As a result of their dehumanized status within Canadian society, Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit, and trans women experience disproportionate rates of violence over the course of their lifetimes.  Though Indigenous Peoples only make up 4% of the Canadian population, Indigenous women and girls represent 50% of all sex trafficking victims, although they remain largely invisible. 

Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Prevention 101

This webinar equips frontline service providers with the foundational knowledge and skills to recognize, prevent, and respond to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Indigenous girls, two-spirit and trans women are the most vulnerable population for human sex trafficking, they access mainstream services the least, and present with the most complex trauma and life circumstances.

This webinar will focus on human trafficking of newcomers to Canada. It will discuss the needs, gaps and guidelines for intervention through the lens of the Support, Empower, Access (SEA) Project from the Association for New Canadians (ANC) in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Complex Trauma Informed Therapy with Survivors of Human Trafficking & Sex Trafficking

June 16, 2022 @ 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. ET

Presented by: Lisa Romano-Dwyer, Shiffo Farah & Jasmine DeFina

Practical, and relevant for all psychotherapists providing mental health services. Focusing especially on the emotional aspects of the patient-therapist relationship these sessions are supportive and encouraging to all Psychotherapists. These sessions are led by a physician who is also a well-trained psychotherapist.

Earn up to 120 certified Mainpro + ® credits

Complex Trauma Informed Therapy with Survivors of Human Trafficking & Sex Trafficking

May 12, 2022 @ 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. ET

Presented by: Lisa Romano-Dwyer, Shiffo Farah & Jasmine DeFina

The Canadian Legislative Landscape on Complex Trauma Informed Therapy with Survivors Implicated in the Federal Crime of Human Trafficking & Sex Trafficking

March 28, 2022 @ 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. ET

Presented by: Lisa Romano-Dwyer, BSc, MSW, PhD, RSW, Shiffo Farah, MSW, RSW & Jasmine DeFina, Advocate, Human Trafficking Consultant

The Q&A Sessions hosted by MCIS Language Solutions are a series of live webinars where participants have the opportunity to discuss several human trafficking case studies. In this session, they will be able to ask researcher Talija Koncar questions and receive guidance.

The Online Initiative to Address Human Trafficking invites you to join a free webinar focused on the pattern of historical exploitation through broken treaties and convoluted pieces of legislation that contribute to a false narrative of Indigenous peoples. This presentation will make connections to the patterns of human trafficking exploitation and discuss how current legislation and patterns continue to contribute to exploitation and vulnerability within the Indigenous population.

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Experts agree that not only has human trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation become a major issue within Canada, but there have been few attempts to address this issue. Labeled one of the “fastest growing crimes in the province,” (Toronto Star, 2015), domestic sex trafficking has taken hold in Ontario recently and has become a hub for major trafficking routes (Gabrielle et al., 2014).

The Q&A Sessions presented by MCIS are a series of live webinars where participants will have the opportunity to discuss several human trafficking case studies. They will be able to ask our researcher/SME Talija Koncar questions and receive guidance. This is meant to be an educational tool to encourage participants to think critically of human trafficking and the world around us.

Today, on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the government of Ontario introduced the Combatting Human Trafficking Act, new legislation and amendments to existing legislation that propose to better protect victims, support survivors and crack down on offenders.

Click here to read the press release.

Human Sex Trafficking 201: Identifying, Asking the Right Questions & Supporting Victims of Human Sex Trafficking

Presented by Samantha MacNeill, RN, BScN, SANE &
Jasminder Sekhon, MSc, HBA
Thu, Dec 10, 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

The Psychology of Human Trafficking

Peel Human Trafficking Service Providers Committee:

Train the Trainer

The Kids are Not Alright: Preventing Human Trafficking Online

The Kids are Not Alright

Today, Ontario's Solicitor General and Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues released the following statement to mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons and the people working to to prevent this crime, help survivors, and bring traffickers to justice: https://bit.ly/39KUtqv  

Attention all youth at home during the COVID-19 crisis:

Been hearing a lot about human trafficking and online exploitation lately?

What do they really look like? Are you at risk?

What does this all mean to you, your friends and your community?