Advice

My boss is a creep!

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Reading Materials

• Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
• Sexual Harassment
• METRAC (Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children)
• Workplace Harassment: An Action Guide for Women, Ontario Women’s Justice Network

Information is also available on the websites of your provincial human-rights commission.

Counselling

• Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 (Canada)
• Assaulted Women’s Helpline: 1-866-863-0511 (Ontario)

Legal

• Justice for Children and Youth (Toronto): 1-866-999-5329
  You can also ask a lawyer a question online.
• Lawyer Referral Service (Ontario): 1-900-565-4577
  $6, get half-hour consultation with a lawyer

Human Rights Commissions (by province)

• Alberta: 780-427-7661
• British Columbia: 1-888-440-8844
• Manitoba: 1-888-884-8681
• New Brunswick: 1-888-471-2233
• Newfoundland and Labrador: 709-729-2709
• Nova Scotia: 902-424-4111
• Ontario: 1-800-387-9080
• Prince Edward Island: 1-800-237-5031
• Quebec: 1-800-361-6477
• Saskatchewan: 1-800-667-9249
• Numbers and websites for the territorial governments

How to file a police report

To report a complaint, contact the “non-emergencies” number of your local police division. In Canada, this can be found in the blue pages of your white phone book under “Police”. When you call, explain to them the nature of your complaint and your age. They will likely transfer you to the department for sexual crimes or for youth. The main thing to consider is that it’s the police who will decide if there is enough evidence to press charges (tell them you’re keeping a journal) and they’ll be directing the case, which means that once you report the offence, the charges cannot be withdrawn, and you may have to appear as a witness in court.