Sexual Violence in Ontario

The Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Viktória Belle (she/they) as the organization's first-ever Executive Director. This historic milestone marks a significant [...]

Across Ontario, survivors are asking the same question: can they trust the legal system to deliver justice? In the wake of the Jeffrey Sloka verdict, the defeat of Bill 112 [...]

As Sexual Violence Prevention Month begins, we take a moment to recognize the horrendous verdict that was passed down last Friday in Kitchener, Ontario. A former neurologist (whose medical license [...]

The decision to not talk about or report sexual violence is grounded in fear—and that fear is grounded in reality.  Although much progress has been made, there are many barriers [...]

Sexual assault has the lowest rate of reporting to police amongst all violent crimes. Despite years of sexual violence advocacy, awareness-raising and the work of community services to support survivors, [...]

  On December 6, Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC)  stands in solidarity with those affected by gender-based violence: Despite high femicide rates and court stays in gender-based violence cases, [...]

Multiple sexual assault cases did not proceed through the legal system in Ontario recently, due to foreseeable judge shortages[1], court delays[2], and Crown delays[3]. As a result, those who were [...]

Ontario will support a bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in the province. Previous to this, the province rejected this recommendation. The recommendation came from an inquest into [...]

This letter was sent to provincial and federal political leaders connected to the National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence in November 2023. Dear Honourable Minister Ien, Honourable Williams and [...]

Five former 2018 world junior hockey players were told to surrender to police in London, Ont., to face charges in a case related to "a sexual assault investigation dating back to 2018”[1]. Since [...]

Since 1976, Take Back The Night occurs internationally each year to raise awareness about gender-based violence, including sexual violence. Learn more about Take Back the Night, or join your [...]

  On September 22, 2015, three women were found murdered at separate locations within a 25-kilometre radius of Wilno, Ontario in Renfrew County. In 2017, Basil Borutski was convicted of first-degree [...]