Status of Women committee  That's a good question. Human trafficking is an umbrella term, but supporting survivors of sex trafficking is not. It's very specific in the requirements. When we throw lots of money—funding—under that umbrella, it doesn't always trickle down to where it needs to go. Education and awareness will always be a major part of the process in preventing sex trafficking and in serving survivors, but we need to make sure that under that umbrella the right amounts of resources are going to supporting the survivors in their recovery and helping them reintegrate back into society.

Status of Women committee  First of all, just to be clear, I want to reiterate that the loss I spoke about was the daughter of one of our survivors. We also are getting tired of the silos—trust me. The frontline workers are screaming at the top of their lungs. After this many years, we shouldn't have to anymore.

Status of Women committee  We're based in Sudbury, but we have clients all through the north. A lot of our work is done remotely by Zoom, of course, especially throughout COVID. We have support groups and peer support groups that we meet with on a weekly basis throughout the north. Throughout Ontario, we have a client base that we meet with.

Status of Women committee  One of the things I have noticed, to reiterate what Tiffany said, is that identifying the different types of grooming and the stages of human trafficking is so critical. Most people don't identify themselves as being trafficked until after they are out. I have had conversations with so many people who have said, “That would never happen to my kids.

Status of Women committee  Thank you for that question. It's a great question. In what we do at Angels of Hope, the number one most important thing is the safety and security of the survivor, and that of her immediate family and anybody in our network. That's the number one thing. Then we provide services that allow her to look after her health needs.

Status of Women committee  There are several situations with the silos we have. There are incredible people all over Canada who are working in this area, but we work within our own spheres. Things are changing, but different police organizations.... For example, we had a case just recently. If you are a trafficking victim or a survivor here in Ottawa and you are being moved between different jurisdictions, oftentimes with the links between different police agencies, organizations and victim services organizations there are jurisdictional boundaries that complicate things, and although you can work it out maybe a day or two down the road, when it's three o'clock in the morning and you're trying to save a girl's life and get her to safety or some kind of a shelter....

Status of Women committee  Madam Chair and honourable committee members, thank you for providing us the opportunity to present here today on the issue of human trafficking. I’m here representing Angels of Hope Against Human Trafficking. We’re a grassroots community-based organization located in Sudbury, Ontario.