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If you or someone you know is experiencing gender-based violence, support is available – whether it’s someone to talk to or help getting out of an unsafe situation.
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Provincial and territorial crisis hotlines
Contact a crisis hotline in your province or territory for immediate support and resources for people experiencing gender-based violence.
Alberta
Family Violence Info Line
Call or text: 310-1818 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
Alberta's One Line for Sexual Violence
Call or text: 1-866-403-8000 (toll free, 9 am to 9 pm daily, multilingual)
Online chat (9 am to 9 pm daily, multilingual)
211 Alberta
Call: 2-1-1 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
Text INFO to 2-1-1
Online chat (24/7)
British Columbia
Victim Link BC
Call or text: 1-800-563-0808 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
Email: 211-VictimLinkBC@uwbc.ca
Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre
Call: 604-255-6344 (local Lower Mainland, 24/7)
Call: 1-877-392-7583 (National toll free, 24/7)
Manitoba
Domestic and family violence crisis line
Call: 1-877-977-0007 (toll free, 24/7)
Text: 204-792-5302 or 204-805-6682 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
Online chat (24/7)
Klinic Community Health
Call: 204-786-8686 (24/7)
Call: 1-888-322-3019 (toll free, 24/7)
New Brunswick
211 New Brunswick
Call: 2-1-1 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
TTY/Text: 1-855-405-7446 (24/7)
Online Chat
Newfoundland and Labrador
Domestic Violence Help Line
Call: 1-888-709-7090 (toll free, 24/7)
End Sexual Violence NL
Call: 1-800-726-2743 (toll free, 24/7)
Online chat
Iris Kirby House
Call: 709-753-1492 (local St. John’s, 24/7)
Call: 1-877-753-1492 (toll free, 24/7)
Text: 782-821-7463 (24/7)
O’Shaughnessy House
Call: 709-596-8709 (local Carbonear, 24/7)
Call: 1-888-596-8709 (toll free, 24/7)
Hope Haven
Call: 709-944-2200 (local Labrador City, 24/7)
Call: 1-888-332-0000 (toll free, 24/7)
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Helpline
Call: 8-1-1
Call:1-844-259-1793 (toll free, 24/7)
NWT Family Violence Shelters (Shelter Network)
Call: 1-866-223-7775 (toll free, 24/7)
Nova Scotia
211 Nova Scotia
Call: 2-1-1 or 1-855-466-4994 (toll free, 24/7, interpretation in 240+ languages)
Text: 2-1-1 (24/7) (Monday to Friday, excluding Holidays, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Atlantic Time)
Online Chat (Monday to Friday, excluding Holidays, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Atlantic Time)
Transition House Association of Nova Scotia
Call or text: 1-855-225-0220 (toll free, 24/7)
Nunavut
Kamatsiaqtut Nunavut Helpline
Call: 867-979-3333 (local Nunavut, 24/7, multilingual)
Call: 1-800-265-3333 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
Nunavut Turaaqtavut Gender-based Violence Hotline (operated by Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre)
Call: 867-645-2600 (local Nunavut, 24/7)
Ontario
Assaulted Women's Helpline
Call: 416-863-0511 (local Toronto, 24/7, multilingual)
Call: 1-866-863-0511 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
TTY: 1-866-863-7868 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
Text: #SAFE (#7233) on your Bell, Rogers, Fido or TELUS mobile phone
Online chat (Monday to Friday, 11 am to 8 pm EST)
Fem’aide helpline (French only)
Call or text: 1-877-336-2433 (toll free, 24/7, French only)
TTY: 1-866-860-7082 (toll free, 24/7, French only)
Online chat (24/7, French only)
Talk4Healing (helpline for Indigenous women)
Call: 807-346-4357 (local Thunder Bay, 24/7, multilingual)
Call or text: 1-855-554-4325 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
Online chat (24/7, multilingual)
Findhelp Information Services
Call: 2-1-1 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
TTY: 1-888-340-1001 (24/7)
Text: 2-1-1 (24/7)
Online Chat (Monday to Friday, 7 am to 9 pm ET)
Prince Edward Island
PEI Family Violence Prevention Services Inc.
