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Together, we can end human trafficking.

The Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons (the Alberta Centre) is committed to ensuring the safety, dignity, and well-being of individuals vulnerable to trafficking, ultimately creating a future free from human trafficking and its devastating effects.

Learn more about the Alberta Centre

Anyone can be a victim of human trafficking.

Trafficking is a crime that involves the exploitation of individuals through force, fraud, and coercion, for the purpose of sex, labour, or the trafficking of organs. This crime strips victims of their autonomy, freedom, and basic human rights.

  • 93%

    of human trafficking cases in Canada involve Canadian citizens.

  • 1 in 5

    trafficking victims are 17 or younger.

  • $280,000

    is the amount traffickers make per victim, per year.

  • ​​93%

    of individuals trafficked in Canada are women and girls.
Learn more about human trafficking in Alberta
  • Survivor stories
  • Survivor stories

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Karly’s personal story follows the classic five stages of being Trafficked. Printed in The Reading Stone.

The only thing I had learned about trafficking was from the movies. I had no idea what was happening to me, because it didn’t look like the movies.

Karly

Survivor and Advocate

Read her story

Survivors of trafficking.
Stories of hope.

Sex trafficking often looks different than expected and occurs closer to home.

In Alberta, survivors bravely share their stories of trauma, strength, hope, and reclaiming their lives. Each voice reminds us that no one is invisible, and every story matters.

See all survivor stories