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Human Smuggling and Trafficking
Canada continues to be a destination and transit country for smuggled and trafficked individuals, with some people forced into labour or sexually exploited in environments such as private clubs and massage parlours. However, the scope of these criminal activities in Canada is a small percentage of the international (or even the North American) criminal market.
According to the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, human smuggling refers to the facilitation of illegal entry of a person into a country for financial gain. In contrast, human trafficking involves the displacement of an individual by means of coercion, deceit or violence for the purpose of exploitation. |
