Positive Living Niagara

Name

Positive Living Niagara

Legal name

Positive Living Niagara

Website

https://positivelivingniagara.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HIV/AIDS Support and Harm Reduction Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Sexual Health & STI/HIV Prevention Health Departments (HLAJAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

Keywords

• HIV support services
• Harm reduction programs
• Substance use treatment
• Community health services
• AIDS prevention education

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Catharines, Ontario

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals. The organization is a registered charity and can issue tax receipts for donations of $20 or more.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership fee of $10, which includes voting rights at AGM, newsletters, and updates about programs and events.
3. Fundraising Events: Annual events including trivia nights, auctions, golf tournaments, and baseball fundraisers that generate revenue for the Community Fund.
4. Corporate Donations & Gift Matching: Corporate sponsorships and employee gift matching programs from businesses.
5. Government Funding: Core government funding that supports essential services, mentioned as critical to operations.
6. Legacy Giving: Planned giving through bequests, RRSPs, life insurance policies, and appreciated securities donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Positive Living Niagara is a community-based registered charity that provides free, confidential HIV support services and harm reduction programs to individuals at-risk and affected by HIV, Hepatitis C, sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs), and substance use across the Niagara Region. Its core offerings include the HIV Support Services program (case management, counselling, home support), the StreetWorks Harm Reduction Program (Consumption & Treatment Services site, needle syringe program, mobile outreach, satellite sites), HIV self-testing, Niagara's PrEP Clinic, and priority-population education. Services are delivered through a main office, a CTS site, mobile outreach, and satellite locations, with no referral required.

Product overview

Positive Living Niagara is a community-based health support organization, not a technology product company. It provides a collection of integrated health and social services organized around HIV support and harm reduction. The core offerings include the HIV Support Services program (encompassing Case Management, Counselling, and Home Support), the StreetWorks Harm Reduction Program (including a Consumption & Treatment Services site), HIV Testing services with self-testing kits, Niagara's PrEP Clinic, and Priority Populations education services. The organization also runs fundraising events including an Annual Online Auction, Red Ribbon Open golf tournament, Trivia Night, and Welland Jackfish Fundraiser. These services work together to provide a continuum of care for individuals at-risk and affected by HIV, HCV, STBBIs, and substance use within the Niagara Region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• StreetWorks: Harm reduction program providing safer injection and inhalation supplies, system navigation services, workshops, and a Consumption & Treatment Services (CTS) site.

Products and services

• HIV Support Services Comprehensive support program for individuals living with HIV, including case management, counselling, and home support services to help clients navigate health and social service systems. Free and confidential with no referral required; serves individuals living with HIV and their families across the Niagara Region.
• StreetWorks Harm Reduction Program Harm reduction program providing safer injection and inhalation supplies, system navigation services, workshops, and a Consumption & Treatment Services (CTS) site for individuals affected by substance use. Delivered through a main CTS site, mobile street outreach across multiple municipalities, harm reduction satellite sites, and a needle syringe program.
• HIV Self-Testing Kits Licensed HIV self-test kits available for home use through Positive Living Niagara staff, offering private and convenient testing with 99.6% accuracy rate when used correctly. Walk-through support is provided by staff (Darryl) for individuals using the kits.
• Niagara's PrEP Clinic Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) clinic providing intake services for PrEP prescription through partner community health centres, along with sexual health counselling. Operated in partnership with Quest Community Health Centre and Niagara Falls Community Health Centre to expand PrEP access in the Niagara Region.
• Priority Populations Education Services Community education services targeting populations at higher systemic risk for HIV, including gay/bisexual/MSM, African/Caribbean/Black communities, women (cis and trans, including women who use drugs, Indigenous women, and women experiencing violence or incarceration), Indigenous communities, and migrant agricultural workers (with specific outreach to Caribbean workers). Delivered through dedicated staff leads and community educators trained on PrEP/PEP, U=U, testing, treatment developments, and harm reduction.
• Case Management Confidential case management providing individualized support for navigating health and social services, assistance with paperwork for ODSP and housing, referrals to HIV specialists, and transportation support for medical appointments. Targeted at individuals living with HIV in the Niagara Region.
• Counselling Services HIV counselling support for individuals living with HIV, addressing issues related to disclosure, relationships, substance use, anxiety, gender/sexuality, and grief support for those who have lost someone to HIV. Delivered as part of HIV Support Services at Positive Living Niagara.
• Home Support Program In-home support services for individuals living with HIV, including assistance with activities of daily living, medication management, and accompaniment to medical appointments. Helps clients remain in their homes while managing HIV-related health needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.6% accuracy rate for HIV self-testing kits

