SIECCAN: The Sex Information and Education Council of Canada

Welcome

The Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) is a national registered charitable organization founded in 1964 to foster professional education and public knowledge about sexuality and sexual health.

SIECCAN works with health professionals, educators, and community organizations to ensure that all Canadians have access to high quality sexual health information, education and related health and social services. More ...

Sexual Health Education in the Schools: Questions and Answers (3rd edition)

This SIECCAN resource document is designed to support the provision of high quality sexual health education in Canadian schools. It provides answers to some of the most common questions that parents, educators, program planners, school and health administrators, and concerned citizens may have about sexual health education (newly revised and released: June 2009).

For more information please contact SIECCAN (416-466-5304; sieccan@web.ca).

Trojan Sexual Health Division, Church & Dwight Canada renews grant for 2009-2010

The 2009-2010 renewal of SIECCAN's unrestricted resource development grant from the Trojan Sexual Health Division, Church and Dwight Canada is an important ongoing contibution to SIECCAN's productivity and to our ability to pursue, promote, and provide access to high quality sexual health information, education and related health and social services. Acknowledgement

Updates

New Website!
A brand new launch, with a brand new site! Please have a look around.

Latest Journal Abstracts
Latest abstracts (vol 18, no. 3) for the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality are now available.

New Canadian Guidelines for SHE
Newly released Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education from the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Conference Announcements
(1) Western Canadian Sexual Health Conference [May 6-7, 2010]
(2) Guelph Sexuality Conference [ June 2010]
(3) Canadian Sex Research Forum [Sept 2010, Kingston, ON]
(4) Upcoming SSSS Conferences [2009-2010]
(5) World Association of Sexual Health [2011, Glasgow]

Journal Information

Canadian Guidelines

Updated and revised Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education from Health Canada now available. Includes new section on Theory and Research in Sexual Health Education.

Being Sexual

The series "Being Sexual: An Illustrated Series on Sexuality and Relationships" is being republished by SIECCAN. A new printing of this popular 17 booklet series designed to meet the sexual health education needs of people with developmental disabilities is now available.

Millenium Goals for Sexual Health

Sexual Health for the Millenium: A Declaration and Technical Document is an important international resource produced by the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS). SIECCAN collaborated with WAS in this project and had a major role in creation of the document. Available from the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS)