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Regardless of the nature of your situation, you have agency and choice. If the options still feel limiting, or if you’re still unsure about who to reach out to for support, we’ve curated a more comprehensive list of resources (including those previously outlined) that will hopefully provide a greater landscape of options for a safe(r) space for you to share your experience and/or seek help if you need it. Please know that you’re not limited to support at the University of Waterloo.

University of Waterloo supports

• Campus Wellness

• Counselling Services

• Glow Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity

• Racial Advocacy for Inclusion, Solidarity and Equity (RAISE)

• Mentor Assistance Through Education and Support (MATES)

• Conflict Management & Human Rights Office (CMHRO)

  • Feeling harassed in your co-op workplace?

• Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO)

• Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism (EDI-R)

• Office of Indigenous Relations

• Indigenous Employee Community Resources

• Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre (WISC)

• Workplace Harassment Advisors (co-op)

• Co-op Advisors

• Career Advisors

• Human Resources (HR)

• University of Waterloo Staff Association (UWSA)

• AccessAbility Services

• Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA)

• Graduate Student Association (GSA-UW)

• Healthy Workplace Committee

• Safety Office

• Waterloo Health Services

• Special Constable Service

Off-campus supports

• Empower Me – mental health and wellness support (undergraduate and graduate students)

• Here 24/7 – addictions, mental health and crisis services (Waterloo-Wellington)

• Good2Talk – mental health and well-being support for post-secondary students in Ontario

• 24 Hour Support Line (519-741-8633)– Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region

• Waterloo Region Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Centre

• Waterloo Regional Police Services

• Victim Services of Waterloo Region

• Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

• Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

• OHSA Health and Safety Contact Centre

The OHRC outlines the legal duty employers have to accommodate the needs of people who are negatively impacted by work requirements, rules or standards due to their membership in a protected group to the point of undue hardship. Employment should be designed inclusively and must be adapted to accommodate the needs of members of protected groups in a way that promotes integration and full participation.

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• Human Resources (HR)

• Your supervisor/manager

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counsellor

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• Return to: Safety and rights in the workplace

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Government of Canada

• Canadian Human Rights Commission – Provincial and territorial human rights agencies

• Employment Insurance (EI) and parental benefits

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

• Provincial/Territorial Health and Safety

• The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)

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