Support and resources
If you need more than a good exit.
Practical next steps and verified Canadian support pathways for when you need more help, more information, or someone in your corner.
You don't have to know exactly what kind of support you need before you start. Choose the option that feels most manageable.
If you're in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number when it's safe to do so.
If you're concerned someone may access your device, browser history, downloads, or email, consider using a safer device, clearing browser history if it's safe to do so, or contacting support from a private place.
Needing support isn't a failure. Sometimes the useful next move is getting more help.
Leave Early offers general education and practical tools. Sometimes you need more than a script, a plan, or a good exit. This page can help you find the right next place to start.
Start here
Where would you like to start?
You can choose a category, or browse all verified resources. Pick the option that feels most manageable.
National starting points
Not sure where to begin?
You can start with a national directory and look for options in your province, territory, or community.
Justice Canada Victim Services Directory
Canada-wideSearch for victim-service providers and support options across Canada by province, territory, and community.
Government of Canada: Victim information and assistance
Canada-wideInformation and links to help people affected by crime understand available support and services.
Justice Canada: Provincial and territorial victim-service information
Canada-wideFind provincial and territorial pathways for victim services and related support.
Travel.gc.ca: Travel advice and advisories
Canada-wide / international travelOfficial Canadian travel advice and destination-specific information for Canadians travelling outside Canada.
Travel.gc.ca: Emergency assistance abroad
Canada-wide / international travelOfficial information for Canadians who need emergency consular assistance while outside Canada.
Resource finder
Find support in Canada.
Start with a province or territory, a type of support, or a national directory. You can search nationwide if you don't know where to begin.
Browse privately. No account needed. Resource searches are not saved.
Searches aren't logged or stored on this device.
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Justice Canada Victim Services Directory
Canada-wideSearch for victim-service providers and support options across Canada by province, territory, and community.
Government of Canada: Victim information and assistance
Canada-wideInformation and links to help people affected by crime understand available support and services.
Justice Canada: Provincial and territorial victim-service information
Canada-wideFind provincial and territorial pathways for victim services and related support.
Travel.gc.ca: Travel advice and advisories
Canada-wide / international travelOfficial Canadian travel advice and destination-specific information for Canadians travelling outside Canada.
Travel.gc.ca: Emergency assistance abroad
Canada-wide / international travelOfficial information for Canadians who need emergency consular assistance while outside Canada.
Government of British Columbia: Victim services
British ColumbiaInformation about victim services and support for people affected by crime in British Columbia.
There's nothing to save here, and nothing about what you browse is recorded. If you'd like to keep a pathway, write it down somewhere private or bookmark it in your own browser.
Support by category
Choose where to begin.
Each category is a short starting point, not a long guide. You don't have to know exactly what kind of help you need before you reach out.
Support after something happened.
Victim services may be able to help with practical support, information, referrals, navigating systems, emotional support, and local options. You don't need to have everything figured out before you reach out.
Support for abuse, control, or family violence.
If someone is controlling, threatening, monitoring, isolating, or hurting you, individualized support can help you consider options in a way that fits your situation. You don't have to make every decision at once.
If you're concerned someone may monitor your device, use a safer device or private way to contact support if possible.
Support after sexual violence or harassment.
You deserve support whether something happened recently, a long time ago, online, at work, at school, in a relationship, or somewhere else. You can choose the kind of help that feels right for you.
Support for repeated unwanted contact.
If someone's contact, monitoring, following, messages, or behaviour is making you feel unsafe or overwhelmed, support services may help you think through options that fit your situation.
When you need someone to talk to.
If you're overwhelmed, in distress, or worried about your safety or someone else's, crisis and mental-health support can help you find a next step.
Verified crisis support resource — add before launch.
Support at work, school, or in your community.
Depending on your situation, support may be available through workplace HR, a union, employee assistance, campus services, student support, building security, community organizations, or victim services.
Helping someone without taking over.
You don't have to become an expert to be useful. You can help someone find support, make a call, get to a safer place, arrange transportation, or sit with them while they decide what they want next.
Help when you're travelling.
If you're outside Canada or preparing to travel, official travel information can help you understand destination-specific advice, emergency assistance, and Canadian consular support.
Helping someone else find support.
If someone tells you they need help, you don't need to become a case manager overnight. You can help them look for resources, offer to sit with them while they call, help with transportation, or ask what would feel useful.
- Ask what they want.
- Don't pressure them to tell the whole story.
- Offer practical help.
- Respect their choices where possible.
- Help them contact support if they want it.
- If there's immediate danger, call emergency services when it's safe to do so.
When it's more complicated
When leaving isn't simple.
For people who can't leave, don't feel safe leaving, or are dealing with someone who makes leaving harder. A private, local-only section with support pathways and an options planner.
About these resources
How we keep this resource page useful.
Leave Early is not a crisis service or support provider. This page links to verified starting points so you can find more help when you need it.
Services, eligibility, availability, and contact details can change. Confirm current details directly with the provider.
We don't collect personal stories through this page, and we don't use resource searches or saved resources for advertising.
Violence, abuse, harassment, and harm are always the responsibility of the person choosing those actions.
Need help now? Call 911 or your local emergency number when it's safe to do so.
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