Thompson Rivers University (TRU) implemented new sexual violence policy in 2017; within this policy, they state a commitment to increasing the awareness of sexual violence. While increasing sexual violence awareness is important, another dimension to this is the awareness of the policy itself. Previous research conducted in the United States on student awareness of sexual violence policies found that there is a lack of sexual violence policy awareness among students (Potter, Edwards, Banyard, Stapleton, Demers, & Moynihan, 2016). There has been minimal research on this topic within Canada. This research aims to address this gap and identify if TRU students are aware of the sexual violence policy that is set in place to support them. Moreover, this research explores the process of how students became aware or could become aware of sexual violence policy in the future. The methodology of this research is a hand-written survey of 100 students that was distributed in public spaces on Thompson Rivers University’s Kamloops campus. This survey included a diverse group of students based on program and social location. The findings indicate that the majority of TRU students have little to no awareness of TRU’s sexual violence policy, as well as, other TRU policies. This supports the previous USA research that states many students are unaware of university policies (Brown, Henes, & Olson, 2016). Students who were aware, were primarily informed through poster campaigns, student orientation and the TRU website. Furthermore, students identified posters, social media and emails as their desired means for increasing their awareness.
