Human Trafficking

• Saskatoon’s hospitality industry trains to prevent human trafficking

  Sunday marked National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Saskatoon’s hospitality industry is working hard to protect those who may be exploited, with some help from Paul Brandt.

  Canada

  Feb 22
  
• N.S. foreign worker ‘coerced’ and ‘threatened,’ Ontario man facing human trafficking charge

  A a foreign worker was coerced into working excessive hours and threatened at a Nova Scotia business, according to RCMP. 

  Crime

  Feb 20
  
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• ‘Record high’: Calls to human trafficking hotline in Canada surge

  Calls to the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline hit more than 5,900 calls nationwide in 2025, a 14 per cent increase from 5,100 calls in 2024, the organization said.

  Canada

  Feb 19
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• 3 underage Quebec girls pulled from York Region home in trafficking investigation

  Police in Ontario said on Saturday that three girls from Quebec have been found in Richmond Hill. Two males, aged 23 and 17, from the GTA now face human trafficking charges.

  Crime

  Feb 1
• 3 teenage girls rescued from sex trafficking situation in Lethbridge, charges laid

  Lethbridge police say one of the girls was confined and repeatedly sexually assaulted by multiple men over three days, during which she was also forced to do drugs.

  Crime

  Jan 13
• Quebec man with history of involvement in human trafficking rearrested in Calgary

  Calgary police have arrested a 22-year-old man from Quebec who has a history of being involved in human trafficking on a half dozen new charges.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2025
• Record human trafficking numbers just ‘the tip of the iceberg’ in Canada

  The Maritime provinces and Ontario saw their rates of reported human trafficking incidents surpass the national average, with Nova Scotia seeing the highest per 100,000 people.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2025
• 14 people found in van during Highway 401 stop, human trafficking suspected

  Fourteen people were found packed in a van during a Highway 401 traffic stop. OPP suspect human trafficking, and five foreign nationals were arrested on immigration warrants.

  Oct 10, 2025
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• Safe room opened at Edmonton airport to help human trafficking victims

  The Edmonton International Airport has opened a safe room intended to support victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, or those experiencing tragedy.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2025
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• B.C. launches new police unit to crack down on human trafficking

  The new 12-member unit is tasked with cracking down on human trafficking and organized crime networks, while boosting support for victims and improving education and training.

  Crime

  Jul 30, 2025