If you or someone you know needs support or trans health resources:
National crisis lines/Lignes d’aide nationales en cas de crise
Suicide Crisis Helpline/Linge d’aide en cas de crise du suicide
Call or text/appelez ou textez 24/7
988
En/Fr
Kids Help Phone/Jeunesse, J’écoute
Call or text/appelez ou textez 24/7.
For youth/pour les jeunes
1-800-668-6868
En/Fr
Trans Lifeline
For transgender people
(877) 330-6366
En
Alberta
Crisis lines and general support
24/7/365 confidential support, information, and referrals.
Alberta Mental Health Help Line
1-877-303-2642
En
Distress Centre Calgary
24/7/365 crisis intervention, counselling, and youth peer support, plus a teen-specific line and chat.
403-266-4357
En
Distress Line Edmonton
24/7 phone line
780-482-4357
En
Wood’s Homes
Children’s mental health centre in Calgary with help lines and walk-in support.
403-299-9699 | https://woodshomes.ca/
En
2SLGBTQ+ and trans-specific support
Skipping Stone
Affirming care, programs, and resources for trans and gender diverse youth, adults, and families.
En
Calgary Outlink: Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Support and community for sexual and gender diverse people, including the InsideOut youth drop-in group for ages 13-18.
https://www.calgaryoutlink.ca/
En
Pride Centre of Edmonton
Community centre with groups and services, including QueerOUT, a weekly space for queer, trans, and gender diverse youth ages 13-24.
https://pridecentreofedmonton.ca/
En
Alberta Trans
Educational resource on gender diversity, family support, youth resources, and medical care.
https://albertatrans.org/about/
En
Family Resilience Project
Free short-term counselling for 2SLGBTQ+ children, youth, and families, through the University of Alberta.
En
Atlantic Provinces/ provinces de l’Atlantique
Crisis lines and general support
Provincial Mental Health Crisis Hotline (Newfoundland and Labrador)
24-hour crisis line.
1-888-737-4668
En
Provincial Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Line (Nova Scotia)
24/7 crisis management for children, youth, and adults.
1-888-429-8167
En
Mental Health and Addictions Access Line (PEI)
24-hour line for Prince Edward Island.
1-833-553-6983
En
Addiction and Mental Health Helpline (New Brunswick)/ Ligne d’aide provinciale gratuite consacrée au traitement des dépendances et de la santé mentale (Nouveau-Brunswick)
24/7 helpline / 24/7 ligne d’aide
1-866-355-5550
En/Fr
2SLGBTQ+ and trans-specific support
Trans Support NL
Resources, peer support, and a trans youth group in Newfoundland and Labrador.
En
The Youth Project (Nova Scotia)
Support and services for youth 25 and under around sexual orientation and gender identity.
https://www.youthproject.ns.ca
En
PEERS Alliance (PEI)
Support for those living with or at risk of HIV and STIs, including the PEI Rainbow Youth Club for under-19s.
En
Quadrangle NL
Community space and programs for 2SLGBTQ2SIA+ people in Newfoundland and Labrador.
En
British Columbia/Colombie-Britannique
Crisis lines and general support
BC Mental Health Support Line
24/7 emotional support and mental health information.
310-6789 (no area code needed)
En
KUU-US Crisis Line Society
24/7/365 crisis intervention serving Indigenous people across BC.
Youth: 250-723-2040 | Adult: 250-723-4050 | Metis line: 1-833-638-4722 | Toll free: 1-800-588-8717
En
Fraser Health Crisis Line
24/7/365 free, confidential emotional support and crisis intervention.
604-951-8855 or 1-877-820-7444
En
Interior Crisis Line Network
24/7/365 crisis line linking five centres across the Southern Interior region.
1-888-353-2273
En
Crisis Prevention, Intervention and Information Centre for Northern BC
Confidential crisis line and peer-support youth line.
Crisis line: 1-888-562-1214 | Youth line: 1-888-564-8336
En
2SLGBTQ+ and trans-specific support
Trans Care BC
Connects people with gender-affirming care and supports across BC.
1-866-999-1514 (BC) | 604-675-3647 (outside BC)
En
Qmunity
Community centre offering Gab Youth drop-in, support programs, and counselling for 2SLGBTQ+ communities.
Qmunity.ca
En
Catherine White Holman Wellness Centre
Low-barrier wellness and legal services for Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender non-conforming people.
604-442-4352
En
Manitoba
Crisis lines and general support
24/7 toll-free support for suicide concerns and loss.
