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- At the national level, Martin said, about 60 per cent of human trafficking victims are Indigenous, even though Indigenous people only make up 1.4 per cent of Canada's population.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/six-nations-human-trafficking-1.6479207What exactly is human trafficking? Program in Six Nations ...
A 2016 Public Safety report released statistics that indicate that, while Indigenous women only make up 4% of the Canadian population, they roughly make up 50% of trafficking victims. Women under the age of 18 make up approximately a quarter of the victims of human trafficking.
A 2016 Public Safety report released statistics that indicate that, while Indigenous women only make up 4% of the Canadian population, they roughly make up 50% of trafficking victims.3 Women under the age of 18 make up approximately a quarter of the victims of human trafficking.4 . Colonization and Indigenous Women’s Bodies.
Human trafficking is a difficult issue to address — it’s a purposefully hidden practice affecting and exploiting millions around the world. But despite its invisible nature, it’s abundantly clear that Indigenous women and girls are disproportionately affected in Canada.
- Akwesasne A Lesser-Known Choice For Sex Traffickers
- Indigenous Women Most at Risk
- Working Together to Fight Exploitation
- Sierra Wants to Educate
CBC has agreed to only identify Sierra by her first name because she fears repercussions for her career. Throughout her interview, she held the hand of Patrick Dussault, a human trafficking liaison officer at a family wellness centre in Akwesasne. Dussault, a former Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer, said he helped a few women like Sierra dur...
About 50 per cent of the victims of human trafficking in Canada are Indigenous women, even though they represent less than five per cent of the total population, according to a report released in 2020 by Public Safety Canada. Aziz Froutan, a spokesperson for the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking, notes that because of colonialism, exploitati...
According to Luc Dumont, a detective staff sergeant with the OPP's human trafficking unit, police have seen an increase in the number of reported human trafficking cases in recent years. Ontario has a higher annual average of reported human trafficking cases than other Canadian provinces, Dumont said. From 2010 to 2020, almost two-thirds of reporte...
Sierra has not yet pressed charges against her abuser, who is currently serving time for other crimes. She said she is afraid, but may consider doing so one day. She has decided to help tackle the issue of human trafficking in other ways. She wants to work with Dussault, who runs prevention workshops aimed at families, police officers, social worke...
Mar 8, 2022 · A recent study by the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking found Indigenous women and girls make up over 50 per cent of the victims of human trafficking and commercial sexual...
Jun 27, 2019 · Human trafficking is a largely hidden but pervasive issue in Canada and Indigenous women and girls are affected at disproportionate levels. According to a 2016 Statistics Canada report based...
Human trafficking is an offence under the Criminal Code of Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Anyone can experience human trafficking, although Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender-diverse people (WG2STGD) represent most people implicated in human trafficking in Canada.
