WHAT’S NEW

We’ve added new publications to the website in English and French for National Victims of Crime Awareness Week 2023:

• Creating Effective Social Media Messages
• Missing Persons Legislation
• Protecting Missing Persons with Cognitive Impairments
• Missing Persons and the Right to be Forgotten
• Missing Persons as Victims of Human Trafficking
• The Signal for Help

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…