Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres

What Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres does

The Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC) is a Toronto-based non-profit coalition founded in 1977 that coordinates a network of 30+ Anglophone community-based sexual assault centres across Ontario. The coalition's central organization is small (1-10 employees) and operates as an umbrella governance, advocacy, and coordination body rather than a direct service provider; day-to-day survivor services are delivered by the member centres. Its core service portfolio consists of free confidential crisis support delivered via phone, text, and online chat; individual and group counselling for survivors of recent and historical sexual violence including childhood sexual abuse and incest; accompaniment to hospital, police, and court proceedings; advocacy; and community-based prevention education. Specialized programmatic work includes the Draw The Line bystander intervention campaign (funded by the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services), the BIPOC Counsellors Coalition Building Project (Heritage Canada, 2022), the Fostering a BIPOC Community of Practice Project (Women and Gender Equality Canada, $532,121 grant in October 2023), and the Trans Solidarity Project.

OCRCC's revenue model is non-commercial and depends on three funder streams: provincial and federal government grants (Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, Heritage Canada, Women and Gender Equality Canada), individual donations, and project-specific grants tied to particular initiatives. All services to survivors are provided free of charge and confidentially. The coalition pursues an intersectional feminist approach, addressing sexual violence against women, girls, trans and gender-diverse people, and explicitly serving higher-risk populations including 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities, with documented disparities such as Indigenous women being three times more likely to be assaulted and trans people facing a 20% physical or sexual assault rate.

The technology stack supporting OCRCC's work is operational rather than differentiated: crisis lines (phone, text, online chat), a public-facing WordPress-style website at sexualassaultsupport.ca, and digital resource toolkits (e.g., the Healing Our Ancestors, Ourselves And Our Communities toolkit). No proprietary software, mobile app, AI tooling, or third-party platform integrations are disclosed. Distribution is anchored in the 30+ member centres across Ontario, supplemented by prevention education delivered into schools, workplaces, sports organizations (notably the OHL Onside Program with Ontario Hockey League teams), and annual awareness events such as Take Back the Night.

Name

Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres

Legal name

Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres

Website

https://sexualassaultsupport.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC), founded in 1977, is a Toronto-based non-profit coalition coordinating 30+ community-based sexual assault centres across Ontario that deliver free crisis support, counselling, advocacy, and prevention education to survivors of sexual violence.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual Violence Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Sexual violence support
• Crisis intervention services
• Survivor counselling
• Prevention education
• Community-based support

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: OCRCC and its member centres receive funding from provincial government (Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services) and federal government agencies. A planned 30% funding increase was announced in 2018 but cut in 2019 by the provincial government.
2. Donations: The organization accepts donations from the public to support sexual violence survivor services and prevention programs.
3. Project-specific Grants: OCRCC receives targeted funding for specific projects including Draw The Line campaign (Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services), BIPOC Coalition Building Project (Heritage Canada Anti-Racism Action Program), and Fostering BIPOC community project (Women and Gender Equality Canada).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC) is a non-profit coalition founded in 1977 that connects and supports 30+ member sexual assault centres across Ontario. It provides free, confidential crisis intervention, counselling, accompaniment, prevention education, and public-awareness campaigns for survivors of sexual violence, and advocates for systemic change through projects such as the Draw The Line campaign and the Healing Our Ancestors, Ourselves And Our Communities toolkit.

Product overview

The Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC) is a network of over 30 community-based Anglophone sexual assault centres across Ontario that has been supporting survivors of sexual violence since 1977. The organization operates as a coordination and advocacy body rather than a single unified technology product. Its service portfolio consists of core support services (crisis lines, counselling, accompaniment to hospital/police/court, and advocacy), prevention education programs, and specialized projects including the Draw The Line bystander intervention campaign, the BIPOC Counsellors Coalition Building Project, the Fostering a BIPOC Community of Practice Project, and the Trans Solidarity Project. The organization also provides educational resources through its sexualassaultsupport.ca website covering topics such as consent, sexual harassment, human trafficking, and online sexual violence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Draw The Line: A bystander intervention campaign that engages Ontarians in an ongoing dialogue about sexual violence and sexual violence prevention. The campaign challenges common myths about sexual violence, helps foster conversations about sexual violence prevention strategies, and equips bystanders with information on how to intervene safely and effectively.

