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OCRCC responds to current issues related to sexual violence and the needs of sexual violence survivors. Read our press releases and our take on sexual violence trends in Ontario.

  • Government to back bill declaring partner violence an epidemic: OCRCC responds

    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 [...]

    Published On: April 16, 2024

  • Recognizing the expertise of Black, Indigenous and people of color communities in sexual violence support work and violence prevention

    Anyone can experience sexual violence. Even so, sexual violence can’t be separated from a broader context—one in which the person who is victimized, the person who has caused harm, and [...]

    Published On: March 12, 2024

  • National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence announced in Ontario: OCRCC responds

    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 [...]

    Published On: February 26, 2024

  • Former World Junior Hockey players face sex assault charges: OCRCC responds

    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 [...]

    Published On: January 30, 2024

  • Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC): December 6: the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in 2023

      Violence can affect anyone—but the events of December 6, 1989 made clear that violent victimization is often gendered. On December 6, 1989, a gunman killed 14 women at Montreal’s [...]

    Published On: December 5, 2023

  • Supporting 2SLGBTQQIA+ inclusion and confronting transphobia and homophobia: OCRCC responds

      Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, non-binary (2SLGBTQQIA+[1]) rights are facing escalating intolerance in Canada, and the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community is facing serious expressions of hate.   [...]

    Published On: September 21, 2023

  • Ontario rejects some recommendations from triple murder inquest jury: Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC) responds

      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 [...]

    Published On: July 13, 2023

  • Pride and Confronting growing homophobia and transphobia in our communities: OCRCC responds

      Pride Month is a celebration of Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, non-binary (2SLGBTQQIA+[1]) people and communities. Pride recognizes the rights and achievements of people belonging [...]

    Published On: June 19, 2023

  • “Safe Night Out” Bill 124, An Act to amend the Liquor Licence and Control Act, 2019 and the Occupational Health and Safety Act respecting training on sexual violence and harassment: Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC) responds

    About us The Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC) is an equity-seeking network of community-based rape crisis/sexual assault centres across Ontario, committed to leading social transformation that prevents and [...]

    Published On: May 25, 2023

  • May is Sexual Violence Prevention Month

    While anyone can experience sexual violence, social and systemic issues have a role to play in the prevalence of sexual violence. Some people are more vulnerable to being targeted [...]

    Published On: May 7, 2023

  • Sexual Violence in Canada: Stats Canada

    Canada releases its findings of Incident-based crime statistics in Canada every year. In the most recent year of data, incidents of sexual assault reported to police were at their [...]

    Published On: April 30, 2023

  • Supporting Youth Experiencing Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence

    The internet is a space in which youth (ages 13 to 29) connect with others, express themselves and assert themselves. But sometimes unwanted sexual comments or images, exposure to [...]

    Published On: April 25, 2023