If you are in a crisis situation, call 911 or go to the nearest hospital immediately.
Connect with NC’s Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator (SVPRC):
If you have experienced sexual or gender-based violence, abuse of any form, or feel unsafe in a relationship, you can speak with the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Coordinator (SVPRC). The SVPRC responds to disclosures and reports of incidents related to sexual and gender-based violence and offers safe, inclusive and non-judgmental support. The SVPRC can explain options such as reporting to the police or making a formal report through the College, and help create a safety plan with you. The SVPRC can also speak with you about additional support that may be needed (ie housing services, legal assistance, and counselling/therapy options in the community).
Please contact the SVPRC at [email protected] to schedule a meeting.
Please note the SVPRC works Mondays – Fridays, 8:30am – 4:30pm. If you need immediate support, consider using one of the off-campus services listed below.
On Campus Support Services
Campus Safety
Visit the Campus Safety office if you have any safety concerns or to access the Work Alone Program (escort to your vehicle, student residence or bus stop on-campus).
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 905-735-2211, ext. 6999
- Location: Welland Campus: S101; Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus: N102B
- Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year
Student Rights and Responsibilities Office
If you would like assistance with accessing supports, requesting accommodations, reporting to police and/or to make a sexual and/or gender-based violence complaint (informal or formal), please contact:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 905-735-2211 ext. 4360
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
If you would like to file a formal complaint, please contact:
- Email: [email protected]
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Student Health, Wellness and Accessibility Services
Visit this office if you would like to see a Counsellor or Registered Nurse regarding academic accommodations, crisis intervention, mental health & wellness and sexual health.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: Welland Campus: 905-735-2211 ext. 7778; Niagara-on-the Lake Campus: 905-641-2252, ext. 4409
- Location: Welland Campus: AH125; Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus: W102
- Hours: Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Evening appointments available.
Download the NC Mobile Safety App
Features quick access to Campus Safety, Niagara Regional Police and Niagara Sexual Assault Centre. You can also use the app to contact the Student Rights & Responsibilities Office to file a complaint. The app allows you to easily send your on-campus location and a photo to Campus Safety with the tap of a button. Also included is a personal safety toolbox with a flashlight, loud alarm, campus maps and on-campus support services.
Off-Campus Support Services
Assaulted Women’s Helpline (200+ Languages)
- Phone: 1-866-863-0511
- TTY: 1-866-863-7868
- Hours: 24/7
Birchway Niagara
- Phone: 905-356-5800 (call or text)
- Hours: 24/7
Distress Centre
- Phone: 905-688-3711
- Hours: 24/7
COAST Niagara
- Phone: 1-866-550-5205
- Hours: 24/7
Fem’aide (en français)
- Phone: 1-877-336-2433
- TTY: 1-866-860-7082
- Hours: 24/7
Gillian’s Place
- Phone: 905-684-8331 (call or text)
- Hours: 24/7
Good2Talk
- Phone: 1-866-925-5454
- Hours: 24/7
Hope for Wellness Helpline
- Phone: 1-855-242-3310
- Hours: 24/7
Both telephone and online chat services are available in English and French. Telephone support is also available upon request in Cree; Ojibway (Anishinaabemowin); Inuktitut
Human Trafficking Hotline
- Phone: 1-833-900-1010
- Hours: 24/7
keep.meSAFE Student Support Program
Call. Chat. Anytime. Anywhere. keep.meSAFE connects students with free, confidential emotional health and wellbeing support conveniently available 24/7 via the app, telephone and web. Instant access at no additional charge for students enrolled in schools that have signed up for keep.meSAFE.
Download the free My SSP App
Search My SSP on either the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and download the app. Complete your profile so you can browse health and wellness support services on the go, start a live chat or call with a counsellor – anytime, anywhere!
