Enough Already Saskatchewan (EA)
EA is a program offered by Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan. EA seeks to prevent and address sexual harassment in Saskatchewan workplaces. They have self-directed online training for employees on creating a harassment-free workplace as well as information about making a workplace harassment complaint.
HealthLine 811
HealthLine 811 is a free, confidential, 24-hour health and mental health and addictions advice, education and support telephone line. It is staffed by experienced and specially trained Registered Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Registered Social Workers. Services are offered in English, with translation available in over 100 languages.
If you are having technical issues with accessing the HealthLine by dialling 811, you can call 1.877.800.0002 to be connected. Deaf and hard of hearing residents can access HealthLine 811 by using the SaskTel Relay Operator service at 1.800.855.0511.
Phone: 811
Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S)
The Saskatchewan Employment Act prohibits harassment, including sexual harassment, in the workplace. It also prohibits employers from retaliating against workers for making a complaint about a workplace safety issue, including workplace harassment. If you have made a harassment complaint to your employer and feel it has not be adequately addressed or investigated or that your employer has retaliated against you for making the complaint, you can make a complaint to OH&S. OH&S can assist the parties in resolving a workplace harassment situation with or without help from a mediator, whether a complaint is filed or not.
Phone: 1.800.567.7233
Email: ohs.general@gov.sk.ca
OUTSaskatoon provides support services, including free short-term counselling services to members of the 2SLGBTQ community.
Phone: 1.306.665.1224
Email: hello@outsaskatoon.ca
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, as well as prevention and crisis resources.
Phone: 988
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission (SHRC)
The SHRC promotes and protects the individual dignity, fundamental freedoms and equal rights of Saskatchewan citizens. If you have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, you can make a complaint to the SHRC.
Phone: 306.933.5952
Fax: 306.933.7863
Email: shrc@gov.sk.ca
Sexual Harassment Info Sheet (PDF)
Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB)
WCB provides compensation to people who have suffered a workplace injury, including psychological harm.
Phone: 306.787.4370 or 1.800.667.7590 (Toll-free)
Resources (website)
WCB Legislation and Policy (website)
Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan
Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan (SASS) is a provincial membership organization that supports agencies who offer services to survivors of sexual assault and abuse. SASS also provides:
Phone: 306.757.1941 or 306.526.8776
Email: info.sass@sasktel.net
The Shift Project provides up to 4 hours of free legal advice to people who have experienced workplace sexual harassment at a Saskatchewan workplace. The Shift Project is also available to individuals who are unsure whether what they experienced is workplace sexual harassment. If you have general questions about the law in this area or questions about the Project you can call, email or text the Project whether you want a lawyer or not.
The Shift Project includes a website with plain language legal information about workplace sexual harassment. It covers workplace sexual harassment in unionized workplaces, workplace sexual harassment as a violation of human rights, occupational health and safety’s role in dealing with workplace sexual harassment, workers' compensation for a psychological injury, civil lawsuits based on workplace sexual harassment and when workplace sexual harassment is a crime.
Phone: 306.974.3333 or 1.855.258.9415 (Toll-free)
Email: shift@plea.org
Text: 306.994.8422
University of Saskatchewan, Student Affairs and Outreach
Student Affairs provides same-day, holistic and comprehensive support for students. Services include immediate support to students, crisis response, educational programming, and consultation with faculty, staff, community members, and students who are concerned about a student.
Phone: 306-966-5757
Email: student.outreach@usask.ca
University of Saskatchewan, Student Wellness Centre
The Student Wellness Centre offers physical and mental health care to students and their dependents.
Phone: 1.306.966.5768
Email: student.wellness@usask.ca
University of Regina, Sexual Violence Prevention and Response (SVRP)
Provides supports to survivors of sexual violence.
Phone: 306-337-3149
Email: sexual.violence.response@uregina.ca
University of Regina, Student Wellness Centre
Provides support for students, including health and mental health supports.
Phone: 306.37.2200
Email: student.wellness@uregina.ca
University of Regina, The Women’s Centre
The Women’s Centre offers a number of services including counselling and support, resources and referrals.
Phone: 306.584.1255
Email: wc@ursu.ca
211 Saskatchewan is a free, confidential, 24/7 service that connects individuals to human services in the province by telephone, text, or web chat, plus a searchable website with over 5,000 listings of social, community, non-clinical health, and government services across the province. Over 175 languages, including 17 Indigenous languages, are available over the phone.
Phone or Text: 211 in Saskatchewan
Phone: 306.751.0397 (out of province)
Chat Online: https://sk.211.ca/
There are specific employment laws that apply to federally regulated workplaces such as banks, airlines and radio or TV broadcasters.
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
If you are facing harassment, including sexual harassment at federally regulated a workplace, you can make a complaint to the CHRC.
Phone: 1.888.214.1090
TTY: 1.888.643.3304
Fax: 613.996.9661
What is harassment? (website)
Making a complaint (website)
Provides information about federal labour standards as well as an online complaint form for employees to use if the standards have been violated.
Phone: 1.800.641.4049
Government of Canada Employment and Social Development Canada
This program seeks to promote and sustain safe workplaces in the federally regulated private sector, the federal public service, Crown corporations and First Nation Band Councils. It aims to ensure federal employers comply with relevant occupational health and safety standards through employer and employee cooperation. There is information on workplace sexual harassment and resolving occurrences of harassment.
Federally regulated employees can file a workplace harassment and violence complaint online.
Provides resources and services to those who have experienced incidents of sexual misconduct in a Canadian Armed Forces and or a Department of National Defence workplace. Services provided include counselling, self-care materials, training and educational materials.
