World AIDS Day 2025
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What is World AIDS Day?
 | World AIDS Day, December 1, which also launches the start of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week in Canada, is a time for reflection on what we have achieved with regard to the national and global response to HIV, and what we still must achieve. |
HIV/AIDS in Canada
How close is Canada to reaching its global targets for HIV testing, treatment and viral suppression? The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) monitors the HIV epidemic in Canada. PHAC estimated that at the end of 2022 there were 65,270 Canadians with HIV. An estimated 89% of the people in Canada with HIV were diagnosed and aware they had HIV. This means that an estimated 11% of people with HIV were undiagnosed at the end of 2022. For a summary of the most recent estimates for HIV infections in Canada see Canada’s progress towards ending the HIV epidemic, 2022. |
World AIDS Day digital toolkit
| Are you looking for images, videos and sample messaging to promote #WorldAIDSDay and Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week (#IAAW) in your organization's email newsletters or social media channels? CATIE has created a toolkit with downloadable multimedia files. Check it out. |
Order resources for World AIDS Day 2025
| Visit the CATIE Ordering Centre for recommended educational resources to spread awareness in your community. |  |
Share multilingual.catie.ca with your clients
| CATIE's multilingual website offers essential information about HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis in Indigenous languages and those most commonly spoken by immigrant communities in Canada. It offers clear, up-to-date information on these health conditions, including how they are transmitted, testing and treatment options, as well as where to find services. |  |
Share information about HIV
Watch and share these CATIE videos:
HIV Basics
Seven Ways to Prevent HIV
A new way of looking at HIV risk
Take a facilitated course on HIV
Register for a free online course:
Get more information
Learn more about HIV testing, prevention, treatment and care from CATIE’s publications.
- HIV Basics
- HIV Testing: Everything you need to know
- I Know My HIV Status: Facts About HIV Testing
- Seven Ways to Prevent HIV
- The Power of Undetectable: What you need to know about HIV treatment as prevention
- PrEP to Prevent HIV: Your Questions Answered
- PEP: Preventing HIV after a potential exposure
- Feeding your baby: A guide to infant feeding for people living with HIV
- The Positive Side
For youth-friendly information, check out Sexfluent, a site for youth from the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR).
A history of HIV/AIDS
A timeline of some of the important Canadian and international developments that have occurred over the history of the HIV epidemic.
What's happening in your community for World AIDS Day?
A listing of World AIDS Day events across Canada.