Canada — Where to get help in your country

1. Open Meta’s final post decision and find the reference ID. Without it, this route is unavailable.
2. Choose Submit an Appeal on the Board’s site, sign in to your active account and submit within Meta’s stated deadline.
3. Check Track Your Appeal. Submitting does not mean the Board will select the case.

For eligible content decisions only: requires an active account, Meta’s final decision and a Meta-issued reference ID. The Board selects a limited number of cases. If the account is disabled and you cannot log in, this route does not fit.

1. Describe the specific data issue. For access requests, first ask Meta for the data and keep a copy of your request.
2. Check local deadlines and requirements. Attach your request and reply, and explain which data rights were affected.
3. Keep the submission confirmation and reference number. If asked for more information, reply within the same case.

Contact the company’s privacy officer first. OPC checks federal jurisdiction and can recommend measures, but cannot order disclosure, compensation or account restoration. Its complaint process starts with jurisdiction triage; some matters belong to provincial regulators.

The authority appears in an official directory. We have not fully reviewed its local form or submission requirements. Use this link to find the authority; we have not confirmed that you can submit a complaint through it.

Find the complaints section or contact details. Check whether the body handles your issue and which documents it needs. This link is not a confirmed submission form.

Use the official directory to check provincial jurisdiction. Alberta, British Columbia and Québec have private-sector privacy laws; other provinces’ mandates may be limited to public-sector or health information. Residence alone does not determine which authority can hear a Meta complaint.

The authority appears in an official directory. We have not fully reviewed its local form or submission requirements. Use this link to find the authority; we have not confirmed that you can submit a complaint through it.

Find the complaints section or contact details. Check whether the body handles your issue and which documents it needs. This link is not a confirmed submission form.

Choose your province or territory and the appropriate consumer office. For a foreign company’s digital service, first check jurisdiction and eligibility. Prepare the receipt, agreement and supplier response; rules and assistance vary by region.

1. Sign in to Report a Problem with the account shown on your receipt.
2. Choose Request a refund, a reason and the purchase.
3. After submitting, check the request status there.

Only purchases billed by Apple. Find the receipt and matching Apple Account. Country-specific refund eligibility applies; approval is not guaranteed.

1. Open the instructions below and select Request a refund.
2. Missing purchase? Check order history and select Report a problem.
3. Explain the refund reason. Track your existing request.

Only Google Play purchases. EEA and UK users should follow the separate instructions linked by Google. Use the purchasing account.

1. Keep links, dates and evidence you can safely preserve. Do not redistribute illegal material; follow the service’s instructions on evidence.
2. Read the service’s rules, choose the relevant type of harm and complete the report. State whether you have already reported it to Meta.
3. Keep the submission confirmation and reference number. If asked for more information, reply within the same case.

Report Cyber and Fraud accepts fraud and cybercrime reports. CAFC gathers information and supports police; investigations belong to the relevant police force. This is not a review route for an ordinary account restriction.

1. Check your age when the image was made and the service’s conditions.
2. On the official site, use only material already on your device. You do not need to send the file itself.
3. Keep the case details and follow the instructions for checking progress.

For intimate images of you taken at 18+, including threatened sharing. You need the file on your device. It stays there; a digital fingerprint is shared. Coverage is limited to participating public-facing platforms, not the whole internet or encrypted messages. Keep your case number and PIN.

1. Check your age when the image was made and the service’s conditions.
2. On the official site, use only material already on your device. You do not need to send the file itself.
3. Keep the case details and follow the instructions for checking progress.

For intimate images of you taken before age 18, even if you are now an adult. Use only a file already on your device: do not download or forward material to apply. Works on participating public or unencrypted platforms.

1. Open CRT’s intimate-images guidance. Check eligibility for sharing or threats on or after 6 March 2023, the British Columbia connection and the filing deadline.
2. Choose the protection-order application and identify the orders sought. Prepare evidence under CRT’s rules; a damages claim has separate requirements and fees.
3. Keep the case documents. If an order must be delivered to a platform that did not participate, follow CRT’s instructions and keep proof of delivery.

For non-consensual intimate-image sharing or threats on or after 6 March 2023, a CRT protection order may be available. A sufficient British Columbia connection is required. Protection-order filing is free; damages are a separate fee-based claim. CRT can order platform removal, without promising account restoration.

1. Record what happened and preserve available dates, messages, account identifiers and links safely; ask the unit how to handle intimate-image evidence.
2. Call CyberScan at 902-424-6990 or 1-855-702-8324 during its published weekday hours to explain the issue and Nova Scotia connection.
3. Discuss whether advice, negotiation, mediation or another voluntary approach is appropriate.
4. If a binding remedy is needed, ask about the separate Supreme Court cyber-protection application and its requirements.

The facts must concern cyberbullying or intimate-image abuse. Explain the Nova Scotia connection and ask about cross-border eligibility. Informal participation is voluntary; a prior platform complaint is not listed as a condition of contacting the unit.

Official information confirms what the service covers, but we could not fully verify access to its page or form.

Only partial information from official sources was available. Full requirements and the form could not be reconfirmed.

Find the complaints section or contact details. Check whether the body handles your issue and which documents it needs. This link is not a confirmed submission form.

Ontario’s Small Claims Court limit is C$50,000 from 1 October 2025. Many claims have a two-year limitation. Filing normally costs C$108 for an infrequent claimant, with other possible costs and fee waivers. Check territorial jurisdiction, defendant, service and permitted remedy.

1. Read your region’s court rules. Check jurisdiction, claim limits and available remedies.
2. Identify the correct defendant and service procedure. Prepare a timeline, evidence and an amount based on documented losses.
3. Check required pre-action steps and fees. Use the court’s own form; this guide is not a court filing.

CRT handles most eligible small claims up to C$5,000 with a sufficient British Columbia connection. Start with the free Solution Explorer. Online filing costs C$75 or C$125 by claim size; a decision may cost another C$50. Check the available remedy; this process does not promise account restoration.

1. Read your region’s court rules. Check jurisdiction, claim limits and available remedies.
2. Identify the correct defendant and service procedure. Prepare a timeline, evidence and an amount based on documented losses.
3. Check required pre-action steps and fees. Use the court’s own form; this guide is not a court filing.

Québec: claims are limited to C$15,000 before interest. Organisations must meet the maximum-10-employees rule for the preceding 12 months. Check jurisdiction, limitation and any formal-notice requirement. SJ-870E is completed online; filing occurs after court receipt and payment. Court records are generally public.

1. Open CRT’s intimate-images guidance. Check eligibility for sharing or threats on or after 6 March 2023, the British Columbia connection and the filing deadline.
2. Choose the protection-order application and identify the orders sought. Prepare evidence under CRT’s rules; a damages claim has separate requirements and fees.
3. Keep the case documents. If an order must be delivered to a platform that did not participate, follow CRT’s instructions and keep proof of delivery.

For non-consensual intimate-image sharing or threats on or after 6 March 2023, a CRT protection order may be available. A sufficient British Columbia connection is required. Protection-order filing is free; damages are a separate fee-based claim. CRT can order platform removal, without promising account restoration.