Canada’s indigenous women only make up 4% of the population, yet according to a study conducted in 2014 are roughly 50% of all trafficking victims. Research has shown that the "oppressive and harmful federal and provincial government policies including the Indian Act, residential schools, the sixties scoop, over-representation of Indigenous children in the child welfare system, and the under-funding of Indigenous social programs such as health care, legal services and infrast

"I know because it happened to me. I was a small-town country girl living in Grey-Bruce in my early teen years. I had been introduced to a girl at a party on the outskirts of Owen Sound who offered me a better life, and said that she could help me find a job and an apartment in Toronto. It wasn’t hard to convince me then, as I was in a vulnerable period of my life and wanted to escape all of my problems. She bought me a bus ticket. I remember sitting on that bus as it was dri

Mental health problems are prevalent among trafficked individuals and survivors are known to experience post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, dissociation, self-hatred, and more. A trafficked person will often need emotional support or clinical counselling to help them recover from the psychological impact of their experiences. As a part of Ontario's Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy 2020 - 2025, the government pledged to provide $7.65 million dollars to front-

New data released by Statistics Canada shows an increase in police-reported human trafficking incidents in Canada with a decrease in prosecution of cases since comparable data became available in 2009. Learn more below and how you can get help if you suspect someone is being trafficked . #KNOWHumanTrafficking #EndTrafficking #SupportSurvivors Source: Trafficking in persons in Canada, 2019 Photo Credits: CARE Project Grey-Bruce

Did you know that it is reported that 1 in 8 Canadian men experience sexual violence? Unfortunately, male victims of sexual trafficking and exploitation are vastly unreported, with statistics under-representing the actual numbers. There are certain challenges that any victim faces when choosing whether to report or disclose that they have been or are being exploited, which can include feelings of shame, guilt, self-denial or fear of not being believed. Male victims often fac

Statistics show that at least half of all women in Canada have experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual violence since the age of 16. This can take many forms; one being tattoo branding which is increasingly becoming more common by abusers as a sign of ownership or control over their victim. This can happen in domestic violence situations, and is also seen quite often with human trafficking victims. For survivors that have been able to escape, these tattoos can