If you feel you are in urgent need of help or in a crisis situation, here are some specific crisis lines in Canada, in addition to 911, which usually operate 24 hours, 7 days a week:
Assaulted Women’s Helpline: 1 866 863 0511
Battered Women’s Support Services: 1 855 687 1868
Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline: 1 833 900 1010
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto: 416 408 HELP (4357)
Hope for Wellness Helpline: 1 855 242 3310. Offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada
Indian Residential School Survivors and Family: 1 800 721 0066. The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is available 24-hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their experience.
National Eating Disorder Information Centre helpline, toll-free: 1 866 633 4220
Seniors First BC Seniors Abuse and Information Line, toll free: 1 866 437 1940 (weekdays 8am to 8pm and weekends 10am to 5:30pm, excluding statutory holidays)
SOS violence conjugale: 1 800 363 9010 ou texto 438 601 1211
Talk Suicide Canada: 1 833 456 4566
Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape 24h crisis line: 1 416 597 8808
Trans LifeLine Hotline: 1 877 330 6366. A peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers
WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre (BC) national toll-free 24-hour crisis and information line: 1 877 392 7583
Below is a list of other resources in Canada that might be helpful:
B.C. Women’s Hospital and Health Centre
North York Women’s Centre: 416 781 0479
Refugee Women’s Network: 416 721 4038