What Nine Circles Community Health Centre does

Nine Circles Community Health Centre is a registered Canadian charity (Charitable #: 861375210RR0001) founded in 1984 and headquartered at a single integrated site at 705 Broadway, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The centre delivers comprehensive primary care, social support, education, and prevention services for people living with or affected by HIV, Hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs), operating within the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) framework and complying with Manitoba's Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) and FIPPA. Its core service stack comprises Clinic Services, Testing/Treatment/PrEP, Community Education, Group Programming (Coffee Talks, Mending Mondays, Sewing Class, Beading Group, Pipe Ceremony, Movies & Munchies, Social Circle Drop-In), the Living Well With HIV program with a members-only Food Bank, and The Pit Stop harm reduction site featuring drug checking via spectrometer. Nine Circles also hosts or co-operates sub-brand programs including the Manitoba HIV Program (mbhiv.ca), Sex Friendly Manitoba (sexfriendlymb.ca), Connection Point, and, as of May 2025, the BIPOC Mental Health Worker List.

The business model is a nonprofit, publicly funded operating model: clinical, harm reduction, and group programming services are provided free of charge, with revenue drawn from WRHA-aligned provincial public health funding, an individual donor base via a registered Canadian charity framework, signature fundraising events (A Taste for Life Winnipeg, World AIDS Day Cabaret, One Great Lottery), and grants such as a $420,000 Health Canada award in July 2023. The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven, delivered in person at the 705 Broadway hub with digital reach through the Sex Friendly Manitoba and Manitoba HIV Program websites, an E-News newsletter, and organic Facebook and Instagram channels. Customer segments include people living with HIV, Manitobans at risk of STBBIs, Indigenous communities, BIPOC community members, people who use drugs, women and gender-diverse folks, and healthcare providers across Manitoba — a diversified, public-health-mandated client base rather than a commercial buyer base.

Underlying technology is light and operations-focused rather than platform-centric: clinic operations, a spectrometer-based drug checking instrument at The Pit Stop, an iCalendar feed for event subscription, Google Analytics for website usage, and PHIA/FIPPA-compliant data handling with a six-month contact-form purge cycle. No public API, SDK, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed, and the organization has not pursued enterprise software-style platform economics. Headcount is reported in the 101–250 band and the website copyright shows 2026, with an active event calendar extending through August 2026 confirming ongoing operations.

Name

Nine Circles Community Health Centre

Legal name

Nine Circles Community Health Clinic

Website

https://ninecircles.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Nine Circles Community Health Centre is a Winnipeg-based registered Canadian charity delivering HIV, Hepatitis C, and STBBI primary care, harm reduction (including spectrometer drug checking), social support, and community programming — free of charge — to people living with or affected by HIV/STBBIs, Indigenous, BIPOC, and harm reduction populations across Manitoba.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services (HIV/STBBI Specialty Care)

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Social Assistance (624), Offices of Physicians (6211)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

HIV/AIDS Medicine (HLAKAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public/County Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAI), Sexual Health & STI/HIV Prevention Health Departments (HLAJAAAL), Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• HIV primary care
• Hepatitis C treatment
• STBBI testing services
• Harm reduction services
• Community health support

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnipeg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and individual giving: Registered Canadian charity (Charitable #: 861375210RR0001) accepting online donations, donations of items, donor gratitude programs, and Ways to Give. Donations are tax-receiptable.
2. Fundraising events and lotteries: Revenue generated through signature fundraising activities including A Taste for Life: Winnipeg, World AIDS Day Cabaret, and the One Great Lottery (onegreatlottery.ca referral partnership).
3. Public health / WRHA funding (inferred): As a community health centre operating within the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) framework and complying with PHIA, Nine Circles is funded in part by the regional health authority and provincial public health system for delivery of HIV, Hepatitis C, STI, primary care, and harm reduction services. Direct grant figures are not publicly disclosed on the website.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nine Circles Community Health Centre provides specialized clinical care and treatment for HIV, Hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs), combined with comprehensive primary care, testing and PrEP access, harm reduction services through The Pit Stop (including drug checking via spectrometer), and a wraparound suite of social, cultural, food security, and educational programming for Manitobans living with or affected by HIV/STBBIs. Services are delivered free of charge at its single 705 Broadway community health centre site in Winnipeg, with a province-wide reach via the Manitoba HIV Program and Sex Friendly Manitoba.

