WHAT’S NEW

• March 7, 2017 – Ontario’s Missing Adults and the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime made a joint submission to the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Consultation on Enhancing Ontario’s Response to Missing Persons.

We’ve added two new publications to the website in English and French for National Victims of Crime Awareness Week 2015:

• Missing people: A guide for family members and service providers. This booklet is produced by the Families and Friends of Missing Persons Unit NSW Department of Justice. We are posting it with their permission and assistance.
• In the Loop: Young people talking about Missing. This booklet is produced by the Families and Friends of Missing Persons Unit NSW Department of Justice. We are posting it with their permission and assistance.

Who is a Missing Adult

A missing adult is a person, who is 18 years of age or older at the time of the disappearance, whose whereabouts is unknown, and there is concern for the person’s safety or well-being.

Quick Facts

Once you realize that a person is missing, contact law enforcement immediately. Read more…

There is no waiting period before you can report a missing person. Read more…

You do not have to be a family member to report someone as missing. Read more…

It is not a crime for an adult to go missing. Read more…