Sexual Violence & Sexual Harrasment Policy

1. Policy Application

The Policy applies to all students of Citi College of Canadian Careers.

2. The Scope

The Policy applies to complaints of sexual violence that have occurred on Citi College of Canadian Careers campus or at a one of our events and involve our students.

3. Purpose and Intent

All of Citi College of Canadian Careers students have a right to study in an environment free of sexual violence.

This document sets out our policy on sexual violence involving our students, defines the prohibited behaviors, and outlines our investigative processes for sexual violence

4. Policy Objectives

Citi College of Canadian Careers is committed to providing our students with an educational environment free from sexual violence and treating those students who report incidents of sexual violence with dignity and respect.

To that end Citi College of Canadian Careers will provide a copy of the policy to our students, and educate them together with our career college management, employees and contractors about this Policy and how to identify situations that involve, or could progress into sexual violence against our students and how to reduce it.

Where a complaint has been made, under this Policy, of sexual violence Citi College of Canadian Careers will take all reasonable steps to investigate it, including as follows:
(a) Providing on-campus investigation procedures to students for sexual violence complaints;
(b) Responding promptly to any complaint and providing reasonable updates to the complainant and the respondent about the status of the investigation;
(c) Assisting students who have experienced sexual violence in obtaining counseling and medical care;
(d) Providing students who have experienced sexual violence with appropriate academic and other accommodation; and
(e) Providing students who have experienced sexual violence with information about reporting options as set out in Appendix 1.

5. Definition of Sexual Violence

This Policy prohibits sexual violence which means any sexual act or act targeting a person’s sexuality, gender identity or gender expression whether the act is physical or psychological in nature, that is committed, threatened or attempted against a person without the person’s consent, and includes sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, indecent exposure, voyeurism and sexual exploitation.

6. Reporting and Responding to Sexual Violence

Students, faculty and staff of Citi College of Canadian Careers will take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual violence involving our students on our career college campus or events by reporting immediately to the Campus Director or Campus Manager if our students have been subject to, or they have witnessed or have knowledge of sexual violence involving our students, or have reason to believe that sexual violence has occurred or may occur which involves our students.

Subject to paragraph 7 below, to the extent it is possible, Campus Director or Campus Manager will attempt to keep all information disclosed confidential except in those circumstances it believes an individual is at imminent risk of self-harm, or of harming another, or there are reasonable grounds to believe that others on our campus or the broader community are at risk.

Citi College of Canadian Careers recognizes the right of the complainant to determine how her or his complaint will be dealt with. However, in certain circumstances, Citi College of Canadian Careers may be required by law or its internal policies to initiate an internal investigation and/or inform police without the complainant’s consent, if it believes the safety of members of its campus or the broader community is at risk.

A complainant seeking accommodation should contact Campus Director or Campus Manager.

7. Investigating Reports of Sexual Violence

A complaint of sexual violence may be filed under this Policy, by any student of our career college, to the Campus Director or Campus Manager in writing.
A complainant may ask another person to be present during the investigation.
Upon a complaint of alleged sexual violence being made the Campus Director or Campus Manager will initiate an investigation, including as follows:
(a) Determining whether the incident should be referred immediately to police;
(b) Determining what interim measures, if any, need to be taken during the investigation;
(c) Meeting with the complainant to determine the date and time of the incident, the persons involved, the names of any person who witnessed the incident and a complete description of what occurred;
(d) Interviewing the complainant, any person involved in the incident and any identified witnesses;
(e) Interviewing any other person who may have knowledge of incidents related to the complaint or any other similar incidents;
(f) Informing the respondent of the complaint, providing details of the allegations and giving the respondent an opportunity to respond to those allegations;
(g) Providing reasonable updates to the complainant and the respondent about the status of the investigation; and
(h) Determining what disciplinary action, if any, should be taken.

