Get Help

If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.

The Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters & Transition Houses does not provide on-line support. Our website is designed for resource purposes only. 

To get help in your region of Canada, please visit your provincial/territorial, regional and aboriginal shelter association’s website. The links below directly point to information on local resources including telephone help-lines and women’s shelters and transition houses by jurisdiction.

For basic information on violence against women, please consult the following resources:

What is abuse? What are types of abuse?

Violence and abuse – Transition House Association of Nova Scotia

What is abuse? – Manitoba Association of Women’s Shelters

What is domestic violence? - Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan 

Children exposed to domestic violence - Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan

Les formes de violence – Fédération de ressources d’hébergement pour femmes violentées et en difficulté du Québec
This website is available in French only. Ce site est disponible en français seulement.

La violence conjugale – Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale
This website is available in French only. Ce site est disponible en français seulement.