The Centre to
Raise Awareness
Support Survivors
Drive Collective Action
End Human Trafficking
Across Canada
Who We Are
The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking is a national charity dedicated to ending all types of human trafficking in Canada. We bring together partners across sectors to align efforts, build capacity and strengthen the national response to human trafficking.
Who We Are
The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking is a national charity dedicated to ending all types of human trafficking in Canada. We bring together partners across sectors to align efforts, build capacity and strengthen the national response to human trafficking.
What is Human Trafficking?
Human trafficking is the exploitation of a person for the profit and material gain of others.
Human trafficking can take many forms. It might involve someone being pressured or forced to sell sex, with the trafficker taking the money. In the case of labour trafficking, people might be forced to work long hours without pay and controlled through threats, violence or lies. Some traffickers force people to steal, beg or get married against their will.
Fact Check
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Human trafficking only impacts foreign nationals who come into Canada.
That's correct.
Anyone can be trafficked for sex or labour, regardless of immigration or citizenship status. In Canada, most survivors of sex trafficking are Canadian citizens or permanent residents, while migrant workers, people in Canada on Temporary Foreign Worker permits and those with irregular status are at greater risk of labour trafficking.
Not quite.
Anyone can be trafficked for sex or labour, regardless of immigration or citizenship status. In Canada, most survivors of sex trafficking are Canadian citizens or permanent residents, while migrant workers, people in Canada on Temporary Foreign Worker permits and those with irregular status are at greater risk of labour trafficking.
Human trafficking doesn’t happen in my community.
That's correct.
Human trafficking happens in all communities, big and small, across Canada.
Not quite.
Human trafficking happens in all communities, big and small, across Canada.
Human trafficking always involves people crossing international borders.
That's correct.
Human trafficking doesn’t require moving people across borders. Human trafficking isn’t the same as human smuggling, which involves helping someone enter a country illegally, usually with their consent. In fact, most people who are trafficked in Canada are Canadian citizens, permanent residents or people who arrived in the country legally.
Not quite.
Human trafficking doesn’t require moving people across borders. Human trafficking isn’t the same as human smuggling, which involves helping someone enter a country illegally, usually with their consent. In fact, most people who are trafficked in Canada are Canadian citizens, permanent residents or people who arrived in the country legally.
People being trafficked are kidnapped or trapped against their will.
That's correct.
In most cases, traffickers don’t kidnap or physically restrain people. Instead, they largely use psychological manipulation, emotional abuse, coercion, threats and shame to maintain control over the people they exploit. This form of control makes it difficult for victims to recognize the abuse and seek help.
Not quite.
In most cases, traffickers don’t kidnap or physically restrain people. Instead, they largely use psychological manipulation, emotional abuse, coercion, threats and shame to maintain control over the people they exploit. This form of control makes it difficult for victims to recognize the abuse and seek help.
Our Work
The Centre works with survivors, governments, businesses, non-profit organizations and communities to advance our shared goal of ending all forms of human trafficking in Canada.
Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline
We operate the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline. The hotline’s professionally trained response advocates offer 24/7 referral services, safety planning, crisis assistance and emotional support to victims, survivors and their families.
Research and data collection
We conduct ethical and evidence-based research to better understand the realities of human trafficking in Canada and how to effectively address it.
Education and awareness
We bring together diverse groups of stakeholders to share best practices and emerging trends.
Policy development and advocacy
We draw on our own research and the wisdom of our partners to shape policy recommendations. These insights help governments and businesses take meaningful action to prevent and respond to human trafficking.
Your Support Matters
You can help us end all forms of human trafficking in Canada by giving to the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking today.
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Land Acknowledgement
The Centre operates across the traditional and contemporary lands of many Indigenous Peoples. We acknowledge and honour Indigenous Peoples as the original and ongoing caretakers of these lands. We are committed to supporting Indigenous-led efforts to prevent and respond to trafficking, and to upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples to sovereignty and self-determination.
