• Strengthen human trafficking laws by making them consistent with the Palermo Protocol and removing the requirement to prove that a trafficker exercised fear or intimidation over a victim.
• Eliminate Preliminary Inquiries in cases of sexual assault to prevent the revictimization of individual victims, including children, who deserve our protection.
• Amend the Criminal Code to clarify that an offence takes place in Canada where, at the time of the offence, the victim was present in Canada.
• Implement legislation to ensure human traffickers serve consecutive sentences for multiple human trafficking offences.
• Amend the Criminal Code by adding procuring offences to the list of designated offences that may be subject to the forfeiture of proceeds of crime. This will ensure that those who profit off sexual exploitation can have their profits seized, the same as drug dealers or criminal organizations.
• Provide $100 million over five years to support training for non-provincial police forces in the areas of:
  • Sexual exploitation
  • Cyber-security and online offences; and,
  • Investigation of sexual offences.

— Canada's Recovery Plan, retrieved 2021-08-18

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