Getting Help
Helplines
Gambling: Help and Referral
1-800-461-0140
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the service is confidential, bilingual and free.
The counsellors are specialized in problem gambling and will be able to:
- Listen to you and support you as you take steps to get help
- Encourage you to question your gambling habits
- Identify your needs
- Explore possible solutions
- Suggest relevant courses of action
- Refer you to the appropriate resources
Psychocial helplines
Info-Santé: 811, ext. 1
Info-Social: 811, ext. 2
Suicide Prevention: 1‑866‑277‑3553
Help Centres
By appointment only
To self-exclude with the assistance of a designated help centre
Montréal
Québec City
Trois-Rivières
Gatineau
Ottawa
Joliette
Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Lanaudière (in French only)
Terrebonne
Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Lanaudière (in French only)
Charlevoix
Saint-Eustache and Saint-Jérôme
Centre de réadaptation en dépendance des Laurentides (In French only)
Useful links
Self-exclusion and gambling breaks
Taking a break or self-excluding from gambling platforms or locations are avenues you can explore when your relationship to gambling becomes a problem.
Helping a loved one
Does someone close to you seem to be struggling with gambling? Here are a few tips to help you start delicate, but necessary, conversations.
