National

Trans Lifeline

A hotline staffed by trans-identified people for trans people.

Phone Number: 877-330-6366

Link: https://www.translifeline.org/

LGBT Youthline

An Ontario-based crisis telephone support service for LGBTQ2-identified youth up to age 29, operated by LGBTQ2-identified youth.

Phone Number: 1-800-268-9688

Text: 647-694-4275

Online Chat: https://www.youthline.ca/

Crisis Services Canada

A national crisis telephone service that operates 24/7 and allows callers across the country to access crisis support.

Phone Number: 1-833-456-4566

Link: http://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/

Ontario

Toronto Distress Centre

A 24/7 telephone crisis support service for all individuals living in Toronto. 

Phone Number: 416-408-4357

Link: https://www.torontodistresscentre.com/

Gerstein Crisis Centre

A 24-hour crisis service including phone crisis line, a mobile crisis team, and short-term crisis residential beds. 

Address: 100 Charles St. E., Toronto, ON

Phone Number: 416-929-5200

Link: http://gersteincentre.org/

Distress Centre Durham (DCD) & Prideline Durham

A 24/7 telephone crisis support service for all individuals living in the Durham region. DCD also operates the Prideline, a crisis telephone support service for LGBTQ2-identified people in Durham. The Prideline is only offered from 6pm-10pm daily.

Distress Centre Durham Phone Number: 905-430-2522

Prideline Phone Number: 1-855-87-PRIDE (77433)

Link: https://distresscentredurham.com/

Quebec

Suicide Action Montreal

A 24/7 crisis line providing services to those who are in distress, in both English and French. 

Phone Number: 1-866-277-3553

Link: http://suicideactionmontreal.org/en/

British Columbia

Vancouver Crisis Centre

24/7 crisis telephone line for the Greater Vancouver Area.

Phone Number: 604-872-3311

Link: https://crisiscentre.bc.ca/

Northern BC Crisis Line

24/7 crisis telephone line for Northern BC areas.

Phone Number: 1-888-562-1214

Link: https://crisis-centre.ca/

BC Suicide Line

A suicide support telephone line if someone is considering suicide, or knows someone who is considering suicide.

Phone Number: 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)

Link: https://crisis-centre.ca/

Vancouver Island Crisis Line

24/7 crisis telephone support service for the Vancouver Island area.

Phone Number: 1-888-494-3888

Link: https://www.vicrisis.ca/