Human Trafficking In Canada

YES! According to the Trafficking in Persons 2009 Report, Canada is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labour. Women and children are trafficked primarily from Asia and Eastern Europe for sexual exploitation, but victims from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean have also been identified in Canada. In particular, many trafficked victims are from Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, South Korea, the Philippines, Russia and the Ukraine. Asian victims tend to be trafficked more frequently to Vancouver and Western Canada, while Eastern European and Latin American victims are trafficked more often to Toronto and Eastern Canada. Canada is a source country for sex tourism, and NGOs report that Canada is also a destination country, particularly for American sex tourists.

Trafficking in Persons Report, U.S. Department of State, June 2009.