Immediate danger
Call 911Call 911 or local police
Use this route when anyone faces an immediate threat, an offender may arrive in person, a young person is missing, or there is an urgent risk of self-harm.
Get help
Start with the route that matches the situation.
If a child or another person is in immediate danger, call 911 or local police now.
Online sexual exploitation
Begin a reportReport to Cybertip.ca
Canada's national tipline accepts reports about online luring, child sexual abuse material, sextortion and other technology-facilitated sexual exploitation of children.
Intimate image shared or threatened
Get image helpUse NeedHelpNow.ca
Find practical steps for youth under 18 when an intimate image has been shared, may be shared, or is being used to threaten them.
Human trafficking concern
1-833-900-1010Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline
Confidential support and referrals are available 24 hours a day for a person being trafficked, someone worried about another person, or a survivor.
Suicide or emotional crisis
Call or text 9-8-8
Use 9-8-8 when a young person is thinking about suicide or in emotional crisis. Kids Help Phone also provides confidential support to youth across Canada.
Do not send intimate images to Quinte Protects or CyberTECT. Do not pay or keep negotiating with the offender. Preserve usernames, profile links, message details and payment demands needed for an official report without forwarding illegal material.