Building global capacity for protecting and assisting victims of human trafficking

Thanks to its numerous training courses, Canada’s ACCBP has strengthened the skills and knowledge of those involved in protecting and assisting victims of human trafficking, particularly women, girls and members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities.

In 2022-2023, a total of 554 civil servants and CSO representatives were trained on how to better support victims, far exceeding the target of 70. Just less than half of the participants were assessed before and after the training using evaluation questionnaires to determine their level of knowledge on victim protection and assistance. The results showed that 145 participants (92 women, 2 non-binary people and 51 men) out of the 221 evaluated acquired new knowledge on the subject, far exceeding the target of 40 people.

Civil servants were also trained on how to provide effective, gender-based support for direct and indirect victims of human trafficking. It was found that many had never received training in this area.