CCRC > PDAN > PDAN Information About Intimate Partner Violence

What is it?

Intimate Partner Violence (also known as Domestic Abuse) is any use of physical or sexual force, actual or threatened in an intimate relationship, including emotional/psychological abuse or harassing behaviour.  It happens in all kinds of families, across all abilities ages, classes, ethnicities and sexual orientations.

IPV in Canada

Every 6 Days

A woman is killed by her intimate partner in Canada.

Femicide is typically defined as the killing of one or more females, primarily by males, because they are female. It represents the extreme end of violence and discrimination against women and girls. 

Read more about Femicide

Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Houses (OAITH)

OAITH is a coalition of first stage emergency women’s shelters, 2nd stage housing organizations and community-based women organizations who work towards ending violence against all women.

OAITH

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