Educational Resources

Educators, school administrators, policymakers, and government officials can use our findings and recommendations to improve educational curricula and policies in their province/ territory. Secondary school authorities, such as local school boards, school districts, and school divisions, for both public and private schools, can apply this information to enhance their educational documents and practices.

Our findings highlight the extent to which TFSV has been addressed in Canadian educational documents, policies and legislation.

Fact Sheet for Targets of Image-Based Abuse

Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) is on the rise among Canada’s youth. It is important to understand how secondary schools educate students about TFSV and the steps they take to address TFSV. We conducted an analysis of educational curricula, policies, legislation, and related documents from Canada’s thirteen provinces and territories to understand how secondary schools respond to TFSV. We found that TFSV is inconsistently addressed, and as such, there is a need for more robust curricula, policies, and legislation. Click the following link to access the full report, which includes our findings and recommendations for educators, school administrators, policymakers, and government officials.

Is it illegal for young people to share nudes? An infographic to combat misinformation and fear among young people. 

Is it illegal for young people to share nudes? An infographic to help educators and caregivers fight against the misinformation about the legality of "sexting" in Canada. 

Learn about technology-facilitated gender-based violence, its impacts on youth and resources to address it.

La VFGFT est de plus en plus fréquente chez les jeunes au Canada, et il devient donc nécessaire de mieux comprendre la nature de cet enjeu, sa fréquence, son incidence et la réponse qui y est consacrée. C’est pourquoi le présent rapport se veut une synthèse des recherches universitaires visant à faire le point sur ce qu’on sait et ce qu’on ignore encore sur cet enjeu.

This report analyzes Nova Scotia’s CyberScan unit to explore the efficacy of their primarily informal responses to cyberbullying and nonconsensual intimate image distribution.

Women’s Shelters Canada’s project that equips shelter and transition house workers with the knowledge and resources they need to support women, children, and gender-diverse people with their experiences of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) by scaling up BC Society of Transition House’s existing Technology Safety Project.

A collection of resources aimed at supporting people who have been targeted by technology-facilitated violence, who work with individuals who have been impacted by technology-facilitated violence, and those interested in learning about strategies to prevent technology-facilitated violence.

Education materials (such as videos), event updates, and research reports provided by the Research Chair on Sexual Violence in Higher Education at the Université du Québec à Montréal.

This is the final report for our SSHRC gender-based violence synthesis grant. We hope this report will help inform the Canadian conversation on technology-facilitated gender-based violence by revealing what future research contributions will be of most significance and by informing those creating the policies and frontline supports that will impact the next generation.

Legal Remedies for Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Toolkit from Tech Safety Canada