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line
The Hope for Wellness Help Line provides immediate help to Indigenous people across Canada. The service offers culturally competent telephone-based crisis intervention counselling and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in English & French. You can also request counselling in Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut.
Phone (Toll-free): 1.855.242.3310 (24/7 service)
Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) Program
The NIHB Program is available to First Nations individuals who are registered under the Indian Act. Benefits are available for non-insured services in the areas of: Dental, Pharmacy, Medical Supplies and Equipment, Vision Care and Mental Health Counselling.
Phone (Toll-free): 1.866.885.3933
Email inquires: sac.sasknihb_inquiries.isc@canada.ca (do not send claims by email)
CLASSIC operates a Walk-in Advocacy Clinic and a Legal Advice Clinic for low-income people in Saskatoon. They do not represent people in every area of the law. Eligibility is determined on a on a case-by-case basis.
Phone: 306.657.6100
Email: info@classiclaw.ca
Law Society of Saskatchewan- Finding Legal Assistance directory
This directory is a searchable database to locate members of the Law Society of Saskatchewan who are licensed to practice law. Under search option “service model” you can select “legal coaching” or “limited scope retainers”. These types of service models can provide a more cost-efficient option for hiring a lawyer.
Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan (PBLS) is a non-profit, non-government organization that provides free legal advice to low-income clients in Saskatchewan. PBLS operates and partners with 14 free legal clinics across Saskatchewan.
Phone: 306.569.3098 or 855.833.7257 (Toll-free)
Email: info@pblsask.ca
Battlefords & Area Sexual Assault Centre
The Battlefords & Area Sexual Assault Centre provides free and confidential services to survivors of sexual assault and/or abuse and their loved ones, including one-on-one counselling and court support.
Phone: 1.306.445.0055
Email: info@basac.ca
Heart-Song Complex Trauma Program
Based in Saskatoon, Heart-Song offers counselling for people experiencing complex trauma. Complex trauma can be the result of interpersonal violence, particularly sexual trauma, including abuse of power and exploitation.
Phone: 639.317.8104
Email: info@heart-song.ca
The Listen Project offers up to two hours of free legal advice to people who have suffered sexual violence or domestic violence. The Listen Project helps people understand their legal rights and legal options moving forward.
Phone (Toll-free): 866.812.3971
Text: 306.801.5080
Email: listenproject@elizabethfrysask.org
The program provides information, support, advocacy, referrals and both short and long-term counselling for people who have experienced sexual violence. The sexual assault worker will, upon request, go the police station, hospital, and courts to accompany a survivor.
Phone: 306.425.0321
Prince Albert Mobile Crisis Unit (PASAC)
PASAC works with survivors and those affected by sexual and interpersonal violence. They offer counselling, advocacy, court support and hospital attendance.
Phone: 306.764.1011
Email: saw@pacrisis.ca
Saskatoon Sexual Assault & Information Centre (SSAIC)
SSAIC offers free individual counselling for survivors of sexualized violence (sexual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual harassment) and secondary survivors (a loved one who feels impacted by the survivor’s experience).
Phone: 306.244.2294
Email: intake@ssaic.ca
Saskatoon Sexual Health is a sexual health clinic that provides emergency contraception, rapid HIV testing and other sexual health care.
Phone: 306.244.7989
Email: hello@saskatoonsh.ca
Society for Involvement of Good Neighbours-Sexual Assault Program (SIGN) – Yorkton/Kamsack
SIGN offers a specialized counselling and support program for women, men, youth, and children who have been victims of sexual assault/trauma. They offer support groups, court preparation, public education, and a resource and lending library. Services are also available to people who support victims of sexual abuse.
Phone: 306.783.9428
Southwest Crisis Services (SWCS) – Swift Current
SWCS provides services for anyone impacted by sexual violence, including clinical counselling, advocacy, transportation to appointments, assistance with legal processes and group support.
Phone: 306.750.6588
Email: swcsoutreachsw@sasktel.net
Regina Sexual Assault Centre (RSAC)
RSAC offers free, confidential, clinical services to anyone aged 5+ who is coping with sexual or intimate partner violence, as well as friends and family of survivors.
Phone: 306.522.2777
Email: rsac@sasktel.net
24 Hour Women’s Abuse Crisis Line
Saskatoon Interval House provides a crisis line for women experiencing any type of abuse, including domestic violence and sexual abuse.
Crisis line (Toll-free): 1.888.338.0880 Business line: 306.244.0185
Victim Services programs work closely with police and assist victims in the immediate aftermath of a crime or tragedy and throughout the criminal justice process. Services offered include crisis intervention, information, support and referrals to other specialized programs and services.
To find out which agency provides services in your community got to saskatchewan.ca.
Battlefords Victim Services (306.446.1550)
Gateway Regional Victim Services (306.765.5574)
Midwest Victim Services (780.874.5022)
Moose Jaw and District Victim Services (TRoney@mjpolice.ca)
North Sask Victim Services (see contact info online)
Northeast Regional Victim Services (306.878.3819)
Parkland Victim Services (306.786.4510)
Prince Albert Victim Services (306.953.4357)
Regina Region Victim Services (306.781.5065 or sheryl.collie@rcmp-grc.gc.ca)
Regina Victim Services (306.777.8660)
Sask Central Victim Services (306.385.2683)
Saskatoon Victim Services (306.975.8400 or victim.services@police.saskatoon.sk.ca)
Southeast Regional Victim Services (306.842.4797 or victimservices@weyburnpolice.ca)
Southwest Victim Services (306.778.4898)
This site provides general information about workplace sexual harassment only. It is not a substitute for receiving legal advice about your situation. Request a Referral to receive 4 hours of free legal advice.
The Shift Project is funded by the Department of Justice and delivered by the Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan (PLEA).