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Safe Sport

Report Abuse

If you, or someone close to you has been the victim of unacceptable behaviour, please use the resources below. If you think anyone has been harmed, regardless of age, please report to the Police or RCMP. If you think a child or youth under 19 years of age is being abused or neglected, you have the legal duty and are required to report your concern to a child welfare worker. 

Use this link for anonymous and confidential complaints to the ITP Sport "Integrity Counts" system, or call 1-800-758-9412.

If you think anyone has been harmed, regardless of age, please report to the Police or RCMP

BC Provincial Government Victim Link BC is a toll-free, confidential, multilingual telephone service available across B.C. and the Yukon 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It provides information and referral services to all victims of crime and immediate crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence, including victims of human trafficking exploited for labour or sexual services.

Phone: 1-800-563-0808 or 604-875-0885
E-mail: victimlinkbc@bc211.ca
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868

The Crisis Centre has been providing emotional support to youth, adults and seniors in distress since 1969.  As a safe place to turn when there seems to be no hope, the Crisis Centre is operated by 425+ frontline volunteers and a small team of professional staff who support and empower individuals to see their own strengths and options, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The National Safe Sport Hotline is designed to ensure that Canadian sport participants of all levels compete in a safe and welcoming environment.

Please visit the link above for more details regarding the advice, guidance and resources they can provide on how to proceed/intervene appropriately in the circumstance you are faced with.

Website: Abuse Free Sport
Email: info@abuse-free-sport.ca
Phone/text: 1-888-83SPORT (1-888-837-7678)

Cybertip.ca is Canada’s tip line to report the online sexual exploitation of children.

Canada Soccer has an established independent whistleblower hotline, operated by a third party, which provides a secure location to lodge complaints or share information anonymously. 

Whistleblower Hotline: 1-800-661-9675
Whistleblower e-mail: whistleblower@canadasoccer.com

Read more about the Canada Soccer WhistleBlower program.

Our Duty & Responsibility

BC Soccer - Players, team officials, game officials and clubs, districts and leagues (and their appointees, volunteers and staff) have a duty and responsibility to conduct themselves appropriately while respecting the FIFA Laws of the Game, BC Soccer rules, regulations and policies and the rules of the clubs, districts and leagues. BC Soccer Rule 9 - Judicial Matters provides BC Soccer broad responsibility to ensure the proper conduct of all individuals involved in sanctioned soccer. Discipline complaints and appeals policy 

Submitting a Complaint: If you have a complaint that you feel meets the requirements within the Discipline Complaints and Appeals policy of BC Soccer, please submit your completed Complaint Form using the link below.