Know Your Stuff
Quick Facts
Red Flags
Trafficking is hard to spot when it’s happening to you.
There is not just one warning sign but many along the way.
- Showers you with attention and expensive gifts
- Says nobody understands you like they do
- Wants to keep your relationship secret
- Tells you they love you really quickly
- Pushes your boundaries
- Has ‘money problems’ and needs your help
- Has connections to help you make quick cash
Myths vs Facts
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Myth:
It’s just like in the movies.
Fact:
It’s not like the movies – victims are not typically abducted, kidnapped or physically detained
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Myth:
Traffickers are typically strangers.
Fact:
Victims are often recruited by someone they know, a boyfriend, friend or family member. Recruiters can sometimes be victims themselves.
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Myth:
Sex trafficking doesn’t happen in Canada.
Fact:
93% of Canadian sex trafficking victims are Canadian citizens.
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Myth:
Victims can leave whenever they want.
Fact:
Traffickers manipulate and threaten victims making them feel scared, ashamed and that they have nowhere to go.
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Myth:
Sex trafficking only happens to lower income youth.
Fact:
Sex trafficking can happen to anyone regardless of age, income, culture or neighbourhood.
