Human trafficking is a serious criminal offence in Canada. Both the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vf2 Criminal Code of Canada ]'' and the ''[http://canlii.ca/t/7vwq Immigration and Refugee Protection Act ]'' criminalize all aspects of human trafficking. The four human trafficking offences in the Criminal Code are summarized below:

* Trafficking of a person under the age of eighteen years (Section 279.011) adds a mandatory minimum sentence of six years imprisonment where the offence involves aggravated assault, sexual assault or death of The four human trafficking offences in the trafficked child and a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in other cases.''Criminal Code'' are:

* Material benefit '''Trafficking of a person''' (Section section 279.0201) makes it acrime a crime to receive a financial or other material benefit knowing participate in certain acts towards another person for the benefit was a result purpose of human traffickingexploiting them. There is The sentence ranges from life imprisonment for cases involving kidnapping, aggravated assault, sexual assault or death to a maximum sentence of 10 14 years imprisonmentfor other cases.

* Withholding or destroying travel or identification documents '''Trafficking of a person under the age of eighteen years''' (Section section 279.03011)adds a mandatory minimum sentence of six years imprisonment where the offence involves aggravated assault, for example someone’s passport sexual assault or visa, for death of the purpose of committing human trafficking, is an offence. There is trafficked child and a maximum mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prisonother cases.

;* '''Material benefit''' (section 279.02) makes it acrime to receive a financial or other material benefit knowing the benefit was a result of human trafficking. There is a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment. * '''Withholding or destroying travel or identification documents''' (section 279.03), for example someone's passport or visa, for the purpose of committing human trafficking, is an offence. There is a maximum sentence of five years in prison. ''A person cannot legally consent to being exploited under the Criminal Code.''

This law criminalizes the bringing of people into Canada through specified means. It is an offence to use deception, coercion, abduction, fraud,force, or threats of force to transport someone across the border. It is also an offence to hide or transport people who have been recruited in this way, once they arrive in Canada. Penalties for these offences are up to $1 million in fines or life in prison or both.

For the complete text of these ''Criminal Code '' and IRA ''Immigration and Refugee Protection Act'' sections , visit [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng laws.justice.gc.ca/eng].