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The Sexual Health Education Resource Directory provides sexual health education materials on a variety of topics.

Provincial/Territorial Sexual Health Education Resources provide educators with available curriculum documents from each province/territory.

Sexual Health Education Resource Directory

*Note: Inclusion in the directory does not constitute endorsement of a resource by SIECCAN

Rehearsed: Collaborative online role playing game focused on safer sex communication

Youth

All, Safer Sex

Activity

English

Canada, International

CATIE: Sex in a Pandemic

Adults, Youth

All, COVID-19, General, Safer Sex, STIs (including HIV)

Informational webpage

English

Canada

Planned Parenthood: COVID-19 and Your Sexual Health

Adults, Youth

All, Consent, COVID-19, General, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Safer Sex, Sexual & Gender Based Violence

Informational webpage

English

Canada

Mayo Clinic: Sex and Coronavirus- Can You Get COVID-19 from Sexual Actitivy?

Adults, Youth

All, COVID-19, General

Informational webpage

English

Canada

SIECCAN: Canadian University Students Report Changes in Their Sexual Behaviour and Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Adults

All, COVID-19, General, Love & Relationships, Technology Use & Media Literacy

Infographic

English

Canada

SIECCAN/Trojan: Sexual Health and COVID-19

Adults, Youth

All, Consent, COVID-19, General, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex

Fact Sheet

English

Canada

SIECCAN: Canadian University Students Report Decreased Access to Sexual Health Services During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Adults

All, COVID-19, General, Reproductive Health, STIs (including HIV)

Infographic

English

Canada

Western University Violence Against Women & Children Learning Network: Infographic Index

Adults, Women, Youth

All, Consent, Sexual & Gender Based Violence

Infographic

English

Canada

SIECCAN: Elementary Student Factsheet: Friendships, Relationships & COVID-19 - Things To Think About

Youth

All, COVID-19, Love & Relationships, Technology Use & Media Literacy

Fact Sheet

English

Canada

SIECCAN: Youth, COVID-19 and Sexual Health- Background Information for Educators

Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Consent, COVID-19, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Safer Sex, STIs (including HIV), Technology Use & Media Literacy

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

MediaSmarts and the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Teaching Sex Ed Digital Literacy Skills

Youth

All, Technology Use & Media Literacy

Video

English

Canada

Sex Life Saskatoon

Adults, Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Consent, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Abortion, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex, Sexual & Gender Based Violence, Sexual & Reproductive Rights, Sexual Orientation, STIs (including HIV)

General Website

English

Canada

SIECCAN: Providing Effective Sexual Health Education During COVID-19: Suggestions for Educators

Youth

All, COVID-19, Love & Relationships, Technology Use & Media Literacy

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

SIECCAN: Secondary Student Fact Sheet: Relationships, Sexual Health, & COVID-19 - What Do I Need to Know?

Youth

All, COVID-19, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Safer Sex, Technology Use & Media Literacy

Fact Sheet

English

Canada

Saskatoon Sexual Health: Indigenizing Sex Ed Resource

Adults, BIPOC, Indigenous peoples, Youth

All, General, Indigenous Perspectives

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Western University Violence Against Women & Children Learning Network: Resources on Gender-Based Violence and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Adults, BIPOC, Indigenous peoples, Women, Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, COVID-19, Sexual & Gender Based Violence

Resource Directory

English

Canada

Saskatchewan Prevention Institute: Sexual Health Information for Educators

Youth

All, Disabilities, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General, Sexual Orientation

Informational webpage

English

Canada

Western University Violence Against Women & Children Learning Network: Sexual Violence & COVID-19

Adults, Women

All, COVID-19, Sexual & Gender Based Violence

Infographic

English

Canada

SIECCAN: Consent to Sexual Activity: Definitions, Issues, and Priorities for Sexual Health Education

Adults, Youth

All, Consent, Sexual & Gender Based Violence

Report

English

Canada

SIECCAN: Sexual Assault in Canada- Legal Definitions, Statistics, and Frontline Responses

