Child Welfare

Canada's tipline for reporting potential illegal material online, such as sexual abuse and exploitation of children on the internet. All reports concerning incidents potentially violating the Criminal Code of Canada are sent to the police for possible investigation. Any information about a child potentially in need of protection is sent to child welfare.

Report using fillable form on website.
If you know about a child who is in immediate danger or risk, call 9-1-1 or local police.

Professional counsellors are available to help young people deal with concerns, large or small, by telephone or live chat. Examples of these concerns include:

• Bullying
• Violence and abuse
• Housing
• Legal aid
• Sexual health
• Issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity
• Suicide

Kids Help Phone counsellors can also provide information and referral to local services. The service is free, anonymous, and confidential.

Provides a free online resource to help parents and other adults support and talk to children about serious illness, dying, and the death of someone they know.

• Definition of family
• Changes that separation and divorce bring to a family
• How separation, divorce and parenting from two homes affects children
• Children's concerns about how the parents separating or divorcing will affect their future
• Ideas on how to help children talk with their parents

• Protecting the legal and financial interests of children under age 18 years
• Establishing and maintaining an infant Trust
• Protecting the legal, financial and personal and health care interests of vulnerable adults who require assistance in decision-making
• Acting as an independent interest for minors or persons with disabilities on insurance settlements or in court matters with financial implications to the person
• Administer the estates of missing or deceased persons

• Providing families with ongoing investigative support and advocacy, no matter how long the investigation has gone unsolved
• Working in conjunction with law enforcement to determine the most effective uses for the team's search program tools
• Providing a 24-hour confidential phone line for tips regarding missing children cases

• Support for families in finding their missing children
• Education material to help prevent children from going missing
• Often continues support from a caseworker after a child returns home
• A public database of missing children across Canada
• A tool where community members can report tips or possible sightings of a missing child to the authorities. This tool is intended for non-urgent information only. If you have urgent information to provide, please call 9-1-1.