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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 10 OTTAWA 000642
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
STATE FOR G/TIP, G, INL, DRL, PRM, IWI, WHA/PPC, WHA/CAN
STATE PLEASE PASS TO USAID
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA
SUBJECT: CANADA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR 2004-2005
REF: 04 STATE 273089
¶1. (SBU) The following is Mission Canada's submission for
the 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report. Answers are keyed to
numbered paragraphs in reftel. Embassy POC is Poloff Mark
Baron, telephone (613) 688-5339, fax (613) 688-3098.
Estimated number of hours spent researching and drafting this
report by Poloff (FS-04): 80.
Paragraph 18. OVERVIEW OF A COUNTRY'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP):
-- A. Canada is primarily a transit and destination country,
and may also be a source country. People are trafficked into
Canada from multiple source countries from Central and South
America, Eastern Europe, and Asia, many destined for major
Canadian urban centers or the United States. Traffickers
target larger urban populations as receiving markets. Women
are most likely to be trafficked into Canada. Anecdotal
evidence and case-law indicates that persons are transported
across provincial borders within Canada for the purposes of
sexual exploitation.
-- B. People are trafficked from multiple source countries
in Central and South America, Eastern Europe, and Asia to
Canada. Trafficking victims are usually destined for major
Canadian urban centers, or they are smuggled into the U.S.
after having first arrived in Canada.
-- C. There is no information to indicate that estimated TIP
patterns have changed within the last year. The Government
of Canada (GoC) is undertaking a joint threat assessment on
TIP with the United States, to be presented at the 2005 Cross
Border Crime Forum. The report will consider TIP from a
cross-border perspective.
-- D. The GoC reports that efforts are underway to improve
intelligence databases to facilitate the tracking of TIP
criminal activity. As part of the development of its
anti-TIP strategy, the GoC's Interdepartmental Working Group
on Trafficking in Persons (IWGTIP) is exploring opportunities
to enhance data collection and analysis.
In February 2004, the RCMP completed an assessment on the
extent and scope of trafficking in human beings in Canada.
For the purposes of the report, the RCMP attempted to
determine the number of trafficking incidents known to law
enforcement in Canada for a five-year period, from the start
of 1999 through the end of 2003. The report conservatively
estimated that 800 persons are trafficked into Canada
annually and that between 1,500 and 2,200 persons are
trafficked from Canada into the U.S. each year. The RCMP
report acknowledged, however, that providing accurate
trafficking data for Canada is an "almost insurmountable
task."
-- E. Most TIP cases investigated by Canadian police
agencies involve trafficking for the purposes of sexual
exploitation. There is anecdotal evidence of trafficking for
agriculture, the garment industry and illicit activity such
as narcotics. Traffickers use various methods to maintain
control over victims, including force, sexual assault and
threats of violence.
On December 15, the GoC revised its immigration policy to
discontinue a blanket employment waiver (begun in 1998) that
had permitted adult entertainment establishments in Canada to
hire foreign women to work as exotic dancers. Last year, 661
women, most of whom came from Romania, entered Canada on
temporary work visas. The GoC states that the foreign women
hired under this program were aware of the circumstances of
their employment, but acknowledges that some of the women may
have been suborned into prostitution after they arrived in
Canada.
There continue to be anecdotal reports of South Korean women
being trafficked into the U.S. via Canada. Numerous press
accounts document arrests of South Koreans attempting to
illegally cross into the United States along the British
Columbia-Washington border. South Koreans do not require a
visa to enter Canada. U.S. law enforcement have opened
multiple investigations of South Koreans sex workers arrested
in the U.S. who came via Canada.
-- F. Canada is not a significant country of origin for
trafficked persons. However, the GoC reports that there is
anecdotal evidence of Canadian girls, coerced or kidnapped,
entering the U.S. and forced into prostitution.
