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In 2007, the Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons was formed in British Columbia, making it the first province of Canada to address human trafficking in a formal manner. [4] In 2010 came the biggest human trafficking case in Canadian history, which involved the dismantling of the Dömötör-Kolompár criminal organization. [5]
The Interdepartmental Working Group on Trafficking in Persons (IWG-TIP) was the body responsible for the development of public policy related to human trafficking in Canada [1] until the organization was replaced by the Human Trafficking Taskforce in June 2012. [2]
When Joy Smith proposed the implementation of an anti-human-trafficking national action plan to the House of Commons (pictured) in 2007, the motion was passed unanimously.. In 2004, the Interdepartmental Working Group on Trafficking in Persons (IWG-TIP), the working group responsible for coordinating the Government of Canada's efforts against human trafficking, was mandated to create a ...
A new report that looks at the human trafficking transportation corridors throughout the country also reveals that Canadian women are most commonly the victims. Report on sex trafficking in Canada ...
Victims of human trafficking or those who have identified someone they think may need help can contact the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at 888-373-7888 or text 233733.
In June 2011, OCTIP launched a training program to certify first responders to identify, protect, and assist victims of human trafficking in the province. [5] The program cost $106,000; half of the funding came from OCTIP while the rest was covered by Public Safety Canada and the Department of Justice. [6]
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (minimum sentence for offences involving trafficking of persons under the age of eighteen years) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons) Michele Anderson (criminologist)
The book was timed to be published within three weeks of the release of Joy Smith's proposal for the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking. [3] Perrin advocated adopting Smith's proposal, saying that Invisible Chains "shows that while traffickers have a plan, Canada doesn't," and that the victims are the ones who suffer from the lack ...