News release
RCMP charges Ontario man with trafficking a foreign national in Nova Scotia
February 20, 2026
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Church Point, Nova Scotia
From: Nova Scotia RCMP
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The RCMP Provincial Human Trafficking Unit has charged an Ontario man in connection with a labour-related human trafficking investigation in Church Point.
In July 2025, Digby RCMP Detachment received a report that a foreign national in Canada on a temporary status was being exploited for labour at a business in Digby County. The detachment engaged the RCMP Provincial Human Trafficking Unit, which led the investigation.
Officers determined that, over the course of a year, the victim worked excessive hours. During that time, he received a total of $300 in financial compensation, was coerced into performing additional duties, and was threatened.
Following the investigation, officers arrested 65‑year‑old Trevor Anthony Annon of southern Ontario. He’s been charged with the following offences:
- Trafficking in Persons
- Receive Financial or Material Benefit
- False Pretense
- Extortion
Annon has also been charged with Fraud Under $5,000 in relation to another victim.
He was remanded into custody and appeared in Digby Provincial Court on February 19.
“The investigative team wants to acknowledge the support the YMCA’s Migrant Worker Awareness Partnership Project offers victims,” says Sgt. Jeff MacFarlane of the RCMP’s Provincial Human Trafficking Unit. “Partnerships with community groups across the province are critical to the success of human trafficking investigations, and the YMCA was particularly valuable in this case.”
Anyone who believes they may be experiencing forced labour, or who has concerns about someone else, can contact their local police or call or text the Nova Scotia Human Trafficking Hotline at 902‑449‑2425 for victim-centred, confidential support. Workers don’t need to be certain that trafficking is occurring before reaching out, and they can speak with police at any time without needing to decide immediately whether to participate in the full investigative or court process.
File #: 2025-1095248