-- G. Since the TIP report of May 2004, the GoC has
reaffirmed its commitment to combating TIP at the highest
level. Protecting against TIP was identified as a government
priority in the October 2004 Speech from the Throne. (NOTE:
This speech, roughly equivalent to the U.S. State of the
Union, officially opens every new session of the Canadian
Parliament, and sets out the broad goals, direction and
priorities of the Canadian Government. END NOTE.) Further,
Prime Minister Paul Martin spoke of the need for vigilance in
addressing TIP in his speech to the UN General Assembly in
September. In November, Prime Minister Martin and President
Bush affirmed their commitment to working together to address
this issue. Similarly, Minister of Justice Irwin Cotler met
the Attorney General Ashcroft in April and October at which
time both pledged to enhance greater cross-border
collaboration on TIP. More recently, at the January 2005 GoC
meeting of Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers
Responsible for Justice, the Ministers expressed support for
federal efforts to strengthen the criminal justice system's
response to TIP.
Seventeen federal departments and agencies are represented on
the GoC's IWGTIP, which coordinates federal efforts to
address TIP and is in the process of developing a federal
strategy. The departments of the IWGTIP devote resources to
preventing TIP, protecting trafficking victims and
prosecuting traffickers, depending o their respective areas
of authority.
-- H. There is no evidence suggesting that Canadian
authorities or individual members of the GoC are involved in
facilitating or condoning TIP. In the event that any
allegations of such conduct were to be made, these
allegations would be investigated and prosecuted, as are
cases involving other alleged perpetrators.
-- I. According to the GoC, there are no systemic
limitations on its ability to address TIP.
-- J. The IWGTIP has been coordinating the GoC's prevention,
protection and prosecution anti-TIP efforts. Further, the
IWGTIP is developing a federal TIP strategy that will enhance
the GoC's future anti-TIP efforts.
-- K. The Criminal Code of Canada (Criminal Code) does not
prohibit adult prostitution per se; nonetheless, related
activities are prohibited, including solicitation, procuring,
living on the avails, and operating a bawdy house.
Prostitution of persons under 18 years of age is prohibited.
(NOTE: The GoC advised poloff that it does not see the
relevance of this question as it relates to Canada's anti-TIP
efforts. END NOTE.)
Paragraph 19. PREVENTION:
-- A. The GoC takes its commitment to address and combat TIP
seriously, and points to its early ratification of the United
Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime as
evidence of this commitment. The IWGTIP has been mandated to
coordinate federal efforts to address TIP and develop a
federal strategy to address future anti-TIP efforts.
-- B. The IWGTIP is co-chaired by the Departments of Foreign
Affairs and Justice and is composed of the following
participating departments and agencies:
1) Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
2) Canadian Heritage (CH)
3) Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
4) Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
5) Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
6) Department of Justice Canada (DOJ)
7) Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC)
8) Health Canada (HC)
9) Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
10) Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
11) Passport Office (PO)
12) Privy Council Office (PCO)
13) Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC)
14) Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
15) Social Development Canada (SDC)
16) Statistics Canada (STATCAN)
17) Status of Women Canada (SWC)
-- C. The IWGTIP produced an information booklet in 14
languages that warns potential victims in source countries of
the dangers of falling prey to traffickers. The booklet is
distributed through Canadian missions overseas, international
organizations, and non-governmental organizations abroad.
(NOTE: The booklet is available at the following website:
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/fs/ht/pub/book let/index.html.
END NOTE.) The booklet has also been distributed within
Canada to law enforcement and NGOs, with the GoC reporting
that the booklet is raising awareness on the dangers of TIP.
On March 30, 2004, the Canadian Ethnocultural Council (CEC),
in partnership with the Department of Justice and Status of
Women Canada, hosted a forum on Trafficking in Persons,
Especially Youth, Children and Women, which brought together
NGOs and academics from across Canada. The objectives of the
forum were to educate and increase public awareness about the
TIP situation, especially youth, children and women, and
explore strategies for community driven initiatives to
prevent and combat TIP.
In 2004, the GoC developed and distributed an anti-TIP poster
which has been distributed to police stations, victim
services, community centers, refugee and immigrant centers
across Canada to raise awareness that TIP exists in Canada,
and that it is a serious crime.
In 2004, the DOJ, in collaboration with the IWGTIP, developed
a website (http://canada.justice.gc.ca.en/fs/ht/iwgtip. html)
on TIP with related information and links to raise public
awareness and provide general information on the issue.
U.S. and Canadian officials are currently developing a threat
assessment on TIP to be presented at the 2005 Cross Border
Crime Forum.
