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 policymakers.
Policies by province | Policies in creation | Annotated bibliographies | Case law | Definitions
Reports & articles | Workplace sexual harassment | Online tools | European resources
Policies (organized by province):
Alberta | British Columbia | Manitoba | New Brunswick | Nova Scotia | Ontario | Quebec | Saskatchewan
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 in creation:
- 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]
Annotated bibliographies:
- Primary and secondary sources from case law, policies, and legal research related to sexual violence on university campuses
- Selected non-academic sources in arts and multi-media, including news articles, podcasts, online exhibitions, poetry, and novels
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:
- Sexual Harassment in Experiential Learning: A Price Students Shouldn’t Have to Pay
- Our Campus, Our Safety: Student Leaders’ Action Plan for Institutions and Governments to Address and Prevent Sexual Violence on Campus
- 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
- The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) - 2019 National School Climate Survey
- 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)
- Report from YWCA - Not Online. Not on Campus. Addressing sexual violence and Technology-Facilitated Violence on Campus
- "Policy Options on Non-Consensual Deepnudes and Sexual Deepfakes" from the Learning Network at the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC) in the Faculty of Education at Western University
- Sexual Violence Against Black Women and Girls in a #MeToo Era from the Learning Network at the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC) in the Faculty of Education at Western University
Workplace sexual harassment:
- Video about sexual harassment workplace training and free legal info from the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia and the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace for Employees Project
- Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Policy from the Government of Canada
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.
- Social media safety guidelines from Hollaback!
- Rosa: Canada’s first national digital platform centralizing the laws around sexual harassment
European resources:
- The final report of the pan-European Universities Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence project
- Free training materials
- The Sussex local training report