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Below are trusted, free services across Canada. Most lines are available 24/7 and offer support in English and French. Numbers on mobile devices will tap-to-call.
You matter more than you know, and the world is better with you in it.
Canada-wide
Suicide Crisis Helpline (24/7)
Call or text 9-8-8
Kids Help Phone (ages 5–29, 24/7 bilingual)
Call 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868.
Hope for Wellness Help Line (First Nations, Inuit, Métis, 24/7)
Call 1-855-242-3310 or use online chat.
Provincial & Territorial Help Lines
This information was verified as of October 19, 2025; services may change. If a number doesn’t work, try 9-8-8.
Yukon
HealthLine 811
(nurse advice + navigation, 24/7)
Dial 811.
Northwest Territories
Mental Health & Wellness Support
Dial 811 or 1-844-259-1793 (Press 1 for mental health).
Nunavut
Kamatsiaqtut Help Line
(24/7; English, French, Inuktitut)
Call 1-800-265-3333 or 867-979-3333.
British Columbia
HealthLink BC (8-1-1)
Dial 811 for navigation to mental-health services.
Alberta
Health Link (811)
General health advice
Dial 811.
Mental Health Helpline (24/7)
Call 1-877-303-2642
Saskatchewan
211 Saskatchewan
Mental-health & addictions navigation
Call/text 211
Manitoba
211 Manitoba
Service navigation
Dial 211.
Suicide crisis support (24/7)
Call or text 9-8-8
Ontario
ConnexOntario
Mental health, addictions, gambling
Call 1-866-531-2600 or text CONNEX to 247247
Québec
Info-Santé / Info-Social 811
Dial 811.
1-866-APPELLE (Suicide prévention) 24/7
Call 1-866-277-3553.
Chat/text available via Suicide.ca
New Brunswick
Addiction & Mental Health Helpline
Call 1-866-355-5550 (with 811 support overnight)
Nova Scotia
Mental Health & Addictions Provincial Intake
Call 1-855-922-1122
Prince Edward Island
Mental Health & Addictions Phone Line (24/7)
Call 1-833-553-6983.
Newfoundland & Labrador
811 HealthLine
Dial 811 or call 1-888-709-2929