8. Disciplinary Measures

If it is determined by Citi College of Canadian Careers that a student of our career college has been involved in sexual violence, immediate disciplinary or corrective action will be taken up to and including termination of employment of instructors or staff or expulsion of a student.

In cases where criminal proceedings are initiated, Citi College of Canadian Careers will assist police agencies, lawyers, insurance companies, and courts to the fullest extent.

Where criminal and/or civil proceedings are commenced in respect of allegations of sexual violence Citi College of Canadian Careers may conduct its own independent investigation and make its own determination in accordance with its own policies and procedures.

9. Making False Statements

It is a violation of this Policy for anyone to knowingly make a false complaint of sexual violence or to provide false information about a complaint. Individuals who violate this Policy are subject to disciplinary and / or corrective action, up to and including termination of employment of instructors or staff or expulsion of a student.

10. Reprisal

It is a violation of this Policy to retaliate or threaten to retaliate against a complainant who has brought forward a complaint of sexual violence, provided information related to a complaint, or otherwise been involved in the complaint investigation process.

11. Review

This policy will be reviewed 3 years after it is first implemented.

12. Collection of Student Data

Citi College of Canadian Careers shall collect and be prepared to provide upon request by the Superintendent of Ontario Career Colleges such data and information as required according to Subsections 32.3 (8), (9) and (10) of Schedule 5 of the Ontario Career Colleges Act, 2005 as amended.

13. Resources

Appendix 1

Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centers
Ontario

Provincial

English

Assaulted Women’s Helpline
Toll Free: 1-866-863-0511
#SAFE (#7233) on Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus mobile
TTY: 416-364-8762 www.awhl.org
Français

Fem’aide
Telephone toll-free: 1-877-336-2433
ATS: 1 866 860-7082 www.femaide.ca

Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centers

Belleville
Sexual Assault Centre for Quinte and District
Toll-Free: 1-877-544-6424
Office: 613-967-6300 www.sacqd.com

Bracebridge
Muskoka/Parry Sound Sexual Assault Services
Parry Sound District Office
Office: (705) 774-9083 or 1-877-851-6662 www.daphnewymn.com
Muskoka District Office
Office: (705) 646-2122 or 1-877-406-1268 www.daphnewymn.com

Brantford
Sexual Assault Centre of Brantford
Crisis: 519-751-3471
Office: 519-751-1164 sexualassaultcentre@sacbrant.ca http://sacbrant.ca/

Brockville
Assault Response & Care Centre
Office: (613) 345-3881 or 1-800-567-7415 arcc@bgh-on.ca
www.arc-c.ca

Chatham
Chatham-Kent Sexual Assault Crisis Centre
24 Hour Crisis Line: 519-354-8688
Office/TTY: 519-354-8908 http://cksacc.org/

Cornwall
Sexual Assault Support Services for Women Office:6139321755 http://sassforwomen.ca/
Iethinisten:ha Women’s Shelter
Akwasasne Family Violence Program
24 Hour Crisis: 1-800-480-4208
Phone: 613-937-4322 www.akwesasne.ca/iethinistenha-women’s-shelter

Durham Region
Durham Rape Crisis Centre
Crisis: 905-668-9200
Office: 905-444.9672 info@drcc.ca www.drcc.ca

Eganville
Women’s Sexual Assault Centre of Renfrew County
24 hour crisis: 1-800-663-3060
Office: 613-735-5551 www.wsac.ca

Guelph
Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis
Crisis: 519-836-5710
1-800-265-7233
Office: 519-823-5806 www.gwwomenincrisis.org

Hamilton
Sexual Assault Centre (Hamilton and Area) Crisis: (905) 525-4162
Office (905) 525-4573
TTY: 905-525-4592 www.sacha.ca

Kenora
Kenora Sexual Assault Centre
Crisis: (807) 468-7233 or 1-800-565-6161
Office: (807) 468-7958 www.kenorasexualassaultcentre.com

Kingston
Sexual Assault Centre Kingston
Crisis: 613-544-6424 or 1-877-544-6424
Office: 613-545-0762 sack@sackingston.com www.sackingston.com