-- D. The GoC's National Crime Prevention Strategy supports
a broad range of initiatives that seek to reduce crime and
victimization by addressing crime before it happens. These
efforts are aimed at building and sharing the knowledge base
on what puts certain populations, such as children, youth,
and women, at risk and what is required to address those
risks. Initiatives address a range of issues including:
effective parenting; violence, bullying and other forms of
intimidation in schools and communities; gang violence; the
particular risks of children in care and exiting care, as
well as women in shelters.
In 2004, the GoC announced a new national strategy to protect
children from online sexual exploitation. As part of this
strategy, Cybertip.ca (www.cybertip.ca) was recognized as
Canada's National Cybertipline, resulting in a five year
funding agreement with PSEPC. This website serves as a
centralized portal for receiving reports from the public
regarding child sexual exploitation, as well as operating as
a resource for the public by providing information to help
keep children safe.
The National Missing Children Services (NMCS) is a national
police service created to assist law enforcement agencies in
the investigation, location and return of missing children to
their parent or legal guardian. The NMCS works in
partnership with the RCMP, CBSA, CIC, FAC and DOJ. These
five departments form the "our missing children" program,
which operates as Canada's response center for missing
children investigative assistance, information and research.
SWC supports community-based initiatives that address
trafficking in women and children. In 2004, SWC funded a
number of initiatives: an ongoing action-research by the
Comite de recherece-action sur le trafic sexuel des femmes au
Quebec on the realities of sex trafficking of women and
children to develop policies and programs, and to support the
victims; an environmental scan and recommendations for action
on trafficking by local groups in Alberta; a project by the
Philippine Women Center of British Columbia that examined the
linkages among health, immigration, labor, equality, and
human rights policies through the experience of prostituted
and trafficked Filipino women; the completion of a two-year
project by the Canadian Council for Refugees to develop
awareness among refugee-serving organizations, women's
groups, labor organizations, police, academics and
policy-makers as a first step to encouraging collaborative
community action to protect trafficked women and girls and to
eradicate forced labor.
-- E. The GoC is able to support prevention programs.
Departments and agencies participating in the IWGTIP support
anti-TIP measures that address TIP from a prevention,
protection and prosecution perspective, depending on their
respective areas of authority.
-- F. At the federal level, the IWGTIP engages in discussion
with, and provides funding to, NGOs on a variety of
TIP-related issues and initiatives.
In March 2004, GoC policy makers met with NGOs and academics
from across Canada to discuss various elements of a potential
anti-TIP strategy, in an event funded by the DOJ and SWC.
The meeting was facilitated by Metropolis, a consortium of
federal departments and agencies that promote research on
diversity and migration-related topics.
In November, a roundtable on TIP was held in Vancouver by the
GoC (National Crime Prevention Center) and the provincial
Government of British Columbia, which brought together
participants from the federal and provincial governments, the
Vancouver Police, the RCMP, academics and local NGOs to
discuss issues relating to TIP.
Also in November, officials from the GoC participated in a
working meeting on TIP organized by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees in Canada. This meeting brought
together NGOs, academics, service providers, lawyers and
members of the GoC's Immigration and Refugee Board, to
strengthen communication between concerned parties and to
explore ways to better protect victims of trafficking. DOJ
representatives gave a presentation on the initiatives of the
GoC in combating TIP, including the work of the IWGTIP.
Members of the IWGTIP also participate in the
Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) Working Group on
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. This working
group brings together FPT government representatives from the
Justice and Social Services sectors from across Canada to
work collaboratively on issues involving the commercial
sexual exploitation of children. Combating TIP has been
identified as a priority of the working group.
Examples of GoC funding:
1) DOJ and SWC provided funding to the Canadian Council for
Refugees to launch a project to enhance Canadian NGOs ability
to appropriately respond to the needs of trafficking victims
in Canada, particularly women and girls.
2) FAC provided funding, through its Human Security Program,
for a series of radio advertisements in the Dominican
Republic intended to raise awareness on TIP.
3) CIDA through its Pakistan Gender Fund, is partnering with
the International Organization on Migration (IOM) to develop
a Conceptual Framework and Strategies to Combat Trafficking.
