Counselors, organizations and helplines are available nationwide.
Find Local Help for Problem Gambling
Gambling support services can be found in most cities across Canada. There’s one ready, willing and able to help you.
All you need to do is reach out.
- Alberta
Alberta Health Services
If you are worried that you or someone you know may be having problems with gambling, Alberta Health Services can help. Addiction treatment services are voluntary and confidential.
- Find support and resources on the Alberta Health Services website
- Find a local mental health and addiction facility or call toll-free: 1-866-332-2322
- British Columbia
British Columbia Partnership for Responsible Gambling
This section of the BC Responsible Gambling Partnership website provides important information about problem gambling, and the programs, services and resources available to assist problem gamblers and their families.
- Visit the section on problem gambling for links and resources
- Find counselling and referral services or call toll-free: 1-888-795-6111
- Manitoba
Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
The AFM is a Crown agency that contributes to the health and wellbeing of Manitobans by addressing the harm associated with addictions through education, prevention, treatment and program evaluation.
- Visit AFM’s section on gambling for resources and support
- Contact your regional office throughout Manitoba or call toll-free: 1-800-463-1554
- New Brunswick
New Brunswick Health – Gambling Information
New Brunswick has eight addiction centres with specialized staff helping individuals and their families with problem gambling through counselling and intervention services.
- Access self-help and support
- Call toll-free: 1-800-461-1234
- Newfoundland
Newfoundland Labrador Health and Community Services
Services are provided for people who have been affected by their own substance use or gambling behaviour, and for people who have been affected by someone else’s behaviour.
- Find out about treatment options
- Find your local addiction services office or call toll-free: 1-877-999-7589
- Northwest Territories
NWT Health and Social Services
NWT residents have access to a wide range of mental health and addiction services delivered through collaborative practice at the community, regional and territorial levels.
- Find mental health and addiction services
- Find a community counselling program or call toll-free: 1-800-661-0830
- Nova Scotia
Problem Gambling Help Line
Provided by Nova Scotia Health and Wellness, the Problem Gambling Help Line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is confidential and free.
- Find your local Nova Scotia treatment provider or call toll-free: 1-888-347-8888
- Nunavut
Nunavut Health and Social Services
The Department of Health and Social Services offers community, regional, and out-of-territory mental health services to help diagnose and treat people with gambling problems.
- Ontario
Ontario Treatment Providers
A network of resources are available across Ontario, with free and confidential services.
ConnexOntario
ConnexOntario provides free and confidential health services information for people experiencing problems with alcohol and drugs, mental illness and/or gambling.
Their information and referral service is live-answer 24/7, confidential, and free.
CAMH
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world’s leading research centres in its field. CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and is a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.
- www.camh.ca
- CAMH Switchboard
From the GTA: 416 535-8501
Toll-free: 1 800 463-2338
To Access CAMH Clinical Services
416 535-8501, press 21.
- Prince Edward Island
Health PEI Gambling Addiction Services
The Problem Gambling Helpline is a confidential, toll-free telephone service available to all Islanders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Gambling Addiction Services offers a range of client centered programming to help problem gamblers recover from their addiction.
- Find your local addiction services office or call toll-free: 811
- Quebec
Gambling: Help and Referral
Gambling: help and referral offers information, listening and support on compulsive gambling, as well as referral for all available help in the field. The helpline is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, throughout Québec.
- Get help and support
- Explore treatment options in Quebec or call toll-free: 1-800-461-0140
- Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Health – Gambling
Saskatchewan Health co-ordinates the efforts of health regions, government ministries, community groups and the gaming industry to provide services related to the prevention, education and treatment of gambling problems.
- Find self-help resources and links to support
- Find a counsellor near you or call toll-free: 1-800-306-6789
- Yukon Territory
Yukon Health and Social Services
The mission of the Department of Health and Social Services commits the department and its employees to quality health and social services for Yukoners.
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