Reporting to Law Enforcement
If you witness a hate crime or know someone that has been the victim of a hate crime or bias-motivated crime, contact your local police authorities, and/or file a report/complaint online. In case of an emergency, call 9-1-1. Non-emergencies numbers are listed by region and province below.
Police Services in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area
Toronto Police Service
· Toronto Police Service - Hate Crimes Unit
· Emergency: Call 9-1-1
· Non-emergency: Call (416) 808-2222
York Regional Police
· York Regional Police - Hate Crime Unit
· Online Reporting
· Emergency: Call 9-1-1
· Non-emergency: 1-(866) 876-5423
Durham Regional Police Service
· Report a Crime
· Emergency: Call 9-1-1
· Non-emergency: Call 1 (888) 579-1520, Press 0
Peel Regional Police
· Hate-Motivated and Bias-Motivated Crime
· Emergency: Call 9-1-1
· Non-emergency: (905) 453-2121
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
· Emergency: Call 9-1-1
· Contact your local RCMP detachment
Police Services (by province)
Ontario
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Human Rights Commissions
References:
Provincial
Ontario – Ontario Human Rights Commission
British Columbia – British Columbia: Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
Alberta – Alberta Human Rights Commission
Saskatchewan – Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
Manitoba – The Manitoba Human Rights Commission
Quebec – Quebec Human Rights Commission
New Brunswick – New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
Nova Scotia – Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
P.E.I. – Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission
Newfoundland and Labrador – Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission
Yukon – Yukon Human Rights Commission
Northwest Territories – Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission
Act to Change. “The Racism is a Virus Tool Kit.” [Online] available at: https://acttochange.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/200804_PageLayout-2.pdf
B’nai Brith Canada. “Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2021.” [Online] available at: https://www.bnaibrith.ca/antisemitic-incidents/
Government of Canada. “The Government of Canada Concludes National Summit on Antisemitism.” News Release, Ottawa, 21 July, 2021.
Segal Centre. “Indigenous Ally Toolkit.” [Online] available at: https://www.segalcentre.org/common/
sitemedia/201819_Shows/ENG_AllyTookit.pdf
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