This initiative is creating a forum for all stakeholders to
assimilate views and strategies required to address the
complexities of the issue of TIP and to develop guidelines on
actions required by all stakeholders for developing regional
level anti-TIP programs and activities.
-- G. The CBSA has a border intelligence program which
includes analysis related to the international movement of
persons. When CBSA officials become aware of TIP cases, they
are directed to contact the appropriate law enforcement
agencies.
PSEPC (RCMP and CBSA) works closely with the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security (Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
U.S. Coast Guard)
Canada has 45 Migration Integrity Officers (MIOs) stationed
in various international locations to address specific
irregular migration, security and fraud concerns. According
to the GoC, 70% of improperly documented passengers seeking
to travel to Canada by air in 2004 were detected MIOs prior
to the passengers departing a foreign airport for Canada.
MIOs provide advice and document training to airlines and
local authorities and ensure accurate reporting on issues
related to irregular migration and program integrity.
-- H. The IWGTIP is responsible for coordinating all federal
efforts to combat TIP and develop a unified GoC anti-TIP
strategy.
Further, the proposed objectives of the RCMP Human
Trafficking Unit will be to work in conjunction with its
sister office, the RCMP Immigration and Passport Regional
Unit, on issues of immigration fraud that may have TIP
implications; centralize processing of all investigation
requests from international law enforcement on TIP
investigations that originate abroad but pertain to Canada;
provide analytical services such as developing target
intelligence, assessing the extent of the TIP problem,
sharing intelligence feedback with domestic law enforcement
agencies, and contributing to international databanks;
enhance the network of domestic and international
partnerships in order to initiate coordinate and facilitate
TIP investigations that may eventually effect Canada; and to
assist international police agencies with investigations.
-- I. Canada is a party to the UNTO and its Trafficking and
Smuggling Protocols and is active within the UN and other
multilateral organizations and with other partners to combat
TIP. Canada works within the overarching framework of the
UNTOC and with a wide variety of global and regional
organizations, as well as with other governments and their
agencies to counter tip around the world.
Canada actively engages multi-lateral organizations in its
anti-TIP efforts, including: the UN and its agencies, IOM,
OSCE, NATO, OAS, the Regional Conference on Migration (Puebla
Process), and the Beijing 10 Platform for Action.
Canada participated in several international TIP-related
conferences over the past year, that included presentations
by GoC officials at an OSCE conference in Helsinki, a Mexican
Government, IOM and UNODC hosted conference in Mexico City,
and the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
conference on TIP held in Washington.
Since the adoption of the Trafficking Protocol by member
countries, including Canada, the GoC has undertaken many
initiatives to develop intelligence and enforcement
strategies to combat trafficking in women in line with
current legislation. For example, the RCMP represented
Canada at the 5th Meeting of the Interpol Working Group on
Trafficking in Women held in Oslo in October 2003 (no meeting
was held in 2004), and the Europol Annual TIP Experts Meeting
held in Den Hague, The Netherlands, in May 2004. These
groups meet annually to promote and foster intelligence and
enforcement strategies to combat and disrupt organized crime
involved in TIP, and provide Canadian law enforcement with
the opportunity to enhance the profile of work being done on
TIP in Canada by all concerned government and NGO agencies.
The RCMP also represents Canada at the Canada-China Working
Group that meets annually in Canada and in China. This group
was organized to formalize ongoing discussions of law
enforcement issues between the two countries. The RCMP
Immigration and Passport Branch in Ottawa maintains an
excellent rapport with the FBI and recently attended Human
Trafficking training sessions at the FBI Academy.
-- J. In 2004, the IWGTIP was mandated to develop a federal
strategy to address TIP, with work on the strategy
continuing. The IWGTIP has organized a number of events over
the past year bring together members of civil society to
discuss strategies to combat TIP. In addition, the GoC
issued in April 2004 a plan called "A Canada Fit for
Children," in response to the May 2002 UN Special Session on
Children. This plan includes protection of children against
sexual exploitation and trafficking.
-- K. The IWGTIP is the primary entity of the GoC for
developing anti-TIP programs. In addition to the
collaborative efforts of the IWGTIP, all GoC agencies and
departments are encouraged to develop and support anti-TIP
programs and projects within their respective areas of
authorities and expertise, with the IWGTIP serving as a forum
for coordinating and sharing information on these pogroms and
projects on a regular basis.
