{"id":120149,"date":"2026-10-29T19:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/?p=120149"},"modified":"2026-10-29T19:15:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T23:15:14","slug":"crime-haineux-incident-haineux-signaler-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/crime-haineux-incident-haineux-signaler-quebec\/","title":{"rendered":"Hate crime or hate incident: how to report it in Quebec?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Short answer:<\/strong> If you are threatened, attacked, or your property is vandalized because of your skin color, origin, or religion, it is a <strong>hate crime<\/strong> : call the <strong>911<\/strong> If it&#039;s an emergency, otherwise contact your city&#039;s police department. Hateful acts that are not crimes (<strong>hate incidents<\/strong>) can also be reported to the police, and some may be the subject of a complaint to the <strong>Human Rights Commission (CDPDJ)<\/strong>. Reporting allows us to take action and make visible a problem that is too often hidden.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Hate crime or hate incident?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>A hate crime<\/strong> is a criminal offence motivated, in whole or in part, by hatred towards a characteristic of a person or group: race, colour, origin, language, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Examples: threatening someone because of their religion, assaulting someone because of their skin colour, painting a swastika on a building.<\/p>\n<p>In Canada, when a crime is motivated by hate, the <strong>Criminal Code<\/strong> stipulates that the judge must take this into account as an aggravating circumstance when determining the sentence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A hate incident<\/strong> This is an action that is not a crime, but which targets a person or group for the same reasons and can affect their sense of security. Examples: racist insults in person or online, distribution of hateful leaflets, humiliating gestures.<\/p>\n<h2>How to report<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>In case of danger or if a crime is in progress: dial 911.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alternatively, contact your local police department.<\/strong> (In Lanaudi\u00e8re, contact your local municipal police or the S\u00fbret\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec, depending on the location). Clearly state that you believe the act is hate-motivated, and why.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ask for your case number<\/strong> (event number) and the police officer&#039;s name.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you do not want to identify yourself<\/strong>, You can provide information anonymously to Crime Stoppers (Info-Crime).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Keep evidence<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Photograph the graffiti, the damage, the injuries.<\/li>\n<li>Take screenshots of online messages or posts (including the date and account name) before they are deleted.<\/li>\n<li>Note the name and number of the witnesses.<\/li>\n<li>Write the story on the same day: where, when, who, what exact words.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What if it&#039;s not a crime?<\/h2>\n<p>A hate crime can still have consequences. If it occurs at work, in a home, in a business, or in a public service, it can constitute... <strong>discriminatory harassment<\/strong> and be the subject of a complaint to the CDPDJ. Online hate speech can also be reported to the platform.<\/p>\n<h2>Taking care of oneself<\/h2>\n<p>Being the target of hate is a difficult experience. It is normal to feel fear, anger, or exhaustion. Victims of crime can obtain free help from a <strong>Center for Assistance to Victims of Crime (CAVAC)<\/strong>, present in every region of Quebec, including Lanaudi\u00e8re. You will also find mental health resources adapted to Black communities in <a href=\"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/sante-mentale-communautes-noires-lanaudiere\/\">our guide to mental health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>LAKAY can assist you<\/h2>\n<p>LAKAY provides free and confidential support to racialized people in Repentigny and Lanaudi\u00e8re, including when reporting to the police or filing a complaint with the CDPDJ. You do not have to take these steps alone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/contact\/\"><strong>Contact us for help<\/strong><\/a> \u2022 Telephone: 514-532-0484 \u2022 818 Notre-Dame Street, Suite 202, Repentigny<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Sources: Criminal Code of Canada (section 718.2); City of Quebec and Montreal Police Service fact sheets on hate crimes and incidents; Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission. This guide provides general information and does not replace legal advice.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insultes racistes, graffitis haineux, menaces ou agression \u00e0 cause de votre couleur de peau ou de votre religion : la diff\u00e9rence entre crime et incident haineux, comment le signaler \u00e0 la police et quoi faire comme victime.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-actualites","category-racisme-profilage-racial"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120149"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120153,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120149\/revisions\/120153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakaymedia.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}