Government of Canada announces funding for project to support human trafficking survivors
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OTTAWA, ON, April 1, 2021 /CNW/ - Human trafficking is a heinous crime that devastates victims, survivors, their families, communities and society as a whole. It also disproportionately affects women and girls, as well as vulnerable and marginalized individuals. The Government of Canada is committed to ending human trafficking in all its forms, including sexual exploitation and forced labour.
Today, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Bill Blair, announced that over $488,000 in federal funding has been made available over four years
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WHITBY, ON, April 1, 2021 /CNW/ - Human trafficking is a heinous crime that devastates victims, survivors, their families, communities and society as a whole. It also disproportionately affects women and girls, as well as vulnerable and marginalized individuals. The Government of Canada is committed to ending human trafficking in all its forms, including sexual exploitation and forced labour.
Today, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Pickering–Uxbridge, Jennifer O Connell, on behalf of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Bill Blair, announced over $337,000 over four years to the Victim Services of Durham Region for their
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Canadian auto-parts company Martinrea says it wants greater clarity on travel rules at the border for workers. It says the travel rules are applied unevenly and it is hurting Canadian companies competing against rival U.S. suppliers. Seen here, in 2017, is a Vaughan, Ont., facility of Martinrea s Alfield Industries subsidiary.(Fred Thornhill/Reuters)
The federal government plans to clarify its pandemic travel rules for autoworkers after complaints from the industry, which says it s being hurt by ambiguity at the border.
At issue is how border agents deal with autoworkers moving between facilities in Canada and the U.S. Industry officials have expressed frustration that Canadian guards don t seem to have clear instructions, forcing some workers to quarantine when they re-enter Canada but not others, and that it risks doing economic damage.
/CNW/ - Human trafficking is a heinous crime that devastates victims, survivors, their families, communities and society as a whole. It also disproportionately.