This page contains a series of resources to find help, support or information regarding sexual assault or sexual harassment.
- List of Sexual Assault Crisis Centers across Canada
- List of Human Rights Commissions or Tribunals across Canada
1. List of Sexual Assault Crisis Centers and Provincial and Territorial Victim Services websites and phone numbers
Canada Wide
National Programs and Contacts
CASAC - Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres
ACCCACS - Association Canadienne des Centres les Agressions a Charactere Sexuel
This site has links to many Rape Crisis Centres, Transition Houses and Women's Centres available in Canada
Website
Click on a Province or Territory and then the closest City or Regional Area
British Columbia
British Columbia Sexual Assault Centres
List of all support services available in British Columbia
BC Victim Services
website
24/7 Phone: VictimLink 1-800-563-0808 British Columbia and Yukon
WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre - Vancouver
Website
Crisis Line: 604-255-6344
National Toll-free: 1-877-392-7583
Office: 604-255-6288
Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter - Vancouver
Website
24 hour Crisis Line: 604-872-8212
British Columbia Society of Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Website
Contact: 604-682-6482
Crime Victim Assistance Program
Website
1-866-660-3888
Alberta
Alberta Sexual Assault Centres
List of all support services available in Alberta
Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS)
Website
To find a centre near you, go to aasas.ca/get-help/ and look at the map or click on the closest service near to you.
Alberta Victim Services
Website
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Sexual Assault Centres
List of all support services available in Saskatchewan
Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan (SASS)
List of sexual assault services for Men and women
Website Has a map on the home page links to regional and city services available in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Victim Services
Website List of Victim Service Units and Agencies in Saskatchewan (RCMP and Community based Programs
Manitoba
Manitoba Sexual Assault Centres
List of all support services available in Manitoba
Manitoba Victim Services
Website
Toll Free Phone: 1-866-484-2846
Survivor's Hope Crisis Centre
Website
24 hour Sexual Assault Crisis Line: 1-888-292-7565
Ontario
Ontario Sexual Assault Centres
List of all support services available in Manitoba
Ontario Victim Services
Website
Toll Free Phone: 1-888-579-2888
Ontario Coalition of rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC)
A website to find local support in Ontario and French-language support services available in Ontario
Website
To find support in a specific city or Region in Ontario go to Sexual Assault Support
Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
24 Hour, Multilingual, toll-free crisis and referral services at : 1-866-887-0015
Quebec
Quebec Sexual Assault Centres
List of all support services available in Quebec
Quebec Victim Services
Website (French) Website (English)
Toll Free Phone: 1-888-579-2888
Government of Quebec
24/7 Toll Free Phone: 1-888-933-9007 (bilingue et confidentielle, bilingual and confidential)
For a list of City based and Regional support services go here.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Sexual Assault Centres
List of all support services available in New Brunswick
New Brunswick Victim Services
Website
Follow the links to the regional offices for victim Services: Bathhurst, Campbellton, Caraquet, Edmundston, Elsipogtog, Fredericton, Grand Falls, Miramichi, Moncton, Saint John, St. Stephens, Tracadie-Sheila, Woodstock
Sexual Violence New Brunswick - Fredericton Region
24 Hour Sexual Assault Support Line 1-506-454-0437
Website
Greater Saint John Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)
Facebook Page
24/7 Support Line 1-506-632-5758
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Assault Centres
List of all support services available in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Victim Services
Website
Regional Offices in:
Dartmouth Phone: 1-902-424-3307 for Halifax, Dartmouth and Halifax County
Kentville with Sub-offices in Bridgewater and Yarmouth Phone 902-679-6201 Toll Free 1-800-565-1805 for Annapolis, Kings, Hants, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Yarmouth and Digby Counties
Pictou Phone 902-485-3580 Toll Free 1-800-565-7912 for East Hants, Colchester, Cumberland, Pictou and Antigonish Counties
Sydney and Port Hawkesbury Phone 902-563-3655 Toll Free 1-800-565-0071 for Guysborough, Cape Breton, Richmond, Inverness and Victoria Counties
Avalon Sexual Assault Centre - Halifax
Website
Phone: 902-422-4240
Break the Silence
Website with map of services by city and region in Nova Scotia
Antigonish Women's Resource Centre and Sexual Assault Services Association
Website
Phone: 902-863-6221
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Rape and Sexual Assault Centre
Website
phone: 902-566-1864
Prince Edward Island Victim Services
Website
Queens and Kings County Phone : 902-368-4582
Prince County Phone: 902-888-8218
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Assault Centres
List of all support services available in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Victim Services
Website
Phone: 709-729-7970
look here for a list of regional offices
Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre
Website
24/7 Support and Information line 1-800-726-2743
Yukon
Yukon Sexual Assault Centres
List of all support services available in Yukon
Yukon Government - Department of Justice - Victim Services
Website
Office hours 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Whitehorse Phone: 867-667-8500
Dawson City Phone: 867-993-5831
Watson Lake Phone: 867-536-2541
After hours call VictimLink 1-800-563-0808
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Sexual Assault Centres
List of all support services available in the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Help Line - (Hospital Based)
Residents can call the help line at 1-800-661-0844.
Northwest Territories Victim services
Website
Yellowknife 1-867-767-9261
Beaufort Delta Region (Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Holman, Inuvik, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Tsiigehtchic, Tuktoyaktuk, Ulukhaktok)
1‑867‑777‑5493
Dehcho Region (Fort Liard, Fort Simpson, Jean Marie River, Nahanni Butte, Trout Lake and Wrigley)
1‑867‑695‑3136
North Slave Region (Dettah, Lutselk'e, N'Dilo and Yellowknife)
1‑867‑920‑2978 x231
Tlicho Victim Services (Behchoko, Gameti, Wekweeti and Whati)
1‑867‑392‑6381
Sahtu Region (Colville Lake, Deline, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells and Tulita)
1‑867‑598‑2247 (Forth Good Hope)
1‑867‑588‑3341 x3 (Tulita Victim Services)
South Slave Region (Enterprise, Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Hay River Reserve, Kakisa)
1‑867‑876‑2020
Fort Smith 1‑867‑872‑3520
Nunavut
Nunavut Assault Centres
List of all support services available in the Northwest Territories
Nunavut Victims Services
phone: 1-866-456-5216
2. List of Human Rights Commissions and Tribunals Across Canada
If a complaint of sexual harassment is dealt with inadequately by an employer, a target can file a formal complaint with their provincial or territorial Human Rights Commission or Tribunal as per the list and contact below.
Most commissions have online forms to file a complaint and in most cases, legal assistance is not required but there are resources listed for each province if it is needed.
Information in this section was largely but not completely sourced from Canadian Resource Centre for Victims Crime-Tip Sheet
British Columbia
BC Human Rights Tribunal The BC Human Rights Clinic offers assistance with filing a complaint.
Human Rights Legal Help:
Victoria Area (Capital Regional District) University of Victoria Law Centre
Lower Mainland Area UBC Law Students Legal Advice Program
Kamloops, Merritt, Ashcroft, Barriere and Salmon Arm Area Thompson River University Community Legal Clinic
Across British Columbia Amici Curiae (Friends of Court) A society that offers assistance and workshops on completing legal forms
Across British Columbia Access Pro Bono Offers free legal help for those with limited financial resources.
APB has a Lawyer Referral Service for British Columbians of any income to meet with a lawyer for a free 30 minute consultation
Across British Columbia Community Legal Assistance CLAS nonprofit law firm serving British Columbians with legal assistance.
Alberta
Alberta Human Rights Commission. They provide access to a Sexual Harassment Information Sheet that contains useful guidance on employer responsibility in Alberta where by law, employers are responsible for maintaining a workplace free from sexual harassment for all employees, customers and clients and must take prompt and appropriate action.
Human Rights Legal Help:
Dial-a-Law Page on Sexual Harassment Central Alberta Community Legal Clinic
Edmonton Area University of Alberta
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission. They provide an information page specific to Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace where they advise that complaints must first be filed with the workplace and additional assistance can be obtained from the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Division at 1-800-567-7233
Human Rights Legal Help:
Find a Lawyer Law Society of Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Manitoba Human Rights Commission.
Human Rights Legal Help:
Law-phone-in and Lawyer referral program Community Legal Education Association
Legal Resources within Manitoba Government of Manitoba Website
Ontario
Ontario Human Rights Tribunal The Government of Ontario funds the Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC) to provide legal support services for applicants of the Human Rights Tribunal in Ontario. They have an information page specific to sexual harassment and violence.
Human Rights Legal Help:
List of Community Legal Clinics in Ontario from Community Legal Education Ontario
Information page on Discrimination and Human Rights Law Ontario Women's Justice Network
Free 30 minute consult with a lawyer Ontario Legal Information Centre or Centre D'Information Juridique de L'Ontario
Quebec
Commission des Normes, de l'Equité, de la Santé et de la Sécurité du Travail (Labour Standards, Pay Equity, Workplace Health and Safety Board)
Human Rights Legal Help:
Legal information on Sexual Harassment at Educaloi (French) or Educaloi (English)
Legal Information Clinic at McGill in French and English
30 minute legal information session YWCA (French) or YWCA (English)
New Brunswick
New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Legal Help:
Legal referral service Community Legal Information Association of Prince Edward Island (CLIAPEI)
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Legal Help:
Legal referral service Legal Info Nova Scotia
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Legal Help:
Legal referral service Public Legal Information Association of NL
Yukon
Yukon Human Rights Commission Talk to Spot provides an anonymous way to document harassment or discrimination
Human Rights Legal Help:
List of legal resources Law Society of Yukon
Legal information provided by Yukon Law Line
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Legal Help:
Lawyer referral service Law Society of Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Nunavut Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Legal Help:
Legal referral service Law Society of Nunavut
Call 1-866-606-9400 Nunavut Law Line
Keewatin Legal Service Centre @ 867.645.2536
Kitikmeot Law Centre @ 867.983.2906
Maliiganik Tukisiiniakvik @ 867.979.5377