Resources


National / Cross-Canada resources (use these from anywhere)

  • 211 (Province/territory phone/website) — Centralized referral service; can point you to local sex-worker supports, shelters, health and crisis lines.
  • Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights — sexual & reproductive health info and referrals across Canada.
  • CLEO / legal info groups — legal self-help resources (housing, family law, identity changes, rights).
  • Canadian Alliance / networks — sex-worker networks for advocacy, peer referrals and national bad-date lists.
  • Trafficking / exploitation hotlines — each province has hotlines (e.g., Ontario provincial trafficking line); use 211 to find the number.

Ontario

  • Maggie’s: Toronto Sex Workers Action Project — drop-in, outreach, harm reduction, peer supports (Toronto/GTA).
  • SWAN (various local chapters) — supports migrant/immigrant workers, multi-language services in some cities.
  • John Howard Society — Sex Trade Housing Support (STHS) — housing & case management for people in/affected by sex work.
  • Klinic / community health clinics — bad-date lists, crisis/referral services (some regions).
  • Local sexual assault centres & public health units — STI/HIV testing, counselling, crisis response.
  • Retinue / business supports — marketing, taxation, bursaries for independent workers (Ontario presence).
  • Pro-bono legal clinics — ask 211 for referrals; many clinics will do intake for sex-work related matters.

British Columbia

  • Peers Victoria Resources Society — peer-led harm reduction, outreach, drop-in (Victoria / Vancouver Island).
  • PACE Society (Vancouver) — drop-in, counselling, trans-specific programming, peer navigation.
  • SWAN Vancouver — supports im/migrant women; culturally specific outreach.
  • TLC / local harm-reduction services — safer-supply and needle/smoking equipment programs, outreach nursing.
  • BC 211 & regional health authorities — referrals to emergency, housing and crisis supports.

Québec

  • Stella (Montréal) — peer-led drop-in, accompaniment, bad-date lists, advocacy.
  • PIPQ (Projet Intervention Prostitution Québec) — confidential accompaniment & support.
  • CLES & local women’s centres — referrals and support for sexual exploitation / sex work contexts.
  • Info-Social 811 / Sexual Violence Helpline — 24/7 psychosocial/crisis support across Québec.

Alberta

  • SafeLink Alberta (Calgary / Medicine Hat) — inclusive, low-barrier supports, harm reduction, Shift program.
  • RESET Society (Calgary) — exit supports & transitional housing for survivors of exploitation/trafficking.
  • AASAS / sexual assault services — province-wide referral & survivor supports.
  • Local public health / harm-reduction services — safer-sex supplies, testing, outreach.

Saskatchewan

  • Hope Restored Canada (Saskatoon) — outreach and support for trafficked/exploited people.
  • Street Workers Advocacy Project (Regina) — outreach, drop-in and harm-reduction for street-based workers.
  • Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan (SASS) — province-wide referrals and crisis support.
  • Regional health units / 211 Saskatchewan — more local supports and referrals.

Manitoba

  • Sex Workers of Winnipeg Action Coalition (SWWAC) — peer-led community & bad-date list.
  • Klinic Community Health (Human Trafficking Line) — 24/7 support and bad-date reporting options.
  • WRHA Harm Reduction & Sexual Health Teams — outreach nursing, supplies, STI/HIV testing.
  • Survivor support organizations & shelters — crisis and housing referrals.

Nova Scotia / Atlantic (NB, PEI, NL)

  • Throw No Stones Sex Worker Resource Centre (Truro, NS) — Atlantic-focused peer supports, referrals.
  • Stepping Stone Association (Nova Scotia) — harm-reduction supports and advocacy.
  • Safe Harbour Outreach Project (SHOP) — St. John’s, NL — outreach, peer drop-in, bad-date warning.
  • Provincial sexual assault & crisis lines — 24/7 referral and counselling.
  • Local harm-reduction / public health units — testing and supplies.

New Brunswick

  • Provincial sexual assault centres / 211 New Brunswick — crisis support and local referrals.
  • Local harm-reduction clinics and community health centres — safer-sex supplies and testing.
  • Women’s shelters & community outreach programs — exit supports, housing referrals.

Prince Edward Island

  • PEI Family Violence / sexual assault resources — crisis supports and referral pathway.
  • Province health services / 211 PEI — harm reduction, testing, local clinic referrals.
  • Local community organizations — may run drop-ins or emergency support by request.

Newfoundland & Labrador

  • Safe Harbour Outreach Project (SHOP) — sex-worker advocacy & outreach (St. John’s).
  • St. John’s Status of Women Council — women’s services hosting SHOP and related programs.
  • Provincial sexual assault lines & 211 NL — crisis support and referrals to local services.

Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut (Territories)

  • Territorial health authorities / 811 or local crisis lines — primary access point for testing, harm reduction and referrals.
  • Regional Indigenous organizations & friendship centres — often provide culturally-relevant supports and can connect to harm-reduction resources.
  • Territorial sexual violence supports & victim services — for crisis and counselling.
  • Community outreach & mobile health clinics — in some regions; ask territorial health intake or 211 for specifics.

Legal supports & safety tools (apply anywhere)

  • Bad-date lists / Warn-Other-Workers hotlines — many peer groups maintain lists and anonymous reporting. Ask your local peer group or 211.
  • Pro-bono legal clinics / community legal aid — housing, criminal, immigration issues; many legal clinics will help sex-work related matters.
  • Police / victim services — if you’re in immediate danger file a report; many groups can help you through the process and connect you to advocacy.
  • Immigration / settlement agencies — for migrant workers seeking legal/immigration help or to report exploitation/abuse.