HUMAN TRAFFICKING ARTICLES

2023

‘Deplorable living conditions’: 64 Mexicans rescued from Ontario human trafficking ring
Source: Global News Canada

‘A beacon of hope’: Survivor shares her story of being trafficked
Source: Global News Canada

Ontario’s human trafficking force has helped 61 victims since late 2021
Source: Global News Canada

2022

Greens proud to co-sponsor bill shielding human trafficking survivors from impacts of coerced debts
Source: Green Party of Ontario

Anti-Human Trafficking Conference educates and builds critical awareness
Source: Penticton Herald

Months-long human trafficking investigation that started in Oshawa ends with two men charged
Source: Durham Radio News

Three men charged with human trafficking, procurement; two in custody, one sought
Source: Durham Region

Public Safety Campaign – Human Trafficking
Source: Government of Canada Website

Toronto police charge 3 after investigation into trafficking underage Alberta girl
Global News

Human Sex Trafficking Keynote Address for the JLT’s Annual General Meeting
JLT

Peel police charge man in alleged sex-trafficking case
Toronto Sun

2021

Veracity Episode: “Fighting Traffick”
Source: City TV

‘We can hardly keep up’: Education key to combat human trafficking, experts say
Source: CTV News, Oct. 30th

Ontario Supporting Young Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking in Toronto
Source: Ontario.ca, Oct. 1st

Human Trafficking Trends in Canada
Source: Canada Centre to End Human Trafficking

2020

Human trafficking survivor teaches kids, adults how to be safer online during COVID-19
Source: CBC News, Oct. 22nd

London, Ont., sex trafficking survivor sends message of hope at Shine the Light launch
Source: Global News, Oct. 22nd

Guelph man faces 11 human trafficking, 28 firearms charges
Source: CBC News, Oct. 21st

Pandemic fails to stop human trafficking
Source: Truck News, Oct. 14th

NRPS Human Trafficking Unit Investigation Leads to the Arrest of a Toronto Area Woman
Source: Niagara Regional Police Service, April 25th

Ontario Releases a New and Comprehensive Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking
Source: Office of the Premier for Ontario.ca, Mar. 6th

‘We’re so isolated’: Human trafficking survivors often burdened with debt, financial fraud
Source: Talia Ricci for CBC.ca, Feb. 22nd

2019

Ontario Advances National Conversation to Fight Human Trafficking
Source: Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services for Ontario.ca, Dec. 4th

‘I thought I was going to die’: Ontario survivor of human trafficking speaks out
Source: Christy Somos for CTV News, June 11th

2017

Strengthening Ontario’s Human Trafficking Laws
Source: Ministry of the Status of Women for Ontario.ca. Feb. 22
G-U-I-L-T-Y
Source: John Cassells of SIM, Feb. 8th

2016

Ontario’s first anti-human trafficking director brings first-hand experience to the job
Source: Tavia Grant for The Globe and Mail, Dec. 26th

There is hope.