Adults, Women, Youth

All, Consent, Sexual & Gender Based Violence

Report

English

Canada

Saleema Noon Sexual Health Educators: Helpful Handouts & Links

Parents, Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Consent, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General, Sexual Orientation

Informational webpage

English

Canada

Saleema Noon Sexual Health Educators: A Tik Tok Guide for Parents

Parents, Youth

All, Technology Use & Media Literacy

Fact Sheet

English

Canada

Saleema Noon Sexual Health Educators: Consent, Safety, and Respect

Parents, Youth

All, Consent

Fact Sheet

English

Canada

Saleema Noon Sexual Health Educators: 10 Good Reasons To Start Talking About Body Science Early

Parents, Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), General

Fact Sheet

English

Canada

Saleema Noon Sexual Health Educators: Gender Identity & Sexual Attraction

Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, Sexual Orientation

Fact Sheet

English

Canada

Saleema Noon Sexual Health Educators: Sexual Pleasure

Youth, Adults

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), General

Informational webpage

English

Canada

Media Smarts: Gender Representation

Youth

All, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, Technology Use & Media Literacy

Informational webpage

English

Canada

Media Smarts: Sexting

Youth

All, Technology Use & Media Literacy

Informational webpage

English

Canada

Media Smarts: Sexual Exploitation

Youth

All, Consent, Sexual & Gender Based Violence, Technology Use & Media Literacy

Informational webpage

English

Canada

AIDS Community Care Montreal: Teacher's Sex Ed Toolkit

Youth

All, General

Informational webpage

English

Canada

Know Your Status: Understanding Consent in Canada

Adults, Youth

All, Consent

Infographic

English

Canada

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights: Sexual Health Hub

Adults, Parents, Seniors, Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Abortion, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex, STIs (including HIV)

General Website

English

Canada

AIDS Community Care Montreal: SextEd

Adults, Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Consent, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Abortion, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex, Sexual & Gender Based Violence, Sexual Orientation, STIs (including HIV)

Informational webpage

English

Canada

PEERS Alliance PEI

Adults, Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, General, STIs (including HIV)

Resource Directory

English

Canada

Media Smarts: Pornography

Youth

All, Technology Use & Media Literacy

Informational webpage

English

Canada

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights: Abortion Services in Canada

Adults, Women, Youth

Abortion, Reproductive Health

Infographic

English

Canada

Canadian Down Syndrome Society: Mind and Body-Answers to Your Questions

Adults, Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Consent, Disabilities, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex, Sexual Orientation, STIs (including HIV)

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Ben Hurst TEDx Talk: Boys Won't Be Boys- Boys Will Be What We Teach Them to Be

Adults, Youth

All, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, Sexual & Gender Based Violence

Video

English

International

Jackson Katz TED Talk: Violence Against Women - It's a Men's Issue

Adults

All, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, Sexual & Gender Based Violence

Video

English

International

Know Your Status: A Toolkit for HIV Programs in Saskatchewan First Nations

Adults, BIPOC, Indigenous peoples

All, Indigenous Perspectives, STIs (including HIV)

Guidelines

English

Canada

Trans Care BC: Vaginoplasty and Vulvoplasty Surgery Workbook

Adults, Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Gender Identity & Gender Expression

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Emily Nagoski: The Truth About Unwanted Arousal

Adults, Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Consent, Sexual & Gender Based Violence

Video

English

International

TASC (Talking about Sexuality in Canadian Communities)

Adults, Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Consent, Disabilities, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Abortion, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex, Sexual & Gender Based Violence, Sexual Orientation, STIs (including HIV), Technology Use & Media Literacy

General Website

English

Canada

Trans Care BC: All You Need to Know About Binding

Adults, Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Gender Identity & Gender Expression

Fact Sheet

English

Canada

FOXY (Fostering Open eXpression among Youth)

Women, Youth

All, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General

General Website

English

Canada

Trans Care BC: All You Need to Know About Tucking

Adults, Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Gender Identity & Gender Expression

