Status of Women committee  I'll answer that question and also let you know that we have samples here. We have two tool kits, one for law enforcement and one for NGOs. They essentially include posters for the public or for victims in six different languages; pamphlets; law enforcement or police officer han

Status of Women committee  As previously mentioned, it has been sent to approximately 3,000 law enforcement officers across the country. It's distributed during our workshops, upon request. So it has been distributed in large numbers.

Status of Women committee  The hotline actually has been in operation for quite a while. It's not necessarily just for the Olympics. Also, I forgot to mention that the number is included in the tool kits. It's on a pocket card for law enforcement officers. It includes some indicators as to how to recognize

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  Again, it's all a matter of partnerships and working with the communities and NGOs to help reintegrate the victims afterward. Is that what you're talking about? Is it after the offence?

Status of Women committee  There are some law enforcement agencies that specifically work with some community groups to help the victims gain their self-esteem back and to work on problems they may have and so on. It's basically to work with our partners to make sure that they are dealt with.

Status of Women committee  May I add something? In the tool kits in front of you, there are two posters. There is one for targeting victims; the other one is for the public in general. These posters have been distributed, and the intention is to place them in various areas such as airports, bus stations,

Status of Women committee  They were minors, under age 18.

Status of Women committee  Yes, seven adults, and four underage.

Status of Women committee  No, we don't have statistics. I can give you some statistics on the cases before the courts where we've had convictions. In the five cases where a human trafficking conviction was secured, four of the victims were underage.

Status of Women committee  In terms of the outreach with aboriginal groups, again, some of our regional coordinators have done some outreach and have met specifically with the Native Women's Association of Canada. They have presented some information sessions on trafficking. It is being done at the local l

Status of Women committee  I would like to add that our awareness-raising efforts include both kinds of human trafficking, international and domestic. So all our materials and all our information deal with both international and domestic trafficking in persons. And when we travel across Canada to raise the

Status of Women committee  Indeed, dealing with victims is one of the greatest challenges faced by law enforcement officers. They must try to obtain the cooperation of the victims, because often they do not trust the authorities, particularly in the case of foreign victims. They have been intimidated, ther

Status of Women committee  Particularly in B.C., with our partnership with the B.C. office to combat human trafficking, I would say a very good system is in place to address the needs of the victim. The partnership is very well established, so before an investigation or an operation is undertaken, meetings