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Human Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons (TIP)

Organized crime groups are actively involved in human smuggling operations in Canada, facilitating the movement of illegal migrants from several transit points domestically and internationally. Most human smuggling activity takes place at border crossings in B.C. and Quebec, and to a lesser extent, Ontario. Despite activity in both north- and south-bound directions, there is a significant increase in illegal north-bound migration from the US into Canada.

A small number of organized crime groups, mostly based in B.C. and Quebec, are involved in the facilitation of international TIP. Conversely, several street gangs are active within the domestic TIP market for the purposes of sexual exploitation. These groups facilitate the recruitment, control, movement and exploitation of Canadian-born females in the domestic sex trade, primarily in strip bars in several cities across the country.

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