Resources
Victim Services
Ottawa Victim Services
Tel: 613-238-2762
Victim Support Unit, Ottawa Police Services
Tel: 613-236-1222 ext 2223
Victim Support Line
Tel-toll-free: 1-888-579-2888
Victim Witness Assistance Program, Ottawa
Tel: 613-239-1229
Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime
Tel: (613) 233-7614 & Toll free: 1-877-232-2610
Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime
Tel: 1-866-481-8429
Ontario Network of Victim Service Providers
Victim Quick Response Program
The Victim Quick Response Program + (VQRP+) provides short-term financial support toward essential expenses for victims, their immediate family members and witnesses in the immediate aftermath of a violent crime to help reduce the impact of the crime, enhance safety and meet immediate practical needs. Supports are available to meet the most basic and critical needs when no other means are available.
Canadian Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime
CAVAC (Gatineau)
Tel:1 819 778-3555 or 1 800 331-2311
Parole board of canada
Tel:1-866-789-INFO
Correctional Service of Canada
Tel:1-866-806-2275
Ontario Board of Parole
Tel:1-888-579-2888
Family Law Education for Women
Voicefound
Tel: 613-282-7424
24 hour Crisis Lines
Distress Centre Ottawa
Tel: 613-238-3311
Mental Health Crisis Line
Tel: 613-722-6914
EORC Violence Against Women 24-hour help line
Tel: English 613-745-4818, French 613-745-3665
City of Ottawa
Tel: 311
The Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa (SASC)
Tel: 24 hour crisis line 613-234-2266
Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre
Tel: 24 hour crisis line: 613-562-2333
CALACS Francophone d’Ottawa-Carleton
Ligne info-soutien Fem’Aide: 1-877-336-2433
Hope for Wellness Help Line
The Hope for Wellness Help Line offers immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada in English and French. On request, phone counselling is also available in Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to offer:
- counselling
- crisis intervention
Call the toll-free Help Line at 1-855-242-3310 or connect to the online chat.
Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline is a grassroots hotline offering direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
1-877-330-6366