CAAN's Annual Events

These are the events that happen year in and year out. Learn more about why these events are so important, and see when they’re happening next.

Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting

This year, CAAN’s Annual General Meeting will take place on September 15, 2021. Please stay tuned for more information!

Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week

Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week

CAAN continues to support World AIDS Day on December 1st of each year and launches a week-long national public awareness campaign across the land called Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week (AAAW).

Wise Practices

Wise Practices

The Wise Practices Gathering is hosted by CAAN and the AHA Centre in support of Community-Based HIV Research (CBR) by and with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Canada.


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Fireside Chat: Digging Deep

Fireside Chat: Digging Deep—"Examining the Root Causes of HIV & AIDS among Aboriginal Women" This project began in 2013 and concluded in 2018. It is a partnership between Dr. Carrie Bourassa (Morning Star Lounge) and Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis (All Nations Hope Network). Our goal was to focus on Indigenous women and their life experiences as […]

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Ending HIV in Canada Together: We’re Ready!

Ending HIV in Canada Together: We’re Ready!  The I’m Ready research program launch celebration, featuring Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam.   Between the scientific advances of recent decades and with HIV self-testing now available in Canada, the end of HIV in Canada is within reach but only if we can get everyone who needs […]

Location: Zoom

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The AIDS Pandemic and Indigenous People 40 Years On

The AIDS Pandemic and Indigenous People 40 Years On   On June 5, 1982 the first cases of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) were identified in North America. A speakers panel will recount this era and describe in Canada the experiences and responses of Indigenous peoples.   Panelists:  Margaret Kisikaw Piyesis: Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network  · Gary Lacasse: […]

Location: Facebook Live

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