US EditionHuman Trafficking Crackdown Nets Dozens of Arrests Across Ontario
ONTARIO, CANADA, JUL 30 – The initiative led to 80 arrests and 165 charges targeting buyers of sexual services from exploited youth, supported by a $345 million provincial anti-trafficking strategy investment.
- On July 30, the Provincial Human Trafficking Intelligence-Led Joint Forces Strategy announced 80 arrests and 165 charges across Ontario.
- Built on inter-agency collaboration, the IJFS was established after the Government of Ontario announced funding on March 6, 2020, to unite municipal, provincial, and First Nations police services.
- Targeting buyers of sexual services from minors, police officers posed as vulnerable youth to disrupt illegal activity.
- The Ontario government announced it would invest $345 million to renew its Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy and launched a new Children at Risk of Exploitation Unit in Kenora on July 30.
- Building on its first four years, service providers helped more than 29,000 people affected by human trafficking, with the Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy training over 1,000 front-line workers and serving more than 200 children annually.
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Province Investing $345 Million to Protect Ontario from Human Trafficking
The Ontario government is protecting young people and vulnerable communities by investing $345 million to renew its Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy (AHTS) – the largest investment of its kind in the country. Since its launch in 2020, the strategy has trained more than 1,000 front-line workers and helped tens of thousands of survivors, as well as children who were being or at risk of being trafficked, leading to hundreds of charges and arrests. A…
Ontario reports progress in fight against human trafficking | Wallaceburg News | Local news in Wallaceburg, Dresden and surrounding areas.
Ontario marked World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30 by announcing major enforcement results and renewed investments aimed at protecting vulnerable youth and communities across the province. The Provincial Human Trafficking Intelligence-Led Joint Forces Strategy (IJFS) reported significant outcomes from a series of proactive investigations conducted over the past 18 months. IJFS-participating police services coordinated operations …
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