Call for Membership Applications
Ministerial Advisory Council on the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada

The Ministerial Advisory Council on the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada is a group with broad individual and collective expertise in HIV/AIDS appointed by the Federal Minister of Health. Ministerial Advisory Council’s mandate is to provide evidence-based strategic policy advice to the Minister of Health on pan-Canadian aspects of HIV/AIDS consistent with the Council’s Terms of Reference.

The Public Health Agency of Canada, on behalf of the Minister of Health, is seeking applications to fill four positions on the Ministerial Advisory Council on the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada (Council).

The goal of this selection process is to ensure that Council’s membership reflects a range of expertise capable of addressing the essential aspects of HIV/AIDS in Canada.

If you have applied previously and wish to be considered again, you must re-apply in order to be considered. All decisions on appointments to the Ministerial Advisory Council on the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada are made by the Minister of Health.

Applicants will be considered based on their experience, knowledge and expertise in any of the following areas relative to HIV/AIDS:

The preceding list is not intended to be exhaustive of all possible HIV/AIDS-related categories. Additional areas of HIV/AIDS expertise and experience that cut across a number of areas should be highlighted in the submitted application.

Under the Terms of Reference for Ministerial Council, a minimum of five seats are assigned to self-declared persons living with HIV/AIDS. In addition, consideration is also given to ethno-cultural diversity, gender and regional balance.

Council members will be expected to:

• Provide evidence-based strategic policy advice to the Minister of Health on pan-Canadian aspects of HIV/AIDS;
• Attend and participate fully in Ministerial Advisory Council face-to-face meetings (three per year);
• Attend and participate fully in Ministerial Advisory Council teleconferences;
• Participate on at least one of Ministerial Advisory Council’s sub-committees;
• Engage strategic policy thinking regarding the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Canada;
• Rise above the corporate interest of any organization with which the member may be affiliated and contribute to a pan-Canadian vision and approach to the Federal Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS in Canada;
• Be willing and able to communicate ideas and issues in a group setting.

All costs associated with travel, meals, hospitality and teleconferences will be covered by the Public Health Agency of Canada in accordance with the Treasury Board of Canada Guidelines.