Where to find help if you are a victim of domestic violence
CBC News | Posted: March 5, 2020 12:19 AM | Last Updated: March 5, 2020
Every year, thousands of Canadians are harassed, assaulted or murdered by their intimate partners
If you are in immediate danger, call 911. To find assistance in your area, see the information below.
Canada-wide
National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence (NACAFV)
Yukon
Phone:
VictimLink BC 24/7 help line providing crisis support in 130 languages (also covers Yukon):
1-800-563-0808
TTY 604-875-0885
Text 604-836-6381
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Northwest Territories
Phone:
NWT Family Violence Shelters 24 hour Crisis Line – toll free (no TTY compatibility):
1-866-223-7775
(867) 873-8257 in Yellowknife
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Nunavut
Phone:
Baffin Regional Agvvik Society – Qimaavik Transition House (Iqualuit) 24/7 crisis line, English and Inuktitut:
867-979-4500
Online:
British Columbia
Phone:
VictimLink BC – 24/7 help line providing crisis support in 130 languages:
1-800-563-0808
TTY 604-875-0885
Text 604-836-6381
Online:
Alberta
Phone:
Family Violence Info Line – Toll-free, 24/7, Multilingual:
780-310-1818
Alberta Council of Women's Shelters:
1-866-331-3933
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Saskatchewan
Phone:
24 Hour Crisis and Abuse Line:
1-800-214-7083
Abused Women's Crisis Line:
1-888-338-0880
Online:
Manitoba
Phone:
Province-wide Family Violence Helpline – toll-free, 24/7:
1-877-977-0007
TTY 1-888-987-2829
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Ontario
Phone:
Assaulted Women's Helpline – 24/7, province-wide in more than 100 different languages including 17 Aboriginal languages.
1-866-863-0511
TTY 1-866-863-7868
Rogers, Fido, Bell and Telus:
Text : #SAFE (#7233)
Fem'aide: toll-free, province-wide, safety planning and referrals
1-877-336-2433
TTY 1-866-860-7082
Ontario Native Women's Association - Talk4Healing - 1-855-554-HEAL (4325)
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Quebec
Phone:
SOS violence conjugale – Province-wide toll free crisis line, 24/7, toll-free, TTY compatible
1-800-363-9010
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New Brunswick
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Nova Scotia
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P.E.I.
Phone:
PEI Family Violence Prevention Services
1-800-240-9894
Online:
Newfoundland & Labrador
Online:
https://www.sheltersafe.ca/newfoundland-labrador/