Paragraph 20. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS:
-- A. All forms of TIP are criminalized through various
provisions of the Criminal Code. Further, the Immigration
and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) prohibits TIP for any
purpose.
-- B. The maximum penalty for the IRPA TIP offense is a fine
of USD 800,000 and/or life imprisonment, applying to either
TIP offenses involving sexual or non-sexual exploitation.
The Criminal Code contains various provisions applicable to
TIP cases, with varying maximum penalty. Maximum penalties
include life imprisonment for kidnapping (mandatory minimum
penalty of four years where a firearm is used); 10 years for
forcible confinement, as well as for living of the avails of
prostitution (unless the offense involves a person under the
age of 18, in which case the maximum penalty is 14 years. A
minimum penalty of five years is imposed if a child is
procured and violence or threats of violence are used.) The
maximum penalty for instructing another person to commit an
offense for the benefit or a criminal organization, which
includes instructing TIP related offenses, is life
imprisonment.
-- C. The maximum penalties for sexual assault offenses
range from 10 years to life imprisonment: sexual assault (10
years); sexual assault with a weapon (14 years and mandatory
minimum penalty of 4 years where a firearm is used); and
aggregated sexual assault (life and mandatory minimum penalty
of 4 years where a firearm is used.
-- D. There are currently seven ongoing investigations under
the specific IRPA TIP offense. In addition, through February
2005, there have been 19 TIP-related convictions under
various Criminal Code offenses. In all cases, sentences were
imposed with a range of up to 9.5 years imprisonment.
Additionally, 12 other TIP-related cases remain before the
court. The GoC reports that there may be other TIP-related
court decisions which are not reflected in these statistics.
-- E. GoC intelligence indicates that TIP is orchestrated by
criminal groups with significant international networks and
has attracted other crime groups, as one aspect of their
illicit activity. There are indications of links between TIP
traffickers and established crime groups, including Russian
and Asian based organized crime. Freelance operators have
been known to offer their services, such as by providing
transportation, although their degree of knowledge regarding
the ultimate fate of the victims is uncertain. Traffickers
target larger urban populations in Canada.
-- F. Six regional RCMP Immigration and Passport
Investigative Teams are located in RCMP regional headquarters
across Canada and are responsible for the investigation of
IRPA offenses including TIP. In addition to these teams, the
RCMP tasks its International Liaison Officers (LOs), who are
assigned as attaches in 11 countries world-wide, to work with
host country law enforcement officials on TIP related
investigations.
-- G. The RCMP provides law enforcement training which
includes information about the TIP offense in the IRPA. RCMP
personnel have been presenting a course addressing TIP and
smuggling of persons to RCMP members. Law enforcement teams
from the U.S., Australia and China have participated in these
courses.
A specialized training seminar was held for law enforcement,
prosecutors and immigration and customs officials in March
¶2004. The RCMP is organizing a similar training session for
law enforcement to be held in May.
The RCMP, in cooperation with CSIS, which provides a
centralized link to municipal police forces across Canada, is
planning a campaign to enhance awareness of the specific
conditions of TIP both from an enforcement and victim
perspective.
In August 2004, a DOJ official held an information session on
TIP for federal prosecutors in Toronto. Additionally,
federal prosecutors in Quebec are planning training seminars
on TIP for members of the judiciary this Spring. These
sessions will provide an overview of TIP, discuss its links
to organize crime, and explain the economic, social and
political impact.
CIC likewise conducts training sessions for immigration
officials regarding TIP in the context of providing ongoing
gender-sensitivity training and implementing the IRPA.
-- H. The GoC cooperates with other governments in
investigating and prosecuting trafficking on an ad hoc basis.
Over the course of the last 10 years, the GoC reports that
70% of the major investigations of the RCMP Immigration and
Passport Program have been joint investigations with U.S. law
enforcement agencies on the movement of migrants to the
United States.
Canada is a founding member and active supporter of the
International Association of Prosecutors, whose objectives
include greater international cooperation amongst prosecutors
in the fight against transnational organized crime.
