Sexual trafficking is a form of intimate partner violence; often, it can happen through other players as well, but we need to start early in integrating awareness of what healthy relationships look like and really focusing on holistically addressing and reducing sexual exploitation in Canada.
In addition, part of it is that there needs to be better co-operation amongst different law enforcement jurisdictions in pursuing different cases. Traffickers are able to move across the country quite quickly because they are able to avoid law enforcement detection. Those in law enforcement also need to be comprehensively trained in doing trauma-informed work and in making sure they understand the difference between consensual sex work and those who might be being trafficked.