Resources in this section include the sexual violence policies (and policies in progress) created by universities across Canada, as well as definitions of different terms used within these policies, and a guide for the offices responsible for creating and implementing the university policy. This page is being regularly updated - please visit again to find new resources for policy makers.
Alberta policies | British Columbia policies | Manitoba policies | New Brunswick policies
Nova Scotia policies | Ontario policies | Quebec policies | Saskatchewan policies
Policies in creation | Case law | Definitions of terms | Reports & articles
Sexual harassment workplace training | Online tools | European resources
Policies (organized by Province):
Alberta
- McEwan University's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- Mount Royal University's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- Saint Mary's University's Sexual Assault Policy [English]
- University of Alberta's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- University of Calgary's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- University of Lethbridge's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- Ambrose University's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- Concordia University of Edmonton [English]
British Columbia
- Capilano University's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- Emily Carr University of Art and Design's Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Misconduct Policy [English]
- Simon Fraser University's Policy for Sexual Violence and Misconduct Prevention, Education and Support [English]
- University of British Columbia's Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct Policy [English]
- University of the Fraser Valley's Policy for Prevention, Education and Response to Sexualized Violence [English]
- University of Northern British Columbia's Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy [English]
- University of Victoria's Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response Policy [English]
- Quest University's Sexual Misconduct Policy [English]
Manitoba
- University of Manitoba's Sexual Assault Policy [English]
- University of Winnipeg's Sexual Misconduct Protocol [English]
- Booth University College's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
New Brunswick
- Mount Allison University's Policy for Sexual Violence Prevention and Response [English]
- St. Thomas University's Policy on Sexual Violence [English]
- University of New Brunswick's Sexual Assault Policy [English]
Nova Scotia
- Cape Breton University's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- Mount Saint Vincent University's Policy Against Sexual Assault [English]
- St. Francis Xavier University's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- St. Mary's University's Sexual Assault Policy and Procedures [English]
- Université Sainte-Anne - Collège de l'Acadie Act Politique - Violence Sexuelle [French]
Ontario
- Algoma University's Sexual Misconduct Policy [English]
- Brock University's Sexual Assault and Harassment Policy [English]
- Carleton University's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- Lakehead University's Sexual Violence Response Policy [English]
- Laurentian University's Policy on Response and Prevention of Sexual Violence [English]
- McMaster University's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- Nipissing University's Sexual Violence Prevention, Support and Response Policy [English]
- OCAD University's Policy on Prevention and Response to Sexual and Gender-based Violence [English]
- Queen University's Policy on Sexual Violence Involving Queen’s University Students [English]
- Royal Military College of Canada Policy on Harmful and Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour [English]
- Ryerson University’s Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- University of Guelph's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- Université de Hearst Politique en matière de harcèlement et de violence à caractère sexuel [French]
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology's Policy on Sexual Violence [English]
- University of Ottawa’s Policy for Prevention of Sexual Violence [English]
- University of Toronto's Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment [English]
- University of Waterloo's Policy for Prevention and Response to Sexual Violence [English]
- University of Windsor's Policy on Sexual Misconduct [English]
- Western University's Policy on Sexual Violence [English]
- Wilfrid Laurier University's Gendered and Sexual Violence Policy and Procedures [English]
- York University's Policy on Sexual Violence [English]
Quebec
- Concordia University's Policy Regarding Sexual Violence| Politique Violence à Caractère Sexuel [English] | [French]
- McGill University’s Policy Against Sexual Violence| Politique Contre La Violence Sexuelle [English] | [French]
- Université du Québec à Montréal - Politique contre le harcèlement sexuel [French]
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières - Politique sur le harcèlement sexuel à l’UQTR [French]
Saskatchewan
- University of Regina's Sexual Assault and Violence Policy [English]
- University of Saskatchewan Sexual Assault Prevention Policy [English]
Policies:
- Simon Fraser University: this website follows the policy creation process at SFU
- Royal Roads University's Draft Policy [English]
- Thompson Rivers University's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
- Brandon University's Sexual Violence Policy [English]
Case Law:
- Ross v. New Brunswick School District No. 15, 1996 CanLII 237 (SCC)
- Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [1997] 3 SCR 624
- Pridgen v. University of Calgary, 2010 ABQB 644
- Pacheco v. Dalhousie University (2005), N.S.S.C. 222
- School District No. 44 (North Vancouver) v. Jubran, 2005 BCCA 201
- Mahmoodi v. Dutton and University of British Columbia, 1998 BCHRT 19
- Mpega c. Université de Moncton, 2001 NBCA 78
- Frederick Zhang v. The University of Western Ontario, 2010 ONSC 6489
Definitions:
- Survivor-centered approach definition by UN Women
- Glossary of terms from the Office for Sexual Violence Response, Support and Education
Reports & articles:
- Science and Policy Exchange Team's "Sexual Harassment: How Can Academia Do Better?" report, available in English and French
- "The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls"
- "Courage to Act: Developing a National Framework to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence at Post-Secondary Institutions"
- "Raising Canada 2020: Top 10 Threats to Childhood in Canada and the Impact of COVID-19" from Children First Canada
- Richards, C. (2020). Intoxication, a drunk science: Expertise in cases of sexual assault regarding capacity to consent. Canadian Journal of Law and Justice, 2(1). Available at SSRN.
- Creating safer classrooms: A tool kit for teaching staff on addressing sexual violence from the Sexual Assualt Centre of the McGill Students' Society
- Risk Factors For Male-Perpetrated Sexual Violence At Higher Education Institutions from the Canadian Centre for Legal Innovation in Sexual Assault Response (CCLISAR)
Sexual harassment workplace training:
- Video about sexual harassment workplace training. This keynote was prepared for the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (www.legalinfo.org), Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Employees Project – a five year project funded by the Department of Justice Canada, and is part of the free online training which has been developed for lawyers who are providing free legal advice to complainants – you can view the materials at https://lms.legalinfo.org/.
Online tools:
- Botler AI helps victims of sexual harassment and assault navigate the legal system. Read more here.
- Domestic Violence Risk Assessment, Risk Management and Safety Planning with Indigenous Populations
- Wisdom2Action's report on LGBTQ2+ youth and Gender-based Violence, which highlights the experiences of more than 500 LGBTQ2+ youth across Canada, how they are impacted by Gender-Based Violence, what they want done about it, and their top priorities for action. The report can be accessed here.
- Possibility Seeds collaborated with the Women and Gender Equality Framework Advisory Committee to identify the challenges, opportunities and needs of universities to address gender-based violence on campus and in the community. You can download the report from the Courage to Act website.
European resources:
- The final report of the pan-European Universities Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence project
- Free training materials
- The Sussex local training report