Kitchener-Waterloo
Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region
Crisis: 519.741.8633
Office: 519.571.0121 info@sascwr.org www.kwsasc.org

London
Sexual Assault Centre London
Crisis: 519-438-2272
Office 519-439-0844
TTY: 519-439-0690 sacl@sacl.ca www.sacl.ca
London Abused Women’s Centre
Office: 519-432-2204
E-Mail: info@lawc.on.ca http://lawc.on.ca/

Peel Region
Hope 24/7 (formerly the Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Centre of Peel) Crisis:1-800-810-0180
Office: (905) 792-0821 http://hope247.ca/

Newmarket
Women’s Support Network of York Region
Crisis: 1-800-263-6734 or 905-895-6734
Office: (905) 895-3646 www.womenssupportnetwork.ca

North Bay
Amelia Rising Women’s Sexual Assault Centre of Nippising/centre d’aggressions sexuelles
de nippising
Crisis: 705-476-3355
Office: 705-840-2403
TTY: (705) 840-5877 info@ameliarising.ca
www.ameliarising.ca
Oakville
Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Services of Halton
Crisis: 905-875-1555 or 1-877-268-8416
Office: 905-825-3622 www.savisofhalton.org

Orangeville
Family Transition Place
Crisis: 1-800-265-9178
Office: 519-942-4122 www.familytransitionplace.ca

Ottawa
Sexual Assault Support Centre
Crisis: 613-234-2266
Phone: 613-725-2160
TTY: 613-725-1657
info@sascottawa.com
http://sascottawa.com
Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre
Crisis: 613-562-2333
Office: 613-562-2334 http://orcc.net/

Peterborough & Kawarthas
Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre
Crisis: (705) 741- 0260 or 1-866-298-7778
Office/TTY: (705) 741-0260 www.kawarthasexualassaultcentre.com
YWCA Peterborough Haliburton
Crisis: 1-800-461-7656
Office: 705.743.3526 x 130 www.ywcapeterborough.org

Sault Ste Marie
Women in Crisis (Algoma) Inc.
Crisis: 705-759-1230 or 1-877-759-1230 www.womenincrisis.ca

Sarnia-Lambton
Sexual Assault Survivors Centre Sarnia-Lambton
Crisis: 519 337-3320 or 1-888-231-0536
Office: (519) 337-3154 www.sexualassaultsarnia.on.ca

Simcoe
Haldimand & Norfolk Women’s Service
Crisis: 1-800-265-8076
TTY: 1-800-815-6419
Office: 519-426-8048 hnws@hnws.on.ca
www.hnws.on.ca

St. Catherines
Niagara Region Sexual Assault Centre
Crisis: (905) 682-4584
Office: (905) 682-7258 carsa@sexualassaultniagara.org
http://sexualassaultniagara.org/

Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse Crisis and Counselling Centre
Office: (807) 345-0894 or 1-866-311-5927 tbcounselling@tbsasa.org
www.tbsasa.org

Timmins
Timmins and Area Women in Crisis Crisis: 1-877-268-8380 (sexual assault) Crisis: 1-855-827-7233 (shelter)
Office: (705) 268-8381 info@tawc.ca

Toronto
Oasis Centre des Femmes
Téléphone : 416-591-6565
Courriel : services@oasisfemmes.org http://oasisfemmes.org/

Toronto Rape Crisis Centre: Multicultural Women Against Rape
Crisis: 416-597-8808
Office: 416-597-1171 info@trccmwar.ca crisis@trccmwar.ca
www.trccmwar.ca

Windsor
Sexual Assault Crisis Centre of Essex County
Crisis: 519-253-9667 www.saccwindsor.net

Woodstock
Domestic Abuse Services Oxford
Crisis: 519 539-4811 or 1-800-265-1938 info@daso.ca
www.daso.ca

Sexual Violence & Sexual Harrasment Policy