Reporting

Report a Missing Person/Unidentified Remains

If you need to report a missing child/person, please contact your local police service, or dial 9-1-1 in the case of an emergency.

If you have located unidentified remains believed to be human, please contact your local police service, or dial 9-1-1 in the case of an emergency.

There is no waiting period prior to reporting someone missing.

A Missing Person is defined as:

Anyone reported to police or by police as someone whose whereabouts are unknown, whatever the circumstances of their disappearance, and they are considered missing until located. A missing person under the age of 18 is classified as a missing child. In the case of a missing child, they are considered missing if they are no longer in the care or control of their legal guardian and have not been removed by law, and they are considered missing until returned to appropriate care and control.

An Unidentified Remain is defined as:

A body of a deceased person or any part of a body known or assumed to be human for which the identity of the person is unknown.

If you believe you have seen a missing person, you can:

Contact directly the investigating police service. This information is provided at the bottom of every case detail page;
Contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or at their website at www.canadiancrimestoppers.org;
Contact the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at CanadasMissing-DisparusCanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

In the case of an emergency, please dial 9-1-1.

If you have information that may help a specific investigation, you can:

Contact directly the investigating police service. This information is provided at the bottom of every case detail page;
Contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or at their website at www.canadiancrimestoppers.org;
Contact the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at CanadasMissing-DisparusCanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

In the case of an emergency, please dial 9-1-1.