Waterloo Regional Police say a 46-year-old Guelph man has been arrested as part of an investigation by the joint human trafficking unit it operates with Guelph police.

The London Abused Women’s Centre will be able to keep its human trafficking program running with the help a big funding boost from the federal government.

Police said an investigation was launched in the summer after a woman reported she had been trafficked for about a year and a half.

The Saskatchewan government says new legislation creates a streamlined process for victims to seek a protection order against their human traffickers.

The company says it uses extensive measures to protect the platform from such content, including a team of human moderators.

Hamilton Police have charged a Montreal-area man in a human trafficking investigation.

"The majority of victims are not people being brought from other countries into Canada, it's Canadian young women."

'A lot of these branding tattoos will be in very visible places. This is intentional by the traffickers.'

Police allege the two were procuring women and girls for sex in the Edmonton area.

Along with investigating the crimes, the team will offer counselling, emergency housing needs, medical needs and supplies