HIV statistics

At the end of 2008 there were an estimated 65,000 people in Canada living with HIV - up from 57,000 in 2005. Of these, around 26% were unaware of their infection. It is estimated that between 2,300 and 4,300 new HIV infections occur in Canada each year, though many of these are not reported right away.

From the start of testing in November 1985 until the end of December 2008, there have been 67,422 positive HIV tests reported to CIDPC (Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control).

"I`m not dying of AIDS,

I`m living with HIV."  

~  Michael Jeter