I had always assumed that the police and government were biased against male victims of domestic violence. Per Statistics Canada, men are equally likely to report being victims of DV, and far more likely to report being unhappy with their treatment from police.

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/85-002-x/2016001/article/14303/01-eng.htm

In 2014, equal proportions of men and women reported being victims of spousal violence during the preceding 5 years (4%, respectively). This translated into about 342,000 women and 418,000 men across the provinces.

A ‘very high’ level of satisfaction with police action was reported by 37% of victims, especially among women (48%) when compared to men (25%E).

Men were more likely than women to report being ‘very dissatisfied’ with how the police handled their situation (25%E versus 11%E, respectively)

But, I simply thought it was due to bias from officers. I didn't think such bias was institutional policy or anything.

That is, until I found this document from the Ministry of Public Safety.

The recurring theme in this document is that women are victims, and men are perpetrators. This is illustrated here:

"A gender lens should be applied to all responses to domestic violence in order to ensure the safety of women and their children. Responses to domestic violence should acknowledge that domestic violence is a power-based crime in which generally, the male in an intimate relationship exercises power and control over the female.”

In all seriousness - what can be done to change this? I can hardly believe that this bias against male victims is actually documented policy and sanctioned by the government.