HIV plain and simple
ASO411 – Locate an AIDS Service Organization (ASO) or other HIV related service in your area
HIV hotlines
Want to talk with someone? Provinces and territories have set up toll-free phone lines you can call to get answers to your questions about HIV.
- Alberta:
- 1-800-772-2437
- British Columbia:
- 1-800-661-4337
- Eastern Arctic:
- 1-800-661-0795
- Manitoba:
- 1-800-782-2437
- Newfoundland and Labrador:
- 1-800-563-1575
- New Brunswick:
- 1-800-561-4009
- Northwest Territories:
- 1-800-661-0844
- Nunavut:
- 1-800-661-0795
- Nova Scotia:
- 1-800-566-2437
- Ontario:
- 1-800-668-2437
- Prince Edward Island:
- 1-800-314-2437
- Quebec:
- Contact your local CLSC or call Info-Santé 811
- Saskatchewan:
- 1-800-667-6876
- Yukon:
- 1-800-661-0408 x8323
Everything you need to know about HIV without all the jargon
- What is HIV?
- How is HIV transmitted?
- How can I protect myself and others?: Safer sex / Substance use and harm reduction / Mother to child (vertical) transmission / PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) / PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)
- I've just been diagnosed with HIV. What do I do now?
- How is HIV treated?
- What do I need to know about hepatitis C if I already have HIV?
What is HIV?
The basic facts about HIV and how it can cause AIDS
- HIV & AIDS Basic Facts – This brochure offers the basics on HIV transmission, testing and treatment.
- HIV... the Basics from Managing your health
- Just diagnosed with HIV
- For more information on HIV testing and diagnosis, please visit testing and diagnosis.
- For more information on how HIV is transmitted, please visit biology of HIV transmission
- For more information on how to reduce the risk of infection, please visit sexual health and safer sex, substance use and harm reduction, and prevention technologies.
- For more information on populations at risk for HIV, please visit specific populations.
- For more information on HIV statistics in Canada, please visit HIV statistics.
Web sites
- What is HIV/AIDS? from the Public Health Agency of Canada
- HIV/AIDS: The Basics from the AIDS Committee of Toronto
How is HIV transmitted?
Information on how HIV can pass from one person to another
- HIV & AIDS Basic Facts – This brochure offers the basics on HIV transmission, testing and treatment.
- How is HIV transmitted? from Managing your health
- HIV Transmission Guidelines for Assessing Risk from the Canadian AIDS Society
- For more information on HIV testing and diagnosis, please visit testing and diagnosis.
- For more information on how HIV is transmitted, please visit biology of HIV transmission.
- For more information on how to reduce the risk of infection, please visit sexual health and safer sex, substance use and harm reduction, and prevention technologies.
- For more information on populations at risk for HIV, please visit specific populations.
Web sites
- What is HIV/AIDS? from the Public Health Agency of Canada
- How could I become infected with HIV? from the AIDS Committee of Toronto
How can I protect myself and others?
Information on how to prevent the transmission of HIV
Safer sex
Information on how to reduce the sexual transmission of HIV
- HIV & AIDS Basic Facts – This brochure offers the basics on HIV transmission, testing and treatment.
- Sex + HIV: it's worth knowing the facts and risks: a booklet for teens
- For more information on safer sex, please visit sexual health and safer sex and specific populations.
Web sites
- Safer Sex Guides & Information from TheBody.com
Substance use and harm reduction
Information for reducing the risks for HIV transmission in people who use substances
- Pre*fix: harm reduction for +users
- HIV & AIDS Basic Facts – This brochure offers the basics on HIV transmission, testing and treatment.
- For more information on harm reduction and people who use drugs, please visit substance use and harm reduction and specific populations.
Web sites
- Safer drug use from CATIE’s hepatitis C Web site
Mother to child (vertical) transmission
Information on preventing or reducing the risk for HIV transmission in pregnancy, childbirth and infancy
- Women and HIV from Managing your health
- You can have a healthy pregnancy if you are HIV positive from Voices of Positive Women and CATIE
- For more information on mother to child transmission, please visit reproductive and maternal health and specific populations.
Web sites
- HIV Treatment in Pregnancy from The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis)
Information about PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis), a treatment that may prevent HIV infection after the virus has entered the body
- Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) from CATIE
- For more information about PEP, please visit post-exposure prophylaxis for prevention (PEP).
PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)
Information about PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a treatment that may reduce the risk of HIV infection
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) from CATIE
- For more information about PrEP, please visit pre-exposure prophylaxis for prevention (PrEP).
I've just been diagnosed with HIV. What do I do now?
Basic information for someone who has been diagnosed with HIV
- Just diagnosed with HIV
- Just diagnosed with HIV animated video (requires broadband connection)
- ASO411 – locate an AIDS Service Organization (ASO) or other HIV-related service in your area
How is HIV treated?
Information on treatments for HIV
- Treatments from Managing your health
Web sites
- Treating HIV – CATIE's Web resources devoted to treatment information
What do I need to know about hepatitis C if I already have HIV?
Everything you need to know about HIV and hepatitis C co-infection
If you are looking for information on Hepatitis C or other STIs, please visit hepatitis C and sexually transmitted infections overview.
- HIV & Hep C from CATIE's Hepatitis C Web site
- Living with HIV and Hepatitis C Co-infection – some basic questions answered about living with both HIV and hepatitis C
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