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Quest Community Health CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Quest Community Health Centre to run Niagara's PrEP Clinic. PLN provides intake services for prescribing PrEP through the CHC's and sexual health counselling.
• Niagara Falls Community Health CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Niagara Falls Community Health Centre to run Niagara's PrEP Clinic. PLN provides intake services for prescribing PrEP through the CHC's and sexual health counselling.
• Women's HIV/AIDS Initiative (WHAI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner for women's HIV services. Contact Sarah Burtch for more information about women and sexual health.
• Gay Men's Sexual Health (GMSH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner for gay, bisexual & men's sexual health services. Contact Darryl for more information.
• African Caribbean Council on HIV/AIDS (ACCHO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner for African, Caribbean & Black communities HIV services. Contact Natasha Bell for more information.
• Ontario HIV/AIDS StrategycoreOthersThe organization operates under the Ontario HIV/AIDS Strategy which recognizes five priority populations most affected by HIV in Ontario.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• CATIE: Canada's source for HIV and hepatitis C knowledge, providing education, resources, and capacity-building to service organizations. Comparable to PLN as an enabling/ecosystem organization that supports HIV service delivery and uses similar evidence-based prevention language (PrEP, U=U, testing).
• Canadian AIDS Society: National umbrella organization coordinating HIV/AIDS response across Canada and supporting regional ASOs. Comparable to PLN as part of the same national HIV service ecosystem, providing policy and coordination linkage for frontline organizations like PLN.

Direct peers

• Toronto People With AIDS Foundation (PWA): Charitable organization providing practical, therapeutic, and social support to people living with HIV in Toronto. Directly comparable to PLN in mission, charitable structure, and case management/support services for people living with HIV.
• Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation: Vancouver-based charity providing HIV care, supportive housing, and day health services for people living with HIV. Comparable to PLN in delivering integrated HIV support, counselling, and community-based care under a charitable structure with overlapping priority populations.
• Ontario Aboriginal HIV/AIDS Strategy (OAHAS): Indigenous-led organization delivering HIV/AIDS prevention and support to Indigenous communities across Ontario. Comparable to PLN as a provincial population-specific HIV/AIDS service organization serving one of PLN's named priority populations under the Ontario HIV/AIDS Strategy.
• AIDS Vancouver: Western Canada's largest HIV/AIDS service organization offering health and wellness programs, outreach, case management, and harm reduction. Comparable to PLN in being a regional community-based charitable AIDS service organization with integrated prevention and support programming.
• AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT): Community-based HIV/AIDS service organization offering prevention education, harm reduction, and support services to people living with and affected by HIV in Toronto. Directly comparable to PLN as a registered charitable AIDS service organization running programs across the HIV/STBBI/substance-use continuum.
• Casey House: Toronto-based specialty HIV hospital and community care provider offering inpatient, outpatient, and home-based support for people living with HIV. Comparable to PLN in delivering person-centered HIV support, counselling, and home/community care, with a similar priority-population focus.
• Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre: Toronto CHC offering primary care, harm reduction, supervised consumption services, and HIV/STBBI testing. Comparable to PLN as a frontline community health provider operating CTS, harm reduction, and HIV/STBBI services, with strong priority-population focus.

Regional players

• The Works (Toronto Public Health): Toronto Public Health's harm reduction program providing needle exchange, safer inhalation supplies, and supervised consumption. Comparable to PLN's StreetWorks harm reduction and CTS offerings; operates in a different municipality but in the same province and category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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