Support for Victims - Assault Victims

Immigrant Victims

When victims of violence are recent immigrants to Canada, their needs may differ from other victims. In order to properly assist immigrant victims following incidents of violence, law enforcement agencies and community-based victims’ service providers must recognize the many difficulties faced by new immigrants.

Some of the barriers faced by immigrant victims of violence are as follows:

  • language;
  • knowledge of (and access to) relevant resources, laws and information;
  • sponsorship issues;
  • financial, employment and/or childcare difficulties; and
  • social isolation.

Due to these difficulties, immigrant victims of violence need to be assured that there are resources available to help them with the challenges that they will face as a result of their victimization. Along with the many and varied resources that are available to all victims of violent crime in the National Capital Region, there are resources that are available specifically for immigrant victims.

Resources for Immigrant Victims

  • OTTAWA VICTIM SERVICES

    Contact Info:
    www.ovs-svo.com/en
    250 City Centre, Suite 600
    Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6K7
    Tel: 613.238.2762
    Email: info@ovs-svo.com

  • OTTAWA POLICE SERVICE (OPS) VICTIM CRISIS UNIT
    Tel: 613.236. 1222 Ext. 5822

  • IMMIGRANT WOMEN SERVICES OTTAWA

    Contact Info:
    www.immigrantwomenservices.com
    219 Argyle Street, Suite 400
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K2P 2H4
    Tel: 613.729.3145
    613.729.1393 (24 hours)
    Email: infomail@immigrantwomenservices.com

  • OTTAWA COMMUNITY IMMIGRANT SERVICES ORGANIZATION

    Contact Info:
    www.ociso.org/
    959 Wellington Street West
    Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 2X5
    Tel: 613.725.0202 or 613.725.5671
    Fax: 613.725.9054
    Email: info@ociso.org

  • CULTURAL INTERPRETATION SERVICES

    Contact Info:
    www.cisoc.net/CISOC_en.php
    1 Irving Avenue
    Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1Z2
    Tel: 613.237.0502 or 613.261.7834 (after hours)
    Fax: 613.237.5293
    Email: cisoc@cisoc.net

  • THE DOOR (MULTICULTURAL YOUTH CENTRE)
    Tel: 613.237.3667

  • OTTAWA CHINESE COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTRE

    Contact Info:
    www.occsc.org/
    381 Kent Street, Suite 4004
    Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2A8
    Tel: 613.235.4875
    Fax: 613.235.5466
    E-mail: occsc@occsc.org

  • SOMALI WOMEN’S SUPPORT AND INFORMATION LINE
    Tel: 613.722.7033

  • LAZO LATIN AMERICAN’S SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
    Tel: 613.233.4443 ex 2153

  • LEBANESE AND ARAB SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY OF OTTAWA

    Contact Info:
    www.lassa.ca
    Suite 305 - 1385 Bank St.
    Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8N4
    Tel: 613.236.0003 or 613.236.3111
    Fax: 613.236.6886
    Email: info@lassa.ca

  • TEJASWINI: AN INDO CANADIAN WOMEN ORGANIZATION

    Contact Info:
    www.tejaswiniottawa.com
    Tel (Sarita Agrawal): 613.565.8536
    Email: tejaswini.ottawa@gmail.com

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