Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Canada

Submission to the House Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Canada

This submission addresses Bill C-11 which proposed changes to Canada's immigration legislation and focuses on the extent to which these changes can protect the rights of women who have been trafficked. The report begins with a review of the international legal framework governing trafficking in women and outlines Canada's international legal obligations. The report then turns to the specific elements of the legislation and advocates an explicit inclusion of Canada's international human rights obligations and an increased recognition of the vulnerability of women to trafficking exploitation.