-- I. Canada's Extradition Act, along with relevant
extradition agreements, provides the legal framework to
extradite persons from Canada on the request of an
extradition partner for the purposes of prosecuting that
person, imposing a sentence upon them or enforcing a sentence
imposed on that person. Generally, the offense in respect of
which the extradition is requested must be punishable by
imprisonment of at least two years.
Canada cooperates with other countries to extradite
individuals in appropriate cases, including its own
nationals, when TIP-related offenses are committed abroad.
In the past year, at least two extradition proceedings have
been initiated in relation to individuals being sought for
TIP-related offenses in other countries.
-- J. There is no evidence indicating that the GoC is
involved in TIP, or otherwise tolerates trafficking activity.
-- K. Not applicable.
-- L. The Criminal Code and the IRPA criminalize TIP.
Canada's criminal laws have specifically prohibited child sex
tourism since 1997. (NOTE: The GoC advised poloff that it
believes that this issue is unrelated to trafficking of
persons to and from Canada. END NOTE.)
-- M. ILO Convention 182: GoC ratified on June 6, 2000.
ILO Convention 105: GoC ratified on July 14, 1960.
ILO Convention 29: GoC has not ratified.
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the
Child: GoC signed on November 10, 2001; working towards
ratification.
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in
Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN
Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime: GoC
ratified on May 13, 2002.
Canada has also ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of
the Chile on December 13, 1991, and the Rome Statute of the
International Criminal Court on July 7, 2000.
Paragraph 21. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS:
-- A. Under the IRPA, trafficking victims may avail
themselves of a number of legislative and administrative
measures in order to remain in Canada, temporarily or
permanently, as either a refugee, temporary resident,
permanent resident (determination facilitated by humanitarian
and compassionate considerations), or as a person in need of
protection.
A trafficking victim who is subject to a removal order may be
permitted to remain in Canada temporarily. Such a
determination may be applicable in circumstances where a
victim is required to testify in a prosecution against
traffickers and for individuals awaiting a pre-removal risk
assessment which assesses risk to a person if removed.
Numerous programs and services are available to victims of
crime in Canada, including trafficking victims, ranging from
health care to emergency housing and social and legal
assistance. Many of the programs and services available to
victims of crime are administered at the provincial or
territorial levels.
Legal aid programs are administered separately by each
province and territory and eligibility is based primarily
upon financial need. Similarly, social services such as
emergency financial assistance, food and housing are
administered at the provincial and territorial levels and are
available to those in need. Finally, health services are
administered primarily at the provincial/territorial levels.
-- B. The DOJ established a Victims Fund in 2000 to
encourage the development of new approaches to meet the needs
of crime victims. Canadian community and NGOs may apply to
the Victims Fund to develop programs to fill gaps in the
delivery of services to victims. Other forms of support are
provided by the DOJ's Policy Center for Victim Issues, which
commissions research on victim-related issues, creates and
disseminated fact sheets and other forms of public legal
education on victim issues and undertakes consultations with
NGOs and victims.
In 2005, the GoC pledged ongoing funding of USD 4 million per
year to support initiatives designed to increase the
confidence of victims of crime in the criminal justice
system, to raise awareness of the needs of victims of crime,
and to facilitate the provision of available services and
assistance among victims and their families.
-- C. Canadian law enforcement agencies have victims
assistance programs which assist in locating immediate safe
shelter for victims of crime, including TIP. However,
programs are not run uniformly between agencies, nor are they
consistent between provinces or municipalities. There are a
number of NGOs and provincial and municipal agencies within
Canada that are available to provide short and long term care.
-- D. The rights of trafficking victims in Canada are
generally respected, and the GoC reports that victims rights
are guaranteed through the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms. However, there have been anecdotal reports in the
past, mostly from the NGO community, that trafficking victims
have been hastily deported from Canada, a claim that the GoC
strongly refutes.
-- E. The Criminal Code contains various provisions which
facilitate the testimony of victims in criminal proceedings,
including victim impact statements, testimonial aids,
publication bans, and the presence of support persons for
certain witnesses. Further, the GoC has introduced
legislation to further facilitate the receipt of testimony
from child victims/witnesses and other vulnerable
victims/witnesses.
