PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre

Name

PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre

Legal name

P.E.I. Rape and Sexual Assault Centre

Website

https://peirsac.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual Assault and Survivor Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Sexual assault support services
• Trauma therapy counselling
• Survivor advocacy programs
• Violence prevention education
• Systems navigation assistance

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PEIRSAC is a non-profit organization that delivers free, feminist and survivor-centred support services to people who have experienced recent or historic sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse on Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island). Its core offerings are threefold: individual therapeutic counselling, systems navigation and hospital accompaniment through healthcare, legal, and social-service pathways, and community prevention and education programming including an annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week.

Product overview

PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre (PEIRSAC) is a feminist, survivor-centred non-profit organization operating on Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island). Rather than a technology product company, PEIRSAC provides direct support services including therapeutic services for survivors of recent or historic sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse, systems navigation support, and prevention and education programming. The organization does not offer a software product portfolio but rather human-delivered support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Therapeutic Services Individual counselling and trauma-focused therapeutic support for people who have experienced recent or historic sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse, delivered by trained professionals at PEIRSAC. Free of charge to survivors.
• Systems Navigation Assistance navigating healthcare, legal, and social support systems for survivors of sexual violence, including accompaniment to hospital for time-sensitive forensic and medical support.
• Prevention & Education Programming Community-based prevention and education programming delivered through the Prevention & Education team, including the annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week and outreach activities designed to prevent sexual violence across Prince Edward Island.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Chief Mary Bernard Memorial ShelterminorOthersDuring PEIRSAC's Prevention & Education team's annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week, ticket sale revenues and donations are donated to the Chief Mary Bernard Memorial Shelter, which supports Indigenous women and families.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa: Ottawa-based feminist sexual assault centre offering individual and group counselling, advocacy, and prevention education. Closely comparable service mix and feminist, survivor-centred ethos.
• Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter: Long-standing feminist, survivor-centred non-profit providing direct services to women survivors of sexual violence in British Columbia. Directly comparable as a provincial sexual assault centre offering crisis response, counselling, and advocacy under a feminist framework.
• Sexual Assault Centre of Hamilton and Area (SACHA): Hamilton-area feminist sexual assault centre providing individual counselling, support groups, and prevention programming. Comparable in service model and feminist positioning.
• Toronto Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Services (SAVIS): Ontario-based sexual assault centre providing crisis lines, counselling, court accompaniment, and prevention programming. Directly comparable as a multi-service sexual assault support organization.
• Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse (CCASA): Alberta-based non-profit providing counselling, crisis lines, and sexual violence prevention programming. Directly comparable as a provincial sexual assault centre with therapy, navigation, and education service lines.
• Avalon Sexual Assault Centre (Newfoundland and Labrador): Regional sexual assault centre serving Newfoundland and Labrador with therapy, advocacy, and public education. Closely comparable as a smaller-province, single-jurisdiction sexual assault centre.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Women's Foundation: National funder and convener focused on gender-based violence and women's economic participation. Comparable as a national-level player shaping the funding and policy environment PEIRSAC depends on.
• Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS): Provincial umbrella and service organization addressing sexual and domestic violence across Saskatchewan. Comparable as a broader sexual-GBV service umbrella, though multi-site and broader in scope than PEIRSAC.

Emerging players

• Kids Help Phone: National 24/7 e-mental-health service for youth in Canada, including support for sexual violence disclosures. Comparable as a youth-facing service channel that intersects PEIRSAC's child sexual-abuse survivor population but operates nationally and digitally.

Others

• Chief Mary Bernard Memorial Women's Shelter: Indigenous women's shelter on PEI that PEIRSAC already partners with for Sexual Assault Awareness Week. Adjacent rather than competitive — an ecosystem partner addressing complementary GBV and housing needs in the same territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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