Registration - In-house Organization

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

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: HIV Legal Network / Réseau juridique VIH
Previous in-house organization names
Responsible Officer Name: Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Co-Executive Director
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2007-09-20
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 949594-15984

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 299

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

Version 22 of 32 (2019-12-19 to 2020-07-14)

Registration versions:

Version 22 of 32 (2019-12-19 to 2020-07-14)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

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

Subject Matter Details

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.

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.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication

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

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: 2019-03-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)	$3,360.00	No
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)	$246,057.00	Yes

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

Sandra Chu, Director of Research and Advocacy | No public offices held
Richard Elliott, Executive Director | No public offices held
Cecile Kazatchkine, Senior Policy Analyst | No public offices held
Maurice Tomlinson, Senior Policy Analyst | No public offices held

HIV Legal Network/Réseau juridique VIH

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
HIV Legal Network/Réseau juridique VIH	2020-07-14	current
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network	2008-10-15	2020-07-14

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network

HIV Legal Network / Réseau juridique VIH

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Sandra Ka Hon Chu	2021-07-01	Current
Richard Elliott	2007-09-20	2021-07-01

Date Modified:: 2025-03-12

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Registration - In-house Organization

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

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 22 of 32 (2019-12-19 to 2020-07-14)

Version 22 of 32 (2019-12-19 to 2020-07-14)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program

Policies or Program

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization