Ontario’s universities are committed to ensuring the safety of all students, faculty and staff and strongly condemn all forms of sexual violence or harassment.
All Ontario universities have developed and continue to regularly review their institutional sexual violence policies and processes to ensure that they maintain a survivor-centric approach.
Additionally, to help ensure students affected by sexual violence get the help they need, universities offer a wide range of awareness, education and prevention initiatives. Many are implementing bystander training for students, faculty and staff, consent training during orientation and a sexual violence prevention and response office, to name only a few.
With a shared goal to protect students and support their success, Ontario’s universities will continue to work alongside government, our partners in the sector and the community to ensure our campuses are safe environments to learn, live and work.
- Sexual Violence Support and Education Resources
Each Ontario university also has dedicated sexual violence support and education resources available on and off campus.
Below are direct links to the online sexual violence resources at each Ontario university:
- Algoma University
- Brock University
- Carleton University
- University of Guelph
- Lakehead University
- Laurentian University
- McMaster University
- Nipissing University
- OCAD University
- Ontario Tech University
- University of Ottawa
- University of Toronto
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- Trent University
- University of Waterloo
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- University of Windsor
- York University
- Sexual Violence Policies
Every Ontario university has an official sexual violence policy.
- Sexual Violence Support Centres
Most universities also have dedicated sexual violence support centres on campus where full-time staff provide prevention information, advice and support to anyone on campus who has been affected by sexual violence.
- Support and Counselling Available 24/7
Support for students who need to report an incident or receive counselling is available 24/7.
- For example, after-hours support is available through residence staff, campus security, helplines or off-campus services that can be accessed through the university’s online support hub.
- Additionally, Good2Talk is a free, confidential helpline providing professional counselling and information and referrals for mental health, addictions and well-being to postsecondary students 24/7, 365 days a year.
- Education and Prevention Programs
All of Ontario’s universities have a wide and expanding range of initiatives that train and provide awareness and prevention education to students, faculty and staff, as well as safety initiatives such as WalkSafe programs.
Education and prevention programs play a large role during orientation and continue throughout the academic year.
