OCSEIA — Ontario Child Sexual Exploitation Investigators Association
Where to report Immediate danger — call 911 Online exploitation — Cybertip.ca OCSEIA does not receive reports
Report & get help

Reach the people who can help.

OCSEIA is not a reporting service and cannot receive, monitor, or act on reports. If a child or youth may be at risk, please use the established channels below.

If a child or youth may be at risk

Immediate danger

Call 9-1-1 or your local police service. If someone is thinking about suicide, call or text 9-8-8. Help is available across Canada at any time.

Report exploitation

Report online sexual abuse or exploitation of a child to Cybertip.ca. You may also contact your local police service.

Ontario child protection

If you have reasonable grounds to suspect a child is or may be in need of protection, contact a children’s aid society directly. Do not assume someone else will report.

Image-related harm

If a youth is worried an intimate image is being shared, or has experienced luring or sextortion, NeedHelpNow.ca can help with next steps and platform notices.

Respond without blame

  • Stay calm and tell the child or youth that they did the right thing by speaking up.
  • Make clear that the person who threatened, manipulated or exploited them is responsible.
  • Do not punish the child by immediately taking away every device or account. First address safety, evidence and support.
  • Avoid repeated questioning. Record what was disclosed in the child’s own words and seek guidance from police or child protection authorities.

Preserve information safely

  • Record usernames, profile links, telephone numbers, email addresses, dates, times, payment information and the platform or service involved.
  • Preserve threatening messages and conversation context where it is safe and lawful to do so. Follow police direction if an investigation is underway.
  • Do not search for, download, copy, forward or ask anyone to resend suspected CSAEM. Report the URL, account or location instead.
  • For sextortion, stop engagement after preserving necessary message information; do not pay and do not send additional images. Block the account and report it.

Emotional support

Kids Help Phone provides 24/7 support for young people across Canada — call 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868. Anyone thinking about suicide — or worried about someone else — can call or text 9-8-8. If safety is immediately at risk, call 9-1-1.

This page provides general information and is not legal advice. In Ontario, suspected child abuse or neglect must be reported directly to a children’s aid society. Last reviewed: [add date].