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Alberta government to invest $4 million to fight human trafficking
EDMONTON – The Alberta government announced on Friday that they are partnering with three community organizations and investing $4 million to create the Alberta Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
Between 2011 and 2021, more than 3,500 incidents of human trafficking were reported across Canada and many more incidents go unreported, often due to fear among victims and survivors.
To fight against human trafficking, Alberta’s government developed the Alberta Human Trafficking Task Force, which submitted its final report in August of 2021. The report has five primary recommendations for government to assist in combatting human trafficking. The first of these is to create an Alberta Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons, which will facilitate the implementation of the remaining recommendations. Alberta’s government has committed $4 million over two years to make this office a reality.
“We can’t afford to close our eyes to the problem of human trafficking. And we can’t afford to ignore those who are at risk of being trafficked or those who have been trafficked. I’m proud that our government is creating this Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons to keep fighting this scourge on society,” Premier Danielle Smith said in a statement on Friday.