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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.
Human trafficking in Alberta
  • Lived Experience Stories
  • Lived Experience Stories

Jennifer & Maddison: A Mother’s Fight Against Trafficking

In an act of incredible courage and resilience, Jennifer Holleman has become an advocate for Human Trafficking, telling the story of her daughter Maddison and working to end this crime.

I don’t want Maddison’s legacy to be one of pain, of torture. I want her story to be one of positivity and hope. No human should have to go through what she went through.

Printed in The Reading Stone

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