Registry of Lobbyists

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: 290

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 3

Version 1 of 30 (2007-09-20 to 2007-10-16)

Version 1 of 30 (2007-09-20 to 2007-10-16) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Organization Information

Organization: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
1240 Bay Street, Suite 600
Toronto, ON  M5B 2A7
Canada
Telephone number: 416-595-1666  Ext.: 229
Fax number: 416-595-0094  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: Richard Elliott, Executive Director  
 
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, 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 non-profit organizations working on HIV/AIDS, legal service providers, and individuals interesting in HIV/AIDS, mostly in Canada.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? Yes
End date of the organization's last completed financial year: 2006-03-31
 
List of Government Funding
Government Institution Funding Received in Last Financial Year
Public Health Agency of Canada $928,459.00
Health Canada -- International Affairs $5,153.74
Canadian International Development Agency $61,183.69

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: Richard Elliott
Position title: Executive Director
Public offices held: No
 
Name: Alana Klein
Position title: Senior policy analyst
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Leon Mar
Position title: Communications director
Public offices held: Yes
 
Name: Richard Pearshouse
Position title: Senior policy analyst
Public offices held: No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Health Canada (HC), Industry Canada, Members of the House of Commons
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Aboriginal Affairs, Health, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Justice and Law Enforcement
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: January 2007: Sent a letter and brief report to all members of Parliament regarding the report of the House of Commons Subcommittee on Solicitation Laws.January 2007: Sent a letter and brief analysis to Health Canada and Industry Canada on Canadian Access to Medicines Regime.
Subject Matter: Prospective: Will submit testimony to hearings that we believe will take place in the House of Commons Industry Committee on the Canadian Access to Medicines Regime (possibly late March or early April; date not yet set). Will also attend meeting with some federal officials and representatives of health ministries in Africa on ways in which the CAMR might be simplified (April 18-19).Will release report on HIV/AIDS programs in federal corrections facilities.Will release report on barriers to HIV prevention services for people who use drugs (main target is not federal policy-makers, but they will be sent the report for information).
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services in federal correction facilities.HIV prevention services for people who use drugs. (Mostly a provincial concern, but some federal policies have an impact on these services.)
Regulation Regulations constituting the Canadian Access to Medicines Regime (regulations attached to the 2004 Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa Act)




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