The following third-party resources go more in-depth with topics surrounding online safety and harassment prevention.
Canadian Red Cross: Bullying & Harassment Prevention
The Canadian Red Cross provides resources for educators and caregivers, surrounding the topic of bullying and harassment.
CBC: What to do When You’re Harassed Online: Tips From People who Have Experienced It
This 2016 CBC article interviews people who have experienced online harassment, and suggest what other people can do to help others, or ensure they never end up in the situation themselves.
Complete Guide to Online Parental Controls
WizCase provides you with the ultimate list of instructions for each device and online platform so you can shield your children from harm quickly and effectively.
Cybersafe Girl
The Status of Women in Canada and Atlantic Ministers have created this public education program to provide information to girls, parents and educators about how girls can be safe online.
Identity Theft: What to Do
ServiceNL provides you with support and outlines specific steps to take, if you are a victim of identity theft.
Internet Harassment or Cyberbullying
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety provide easy-to-read, question-and-answer fact sheets covering a wide range of workplace health and safety topics, from hazards to diseases to ergonomics to workplace promotion.
Obscenity & Protecting Children on the Internet
This Canadian non-profit organization makes it easy for you to quickly browse current laws and legal responsibilities around protecting children on the internet, amongst other topics, as well as explains the process to report tips surrounding online child exploitation.
Potential Legal Consequences of Cyberbullying
Public Safety Canada provides an in-depth detail of the legal consequences surrounding cyberbullying.
Psychological Abuse in the Context of Social Media
Published in “Violence in Gender” in 2018, several academics discuss how psychological abuse can occur, using social media.
RCMP: Bullying & Cyberbullying
The RCMP provide an in-depth writeup surrounding bullying and cyberbullying, how the law gets involved, and what you can do to combat it.
RCMP: Identity Theft & Identity Fraud
The RCMP provide an in-depth writeup surrounding identity theft and identity fraud, how the law gets involved, and what you can do to combat it.
Senior Scam Alert
Created by the United States Department of Justice, this page gives a detailed outline of different scams surrounding newer technology. Similar scams occur in Canada where people pretend to be the CRA, or representatives of Canadian banks and other large organizations, phishing for information.
