The Ontario Men’s Survey was undertaken through the HIV Social, Behavioural and
Epidemiological Studies Unit (HIV Studies Unit) of the Faculty of Medicine at the
University of Toronto by a research team composed of university and community investigators
working with a provincial community advisory committee. The study was
developed through extensive consultation with service providers and AIDS Service
Organisations in Ontario cities. The study was based in venues (bars and bathhouses)
and community groups in 13 regions of the province. It included a self-report survey
questionnaire, which was available in seven languages, and an optional HIV antibody
testing of saliva.