Call: 902-892-0960 (local PEI, 24/7)
Call: 1-800-240-9894 (toll free, 24/7)
Text: 1-800-240-9894 (7am to 9 pm daily)
Online chat
Quebec
SOS violence conjugale
Call: 514-873-9010 (local Montreal , 24/7, bilingual)
Call: 1-800-363-9010 (toll free, 24/7, bilingual)
Text: 438-601-1211(toll free, 24/7, bilingual)
Email: sos@sosviolenceconjugale.ca
Sexual Violence Helpline
Call: 514-933-9007 (local Montreal, 24/7, bilingual)
Call: 1-888-933-9007 (toll free, 24/7, bilingual)
Online chat (24/7)
Accroc
Helping men and teenagers (12-18) in the Laurentides change their violent behaviour in spousal of family context
Call: 450-569-9966
Aide aux trans du Québec
Call: 514-405-1829 (local Montreal, bilingual)
L'Appui for caregivers
Call: 1-855-852-7784 (Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
Online Chat
Ça suffit
Call: 1-844-654-3111 (Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm EST)
Chat (Monday to Thursday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm EST)
CALACS
Sexual Assault Centres
Call: 1-877-717-5252
Centre for the prevention of radicalization leading to violence
Call: 514 687-7141 #116
Call: 1-877-687-7141 #116
Interligne
Talking gender and sexual diversity
Call: 1-888-505-1010
Online Chat
Sport’Aide
Call 418-667-8770
Call: 1-833-245-4357 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm
EST (French only))
Viol Secours Quebec (French only)
Call : 418-522-2120 (24/7)
Saskatchewan
211 Saskatchewan
Call: 211 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
Call: 306-751-0397 (out of province)
Text: 211 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
Online chat (24/7)
Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan
Yukon
Women’s Transition Home crisis line
Call or text: 1-867-668-5733 (24/7, accepts collect calls)
Online chat (24/7)
Victim Link BC
Call or text: 1-800-563-0808 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
Email: 211-VictimLinkBC@uwbc.ca
Shelters
Contact your local shelter if you’re in crisis or to learn more about the services they offer.
- Sheltersafe.ca is an online resource for women across Canada seeking safety from violence and abuse. Use the interactive map to find the nearest shelter.
Risk assessment and planning
Do a risk assessment and create a safety plan.
- How to plan for your safety if you are in an abusive relationship
- iHEAL is a free, private and secure app that helps Canadian women who have experienced abuse from a current or past partner to conduct a risk assessment of their situation, integrate the appropriate safety planning and access a personalized list of crisis services in their area.
Helplines
Human trafficking hotline
The Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline connects victims and survivors with social services, law enforcement, and emergency services. They also receive tips from the public.
Call: 1-833-900-1010 (toll free, 24/7, multilingual)
Online chat (24/7)
Indigenous peoples helpline
Hope for Wellness is a helpline for Indigenous people across Canada who need immediate emotional support, crisis intervention or referrals to community-based services. The experienced and culturally sensitive counsellors offer a safe space to talk in English, French, Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut.
Call: 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free, 24/7, multilingual)
Online chat (24/7, multilingual)
Suicide helpline
Suicide Crisis Helpline (988.ca) is a 24/7 safe space to talk to a trained responder that will listen without judgement, provide support and understanding, and share helpful resources.
Call or text: 9-8-8 (toll-free, 24/7, multilingual)
2SLGBTQI+ hotline
Interligne offers, intervention and awareness services for the LGBTQ+ community.
Call: 1-888-505-1010 (toll-free, 24/7, bilingual)
Call: 1-888-505-1010 (toll-free, 24/7, bilingual)Trans hotline
Trans Lifeline Hotline provides peer support and resources for trans and gender-diverse people.
Call: 1-877-330-6366
Youth and young adult helpline
Kids Help Phone is a 24/7 helpline available to anyone in Canada aged 5 to 29 who wants confidential and anonymous care from trained responders.
Call 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free)
Text: CONNECT to 686868
(If you identify as Indigenous, text “FIRST NATIONS”, “INUIT” or “METIS” to 686868 to ask to be connected with a First Nations, Inuit or Métis crisis responder)
Mental health support
Consult Health Canada’s Mental health support page for a list of helplines, resources and programs for adults, youth, families, Indigenous people, and veterans.