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In the summer of 2004, CAAN conducted a nation-wide survey of 195 Aboriginal people living with HIV/AIDS (APHAs) in Canada. The primary goal of this study is to document the extent to which service needs of APHAs are being met, and to identify deficiencies in the provision of those services. The survey elicited closed and open-ended responses about 38 types of care, treatment and support services used or needed by APHAs. Service utilization and effectiveness are analysed by Aboriginal identity, geographic region, disease stage, gender, age and mode of transmission. Recommendations by APHA participants point directly to ways in which access to and delivery of services can be improved.