Victim help and support

B.C. has many services for victims. This section provides contact information (phone numbers and email addresses) victims of crime can call for help, support and more information.

On this page

• VictimLink - Victim information, support and referrals
• Financial assistance for victims of crime
• Information about the accused and offender
• For more information

VictimLink - Victim information, support and referrals

Contact VictimLinkBC for assistance:

• Phone: 1-800-563-0808 (toll-free in B.C.) available 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Email: VictimLinkBC@bc211.ca

Financial assistance for victims of crime

Contact Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP):

• Phone: 1-866-660-3888 (toll-free in B.C.)
• Email: CVAP@gov.bc.ca

The CVAP provides financial assistance to victims of certain crimes, immediate family members and some witnesses. For more information, see Financial assistance (Victims)

Information about the accused and offender

Contact Victim Safety Unit (VSU):

• Phone: 1-877-315-8822 (toll-free anywhere in Canada)
• Email: VSUSG@gov.bc.ca

Victims of crime can ask for information about the person who was charged with the crime (accused) or convicted of the crime (offender) by calling the VSU.

Register by providing your name and contact information. VSU will update you with information such as what happened at court and whether the offender is in jail

If the offender has been sent to jail for two years or more, they will be in a federal correctional centre (penitentiary).

Victim notification

For information on victim notification, contact Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Victim Services:

• Phone: 1-866-806-2275 (toll-free in B.C.). When you are asked for the region, select 1 for Pacific Region
• Email: victims-victimes@csc-scc.gc.ca

For more information, see Victim notification.

For more information

See:

• If you are a victim of a crime
• Services by need (Victim or witness)