If a child is in immediate danger
Call 9-1-1. The CRTC states that 9-1-1 is available to almost all subscribers in Canada and that Nunavut does not have it: emergency services there are reached on a normal telephone number, and the Government of Nunavut says to call the RCMP office in your community. If you are unsure, write the local number into your club's emergency steps (Emergency protocols). CRTC page (modified 28 October 2024).
A sport-related report
For violence, harassment, discrimination or maltreatment in sport, the national service is the Canadian Safe Sport Program (CSSP) of Sport Integrity Canada, which has received reports since 1 April 2025. Its services are offered in English and/or French. To know whether your situation falls within the program, call or read the program's page.
| How | Number or page |
|---|---|
| By phone | 1-866-971-2777. You can share who you are or remain anonymous. (Sport Integrity Canada, toll free: +1 800 672-7775.) |
| Online | CSSP online report form |
Sport Integrity Canada says it does not accept reports by text or email: a report is made by phone or through the online form. The program's support team does not provide emergency assistance: in danger, call 9-1-1. CSSP contact page.
Help lines
| Line | Who it is for | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Sport'Aide (Québec) | Anyone who is a victim or witness of violence in sport, recreation or the outdoors: participants, parents, coaches, volunteers. | Listening line, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: 1 833 211-AIDE (2433) in French, 1 833 245-HELP (4357) in English. Also by text at 1 833 211-AIDE (2433) and by email at aide@sportaide.ca. |
| Tel-jeunes (Québec) | Young people. There is also a line for parents. | Young people: 1-800-263-2266, text 1-866-811-4811, every day from 8 a.m. to midnight. Parents: 1-800-361-5085. |
| Kids Help Phone (all of Canada) | Kids, teens and young adults. | 1-800-668-6868, 24/7, in English or French; or text CONNECT to 686868. |
| 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline (all of Canada) | Anyone, in English and French. | 9-8-8, call or text, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
Reporting a child, province by province
To report that a child may need protection, reach the child protection service of the province or territory where the child lives. The official pages read present reporting as a legal duty; the wording varies (in Québec, the government's page limits the duty of people who are not acting in the course of their duties to situations of sexual and physical abuse). In most cases you do not have to give your name. In immediate danger: 9-1-1, or your community's police.
| Province or territory | Who answers, and the number as the government prints it | Official page |
|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | Ministry of Children and Family Development, Provincial Centralized Screening: 1-800-663-9122, "any time, day or night". For young people: Helpline for Children 1-877-631-8282. | gov.bc.ca |
| Alberta | Child Intervention Provincial Intake Line: 1-800-638-0715, 24/7, "in multiple languages". | alberta.ca |
| Saskatchewan | No single number. Business hours: Prince Albert (north) 1-866-719-6164 · Saskatoon (centre) 1-800-274-8297 · Regina (south) 1-844-787-3760. After hours: your area's After Hours Crisis Centre (Prince Albert 306-764-1011, Saskatoon 306-933-6200, Regina 306-569-2724) or the police. | saskatchewan.ca |
| Manitoba | Child and Family Services: 1 (866) 345-9241; in Winnipeg (204) 944-4200. The page says "at any time of the day or night". | gov.mb.ca |
| Ontario | The province's page prints no provincial number: contact the children's aid society where the child lives (the ministry's brochure says all societies provide emergency service 24 hours a day, seven days a week). If it is urgent and you cannot reach the society, the police. | ontario.ca |
| Québec | The Director of Youth Protection (DYP, DPJ) of your region, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Numbers by region below. Your identity remains confidential. | quebec.ca |
| New Brunswick | Social Development: 1-833-733-7835 (1-833-SDDSTel); after hours: 1-800-442-9799. | gnb.ca |
| Nova Scotia | 1-877-424-1177; after regular business hours, if a child is in immediate danger: 1-866-922-2434. For Mi'kmaw families: Mi'kmaw Family and Children's Services. | novascotia.ca |
| Prince Edward Island | Child Protection Services: business hours 1-877-341-3101; after business hours 1-800-341-6868. | princeedwardisland.ca |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Toll-free: 1-833-552-2368 (also after hours, for all regions). In immediate danger: 9-1-1 or your local police. | gov.nl.ca |
| Yukon | Family and Children's Services: 867-667-3002; toll free in Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories: 1-800-661-0408, extension 6. In immediate danger: 9-1-1. The government's pages do not print the same opening hours: check the page. | yukon.ca |
| Northwest Territories | The government's page prints no single number: it is a table by region, with a daytime number and an after-hours emergency number. Pick the child's region. | hss.gov.nt.ca |
| Nunavut | The government's page prints no territorial number: contact the local Family Services office in your community, or, in an emergency, the RCMP office in your community. The directory of offices is on that page. | gov.nu.ca |
Québec: DYP numbers by region
As printed on the Government of Québec's "Contact information of the DYP" page (last update 7 October 2026). A toll-free number is shown where the page gives one.
| Region | Number(s) |
|---|---|
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | 1-800-463-9009 |
| Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean | 418-543-3006 · toll-free 1-800-463-9188 |
| Capitale-Nationale | 418-661-3700 · toll-free 1-800-463-4834 |
| Mauricie-Centre-du-Québec | 1-800-567-8520, ext. 3 |
| Estrie | 1-800-463-1029 |
| Montréal | 514-896-3100 |
| Montréal, English-language (Batshaw) | 514-935-6196 |
| Outaouais | 819-776-6060 · toll-free 1-800-567-6810 |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 1-800-567-6405 |
| Côte-Nord | 418-589-9927 · toll-free 1-800-463-8547 |
| Nord-du-Québec | See the Abitibi-Témiscamingue or Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean regions |
| Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 1-800-463-0629 |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | 1-800-461-9331 |
| Laval | 450-975-4000 |
| Lanaudière | 1-800-665-1414 |
| Laurentides | 1-800-361-8665 |
| Montérégie | 1-800-361-5310 |
| Nunavik, Ungava | day 819-964-2905, ext. 874 · evening and weekend 819-272-5597 · toll-free 1-833-964-2905, ext. 874 |
| Nunavik, Hudson Bay | day 819-988-2191 · evening 819-988-2957 · toll-free 1-877-535-2345 |
| Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James | Chisasibi 819-855-3044 · Waswanipi 819-753-2324 · toll-free 1-800-409-6884 · Atikamekw communities of Manawan and Wemotaci 1-866-477-3933 |
What Paak does
Paak does not report anything and does not call anyone. What Paak keeps for your club is the state of what it decided to track: coaches' certifications (coaching courses, training, first aid) and police record checks, each with its own expiry date, and the reminder before it lapses. What your club or your federation requires is theirs to decide; Paak keeps track of it. In the member space of a Canadian club, a card presents the Canadian Safe Sport Program and three numbers: 9-1-1, the youth help line (1-800-668-6868) and 9-8-8.
FAQ
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Do I have to give my name?
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