Career college management, instructors, staff, other employees, and contractors of CACC will report incidents of or complaints of sexual violence to CACC’s Joint Health and Safety Committee appointed by President Miajan Aryan and Vice-President Yan Xia upon becoming aware of them.

CACC shall include an excerpt of the Sexual Violence Policy in every enrollment contract. In addition, provide a copy of the Sexual Violence Policy to CACC management, instructors, staff, other employees, and contractors and train them about the policy; its processes of reporting, investigating, and responding to complaints of sexual violence involving its students.

Any organization participating in providing students opportunities to complete the placement component on their premises is obligated to provide a statement in writing that it complies with all applicable legislation. Including the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Occupational Health and Safety Act will provide students access to those policies should they encounter issues relating to sexual violence in the workplace.

When a new class starts, the office staff and the primary instructor will spend some time explaining to the class about the college policy, especially the sexual Violence policy, to ensure the students understand how to protect themselves. CACC will give each student a brochure about the sexual violence policy, and the instructor will use the PPT and video to give the students a better understanding of the sexual violence policy.

The Sexual Violence Policy shall be published on our website.

Students affected by sexual violence or needing information about support services should contact CACC’s Joint Health and Safety Committee.

Subject to Section 4, CACC will attempt to keep all personal information of persons involved in the investigation confidential. Except in those circumstances where it believes an individual is at imminent risk of self-harm or harming another, or there are reasonable grounds to believe that others on its campus or the broader community are at risk.

• Ensuring that all complaints/reports and information gathered because of the complaint reports will be only available to those who need to know for purposes of investigation, implementing safety measures and other circumstances that arise from any given case.
• Ensuring that the documentation is kept in a separate file from that of the Complainant student or the Respondent.

CACC recognizes the right of the Complainant not to report an incident of or make a complaint about sexual violence or not request an investigation and not participate in any investigation that may occur.

The student is not required to report an incident of, or make a complaint about, Sexual violence to obtain support, services, or accommodation.

1. Notwithstanding certain circumstances, CACC may be required by law or its internal policies to initiate an internal investigation and/or inform police without the complainant’s consent if it believes the safety of members of its campus or the broader community is at risk.
2. In all cases, including the above, CACC will appropriately accommodate the needs of its students affected by sexual violence. Students seeking accommodation should contact CACC’s Administration management. President, Miajan Aryan and Vice President. Yan Xia.

In this regard, CACC will assist students who have experienced sexual violence in obtaining counselling and medical care and provide them with information about sexual violence supports and services available in the community as stated in Appendix 1 attached hereto. Students are not required to file a formal complaint to access support and services.

CACC will provide the student immediate medical assistance by contacting the doctors in the same building as the building is a medical building, if required and permitted by the student.

CACC will arrange a private office for the affected student and will have an office staff to accompany her/him until further action is needed.

If required and permitted by the affected student, CACC will contact the affected student’s close family members and accompany them to any place that the student wants to go to make sure of their safety.

If required and permitted by the affected student, we will contact the police and assist her/him with further investigation.

CACC will give the affected student counselling during and after the sexual violence incident and ensure the student is recovering from the incident.

CACC will invite community partners to the college to do some workshops on how to avoid sexual violence and protect themselves.

We will give the affected student the following information and respect her/his opinion and right to further action:

Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres Ontario

Assaulted Women’s Helpline Toll-Free: 1-866-863-0511 #SAFE (#7233) on Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus mobile TTY: 416-364-8762 www.awhl.org