Human Trafficking: Canadian Government Policy and Practice

This article assesses the efficacy of Canada's response to the international trafficking. It provides an overview of the global trafficking infrastructure and an analysis of legislative measures taken by the Canadian government. The authors contend that current border-control strategies employed by the Canadian government are inadequate as they focus on criminalizing "irregular movements" into the country, and neglect and threaten the human rights violations of trafficked individuals: "blanket criminalization [&] will not stop the demand for [trafficking] and will further victimize people who Canada professes to want to protect". They end with a series of recommendations for the Canadian government. [Descriptors: Migration - Trafficking, Canada]