SafeExit QC
A personalized safety planning companion for Quebec residents leaving a violent relationship, with local shelter, legal and police resources built in.
Adults in Quebec experiencing or planning to leave intimate-partner violence
- Step-by-step safety plan generator (code words, escape routes, document checklist)
- Quebec-specific resource directory: CALACS shelters, IVAC, provincial victim services
- Panic button that texts a trusted contact with live location
- Discreet icon and PIN lock so the app cannot be found on the home screen
The Radio-Canada story about a feminicide-accused man released on bail is prompting public concern in Quebec about gaps in pre-trial safety, and survivors and their families are searching for actionable resources.
Quebec logged 21,410 victims of injury-causing conjugal-violence offences in 2024 (Statistique Québec) and reports have tripled over a decade (CBC), but the iHEAL app already serves this need and is government-funded and free.Violence en contexte conjugal — Statistique Québec ↗Reports of conjugal violence in Quebec triple over last decade ↗
iHEAL (replaced myPlan Canada in 2024) is a Western/UBC/UNB-built app, available in English and French, funded by Public Health Agency of Canada and Women and Gender Equality Canada, and SOS Violence Conjugale has run the bilingual Quebec referral hotline since 1987 — leaving little unoccupied Quebec-specific niche.First-in-Canada tool helps women experiencing partner violence ↗SOS violence conjugale ↗
iHEAL is explicitly free and publicly funded; SOS Violence Conjugale is free/anonymous; target survivors are typically low-income and channeled through shelters — direct willingness to pay for a competing paid tool is very low.iHEAL | Home ↗SOS violence conjugale ↗
Conjugal violence is a structural, decades-long issue in Quebec with rising reports and sustained government attention, giving the underlying need very long horizon — though competitive advantage could be short-lived given the active funded ecosystem.Reports of conjugal violence in Quebec triple over last decade ↗
Core app tech is straightforward, but success requires Quebec-specific legal/Civil Code content, SQ vs municipal police mapping, MAH shelter network partnerships, trauma-informed design, and bilingual UX — moderate, not trivial build.Répertoire d'outils en violence conjugale — Conseil du statut de la femme ↗Fonctionnement - iHEAL app ↗