Centre d’aide aux victimes d’actes criminels du Bas-Saint-Laurent (CAVAC)

Organisation profile

CAVACs offer front-line services to all victims of crime and their immediate family and to witnesses to a crime. The centres provide assistance regardless of whether the perpetrator of the crime has been identified, apprehended, prosecuted or convicted.

Services

● CAVACs offer information on the rights crime victims have and the remedies available to them, which encompasses the main stages of the judicial process, the crime victims compensation program, INFOVAC-Plus and any financial assistance measures to which victims may be entitled.  CAVACs assist crime victims in filling out required forms and to enable them to comply with all the formalities associated with their situation.  CAVACs accompany crime victims through their dealings with medical and community resources, and provide sustained support throughout the judicial process as the case proceeds. Available free of charge. Service provided in person by appointment.

To make an appointment, contact CAVACdu Bas-Saint-Laurent by phone, fax or e-mail (icbsl@cavacbsl.org), or contact the point of service closest to your residence.

Service point in Rimouski
148, avenue Belzile, bureau 204
Rimouski (Québec)
G5L 3E4
Tel. : 418 724-0976

Service point in Rivière-du-Loup
33, rue De la Cour, bureau 1.03
Rivière-du-Loup (Québec)
G5R 1J1
Tel. : 418 862-9004

Service point in Matane
383, rue St-Jérôme, bureau 1.17A
Matane (Québec)
G4W 3B3
Tel. : 418 562-6349

Service point in Amqui
29, boul. Saint-Benoît Ouest, bureau 109
Amqui (Québec)
G5J 2E2
Tel. : 418 631-1412

Service point in Mont-Joli
40, rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, bureau 109
Mont-Joli (Québec)
G5H 1W8
Tel. : 418 775-3376

● Legal information available on the website.

Contact details

Head office
148, rue Belzile, bureau 306
Rimouski (Québec)
G5L 3E4

Opening hours Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Telephone
418-724-0981
toll-free : 1-800-820-2282

Website www.cavac.qc.ca/regions/laurent | CAVAC : www.cavac.qc.ca