It Gets Better CanadaIt Gets Better CanadaIf you are in crisis or in need of immediate help in Canada, please text or call one of the numbers provided here, or search below for a local resource near you.
A National support service offering counselling, information and referrals.
Call: 1-800-668-6868 (French/English/Arabic)
Text: 686868
Collaboration of non-profit distress, crisis, and suicide prevention service centres from across Canada.
Call: 1-833-456-4566
Text: 45645 (4PM -12AM ET)
A peer support line run by and for trans people, focused on providing community, support, and resources.
Call: 877-330-6366 (5PM – 1AM ET)
The Abbotsford Youth Health Centre is a place where youth can access inclusive and non judgmental health services.
Call or Text: (604) 746 3392
Email: ayhc@foundryabbotsford.ca
Catherine White Holman Wellness Society provides low-barrier wellness and legal services to Two-Sprit, transgender and gender non-conforming people in a way that is respectful and celebratory of clients’ identity and self-expression.
Call: (604) 442-4352
Email: contactus@cwhwc.com
Camp fYrefly is a fun, educational, social, and personal leadership retreat for queer and trans youth ages 14 – 24. Campers explore their identity, build resilience, enhance self esteem, and develop leadership sk
Dancing To Eagle Spirit Society is dedicated to the healing and empowerment of aboriginal and non-aboriginal two-spirit individuals, their friends and their allies. The society seeks to honor the dignity of the individual, building personal and community self esteem by providing emotional support and spiritual needs using traditional Native American ways and culture.
Email: info@dancingtoeaglespiritsociety.org
Call: 604-291-2202
ills that will positively impact their lives, homes, schools, and communities.
The Fraser Valley Youth Society (FVYS) is a not for profit society with a board, staff and dedicated volunteers running drop-in groups in Abbotsford, Mission and Chilliwack. They offer a weekly drop-in for 2SLGBTQAI+ and allied youth/young adults ages 13-25.
Call: 604-200-3203
Email: info@fvys.ca
Out In Schools is BC’s award-winning 2SLGBTQIA+ education program. They use film and facilitated group discussion to engage youth in building safer, more inclusive communities.
Call: 403-283-5580
Email: info@centreforsexuality.ca
Out On Screen is more than just a film festival! They do year-round programming, engage youth throughout the province, and play a role in a vibrant arts ecology.
The End of the Rainbow Foundation’s mission is to improve socio-economic conditions for people of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities or expressions (SOGIE) by providing innovative education, support programs, and research.
Call: (403) 262-4086
Fellowship of Alberta Bears is a gay/queer/bi men’s registered not-for-profit society. The Fellowship of Alberta Bears is dedicated to providing a gathering space for individuals who appreciate and enjoy the brotherhood of the gay bear community. FAB is a body positive, sex positive community group.
The Gay and Lesbian Association of the Peace has served the LGBTQ community of greater Grande Prairie for over ten years. Through peer led support we aim to increase quality of life for everyone through better understanding of sexual and gender diversity.
Call: 780-518 5880
Email: infogalap@yahoo.com
QMUNITY is a non-profit organization based in Vancouver, BC that works to improve queer, trans, and Two-Spirit lives. They provide a safer space for LGBTQ2SAI+ people and their allies to fully self-express while feeling welcome and included.
Youth support inquiries:
Email: youth@qmunity.ca
Call: (604) 684-5307
Trans Care BC supports the delivery of equitable and accessible care, surgical planning, and peer and community support for trans people across the province.
Trans Health Navigation Team
Call: 1-866-999-1514 or 604-675-3647
Email: transcareteam@phsa.ca
Education Team
Email: trans.edu@phsa.ca
Email: info@safelinkalberta.ca
UBC CampOUT! is a leadership and learning summer camp for queer, trans, Two-Spirit, questioning, and allied youth from across BC & the Yukon. CampOUT! brings us together to learn about decolonizing, anti-racist and disability justice approaches to education and leadership from each other and from mentors in community.
