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Well, I guess that answers part of my question on the preceding post. ..
OTTAWA -- Two months after a scathing report declared Canada an "international embarrassment" in tackling modern-day sexual slavery, the Conservative government has taken steps to aid victims of human trafficking.
Immigration Minister Monte Solberg said yesterday that victims will now receive a temporary resident permit for up to 120 days and will be eligible for health-care benefits.
Victims, mostly women and children from Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and some parts of Africa, are often trafficked into Canada with the promise of a better life, then forced into prostitution. Solberg said an estimated 600 to 800 people are smuggled into Canada each year, while another 1,500 to 2,200 transit through Canada to the U.S.
In March 2006, a blistering report from the Future Group gave Canada a failing grade for not providing basic medical services to victims and temporary residence status so victims could recover from their ordeals.
www.edmontonsun.com/News/Can...-sun.html
edmontonsun.com - Canada - Canada moves on human trafficking
OTTAWA -- Two months after a scathing report declared Canada an "international embarrassment" in tackling modern-day sexual slavery, the Conservative government has taken steps to aid victims of human trafficking.
Immigration Minister Monte Solberg said yesterday that victims will now receive a temporary resident permit for up to 120 days and will be eligible for health-care benefits.
Victims, mostly women and children from Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and some parts of Africa, are often trafficked into Canada with the promise of a better life, then forced into prostitution. Solberg said an estimated 600 to 800 people are smuggled into Canada each year, while another 1,500 to 2,200 transit through Canada to the U.S.
In March 2006, a blistering report from the Future Group gave Canada a failing grade for not providing basic medical services to victims and temporary residence status so victims could recover from their ordeals.
www.edmontonsun.com/News/Can...-sun.html
edmontonsun.com - Canada - Canada moves on human trafficking
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