Overview:

Technology is now part of nearly every survivor’s experience of intimate partner violence, but many workers are left navigating these harms without the tools or training they need.

Join Tech Safety Canada, a project of Women’s Shelters Canada, for a 3-day virtual Tech Safety Forum during Victims Week, May 11–13^th, 2026.  This forum is designed to build practical skills and confidence in responding to technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV).

This interactive forum will bring together anti-violence workers from across Canada, including shelter staff, frontline workers, counsellors, legal advocates, law enforcement and community-based professionals for shared learning and connection.

Across three days, you’ll learn about:

• How tech abuse shows up in survivors’ lives and how to respond safely
• Legal options for responding to tech abuse and emerging trends across Canada
• The growing impact of technology in our work including AI and cybersecurity
• The misuse of children’s technology in post-separation abuse

Sessions are grounded in the experiences of shelter workers and led by experts across the anti-violence, legal, and tech sectors.

Event Details:

• Monday, May 11 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026
• Register for each session you’d like to attend via Zoom (see individual descriptions and registration links below)
• There will not be recordings; live participation only
• This is a bilingual forum (see language details for each session below)

If you support survivors experiencing gender-based violence, this forum will help you feel more equipped, informed, and connected in your work.

This forum is funded by the Department of Justice Canada.