There are laws that criminalize HIV non-disclosure in Canada. There are also laws that deal with the release of personal medical information related to HIV/AIDS test results and prescription drug claim histories in Ontario. Included here is information about eligibility for certain benefits through the Ontario Disability Support Plan (ODSP) or the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Health and Disability – HIV/AIDS
Resources: HIV/AIDS
In Ontario, people can get tested for HIV without giving their name or address. This is called "anonymous testing." This booklet describes how to get tested, how to find anonymous test sites, and what happens when people are tested. It also explains...
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2013
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Booklet/PDFThis guide provides general legal information about planning for illness and death for people in Ontario. Topics in the booklet include: Powers of attorney, wills, planning for your children, your home, benefits, resources, services, and more.
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English, French (français)This document looks at HIV-related legal questions of agencies that provide services to women in Canada. It is meant to help service providers inform the women they work with, and to guide service providers about their responsibilities with respect to...
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English, French (français)This is a series of four info sheets on the human rights of women living with or vulnerable to HIV in Canada. The titles are:
- Women in Prison, HIV and Hepatitis C. Topics in this info sheet include Women in prison: a Canadian...
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English, French (français)This is a series of five info sheets on the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure in Canada.
1. Criminalization of HIV non-disclosure: current Canadian law
2. Prosecutions under the Criminal Code
3. Does criminalizing HIV non-...
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English, French (français)Under Canadian law, people living with HIV may be guilty of a crime for not disclosing their HIV-positive status before engaging in certain activities. This document has information about the current state of Canadian criminal law regarding HIV non-...
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English, French (français)This resource has updated information for people living with HIV about eligibility for the Ontario Disability Support Program Special (ODSP) Diet Allowance. It includes a poster about HIV and Special Diet Allowance changes in 2011, and further...
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EnglishThis information sheet explains the Special Diet Allowance changes for people living with HIV who are receiving a current ODSP Special Diet Allowance. These changes take effect on April 1, 2011. Also included is a letter to health care professionals...
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EnglishThis guide has legal information about HIV disclosure and was developed by gay men living with HIV. Topics include the legal duty to disclose before sex, reducing the risk of criminal charges and convictions, laws that protect individuals from...
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English, French (français)This information sheet describes the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefit and some of the ways that the plan's rules may act as barriers to income security for people living with HIV/AIDS. There is information on how to qualify for CPP and how...
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EnglishThis information sheet outlines the basic rules of the Employment Insurance sickness benefit. It describes the barriers that people living with HIV/AIDS and other disabilities may face when trying to access the benefit. There are also descriptions of...
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EnglishThis information sheet describes how long-term disability (LTD) benefits contracts may provide income security for people unable to work due to disability. There is information on how these contracts may act as barriers to income security for people...
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