Looking for more information?
Disclosure decisions can be difficult. You can seek additional information and support from:
- Community-based HIV organization(s)
- Peer support worker(s)
- Counsellor(s) (for example: employment, mental health)
- Health care provider(s)
We have highlighted resources tailored specifically for people living with episodic disabilities in general.
Canadian Resources
Realize
www.realizecanada.org/en/our-work/consumer-information/
HIV Legal Network – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 1: DISCLOSURE AT WORK booklet
www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/know-your-rights-1-disclosure-at-work/?lang=en
HIV Legal Network – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 2: ACCOMMODATION IN THE WORKPLACE booklet
www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/know-your-rights-2-accommodation-in-the-workplace/?lang=en
Provincial bodies
www.cdnaids.ca/members/
Human Rights Codes by Province and Territory in Canada
ccdi.ca/media/1414/20171102-publications-overview-of-hr-codes-by-province-final-en.pdf
Ontario Human Rights Codes
www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90h19/v21#BK1
EmploymentAction
www.employmentaction.org/job-seekers/what-about-working-with-hiv/what-about-disclosure-and-my-legal-rights
HIV & employment framework
www.realizecanada.org/wp-content/uploads/S_Rueda2-GettingtoWorkCUHRRC.pdf • Worthington, C., Solomon, P., Sinclair, L., et al. (n.d.)
CATIE – Canada’s source for HIV and hepatitis C information
www.catie.ca
HIV 411
www.hiv411.ca
Union resources (CUPE resource provided here, but many others exist)
www.cupe.ca/hiv-and-aids
International Resources
The Well Project
www.thewellproject.org/hiv-information/understanding-your-rights-and-responsibilities-workplace-us
Disclaimer: We cannot guarantee the currency and quality of information for the web link resources. Please ensure that you are seeking the most up to date information. This is a guide only.
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