Sexual Abuse Network Of Canada

What Sexual Abuse Network Of Canada does

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Canada, the Sexual Abuse Network of Canada (SANC) operates a national searchable database of charged and convicted sex offenders, charged sexual assault cases, and child pornography convictions across Canada. The database is built from publicly available media reports and police/parole press releases and is organized into categories such as convicted sex offenders, high-risk offenders, aggravated sexual assault, and wanted individuals. The platform is a WordPress-based website with no proprietary API or mobile app, and the organization is currently recruiting moderators and data-entry volunteers to maintain content.

SANC pairs the public database with peer-to-peer support services for victims of historical child sexual abuse, positioning itself as a community resource rather than a therapeutic or government service. It explicitly states it is not a non-profit or charity and does not receive government funding. Founding Director Dave Mantin oversees operations, and the organization is supported by an active Facebook page, a recently established Bluesky profile, a Reddit footprint, and direct email outreach.

Commercially, SANC runs on a lean, semi-volunteer model. Day-to-day operations are funded by Daily News Groups, with supplemental revenue from donations via e-transfer and GoFundMe, and approximately $1,000 in annual website/app access fees. Hosting costs are reportedly sourced overseas due to prior harassment from Canadian service providers. The organization has no paid full-time staff, no offices, and no disclosed revenue figures. Following Meta's 2023 news ban restricting Canadian news content, SANC accelerated migration of database content from Facebook to its own website to preserve access.

Name

Sexual Abuse Network Of Canada

Legal name

Sexual Abuse Network of Canada

Website

https://sanc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sexual Abuse Network of Canada operates a national searchable database of convicted and charged sex offenders across Canada, built from public media and police sources, paired with peer-to-peer support for historical child sexual abuse victims. It serves survivors, parents, and community members seeking public safety information.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Information Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK)

Keywords

• Public safety database
• Victim support services
• Sex offender registry
• Child abuse prevention
• Community safety information

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint John

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The organization accepts donations via etransfer to [email protected] and through GoFundMe pages. Annual website/app fees of approximately $1000 are collected from clients to cover operational costs of maintaining the database overseas.
2. Daily News Groups Funding: The Daily News Groups pay for day-to-day operations of the organization without any government funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sexual Abuse Network of Canada operates a national searchable database of convicted sex offenders, charged sexual assault cases, and child pornography convictions across Canada, compiled from publicly available media reports and police/parole press releases. The organization also provides peer-to-peer support services for victims of historical child sexual abuse, connecting survivors for mutual assistance and community connection.

Product overview

The Sexual Abuse Network of Canada operates a single unified website that combines a searchable public database of convicted sex offenders and charged sexual assault cases across Canada with peer-to-peer support services for victims of historical child sexual abuse. The platform aggregates publicly available information from news sources and police/parole press releases, organized by categories including convicted sex offenders, child porn convictions, charged sexual assault, high-risk offenders, and wanted individuals. The organization does not operate as a government sex offender registry but serves as an independent public safety information resource.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sexual Abuse Network of Canada National Sex Offender Database A national, searchable Canada-wide database of convicted sex offenders, charged sexual assault cases, and child pornography convictions/charges, compiled from publicly available media reports and police/parole press releases. It is designed for parents, community members, and the general public seeking offender information, and is not subject to the expiry-based removals applied to the official government registry.
• Peer-to-Peer Support Services for Historical Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Community-based peer support service that connects survivors of historical child sexual abuse for mutual assistance, emotional support, and shared experience, accessed primarily through the sanc.ca website and affiliated social channels.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 out of every 1,000 sexual assaults in Canada result in a conviction
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Facebook (Meta)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSANC previously relied heavily on Facebook for distributing case information to followers. The relationship was impacted by Meta's news ban which restricted Canadian news content visibility on the platform.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Largest US anti-sexual-violence organization operating a national sexual assault hotline and victim-support resources. Comparable because, like SANC, it centers survivor services and public education around sexual abuse, but operates at much larger scale and without a public offender database.
• Childhelp: US nonprofit focused on child abuse prevention and intervention, operating crisis hotlines and victim services. Comparable because it overlaps with SANC's child sexual abuse survivor-support mission and provides an example of scaled, multi-channel delivery in the same cause area.
• Darkness to Light: US organization focused on child sexual abuse prevention education and training. Comparable because it targets the same problem space (awareness, prevention, survivor welfare) as SANC's support and awareness activities, even though its primary lever is training rather than data.
• Survivors Network: UK peer-support charity for survivors of sexual violence and abuse. Comparable to SANC's peer-to-peer victim-support offering, particularly in mission and audience, though geographically separate.
• ASACP (Association of Sites Against Child Pornography): US-based nonprofit coordinating the online adult-content industry to prevent child exploitation and routing reports to law enforcement. Comparable as an adjacent advocacy and information-aggregation player focused on the same offender category SANC tracks (CSAM convictions).

Direct peers

• OffenderWatch: Commercial community-notification and sex offender management service used by sheriffs, schools, and HOAs. Comparable because it provides searchable offender data plus community alerts, the same model SANC replicates in Canada with a different funding structure.
• Family Watchdog: US-based public sex offender locator/map that aggregates official registry data and exposes it via a consumer website. Comparable because it is a privately run search and map tool aimed at parents and community members, mirroring SANC's primary user base and product surface.

Regional players

• NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood): UK charity providing peer-support services specifically for adult survivors of child abuse. Highly comparable to SANC's peer-to-peer support mission for historical child sexual abuse victims, but operating in the UK rather than Canada.

Broad incumbents

• National Sex Offender Registry (Canada): The official Government of Canada public sex offender registry. Directly comparable because it serves the same end-user need (identifying convicted sex offenders in a community) and operates in the same Canadian market, though it has expiry/removal provisions that SANC deliberately does not.
• Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPW): US Department of Justice national searchable sex offender database. Comparable because it is the sovereign equivalent of what SANC is attempting to provide in Canada, operating as the foundational official registry that adjacent private tools layer on top of.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Sancanadahelp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sexual-abuse-network-of-canada

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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