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Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Human trafficking is a heinous crime that targets the most vulnerable with devastating impacts on victims, survivors, and their families. Human Trafficking Awareness Day is recognized in Canada on February 22. Peel CAS, in partnership with the Peel Human Trafficking Service Providers Committee, is committed to shining a light on this often invisible crime.
The average age of recruitment into sex trafficking in Canada is just 13 years old. About one in four victims are under the age of 18. While it is happening in communities across the country, 62% of Canadian human trafficking cases originate in the GTA. Children and youth involved in child welfare are at an increased risk for recruitment into sex trafficking due to their associated vulnerabilities. All of this means that organizations like Peel CAS can play an important role as part of the solution.
