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==Canadian law== | ==Canadian law== | ||
Human trafficking is a serious criminal offence in Canada. Both the Criminal Code of Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act criminalize all aspects of human trafficking. | Human trafficking is a serious criminal offence in Canada. Both the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vf2 Criminal Code of Canada]'' and the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vwq Immigration and Refugee Protection Act]'' criminalize all aspects of human trafficking. | ||
===Criminal Code=== | |||
The four human trafficking offences in the ''Criminal Code'' are: | |||
* | *'''Trafficking of a person''' (section 279.01) makes it a crime to participate in certain acts towards another person for the purpose of exploiting them. The sentence ranges from life imprisonment for cases involving kidnapping, aggravated assault, sexual assault or death to a maximum of 14 years for other cases. | ||
* | * '''Trafficking of a person under the age of eighteen years''' (section 279.011) adds a mandatory minimum sentence of six years imprisonment where the offence involves aggravated assault, sexual assault or death of the trafficked child and a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in other cases. | ||
* '''Material benefit''' (section 279.02) makes it acrime to receive a financial or other material benefit knowing the benefit was a result of human trafficking. There is a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment. | |||
* '''Withholding or destroying travel or identification documents''' (section 279.03), for example someone's passport or visa, for the purpose of committing human trafficking, is an offence. There is a maximum sentence of five years in prison. | |||
''A person cannot legally consent to being exploited under the Criminal Code.'' | |||
===Immigration and Refugee Protection Act=== | ===Immigration and Refugee Protection Act=== | ||
This law criminalizes the bringing of people into Canada through specified means. It is an offence to use deception, coercion, abduction, fraud,force, or threats of force to transport someone across the border. It is also an offence to hide or transport people who have been recruited in this way, once they arrive in Canada. Penalties for these offences are up to $1 million in fines or life in prison or both. | This law criminalizes the bringing of people into Canada through specified means. It is an offence to use deception, coercion, abduction, fraud, force, or threats of force to transport someone across the border. It is also an offence to hide or transport people who have been recruited in this way, once they arrive in Canada. Penalties for these offences are up to $1 million in fines or life in prison or both. | ||
The Act makes it an offence to use identity documents, such as a visa or passport, for the purpose of human trafficking or smuggling.The maximum sentence for this offence is 14 years in prison. | The Act makes it an offence to use identity documents, such as a visa or passport, for the purpose of human trafficking or smuggling.The maximum sentence for this offence is 14 years in prison. | ||
For the complete text of these Criminal Code and | For the complete text of these ''Criminal Code'' and ''Immigration and Refugee Protection Act'' sections, visit [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng laws.justice.gc.ca]. | ||
===Federal efforts=== | ===Federal efforts=== | ||