Product overview

Nine Circles Community Health Centre operates as a single integrated community health centre anchored by its Clinic Services at 705 Broadway, Winnipeg, rather than a software platform. Its core service stack consists of primary care, Testing/Treatment/PrEP, and HIV care, supported by wraparound programs including Community Education, Connection Point, Group Programming (e.g., Mending Mondays, Coffee Talks, Sewing Class, Beading Group, Sharing Point), Living Well With HIV (with members-only Food Bank pick-ups), The Pit Stop harm reduction with Drug Checking via spectrometer, and external-facing sub-brands Manitoba HIV Program (MBHIV.ca) and Sex Friendly Manitoba. Resource directories such as the BIPOC Mental Health Worker List, the Membership Program, and fundraising channels like the One Great Lottery complement the clinical and community programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Pit Stop: Harm reduction services program including drug checking via spectrometer, operated at 705 Broadway under the Nine Circles umbrella.
• Connection Point
• Sex Friendly Manitoba
• Manitoba HIV Program

Products and services

• Clinic Services Comprehensive primary care clinic at 705 Broadway, Winnipeg, offering HIV, Hepatitis C, and STI care and treatment alongside general primary care for registered clients.
• Testing, Treatment & PrEP STBBI testing, treatment, and PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) services, including subpages for Know the Risks, PrEP (linked to mbhiv.ca), STBBI Testing, and Types of Tests.
• Community Education Education and prevention programming delivered to communities served by Nine Circles, focused on STBBI awareness, harm reduction, and sexual health literacy.
• Connection Point Community connection program offering drop-in social activities, outings, art workshops, documentary screenings (e.g., The Zoongidewin Project), and cultural programming such as the Beading Group and Pipe Ceremony.
• Group Programming Calendar-based group programs including Mending Mondays, Coffee Talks, Sewing Class, Social Circle Drop-In, Movies & Munchies, Sharing Point Group, Monthly Art Workshops with Artbeat Studio, and Indigenous Cultural Programming.
• Living Well With HIV Programs supporting clients living with HIV to access healthy lifestyle choices, food security (Food Bank Pick Up A–K and L–Z, every four weeks), and community events such as the Zero HIV Stigma Day Bingo Event.
• The Pit Stop (Harm Reduction Services) Harm reduction site at 705 Broadway offering drug checking services (including spectrometer-based substance checking), supplies, Naloxone training referrals, and a safe drop-in space; hosts the Citizens' Bridge ID Clinic.
• Manitoba HIV Program Regional HIV program for Manitoba, jointly referenced by Nine Circles, providing HIV treatment and care navigation, including resources for those newly testing positive.
• Sex Friendly Manitoba Public-facing Q&A website about sexually transmitted infections hosted by Nine Circles; serves as the educational companion to its clinical services and harm reduction work.
• BIPOC Mental Health Worker List Directory of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) mental health workers hosted and maintained by Nine Circles Community Health Centre; updated May 2025.
• Membership Program Membership offering for community members granting access to members-only programming such as Food Bank Pick Up; applications reviewed by the Board of Nine Circles.

Quantifiable outcome

• Charitable #: 861375210RR0001
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship governing/operational partner, flagship provincial program partner, recurring community programming partner, recurring training partner, recurring wellness partner, recurring outreach partner, core food security partner, recurring fundraising partner, recurring event partner, flagship community resource partner, core cultural programming lead, core community engagement lead and standard after-hours referral partner.

• Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA)flagship governing/operational partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerNine Circles operates within the WRHA system and abides by all WRHA PHIA policies. WRHA is referenced on the privacy policy page as the framework within which Nine Circles delivers HIV, Hepatitis C, STBBI, primary care, and harm reduction services.
• Manitoba HIV Program (MBHIV.ca)flagship provincial program partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted under Nine Circles' Programs & Services menu and linked from the homepage ("Tested Positive for HIV?"). The Manitoba HIV Program is a provincial resource to which Nine Circles funnels clients for HIV care.
• Sex Friendly Manitoba (sexfriendlymb.ca)flagship provincial program partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerSex Friendly Manitoba is listed as a Nine Circles program and has a dedicated microsite (sexfriendlymb.ninecircles.ca). It is positioned as Nine Circles' Q&A website for Manitobans to ask questions about STBBIs and is repeatedly referenced in closure and program announcements.
• Artbeat Studiorecurring community programming partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerArtbeat Studio co-hosts the Monthly Art Workshops with Artbeat Studio at Nine Circles' Connection Point, held on the last Thursday of each month from 10:00 AM–12:00 PM in the Gathering Place at 705 Broadway.
• CORE (CPR and Naloxone Training)recurring training partnerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRon from CORE delivers free, non-certificate CPR and Naloxone training at Nine Circles (e.g., June 9, 2026 session, 1:00–3:00 PM in the Gathering Place), with snacks and bus tickets provided.
• Y Downtown (Y Winnipeg)recurring wellness partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerY Downtown collaborates on wellness programming at Nine Circles, including Wellness Chat with Rebecca from the Y-Downtown (May 26, 2026, 1:30–2:30 PM) and the Chronic Pain Relief Toolkit with the Y Downtown (July 14, 2026).
• Citizens' Bridgerecurring outreach partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerCitizens' Bridge hosts an ID Clinic at The Pit Stop at 705 Broadway (e.g., June 16, 2026, 12:00–2:00 PM), helping community members access government identification.
• Winnipeg Harvestcore food security partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerWinnipeg Harvest supplies food for Nine Circles' member-only Food Bank program; members pick up on food bank Thursdays at 705 Broadway, with Winnipeg Harvest referenced as an alternative food bank contact for missed pick-ups.
• A Taste for Life (Winnipeg)recurring fundraising partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerListed under Fundraising Activities on ninecircles.ca with a direct link to atasteforlife.org/winnipeg; part of Nine Circles' annual fundraising calendar.
• One Great Lotteryrecurring fundraising partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerLinked from the Donate menu on ninecircles.ca with a UTM-tagged referral to onegreatlottery.ca, indicating a co-marketing/referral fundraising relationship.
• World AIDS Day Cabaretrecurring event partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual World AIDS Day Cabaret promoted under Nine Circles' Fundraising Activities, with ticketing handled via Eventbrite (WorldAIDSDayCabaret.eventbrite.ca).
• BIPOC Mental Health Worker Listflagship community resource partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerNine Circles announced it will now host the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) Mental Health Worker List (updated May 2025), positioning it as a Manitoba-wide referral resource for culturally matched mental health support.
• Kayleen Kaduchuk (Cultural Support Worker, Indigenous Cultural Programming)core cultural programming leadOthersCultural Support Worker Kayleen Kaduchuk leads the Beading Group and Indigenous Cultural Programming at Nine Circles ([email protected]); she is the named lead and contact for Pipe Ceremony and related cultural offerings.
• Kristen Wiltshire (Community Engagement Coordinator)core community engagement leadOthersKristen ([email protected], 204-940-6043) is the recurring point of contact for Coffee Talks, Mending Mondays, CPR/Naloxone sign-ups, Community Connections outings, and other community programming.
• Health Links (WRHA after-hours health information line)standard after-hours referral partnerOthersHealth Links (204-788-8200 / 1-888-315-9257) is Nine Circles' designated after-hours clinical information line, referenced in privacy policy and closure announcements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sherbourne Health Centre: Toronto community health centre serving diverse urban populations including LGBTQ2S communities, newcomers, and people living with HIV, with primary care, mental health, and harm reduction programs. Comparable to Nine Circles as a multi-service urban community health centre with LGBTQ+ and HIV specialty, but with a broader mandate and larger scale.
• REACH Community Health Centre: Vancouver community health centre offering primary care, HIV/Hep C treatment, harm reduction, and Indigenous health services in the Downtown Eastside. Closely comparable to Nine Circles' integrated clinical-plus-harm-reduction-plus-cultural model, with a much larger scale and more complex urban catchment.
• Canadian AIDS Society: National umbrella organization coordinating HIV/AIDS response across Canada, including advocacy, knowledge exchange, and community-based programming. Comparable to Nine Circles as part of the Canadian HIV sector ecosystem, but operating at a federal/national advocacy level rather than direct clinical service delivery.
• BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC): Provincial public health agency in British Columbia providing HIV/STBBI clinical services, harm reduction supply distribution, and drug checking. Comparable to Nine Circles in service mix (HIV/STBBI testing/treatment + harm reduction including drug checking), but operating as a large provincial agency rather than a single-site community health centre.
• Inner City Health Associates (ICHA): Toronto-based nonprofit providing primary and specialty health care to people experiencing homelessness and marginalization, including HIV and harm reduction services. Comparable to Nine Circles in mission (community health for marginalized populations) but focused on homelessness and unstably housed populations rather than HIV as primary anchor.

Others

• Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Primary Care Clinics: The regional health authority within which Nine Circles operates; runs parallel primary care and community health programming across Winnipeg. Comparable as a peer/ecosystem partner rather than a competitor, given Nine Circles is embedded within the WRHA framework for service delivery and PHIA compliance.

Direct peers

• Community-Based Research Centre (CBRC): Canadian nonprofit promoting the health and wellness of gay, bi, trans, Two-Spirit, and queer men through research, education, and community programming. Comparable to Nine Circles in mission (sexual health + community) and target population, with a research-led national mandate rather than clinical delivery.
• AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT): Toronto-based nonprofit delivering HIV/STBBI support, prevention, and community programming for people living with and at risk of HIV. Directly comparable to Nine Circles as a Canadian community-based HIV/STBBI organization, with overlapping program categories (education, harm reduction, peer support) despite Toronto geography.
• Health Initiative for Men (HIM): Vancouver-based nonprofit focused on the health and well-being of gay, bi, trans, and queer men, with sexual health clinics, counseling, and community programming. Directly comparable to Nine Circles in mission (sexual health + community programming) and population served (queer communities), with more geographic focus on BC.

Regional players

• Saskatchewan HIV/AIDS Research Endeavour (SHARE): Saskatchewan-based nonprofit providing HIV/AIDS education, support, and harm reduction services. Directly comparable to Nine Circles' HIV/STBBI/harm reduction focus, but operating in a different Prairie province and without Nine Circles' integrated primary care model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NineCirclesCommunityHealthCentre
• Instagraminstagram.com/ninecircleschc
• Xx.com/ninecircleschc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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