Events & fundraisers
Bloor Street Entertains 30th Anniversary
Over the past three decades, BSE has raised more than $18.9 million to support CANFAR’s HIV/AIDS research projects—leading to tremendous breakthroughs in HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and the search for a cure. Join Co-chairs Sylvia Mantella, Janice Fricker, Candice Sinclair and Michael Liebrock at the 30th anniversary on Thursday, November 19, 2026.
Vancouver Entertains
Canada’s largest gala in support of HIV/AIDS Research heads back to the West Coast on Friday, October 16, 2026, with the Official After Party at the Telus Garden. Join Co-chairs Christie Garofalo, Candice Sinclair and Jay McCauley at the second edition of our signature fundraiser in Vancouver.
Take Off to Pride (Ottawa)
Take off for Pride with the Legacy Project and the Ottawa International Airport Authority on Tuesday, August 25 at the Beyond the Pale Taproom in the Byward Market. Your ticket includes a welcome drink, passed bites, live entertainment, and thought-provoking discussions with a room full of allies.
Pride BBQ (Montreal)
Nacarat Terrace at the Fairmont QE is throwing a Pride BBQ in support of CANFAR on Sunday, August 9, 2026. Think good food, great music, and the kind of afternoon where nobody checks the time. All of it outdoors, with the energy of Fierté as the energizing backdrop!
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CANFAR is a national, independent organization advancing HIV knowledge and science. Fueled by fundraising, we invest in and foster effective research, build awareness, and cultivate partnerships to share expertise and encourage joint action. We have given more than $26 million in grants to HIV/AIDS research projects. Together, these nearly 600 projects have helped achieve breakthroughs in HIV prevention, testing, access to treatment, combatting stigma, and the search for a cure.
CANFAR is a national, independent organization advancing HIV knowledge and science. Fueled by fundraising, we invest in and foster effective research, build awareness, and cultivate partnerships to share expertise and encourage joint action.
Current research
CANFAR is driving the next generation of HIV research. Through our Research Cycles, CANFAR supports early-career investigators as they launch bold, high-impact ideas across all areas of HIV research: prevention, treatment, care, and cure.
HIV in Canada today*
Canada saw a 3.3% decrease in diagnoses in 2024 since 2023.
The national rate of new HIV diagnoses for 2024 was 5.5 per 100,000 population.
*HIV in Canada: 2024 surveillance highlights from Public Health Agency of Canada
CANFAR's National Ambassadors
CANFAR’s National Ambassador Program engages diverse people from various backgrounds to spread awareness across the country about HIV stigma, and is vital to engaging Canadians through stories of people living with, and impacted by, HIV.
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Recent Work & Funded Projects
Our Healthbox
Smart vending machines distributing sexual health and harm reduction supplies in under-resourced communities in Canada. A joint project with ReachNexus and the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions.
I-AM.HEALTH
Improving access to HIV self-test kits through a national website. You can order HIV self-test kits for free and get connected to status-neutral care after you take the test.
Thank You To Our Partners