Legal Aid Ontario
- Phone: 1-800-668-8258
- Hours: Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
LGBT Youth Line
- Phone: 1-800-268-9688 or text 647-694-4275
- Hours: Sunday – Friday from 4:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Men’s Counselling
- Phone: Call 211 and ask for Men’s Counselling Link
- Hours: 24/7
Niagara Regional Police
- Emergency Phone: Call 911
- Non-Emergency Phone: 905-688-4111
- Hours: 24/7
Niagara Sexual Assault Centre
- Phone: 905-682-4584
- Location: 43 Church Street, Suite 503, St. Catharines, Ontario
- Hours: 24/7
Quest Community Health Centre
- Phone: 905-688-2558
- Hours: Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Rainbow Health
- Phone: 905-356-4222
- Hours: Appointment Required
South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario
- Phone: 1-416-487-6371
- Hours: Monday- Friday- 9:30 a.m – 5:00 p.m
St. Catharines General Hospital Sexual Assault Domestic Violence Treatment Program
- Phone: 905-378-4647, ext. 45300
- Location: St. Catharines General Hospital, 1200 Fourth Avenue, St. Catharines, Ontario
- Hours: 24/7
Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
- Phone: 1-866-887-0015
- Hours: 24/7
Talk4Healing Helpline (Culturally grounded for Indigenous women in 14 languages)
- Phone: 1-855-554-4325
- Hours: 24/7
Trans Lifeline Hotline
- Phone: 1-877-330-6366
- Hours: 24/7
Victim Services Niagara
- Phone: 905-682-2626
- Location: 68 Church St., St. Catharines, Ontario
- Hours: 24/7
Victim Support Line
- Phone: 1-888-579-2888
- Hours: 24/7
Sexual Assault Centres in Ontario
| Region in Ontario | Sexual Assault Centre | 24-hr Crisis Line | Office Phone |
| Algoma (Sault Ste- Marie) | Women in Crisis Algoma | 1-877-759-1230 | 705-759-1230 |
| Belleville-Quinte | Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte & District | 1-877-544-6424 | 613-967-6300 |
| Brant | Sexual Assault Centre of Brant | 519-751-3471 | 519-751-1164 |
| Bruce County | Women’s House Serving Bruce and Grey: Sexual Assault Services | 1-866-578-5566 | 519-372-1113 |
| Chatham-Kent | Chatham-Kent Sexual Assault Crisis Centre | 519-354-8688 | 519-354-8908 |
| Cornwall | Sexual Assault Support Services for Women, Cornwall |
|
613-932-1755 |
| East Algoma (Elliot Lake) | Counselling Centre of East Algoma | 1-800-721-0077 | 705-848-2585 |
| Guelph-Wellington | Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis |
|
519-836-1110 |
| Halton (Oakville) | Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Services of Halton | 905-875-1555 | 906-825-3622 |
| Hamilton | Sexual Assault Centre Hamilton & Area (SACHA) | 905-525-4162 | 905-525-4573 |
| Kawartha (Peterborough & Area) | Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre | 705-741-0260 | 705-748-5901 |
| Kenora | Kenora Sexual Assault Centre |
|
807-468-7958 |
| Kingston | Sexual Assault Centre Kingston |
|
613-545-0762 |
| London-Middlesex | Sexual Assault Centre London |
|
519-439-0844 |
| Muskoka | Athena’s Sexual Assault Counselling & Advocacy Centre |
|
705-737-2884 |
| Niagara | Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre | 905-682-4584 | 905-682-7258 |
| Nipissing | Amelia Rising Sexual Assault Centre of Nipissing | 705-476-3355 | 705-840-2403 |
| Oshawa-Durham | Oshawa-Durham Rape Crisis Centre | 905-668-9200 | 905-444-9672 |
| Ottawa SASC | Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa | 613-234-2266 | 613-725-2160 |
| Ottawa RCC | Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre | 613-562-2333 | 613-562-2334 |
| Peel | Hope 24/7: Sexual Assault Centre of Peel | 1-800-810-0180 | 905-792-0821 |
| Renfrew | Women’s Sexual Assault Centre of Renfrew County | 1-800-663-3060 | 613-735-5551 |
| Sarnia-Lambton | Sexual Assault Survivors’ Centre Sarnia-Lambton | 519-337-3320 | 519-337-3154 |
| Sudbury | Voices for Women Sudbury Sexual Assault Centre | 705-523-7100 ext- 2647 | |
| Thunder Bay | Thunder Bay Sexual Abuse & Sexual Assault Counselling & Crisis Centre | 807-344-4502 | 807-345-0894 |
| Timmins | Timmins and Area Women in Crisis | 1-877-268-8380 | 705-268-8381 |
| Toronto | Multicultural Women Against Rape/Toronto Rape Crisis Centre | 416-597-8808 | 416-597-1171 |
| Waterloo | Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region | 519-741-8633 | 519-571-0121 |
| Windsor-Essex | Sexual Assault Crisis Centre of Essex County | 519-253-9667 | 519-253-3100 |
| York | Women’s Support Network of York Region |
|
905-895-3646 |