Products and services

• Crisis Support and Counselling Services
• Member Centre Network Services
• Draw The Line Campaign
• Healing Our Ancestors, Ourselves And Our Communities Toolkit
• Fostering a BIPOC Community of Practice Project
• BIPOC Counsellors Coalition Building Project
• Trans Solidarity Project

Quantifiable outcome

• 81% increase in crisis line contacts during pandemic period
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• Make It Our BusinesssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing information and education to help employers and workplace stakeholders meet obligations under Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act regarding workplace sexual harassment.
• Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing research and education on violence against women and children, collaborating on prevention education approaches.
• OHL Onside ProgramsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerViolence prevention program for Ontario-based hockey league teams run through local sexual assault centres. OCRCC connects sports organizations with member centres for prevention education.
• The 519supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGBTQ+ community centre providing anti-violence support programs and social justice resources that OCRCC references and collaborates with for 2SLGBTQQIA+ support.
• Egale CanadasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading organization for 2SLGBTQQIA+ people and issues that OCRCC works with and references for research and advocacy on gender-diverse communities and sexual violence.
• Rainbow Health OntariosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing province-wide referrals and support resources for 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities that OCRCC connects survivors with for additional support.
• LGBT YouthLinesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner2SLGBTQ+ youth-led organization providing anonymous peer support and referrals that OCRCC connects youth survivors with for additional support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BC Society of Transition Houses: Provincial umbrella of anti-violence and sexual assault service providers in British Columbia, structurally equivalent to OCRCC's coordination of Ontario's 30+ centres. Comparable in mission, federation model, and dependency on government grants.
• Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa (member of OCRCC): One of OCRCC's 30+ Anglophone member centres in Ontario, providing free confidential crisis support, counselling, and prevention education. Most direct operational peer within OCRCC's own network.
• Ending Violence Association of Canada: National umbrella for sexual assault and domestic violence service organizations across Canada. Directly comparable to OCRCC at the multi-provincial level in scope, membership-based federation structure, and advocacy on gender-based violence policy.
• Manitoba Coalition Against Sexual Assault: Provincial-level sexual assault service coalition operating in Manitoba with comparable crisis line, counselling, and public education programming. Functions in the same domain and funding environment as OCRCC.
• Alberta Association of Sexual Assault Services: Provincial coalition of sexual assault service centres in Alberta, mirroring OCRCC's role coordinating member centres providing crisis support, counselling, and prevention education in a different province.

Emerging players

• Egale Canada: Leading 2SLGBTQQIA+ organization in Canada; OCRCC explicitly references and partners with Egale for research and advocacy on gender-diverse communities. Comparable as an intersecting player serving 2SLGBTQQIA+ survivors and prevention work.
• Native Women's Resource Centre of Toronto: Toronto-based Indigenous women's organization providing sexual violence survivor support, crisis intervention, and cultural programming. Adjacent niche to OCRCC's BIPOC Coalition work and serves overlapping populations.
• METRAC (Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children): Ontario-based non-profit working on violence prevention, particularly with women and youth. Comparable in Ontario gender-based violence prevention education programming and policy advocacy posture.

Broad incumbents

• YWCA Canada: Larger national federation with member YWCAs delivering gender-based violence services, shelters, and advocacy across Canada. Overlaps with OCRCC's survivor support and prevention education mandate but operates across a wider portfolio of programs and geographies.
• Canadian Women's Foundation: National public foundation funding and conducting research on gender-based violence and sexual assault services. Provides grant funding to many OCRCC member centres and shares policy and prevention mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OCRCC_ON

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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