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This Report was compiled by the Indigenous Law
Research Unit in contribution to the Kipimoojikewin
Project. This Project is a research partnership
between Niijkiwendidaa Anishnaabekwewag Services
Circle and the Indigenous Law Research Unit (ILRU).

The 2020-2021 Annual Femicide Report analyzes ongoing femicide trends in Ontario and expands
on the media analysis of femicide reporting in Ontario. These findings provide valuable insight to
new and continuing femicide trends, as well as highlight potential risk factors and areas for future
study.

This infographic provides a summary of data related to femicides in Ontario in February 2022. 

This infographic shares data from a national Trans PULSE Canada survey regarding Trans women's experiences of intimate partner violence.

It identifies barriers Trans women face in accessing services and offers some fundamentals for service providers to support Trans women.

This infographic provides a summary of data related to femicides in Ontario in January 2022. 

The HELP Toolkit: Identifying and Responding to Family Violence for Family Law Legal Advisers is now available on the Department of Justice Canada website: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fl-df/help-aide/index.html 

The toolkit provides practical guidance to help legal advisers identify and respond to family violence in their family law cases. The “HELP” approach is based on new and existing research on:

• Family violence in the family law context;
• The current practices and needs of legal advisers in relation to identifying and responding to family violence with family law clients; and
• The needs of family law clients who have experienced family violence.

The development of the HELP toolkit was supported by many people across the country, including experts in family law and family violence, legal advisers, frontline service providers, the Canadian Bar Association’s Family Law Section, and the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.

This report provides an overview of femicide in Ontario from December 1st -December 31st 2021. It is important to note that the information pertaining to these femicide cases may be incomplete due to ongoing police investigations. As investigations continue there will likely be further details released, allowing for a more thorough analysis of femicide trends in Ontario. It is also important to note the total number of confirmed femicides may not be accurate. The OAITH femicide list relies on media reporting to track femicide cases and as a result these totals may not capture all of the femicide victims who may have been omitted from media coverage.

The report provides an overview of femicide in Ontario from November 1st -November 25th, 2021. It is important to note that the information pertaining to these femicide cases may be incomplete due to ongoing police investigations. As investigations continue there will likely be further details released, allowing for a more thorough analysis of femicide trends in Ontario. It is also important to note the total number of confirmed femicides may not be accurate. The OAITH femicide list relies on media reporting to track femicide cases and as a result these totals may not capture all of the femicide victims who may have been omitted from media coverage.

This resource list provides a summary of resources that may be helpful for direct service agencies and care givers related to safe sleeping for newborns, infants and children.