Manitoba Suicide Line
1-877-435-7170
En
Klinic Community Health Centre
Medical care and counselling, including teen and trans health services, with 24-hour crisis lines.
1-888-322-3019 or 204-786-8686
En
2SLGBTQ+ and trans-specific support
Rainbow Resource Centre
Counselling, education, and youth programming for the 2SLGBTQ+ community
https://rainbowresourcecentre.org
En
Ontario
Crisis lines and general support
Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
24-hour distress line. Multilingual line available for Mandarin (国语), Cantonese (粤语), Spanish (Español), Portuguese (Português), Hindi (हिन्दी), Urdu (اردو), Punjabi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ).
24/7 line: 416-408-4357 | Multilingual line: 905-459-7777
En
Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa/ Bureau des services à la jeunesse d’Ottawa
24/7 crisis line and chat for children and youth under 17, and for concerned adults/24/7 ligne de crise pour les enfants et les jeunes de 17 ans et moins en situation de crise et pour les adultes inquiets
613-260-2360
En/Fr
Distress Centre Ottawa and Region/ Centre de détresse d’Ottawa et de la région
24/7 crisis line/24/7 ligne de crise
613-238-3311
En/Fr
Durham Region Distress Line
24-hour telephone helpline
905-430-2522 or 1-800-452-0688
En
2SLGBTQ+ and trans-specific support
The Lesbian, Gay, Bi Trans Youth Line
Peer support by and for 2SLGBTQ+ youth under 26, across Ontario. Chat and text available.
647-694-4275
En
The 519
Programs and services for 2SLGBTQ+ communities in Toronto.
En
2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations
Social, cultural, and recreational programming for Two-Spirit people, including a bursary program.
En
Quebec
Crisis lines and general support
L’Association quebecoise de prevention du suicide
24/7, partout au Québec
1-866-277-3553 | Text: 535353
Fr
2SLGBTQ+ and trans-specific support
Aide aux trans du Quebec
Personal, professional, and psychological support/soutien personnel, professionnel et psychologique
En/Fr
Project 10/Projet 10
Individualized and group-based support to 2SLGBTQIA+ youth across Greater Montreal/ 28
soutien individuel et collectif pour les jeunes 2SLGBTQIA+ à travers le Grand Montréal
En/Fr
Jeunesse Idem
Weekly groups, information and referrals for 2SLGBTQ youth, ages 14-35/Groupes hebdomadaires, information et references pour jeunes 2SLGBTQIA+ 14-35 ans.
En/Fr
Jeunesse Lambda
A community organization created by and for LGBTQ youth aged 14 to 30/Un organisme communautaire créé par et pour les jeunes LGBTQ de 14 à 30 ans.
https://www.jeunesselambda.com
En/Fr
IRIS Estrie – Chameleon
Groupe de discussion et de soutien pour personnes trans, non binaires et en questionnement.
Saskatchewan
Crisis lines and general support
Mobile Crisis Service (Saskatoon)
24/7/365 crisis response for individuals and families.
306-933-6200
En
Mobile Crisis Services (Regina)
24/7 crisis and emergency intervention
Crisis: 306-525-5333
En
West Central Crisis and Family Support Centre
Youth counselling, crisis intervention, and outreach. Crisis line available 24/7.
306-463-1860
En
2SLGBTQ+ and trans-specific support
TransSask Support Services
Support and resources for trans people in Saskatchewan.
En
Out Saskatoon
Peer support, counselling, education, and sexual health services for 2SLGBTQ+ communities.
Crisis text: text HOME to 74174
En
Territories/territoires
Crisis lines and general support
CMHA Yukon Support Line
Confidential, free support line, 10am to 2am, 7 days a week.
1-844-533-3030
En
NWT Help Line/ La ligne 811 TNO
Speak with a registered nurse about mental wellness, substance use and smoking, or general health/ parler à un infirmier autorisé et obtenir des conseils liés à votre état de santé actuel, au mieux-être mental et au traitement des dépendances, ou pour obtenir de l’aide afin de cesser de fumer ou de vapoter
811
En/Fr
Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Help Line/Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut ligne d’aide
24/7 crisis line/24/7 ligne d’aide
1-800-265-3333
En/Fr
2SLGBTQ+ and trans-specific support
Queer Yukon Society
Events and support for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and allies in Whitehorse.
En
Northern Mosaic Network
Works to make the Northwest Territories safer and more inclusive for 2SLGBTQIPA+ people.
https://www.northernmosaic.net
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