Anti-Human Trafficking
- Workers: Migrant Workers Mobile Program
- Women: Migrant Women’s Counter Human Trafficking Alliance
- Youth: Youth Alliance Against Human Trafficking
- Network: Toronto Counter Human Trafficking Network
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Support services for trafficked persons
The FCJ Refugee Centre offers direct services to people who have been trafficked, taking into account the range of supports needed. Walking with survivors through legal processes, immigration procedures, settlement and recovery, we take a holistic approach to ensure people are informed and empowered to steer their own course out of the trafficking experience.
We ensure trafficked persons have access to orientation, legal assistance and referrals, information about their immigration options, appropriate housing, employment support, counseling and other forms of psycho-social support.
Information and support
- Referral to survivor-centered supports such as counselling, food security, or legal support
- Open Work Permits for Vulnerable Workers
- Temporary Resident Permits for Victims of Trafficking
- Other immigration applications available for migrant workers
- Information on labour rights and signs of exploitation
The program encompasses 3 projects:
- The Migrant Workers Mobile Program
- The Migrant Women’s Counter Human Trafficking Alliance
- The Youth Alliance Against Human Trafficking
The path out of human trafficking may take time, and we ensure that we walk with people the whole way.
Migrant Workers Mobile Program
This project plays a large role in bringing the discussion of labour trafficking to the human trafficking landscape in Canada. Through hosting capacity building and information sessions, the project prevents instances of labour and sex exploitation by informing migrant workers about labour and immigration laws, policies and available community supports.
The project also offers holistic case management to migrants working in any industry and of any immigration status, supporting specifically with immigration procedures, access to healthcare, and referrals. Individuals can connect with this program through WhatsApp.
You can contact the program on WhatsApp: 647-971-2153.
Migrant Women’s Counter Human Trafficking Alliance
The Migrant Women’s Counter Human Trafficking Alliance is a regional project that aims to enhance capacity and knowledge regarding the specific barriers and challenges presented in international cases where women have been affected by Human Trafficking.
At FCJ Refugee Centre we are committed to approaching women through a peer led model that will provide them with holistic information and access to wrap around services and support.
The goal of our sessions is for participants to engage in community building and social connection. Sessions provide a safe space and tight knit community for migrant women. This allow the opportunity to form friendships, encourage healing, build awareness and promote resilience.
Our sessions include a number of planned workshops such as: utilizing art therapy to deal with anxiety, self-care tips, how to protect your mental wellbeing and group therapy sessions.
Recent Documents
Resources Toolkit for Migrant WomenMigrant women in Canada face unique challenges that intersect with their gender, background and immigration status, making them particularly susceptible to gender-based violence. They often face obstacles to access both prevention and response supports on account of their (precarious) immigration status. To help overcome these obstacles and better support migrant women, we are sharing this Resources Toolkit for Migrant Women and Service Providers Supporting Them.
Ensuring EquityThe paper Ensuring Equity: Advancing immigration pathways for women with lived experience of gender-based violence and human trafficking discusses the multifaceted issue of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), which encompasses various forms of violence perpetrated against individuals based on their gender identity, expression, or perceived gender. It highlights the prevalence of GBV globally and its severe infringement upon human rights, focusing on the unique challenges faced by migrant women in Canada.
Best Practices for Service DeliveryThe toolkit Best Practices for Service Delivery to Migrant Women With Lived Experiences of Human Trafficking is designed to support service providers in delivering effective, survivor-centred assistance to individuals affected by international human trafficking and domestic violence, as well as those at risk of trafficking. Created by and for migrant women, this toolkit seeks to inform and guide service providers while also being accessible to the general public. It emphasizes approaches that recognize the complex and intersectional identities of survivors.
See all documents about Human Trafficking and Labour Exploitation »
Youth Alliance Against Human Trafficking
This project provides access to wrap-around supports for migrant youth at-risk of and in conditions of human trafficking for the intent of labour and sex exploitation.
It implements a peer-to-peer approach in connecting individuals with lived experiences to inclusive and appropriate resources.
Additionally, the program conducts a youth-led preventative strategy in providing materials and hosting information sessions with the goal of increasing awareness about the intersectionality of youth and human trafficking, and increasing the capacity of service providers to support youth.
This project supports migrant youth who are 14 – 24 years old.
Join our Steering Committee
FCJ is inviting all youth to join our steering committee to help shape this project. Join us and have your voice heard!
- Honorarium for youth participation
- Access to wrap around supports for youth at risk or in conditions of human trafficking
- Connecting those with lived experiences to appropriate resources
- Capacity building and youth connection seminars
Stay Awake Campaign
The #StayAwakeCampaign is a dedicated initiative launched yearly by the Youth Alliance Against Human Trafficking, spotlighting human trafficking among precarious migrant youth. Through this campaign, we adopt an intersectional lens, addressing the intertwined vulnerabilities and oppressions faced by migrant youth.
Recent Documents
The impact of survivor-centered approaches on the well-being of youth human trafficking survivorsOn May 2024 we concluded a study that sheds light on the critical need to rethink support mechanisms for youth human trafficking survivors in Ontario. This research contributes valuable insights to the ongoing discourse on survivor-centered approaches, providing empirical evidence to enhance both practice and policy, ultimately aiming to improve the well-being of youth survivors in Ontario’s urban landscape.
Pathways to youth empowermentHuman trafficking is a complex and pressing issue that affects individuals globally, including right here in Ontario. The toolkit Pathways to Youth Empowerment: A Survivor-Centered Approach for Healing and Support aims to raise awareness, provide vital information, and equip both youth and service providers with the tools necessary to prevent, identify, and respond to cases of human trafficking.
See all documents about Human Trafficking and Labour Exploitation »
Toronto Counter Human Trafficking Network
Since its inception in 2011, the FCJ Refugee Centre has coordinated the Toronto Counter Human Trafficking Network, organizing monthly meetings and working hard to raise awareness and grow the membership.
Through an anti-oppression anti-racism framework, the Network has worked collectively to develop a vision and mission that reflects the needs of counter human trafficking work in the GTA.
We have worked on campaigns, given deputations at City Hall, and worked with City officials. Collectively we have developed our understanding of each other’s work to offer support to each organization when needed, and have the knowledge and confidence in each other to refer people when appropriate.
The Network continues to grow and evolve, identifying new priorities and projects and working to develop an integrated and robust effort to counter human trafficking at multiple levels.
For more information, or to join the Network, please contact Jovana Blagovcanin at jovanab@fcjrefugeecentre.org.