Civil redress by victims against the perpetrators of crime is
a matter of provincial/territorial responsibility in Canada;
the provincial and territorial governments have enacted
legislation in their respective jurisdictions which outline
numerous rights for victims of crime, including, in most
cases, the right to seek compensation.
At the federal level, the Criminal Code authorizes the
imposition of a victim surcharge in addition to any other
offender convicted or discharged of an offense. This money
is used to fund, in part, provincial and territorial victim
services and programs. In addition, offenders sentenced for
trafficking offenses under the Criminal Code may receive a
restitution order as part of their sentence. A restitution
order requires the offender to pay an amount directly to the
victim of the offense to cover the victim's monetary losses
or damage to property caused by the crime.
-- F. Legislation exists at both the federal and
provincial/territorial levels to protect victims and
witnesses. The Criminal Code authorizes the granting of a
peace bond when any person fears on reasonable grounds that
another person will cause personal injury to herself or her
child or will damage her property. A variety of conditions
may be attached to peace bonds, including prohibiting the
defendant from being within a specified distance of the
person who has sought the peace bond.
The GoC's Witness Protection Program provides the legal
framework to protect persons who are involved in providing
assistance to law enforcement in various matters. Protection
can include relocation, accommodation and change of identity,
as well as counseling and financial support necessary to
ensure the security of the person and to facilitate their
re-establishment and self-sufficiency.
The federal National Homelessness Initiative (NHI), first
launched in 1999 with funding of USD 600 million, was renewed
in 2003 with an additional funding level of USD 325 million.
NHI has funded over 2,800 projects towards the purchase,
construction and renovation of shelters, support facilities,
and new or enhanced support services for the homeless (ie
training, skills development, counseling, clothing).
-- G. Victim service delivery is the responsibility of
provincial and territorial governments in Canada, with
significant variation between services provided. Services
are provided to all victims of crime, although some provinces
provide additional specialized services, including child
victim witness programs, assistance under provincial family
violence legislation, sexual assault/rape crisis centers,
violence against and awareness programs for women, partner
assault response programs, service to women and children, and
initiatives for Aboriginal victims. Government officials do
not receive specialized training for providing assistance to
victims of trafficking. The GoC instructs its embassies and
consulates to establish and maintain relations with local
NGOs that are involved with TIP victim assistance.
-- H. As there are few, if any, Canadian victims of
trafficking repatriated to Canada, the GoC does not have a
specific program to provide assistance to such persons.
However, Canada has an extensive array of social services,
including health care, legal and financial assistance,
emergency housing, counseling, skill and language development
programs, that are available to any repatriated national who
might have been the victim of trafficking.
-- I. The federal, provincial and territorial governments
fund NGOs to provide services to vulnerable populations in
Canada, including victims of trafficking.
A number of organizations, such as Save the Children Canada,
the International Centre to Combat the Exploitation of
Children, and the International Bureau for Children's Rights,
provide support services to children and youth to prevent
trafficking and assist them in escaping from trafficking and
situations of sexual exploitation.
Organizations affiliated with provincial Attorneys General,
such as Street Light Support Services in Ontario, provide
services to assist people who are attempting to escape the
sex trade.
The following NGOs work with trafficking victims in Canada:
1) Alberta Association of Sexual Assault Centers
2) Canadian Council for Refugees
3) Federation des Femmes de Quebec
4) Kelowna Women's Resource Center Society
5) Kid Friendly Society of British Columbia
6) Passages Women's Shelter
7) Philippine Women Center
8) Prostitution Alternatives Counseling and Education Society
9) Prostitution Empowerment, Education, and Resource Society
10) Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
11) Migrant Agricultural Workers Support Centre
12) Multiculural History Society of Ontario
13) Save the Children Canada
14) Saskatoon Communities for Children, Inc.
15) The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
16) The Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women
17) Toronto Network Against Trafficking in Women
Paragraph 22. HEROES: No nominations submitted by the GoC.
Paragraph 23. BEST PRACTICES: The IWGTIP effectively
coordinates the work of 17 disparate GoC departments and
agencies that have responsibilities in anti-TIP programs, and
provides a single point-of-contact for inquiries by foreign
governments or NGOs seeking more information on Canada's TIP
programs and policies.
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