Provincial & territorial resources
In addition to work at the federal level to prevent and address gender-based violence, the provinces and territories are engaged in many important initiatives. To see what’s happening, please select a region below.
As the KC continues to evolve and expand over the coming months, so will this list of resources.
Alberta
- Alberta's Plan for Promoting Healthy Relationships and Preventing Bullying
- Commitment to end sexual violence
- Domestic Violence Handbook for Police and Crown Prosecutors in Alberta (PDF)
- Family Violence Hurts Everyone: A Framework to End Family Violence in Alberta (PDF)
- Ministry of Status of Women
British Columbia
- A Vision for a Violence Free BC: Addressing violence against women in British Columbia (PDF)
- British Columbia’s Provincial Domestic Violence Plan (PDF)
- Domestic Violence Response: A Community Framework for Maximizing Women’s Safety (PDF)
- Minister’s Advisory Council on Indigenous Women
- Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Misconduct at British Columbia Post-Secondary Institutions (PDF)
- Violence Against Women in Relationships: Policy December 2010 (PDF)
- Violence Against Women in Relationships: Victim Service Worker Handbook (PDF)
Manitoba
- Domestic Violence Leave: Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Manitoba’s Multi-year Domestic Violence Prevention Strategy (PDF)
- Manitoba Status of Women Secretariat
- Manitoba Post-Secondary Sexual Violence Policy Guide: Promoting Awareness and Prevention (PDF)
- Manitoba Women's Advisory Council
- You are not alone: Resource
New Brunswick
- Intimate Partner Violence
- New Brunswick Plan to Prevent and Respond to Violence Against Aboriginal Women and Girls 2017-2021 (PDF)
- Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence: Framework for Action (PDF)
- Provincial Strategy on Sexual Assault Services (PDF)
- Women Victims of Abuse Protocols (PDF)
- Women’s Equality Branch
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Minister’s Committee on Violence Against Women and Girls in Newfoundland and Labrador (VAWG-NL)
- Provincial Advisory Council on the Status of Women (PACSW) - Newfoundland and Labrador
- Violence Prevention Initiative
- Women’s Policy Office
- Working Together for Violence-Free Communities: An Action Plan for the Prevention of Violence in Newfoundland and Labrador 2015 – 2019 (PDF)
Northwest Territories
- Family violence
- Protection orders
- Sexual assault: A help book for teens in the Northwest Territories (PDF)
- Status of Women Council of the Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
- “Ask” – Learn about consent
- Breaking the Silence: A Coordinated Response to Sexual Violence in Nova Scotia (PDF)
- Changing the culture of acceptance: Recommendations to address sexual violence on university campuses (PDF)
- Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women
- Standing Together to Prevent Domestic Violence
Nunavut
- Nunavut Status of Women Council
- Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council, Annual Report 2016-2017 (PDF)
Ontario
- Ontario's Strategy to End Human Trafficking
- Ontario’s Long-Term Strategy to End Violence Against Indigenous Women
- The Indigenous Healing and Wellness Strategy
- Women’s Issues
Prince Edward Island
- Addressing Family Violence and the Workplace – Guidelines
- Advisory Council on the Status of Women
- Annual Report 2016 – 2017: Activities of the Prince Edward Island Advisory Council on the Status of Women (PDF)
- Interministerial Women's Secretariat
- Overview of Violence Against Women Prevention Activities on PEI: 1989 to 2009 – Prince Edward Island Advisory Council on the Status of Women February 2010 (PDF)
- Premier’s Action Committee on Family Violence Prevention
- Strategies for Addressing Family Violence in Prince Edward Island (PDF)
Quebec
- Conseil du statut de la femme (Only available in French)
- Government Action Plan on Domestic Violence (2018-2023) – In Brief (PDF)(Only available in French)
- Intervention Strategy for Preventing and Countering Sexual Violence in Higher Education 2017-2022 (PDF)
- Secrétariat à la condition féminine (Only available in French)
- Sexual Violence Is No: A Government Strategy to Prevent and Counter Sexual Violence (2016-2021 (PDF) (Only available in French)
Saskatchewan
- Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Programs
- Saskatchewan Sexual Violence Action Plan (PDF)
- Status of Women Office
Yukon
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