Elements of Human Trafficking

Learn about the Elements of Human Trafficking

Elements of Human Trafficking are important to understand so we are better able to define trafficking and understand what it looks like in Canada.  Based on the UN’s definition, we have provided the three key elements of human trafficking below, along with different examples of what these three elements might involve.

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The left side of the page reads: Elements of Human Trafficking Act of control: Recruiting, transporting, concealing, harbouring, transferring, receiving By means of: threat/use of force, coercion, fraud, deceit, abuse of power and vulnerability For the purpose of exploitation: sexual exploitation, forced labour/services, servitude, slavery or similar practices. On the upper right quadrant of the content is an image of a gas station at night. It is misty and there is one person standing wearing a black hat, black jacket, and black pants facing the gas station. In the bottom right quadrant of the content is an image of the back of a person's head and shoulders in the driver's seat of a car. The rearview mirror can be seen at the top middle of the image, and ahead of the man and the mirror is a blurred view of the city street ahead with blurry car and city lights.
Elements of Human Trafficking. Act of control: Recruiting, transporting, concealing, harbouring, transferring, receiving. By means of: threat/use of force, coercion, fraud, deceit, abuse of power and vulnerability. For the purpose of exploitation: sexual exploitation, forced labour/services, servitude, slavery or similar practices.
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