global drug control law and policy (including the role of harm reduction and other health services) at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs, including in the context of negotiations over a political declaration adopted on this subject by UN members states.
- Corrections and Conditional Release Act; Commissioner's Directives. Our interest in is ensuring that these facilitate access to HIV prevention information, tools and services, and facilitate access to adequate care, treatment and support for prisoners with HIV.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada
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Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
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Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC)
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Health Canada (HC)
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Industry Canada
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Members of the House of Commons
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Office of the Correctional Investigator
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Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Senate of Canada
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
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.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Richard Elliott,
Executive Director
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.
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2009-03-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Health Canada (HC)
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$9,938.00
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Yes
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Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
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$2,012.00
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Yes
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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$703,350.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1240 Bay Street, Suite 600
Toronto, ON M5B 2A7
Canada
Telephone number:
416-595-1666
Ext.
229
Fax number:
416-595-0094
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Patricia Allard,
Deputy Director |
No public offices held
- Sandra Chu,
Senior Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
- Richard Elliott,
Executive Director |
No public offices held
- Gilles Marchildon,
Communications Director |
No public offices held
- Cailin Morrison,
Legal Advisor |
No public offices held
- Alison Symington,
Senior Policy Analyst |
No public offices held
