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A provincial support network for victims of sexual assault says it has seen its call volume spike more than 500 per cent in some regions in the wake of a series of allegations involving high-profile Quebec personalities.

And the Centres d’aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel says it has yet to see any of the emergency funding pledged by the province in the days after the allegations made headlines.

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CALACS helps victims of sexual assault who may not have filed a complaint with police. In some cases, offices consist of a storefront with just two counsellors, spokesperson Stéphanie Tremblay said.

Tremblay said she suspects the promised money is in the process of making its way through the government bureaucracy and will eventually arrive.

CALACS saw requests jump by 100 per cent to 533 per cent in various regions Oct. 16-26.

Quebec’s aid network for sexual assault victims has been in need of more funding for years, Tremblay said.

The issue has come to the public fore after Hollywood was rocked by a series of sexual misconduct allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein, and shockwaves spread to Quebec with allegations against Juste pour rire founder Gilbert Rozon and TV show host Éric Salvail, among others.