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)
Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS) is a charitable, non-profit, community-based organization located in Toronto, Canada. We provide safer sex education and services to the East and Southeast Asian communities and support services to persons living with HIV/AIDS and members of the LGBTQ communities.
Call: 416-963-4300
Email: info@acas.org
Friends of Ruby – A welcoming space for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth providing support for two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and all gender non-conforming youth (aged 16-29) by providing free counselling, housing and social services.
Kind Space is committed to providing Ottawa – located on unceded Algonquin territory, accessible resources, events, social, and educational programming to celebrate and support people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
Email: hello@kindspace.ca
Call: 613-563-4818
A queer, trans, Two-Spirit youth-led organization supporting and affirming the experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ youth across Ontario by providing training, referrals, resources, and anonymous peer support.
Call: 1-800-268-9688
Text: 647-694-4275
Sherbourne offers a wide range of primary healthcare programs and services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, two-spirited, intersex, queer or questioning individuals. Our goal is to provide dignified, non-judgmental services to help clients feel better, cope better with day-to-day challenges and address specific LGBT2SQ health issues.
Email: info@sherbourne.on.ca
Call: 416-324-4100
OK2BME is a set of free, supportive services for 2SLGBTQIA+ identified children, teens and their families in Waterloo Region. The OK2BME program consists of three unique areas including confidential counselling services (in person, or online), OK2BME Youth Groups for individuals 12-18, as well as public education, consulting and training around 2SLGBTQIA+ issues.
Call: 519-884-0000
Email: ok2bme@kwcounselling.com
Out on the Shelf is a not-for-profit organization in Guelph, ON. We offer services to the LGBTQ2IA+ community of Guelph and Wellington, host a queer library and resource centre, and run various monthly programming.
Email: info@outontheshelf.com
Fellowship of Alberta Bears is a gay/queer/bi men’s registered not-for-p
Rainbow Health Ontario creates opportunities for the healthcare system to better serve LGBT2SQ communities.
Email: info@rainbowhealthontario.ca
rofit 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 Rainbow Youth Program works to make lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 2-spirit, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth feel safe, included, and empowered in Peterborough and the four counties. We give LGBTQ+ youth the space to be themselves and the tools to lead positive change in their schools, peer groups, and community.
SPECTRUM is an organization that serves, affirms, and supports the well-being of 2SLGBTQ+ individuals in Waterloo Region and the broader community through peer support, community partnerships, education and training, resources, and events.
Call: 226 779-9695
Email: info@ourspectrum.com
Supporting Our Youth (SOY) is an innovative community development program of Sherbourne Health. SOY works to support the health and well-being of all queer and trans spectrum youth 29 years old and under through our groups, programs and events and by providing one-on-one support.
Call: 416-324-5077
Email: soy@sherbourne.on.ca
Transgender Niagara is a Trans* peer support group located in St. Catharines, Ontario. Our primary purpose is to provide the Trans* community in the Niagara region with access to information, resources, and the companionship of others like ourselves.
Email: mctigue.colleen@gmail.com
The Ten Oaks Project is a charitable, volunteer-driven organization that engages and connects children and youth from 2SLGBTQ+ (two spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer) identities, families, and communities.
The Triangle Program is a high school that hosts wonderful LGBTQ2+ youth who are in need of a smaller and safer space where they can find and build community. We strive to reflect our students’ experiences in an LGBTQ2+ and social justice-focused curriculum.
Call: 416-393-9830
Email: TriangleProgramOasis@tdsb.on.ca
ACAS’ Youth Program for East and Southeast Asians aged 16-29 strives to increase education, opportunities, support and resiliency skills (being able to bounce back from adversity) for Asian youth in Toronto in dealing with the various social/health challenges and questions of being LGBTQ+ and of other genders or sexualities.
Email: youth@acas.org
Call: 416 963-4300 ext 229
Waterloo Region Rainbow Coalition (WRRC) is a volunteer-based community organization that is committed to building a unified voice for gender and sexual diversity for people of all ages in Waterloo Region. We promote sustainable opportunities for advocacy, awareness, education and community-building that are respectful of the diverse interests within the Rainbow community.
Email: yourwrrc@gmail.com
ACCKWA’s Youth Sexual Health Department offers education and outreach services to youth in Waterloo Region. Our programming aims to empower youth to manage their sexual health by developing skills, increasing self-efficacy, and improving access to resources. We provide free workshops for youth as well as for parents, educators, and service providers who work with youth. We also do one-on-one risk reduction counseling, and outreach at local events, on social media, and via text.
Text: 519-569-9521
Email: yshag.wr@gmail.com
2 Spirits in Motion Society works to create, maintain, and strengthen a safe and supportive environment for 2 Spirit people to express themselves through cultural ways of knowing and being around gender and sexuality; and to succeed and be empowered in all areas that are grounded in the medicines that 2 Spirit people carry.
2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations provides prevention education and support for 2-Spirit, including First Nations, metis and Inuit people living with or at risk for HIV and related co-infections in the Greater Toronto Area. They base their work on indigenous philosophies of wholistic health and wellness.
Call: (416)944-9300
Around the Rainbow provides education, counselling and support services to 2SLGBTQI+ families and individuals. Their objective is always to improve 2SLGBTQI+ inclusion in all environments.
Call: 613-725-3601 ext. 105
A city of Toronto agency offering counselling services, queer parenting resources, coming out groups, trans programming, and more to the LGBTQ2S community. Some services and programs are offered in English, French and Spanish.
Email: info@The519.org
Phone: 416-392-6874