Fact Sheet

English

Canada

Arctic Smash: Strength, Masculinities, and Sexual Health

Youth

All, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General

General Website

English

Canada

Rainbow Coalition of Yellowknife

Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General, Sexual Orientation

General Website

English

Canada

Know Your Status: HIV and AIDS

Adults

All, STIs (including HIV)

Video

English

Canada

Autism Nova Scotia: Sexuality Resources

Adults, Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Consent, Disabilities, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex, Sexual Orientation

Informational webpage

English

Canada

Trans Care BC: Chest Construction Surgery Workbook

Adults, Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Gender Identity & Gender Expression

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada: Questions and Answers- Sexual Health Education for Youth with Physical Disabilities

Youth

All, Disabilities, General

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Teaching Sexual Health: Sexuality and Disability - Guide for Parents

Parents

Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Consent, Disabilities, Sexual & Gender Based Violence, Sexual Orientation, STIs (including HIV), Pregnancy &/or Contraception

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Après le diagnostic : ce que vous devez savoir si vous avez l’hépatite C

Adultes

Voir tous, ITS (y compris le VIH)

Information dans un livret

French

Canada

Doin It

Adults, Youth

All, Consent, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Abortion, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex, Sexual Orientation, STIs (including HIV), Technology Use & Media Literacy

General Website

English

Canada

Je me réfère : Un guide de santé et de survie pour les personnes trans du Québec

2SLGBTQINA+

Voir tous, Identité de genre et expression de genre

Information dans un livret

French

International

La sexualité n'apas de date de péremption les infections sexuellement transmissible non plus

Aîné-es

Voir tous, ITS (y compris le VIH)

Information dans un livret

French

International

The Center for Sex Education

Adults, Parents, Women, Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Consent, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex, Sexual & Gender Based Violence, Sexual Orientation, STIs (including HIV), Technology Use & Media Literacy

General Website

English

International

Shore Centre: STIs

Adults, Youth

All, STIs (including HIV)

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Apprendre un bon consentement : apprendre le consentement en 3 semaines

Adultes

Voir tous, Consentement

Information dans un livret

French

International

Intimité et sexualité : des seniors en maison de repos

Aîné-es

Voir tous, Général

Information dans un livret

French

International

Shore Centre: Dating and Relationships Grade 9 - 12

Youth

All, Consent, Love & Relationships, Safer Sex

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Shore Centre: How to Incorporate Inclusive Practices Throughout the Year

Youth

All, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General, Sexual Orientation

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Shore Centre: Penis and Testes

Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Safer Sex

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Petit guide à l'usage des parents pour discuter de sexualité avec leur adolescent

Jeunes

Voir tous, Général, ITS (y compris le VIH), Santé génésique, Grossesse et/ou contraception

Information dans un livret

French

Canada

Shore Centre: Talking About Menstruation in the Classroom

Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image)

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Drawing the Line on Sexual Violence: An E-Learning Module for Elementary Educators

Youth

All, Sexual & Gender Based Violence

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Guide pour une vie sexuelle plus sécuritaire

Adultes

Voir tous, ITS (y compris le VIH), Sexe plus sécuritaire

Information dans un livret

French

Canada

Shore Centre: Puberty

Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image)

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Le HPV

Adultes

Voir tous, ITS (y compris le VIH)

Feuillet d’information

French

International

L'homophobie et la transphobie en contexte interculturel

Personnes autochtones+noires et de couleur, Personnes autochtones, 2SLGBTQINA+

Voir tous, Identité de genre et expression de genre, Orientation sexuelle

Information dans un livret

French

Canada

Le sexe au féminin

Femmes, 2SLGBTQINA+

Voir tous, Amour et relations, Général, Identité de genre et expression de genre, ITS (y compris le VIH), Orientation sexuelle, Sexe plus sécuritaire, Violence sexuelle et fondée sur le genre

Information dans un livret

French

Canada

SOGI Education - Parent Learning Resources

Parents, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, Sexual Orientation

Video

English

Canada

8 questions sur la PrEP pour les gars

2SLGBTQINA+

Voir tous, Orientation sexuelle, Sexe plus sécuritaire

Information dans un livret

French

Canada

La transphobie c'est pas mon genre : Guide pédagogique Niveau secondaire

Jeunes, 2SLGBTQINA+

Voir tous, Identité de genre et expression de genre

Information dans un livret

French

Canada

Shore Centre: What is a Midwife?

