Human trafficking in Nova Scotia

Human trafficking continues to be an issue across Canada and in Nova Scotia. It involves recruiting, transporting, or controlling a person. Victims are often trafficked for sexual exploitation or forced labour. Traffickers may use violence, intimidation or deception to control their victims.

The Nova Scotia Provincial Human Trafficking Unit:

• conducts enforcement activities related to human trafficking
• facilitates victim support
• educates partners and stakeholders

Learn more about human trafficking.

Recognizing the signs of human trafficking

Someone might be a victim of human trafficking if they:

• are in a new relationship and are treated like a prince or princess
• need to regularly check in with someone via cell phone or text
• change in physical appearance (such as having hair and nails done)
• receive expensive gifts for no reason
• start wearing new clothing, lingerie, designer shoes and handbags
• withdraw from family and friends
• not in control of their personal documents (driver's licence, passport, etc.) or money
• started a job that sounds too good to be true

It's possible that victims might not recognize they've been recruited into human trafficking and are now in a dangerous situation.

Find more information about how to recognize signs of human trafficking.

Reporting human trafficking

You can also report a suspected human trafficking crime by contacting the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-833-900-1010.

To report a crime anonymously, contact Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Learn more

• Provincial Approach to Address Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation
• Foreign Workers - General Fact Sheet

Kemutnalujik Wkskwijinu'k No'pa Sko'sa

Kemutnalujik wkskwijinu'k siaw lukwaqna'tikek asoqmtaqtek Kana'ta aqq No'pa Sko'sa. Wiaqa'toq kwiluwa'tiji, poqtayjema'tiji, kisna alsumatl wkskwijinu'l. Ewpla'lujik na kaqisk kemutnalujik ukjit ewli-we'wuksinew aqq ktmoqja'luksinew lukwutin. Ketmoqja'taqetite'wk jiptuk we'wtaq matnekemk, kaqawiemk kisna weji-ktaywemk alsuman ta'n ewpla'la'tiji.

No'pa Sko'sa-ey Provincial-ey Wkskwijinuey Ketmoqja'tikekewey Apoqnmuekewey:

• tel-lukwemkl telimuksinl tplutaqniktuk tl-lukwen wiaqtekl wkskwijinu'k kemutnalujik
• apoqnmatk Ewla'lujik apoqnmuksinew
• ekinu'tmuaji toqi-lukwuti'tiji aqq nuji-apanketmu'tliji

Kinu'tmasi ukjit me' kemutnalujik wkskwijinu'k (Mu eyktnuk mi'kmawiktuk).

Mikuaptmnn teltekl ukjit kemutnalujik wkskwijinu'k

Na'tuen na ewpla'lut wkskwijinu kemutnalut ta'n tujiw:

• pile'l na'tuenl ala'ti'titl aqq telo'tasit kutey eleke'witji'j kisna eleke'wi'skji'j
• nuta'q kaqisk jikeywan wen mataqte'kewt kisna ewi'ketaqte'kewt
• sa'se'wa'sin ta'n telamuksin (staqa nike' kusapun aqq kqusi'k kisa'tasijik)
• mesnmnl me'ko'tikl iknmuksinl ukjit mu koqoey
• poqji-naskemn piley tapsun, la'sewe'l, kisitasijik wenju'ksnank aqq pitne'k kijipo'ti'k
• puni-tkweyajik kikmaq aqq kitapk
• mu alsutmukl wktui'katiknl (nujayjumkwemkewey ila'sk, sapa'luwete'w ila'sk, etc.)kisna suliewey
• poqji-lukwet lukwaqn ta'n asami-klu'lk tlian

Kisi-tlipiatew na ewpla'lujik jiptuk ma mikuaptmi'tik kisi-jikeyujik kmutnaluksinew wkswijinuwultijik aqq nike' eykik ta'n mu kelu'ktnuk ukjit mimajuaqnmuow.

We'jite'n me' koqoey ukjit ta'n tl-mikuaptiten kemutnalujik wkskwijinu'k (Mu eyktnuk mi'kmawiktuk).

Mesimjik kemutnala'tiji wkskwijinu'k

Ktu' msimj wen ta'n telte'lmt kemutnalaji wkskwijinu'k mataqte'kewjik Ktu' msimj wen ta'n telte'lmt kemutnalaji wkskwijinu'k mataqte'kewjik 1-833-900-1010.

Ktu' kimi-msimj wen, mataqte'kewatsk No'pa Sko'sa Ewpla'taqetijik Anqa'la'tijik (Mu eyktnuk mi'kmawiktuk) tett 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Kinu'tmasi me'

• Provincial-ey teli-psu'kwatmk Wksku'tmn Kemutnasijik Wkskwijinu'k aqq Ewpleyujik (Mu eyktnuk mi'kmawiktuk)
• Qame'kewaq Lukewinu'k-Teliaqewey Wi'katikn (Mu eyktnuk mi'kmawiktuk)