LINKS to other sources of information
The following links may be of interest to anyone interested in or concerned about the law, services and HIV/AIDS.
[HALCO is not responsible for the content of any site listed, nor does a link on our site imply an endorsement. ]
For more information about HIV/AIDS and the law, as well as research and policy documents concerning HIV & Prisons, HIV and Criminal Law, HIV/AIDS and Discrimination and many other issues:
Canadian HIV / AIDS Legal Network
www.aidslaw.ca
AIDS & Sexual Health InfoLine is a province-wide confidential anonymous service staffed by counsellors who offer assistance in many languages:
Toll-free in Ontario 1-800-668-2437
Toronto: 416-392-2437
www.toronto.ca/health/ai_index.htm
For more information on HIV/AIDS, including issues, networks, treatment:
Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange - CATIE :
www.catie.ca
Canadian AIDS Society - CAS:
www.cdnaids.ca
Ontario AIDS Network - OAN:
www.ontarioaidsnetwork.on.ca
Ontario HIV Treatment Network - OHTN:
www.ohtn.on.ca
For free Public Legal Education Information:
Community Legal Education Ontario "CLEO "
www.cleo.on.ca
Click here for a link to CLEO's on-line Order Form.
Click here for CLEO's Discard List to find out which indicates publications are out of date and should be discarded (you can recycle out of date CLEO publications in any paper recycling program).
CLEONet for community workers and advocates:
www.cleonet.ca
Ontario's Community Legal Clinics can provide free legal information and assistance:
-To find your local community legal clinic:
www.legalaid.on.ca/en/contact/contact.asp?type=cl
-To find out about specialty legal clinics:
www.legalaid.on.ca/en/contact/contact.asp?type=scl
Legal Aid Ontario and sources of legal assistance in Ontario:
Legal Aid Ontario:
toll-free: 1-800-668-8258
Toronto: 416-979-1446
www.legalaid.on.ca
Government of Ontario:
Main site - Government of Ontario
www.gov.on.ca
Service Ontario
www.serviceontario.ca
Justice Ontario
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/justice-ont
Ontario Disability Support Program [including the ODSP policy directives]:
Ministry of Community and Social Services
www.mcss.gov.on.ca/mcss/english/pillars/social/
directives/ODSP_incomesupport.htm
Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board
www.ltb.gov.on.ca
Ontario Ministry of Health
www.health.gov.on.ca
The Ontario Legislature
www.ontla.on.ca
To find your electoral district/your Member of Ontario Provincial Parliament:
www.electionsontario.on.ca
Government of Canada:
Main Site - Government of Canada
www.gc.ca
Service Canada
www.servicecanada.gc.ca
Health Canada
www.hc-sc.gc.ca
Employment Insurance Program
www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/employment/ei/index.shtml
Canada Pension Plan / Income Security Programs
www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/oas-cpp/index.shtml
To find/contact your federal Member of Parliament [Canada]
www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Compilations/HouseOfCommons/
MemberByPostalCode.aspx?Menu=HOC
For a comprehensive listing of federal and provincial government benefits:
Canada Benefits
www.canadabenefits.gc.ca
For more information on services and advocacy for people living with HIV in Ontario:
ASO411 - information about AIDS Service Organizations "ASOs" in Ontario:
www.aso411.ca
The Ontario AIDS Network - OAN
www.ontarioaidsnetwork.on.ca
AIDS Committee of Toronto - ACT
www.actoronto.org
Toronto People With AIDS Foundation
www.pwatoronto.org
Voices of Positive Women
www.vopw.org
Africans in Partnership Against AIDS - APAA
www.apaa.ca
Alliance for South Asian AIDS Prevention - ASAAP
www.asaap.ca
Asian Community AIDS Services - ACAS
www.acas.org
Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention - Black C.A.P.
www.black-cap.com
Prisoners' HIV/AIDS Support Action Network - PASAN
www.pasan.org
Community Development/
Social Justice/Advocacy:
CLEONet - for community workers and advocates
www.cleonet.ca
Advocacy Centre for Tenants - Ontario
www.acto.ca
DisAbled Women's Network (DAWN)
dawn.thot.net
Income Security Advocacy Centre
www.incomesecurity.org
Ontario Project for Inter-Clinic Community Organizing (OPICCO)
www.opicco.org
For more information about the Residential Tenancies Act and the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board:
Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board
www.ltb.gov.on.ca
Advocacy Centre for Tenants - Ontario
www.acto.ca
Federation of Metro Tenants' Associations
www.torontotenants.org
Landlord's Self Help Centre
www.landlordselfhelp.com
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