HIV Criminalization - Black Communities
These materials were prepared by the HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario (HALCO), HIV Legal Network, African Caribbean Council on HIV/ AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO), Africans in Partnership Against AIDS (APAA), and Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP). Read more
Towards Access for All
In this report, we share best and promising practices with the aim of promoting shelter accessibility across Canada for women and gender-diverse people. Read more
Charter challenge to the Community Care and Recovery Act
Get all the information on the Constitutional Challenge to keep Consumption Treatment Service Sites operating in Ontario. Court dates are scheduled for March 24 and 25, 2025. Read more
Indigenous Legal Resources
We partnered with CAAN and HALCO to provide information specifically for Indigenous communities about HIV criminalization and drug policy. Read more
Legal Network Land Acknowledgement
The HIV Legal Network works on the land now called Canada, which is located on treaty lands, stolen lands, and unceded territories of Indigenous groups and communities who have respected and cared for this land since time immemorial. We work to address the ongoing injustices and resulting health inequities faced by Indigenous Peoples that contribute to the disproportionate impact of the HIV epidemic on Indigenous communities. We are committed to learning to work in solidarity and to dismantling and decolonizing practices and institutions to respect Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous ways of knowing and being.
News Releases
- March 31, 2025 – MEDIA RELEASE: Despite Ontario Superior Court injunction recognizing irreparable harm, most remaining supervised consumption sites still facing forced closure tomorrow
- March 26, 2025 – Media Statement: The Neighbourhood Group Community Services and HIV Legal Network’s Comment Following the Conclusion of the Ontario Superior Court Constitutional Challenge on Supervised Consumption Sites
- March 25, 2025 – STATEMENT: ONTARIO’S SO-CALLED COMMUNITY CARE AND RECOVERY ACT THREATENS THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND LIBERTY OF MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITIES PROVINCE-WIDE
Blog Posts
- March 25, 2025 – Podcast – Talking to Interveners in the Charter Challenge to Ontario’s Plan to Close Safe Consumption Sites
- February 20, 2025 – No “Failed Experiment” Here: Supervised Consumption Sites Save Lives in Ontario, and Beyond
- February 13, 2025 – Share some love AND support the HIV Legal Network this Valentine’s Day
