Alberta Reaffirms Commitment to Combat Human Trafficking With $5.5 Million Grant Funding
In 2025–26, a provincial agency reported that 63 victims were rescued from human trafficking, while police arrested 73 suspects and laid 159 charges.
The Alberta government is allocating $5.5 million in grants to community organizations focused on combating human trafficking. This funding, distributed through the CTIP grant, aims to enhance prevention efforts, protect vulnerable individuals, and aid survivors. The initiative, in collaboration with the Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons, seeks to improve survivor support and increase the capacity of agencies to detect and address trafficking.
- Alberta government provides $5.5 million in grants to community groups fighting human trafficking.
- Funding aims to prevent human trafficking, protect at-risk individuals, and support survivors.
- The grant is a partnership with the Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons.
- The goal is to improve survivor access to support and increase agency response capacity.
- Police rescued 63 victims from human trafficking last year.
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