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SEX TRAFFICKING

Both victims and those who have survived, are all around us and in every one of our communities. They are our sisters, our nieces, our aunts, our daughters, our mothers, and our neighbours. They might be transgender or male, and are of every culture, ethnicity, and age fathomable. The face of the victim can represent any religion, age, size, and or sexual orientation. What we know for sure is that each victor has their own unique story that deserves to be heard. 

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Sex Trafficking Statistics

Statistics Canada Reports:

  • Human trafficking is not a distant or isolated issue — Ontario is at the center of it.

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  • In 2024, Ontario recorded 374 police-reported human trafficking incidents — approximately 62% of all 608 incidents reported across Canada.

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  • ​Ontario's rate of police-reported human trafficking was 2.3 incidents per 100,000 people in 2024, compared with 1.5 nationally.

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  • ​Highway 401 is identified as a major trafficking route, connecting multiple urban centers and facilitating movement between cities and across the Canada–U.S. border.

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  • ​This is overwhelmingly a crime against women and girls: in 2024, women and girls represented 93% of identified victims of police-reported human trafficking in Canada.

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  • ​This isn't just happening in Toronto. In 2024, Guelph had the highest rate of police-reported human trafficking among Canadian census metropolitan areas, at 11 incidents per 100,000 people.

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