Adults, Youth

All, Reproductive Health, Pregnancy &/or Contraception

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Sexuality Education Resource Centre, MB

Adults, Seniors, Women, Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Consent, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Abortion, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex, Sexual & Gender Based Violence, Sexual Orientation

General Website

English

Canada

Petit manuel pour une éducation à la sexualité positive, inclusive et émancipatrice

Adultes, Jeunes

Voir tous, Général

Lignes directrices

French

Canada

ACCKWA-Supporting LGBTQ+ Students Powerpoint Slides

Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, Sexual Orientation

Presentation

English

Canada

Shore Centre: Birth Control and Safer Sex

Adults, Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Reproductive Health, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Candian Centre for Child Protection: What's the Deal? Grade 7/8 Activity Book

Youth

All, Consent, Love & Relationships, Sexual & Gender Based Violence

Activity

English

Canada

Dicklit et T Claques

2SLGBTQINA+

Voir tous, Identité de genre et expression de genre

Information dans un livret

French

International

Shore Centre: Vulva and Vagina

Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), STIs (including HIV)

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Respadd : Chemsex

2SLGBTQINA+

Voir tous, ITS (y compris le VIH), Orientation sexuelle, Sexe plus sécuritaire

Information dans un livret

French

International

Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention

Adults, Youth

All, Safer Sex, STIs (including HIV)

General Website

English

International

La prévention combinée du VIH

Adultes

Voir tous, ITS (y compris le VIH)

Information dans un livret

French

International

Le dépistage du VIH – Je connais mon statut VIH

Adultes

Voir tous, ITS (y compris le VIH)

Information dans un livret

French

Canada

Smart Sex Resource, BC

Adults, Youth

All, Reproductive Health, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex, STIs (including HIV)

General Website

English

Canada

Shore Centre: Abortion

Adults, Women, Youth

All, Reproductive Health, Abortion

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Shore Centre: Periods

Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image)

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Shore Centre: How to Incorporate Consent Throughout the Year

Youth

All, Consent, General

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Shore Centre: The Basics of Menopause

Adults, Women

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image)

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Opé trans féminisantes

2SLGBTQINA+

Voir tous, Identité de genre et expression de genre

Information dans un livret

French

International

Scarleteen

Youth

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Consent, Disabilities, Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General, Love & Relationships, Reproductive Health, Abortion, Pregnancy &/or Contraception, Safer Sex, Sexual & Gender Based Violence, Sexual & Reproductive Rights, Sexual Orientation, STIs (including HIV), Technology Use & Media Literacy

General Website

English

International

Manuel d'écriture inclusive : Faites profresser l'égalité femmes · hommes par votre manière d'écrire

2SLGBTQINA+

Voir tous, Identité de genre et expression de genre

Information dans un livret

French

Canada

Shore Centre: Consent

Adults, Youth

All, Consent

Informational Booklet

English

Canada

Livret des methodes de la contraception

Femmes

Voir tous, Santé génésique, Grossesse et/ou contraception, Sexe plus sécuritaire

Information dans un livret

French

Canada

Gender Inclusive Biology

Adults, Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Bodies (puberty+anatomy+body image), Gender Identity & Gender Expression, General

General Website

English

International

The 519: Creating Authentic Spaces - A Gender Identity and Gender Expression Toolkit to Support the Implementation of Institutional and Social Change

Adults, Youth, 2SLGBTQINA+

All, Gender Identity & Gender Expression

Policy

English

Canada

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