Sexual Violence in Ontario

Ending sexual violence will need planning, resources and increased equity. Read our take on provincial politics and policy that affect sexual violence survivors, sexual assault centres, and violence prevention in Ontario.

  • Get the Facts: Healthy Relationships

    Get the facts on Healthy Relationships...and signs of a less-healthy relationship. Read more about healthy relationships and relationship abuse in our Healthy Relationships Fact Sheet (English).  Healthy Relationships Fact Sheet (Arabic) [...]

    Published On: July 15, 2018

  • Education as Prevention: Youth, Sexual Violence and Mental Health

    Historically, many cultures in which we live have recommended silence as a way to deal with uncomfortable issues such as sexual violence. Think about the ways in which our parents, grandparents, [...]

    Published On: July 11, 2018

  • Get the Facts: What is Sexual Assault?

    Get the facts on Sexual Assault Read more about sexual assault in our Sexual Assault Definition Fact Sheet (English). Sexual Assault Definition Fact Sheet (French) Sexual Assault Definition Fact Sheet (Arabic) [...]

    Published On: June 30, 2018

  • OCRCC: Ontario elects Progressive Conservative government

    The Province of Ontario elected a Progressive Conservative, government on June 7, 2018. At Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC), we have appreciated the significant work of the previous Ontario [...]

    Published On: June 11, 2018

  • What is Consent?

    Get the facts about consent. Read more about consent in our Consent Fact Sheet.

    Published On: June 5, 2018

  • Get the Facts: Consent

    What is Consent? Get the facts about consent. Read more about Consent in our Consent Fact Sheet (English). Consent Fact Sheet (French) Consent Fact Sheet (Arabic) Consent Fact Sheet (Simplified Chinese) [...]

    Published On: May 30, 2018

  • What will help Ontario Thrive? An Ontario that works to end sexual violence

    The last few months have seen the public extremely engaged on issues related to sexual violence, safe workplaces and many others connected to gender equity. The election is an important time. In our experience, strong engagement from political [...]

    Published On: May 8, 2018

  • Using Technology to Better Support Survivors: Literature Review

    Technology can make access to crisis, counselling and other supports easier to access for some populations of survivors of sexual violence in Ontario. This can include women living with disabilities and [...]

    Published On: May 8, 2018

  • Abuse and Older Women

    Get the facts on abuse and older women. Read more about abuse and older women in our Myths and Facts: Abuse and Older Women Fact Sheet.

    Published On: May 2, 2018

  • OCRCC Election toolkit

    Do you know what your local political candidates will do to prevent sexual assault if elected? Ask them. Download the OCRCC Election Toolkit 2018.

    Published On: April 4, 2018

  • Before #MeToo

    In the 8 years that I worked as a sexual assault counsellor, I saw one conviction out of all the women I accompanied to court. One. Read our opinion piece that [...]

    Published On: February 5, 2018

  • OCRCC Responds to the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council (HRPAC) on the Controlled Act of Psychotherapy

    The impacts of sexual violence are most commonly understood via trauma or mental health frameworks. But we believe that sexual violence cannot be separated from a broader social context – one [...]

    Published On: September 30, 2017