Ending gender-based violence

Everyone deserves to feel safe and secure in their home and community.

And yet gender-based violence happens in communities of every kind, urban and rural. It happens at work, at school and in the home.

Indigenous women and girls, immigrants and newcomers, racialized people, transgender, gender diverse people and others in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, as well as those with disabilities, are especially targeted with violence.

Gender-based violence action plan

It’s for this reason B.C. has developed an action plan to help prevent, address and respond to gender-based violence: Safe and Supported: British Columbia's Gender-Based Violence Action Plan (PDF).

To support the development of this plan, engagement occurred with Indigenous partners, service provider organizations and advocates. Read more about what was discussed at three engagement processes led by the SFU Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Naqsmist and Métis Nation BC. 

Read more about the release of the action plan and the Province’s related work under the StrongerBC program.

Support for survivors

Work is already underway to help advance and support the hard work being done by so many service providers and community groups so they are able to focus on providing care. Read more about some of the stories of work done by survivors and service providers in regions throughout B.C.

Read more about supports and services available to help people facing violence.