IntroductionAccording to Public Safety Canada and its April 2012 statistics, there were 25 convictions, involving 41 victims, for specific human trafficking offenses in Canada. During this period, 56 cases were currently before the courts involving approximately 136 victims (26 of whom were under 18 years of age) and at least 85 people arrested on suspicion. In these cases, less than 10% of those involved were brought to Canada from another country, demonstrating that human trafficking is a societal problem that does not only affect third world countries. This report aims to raise awareness and provide information on human trafficking and Canada's action plan on human trafficking by addressing the following topics:1. Definition and elements of human trafficking2. Traffickers and victims3. Reasons for human trafficking4. Canadian Initiative to Prevent Human Trafficking5. International Initiative to Prevent Human TraffickingDefinition and elements of human traffickingHuman trafficking defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is the act of recruitment, transportation, transfer, reception or harboring of people by means of force, coercion, kidnapping, fraud, deception or abuse of power and/or vulnerability for the purposes of exploitation. The most common form of exploitation in human trafficking is forced labor or sexual exploitation (Public Safety Canada). Human trafficking consists of three parts: the act, the means and the goal. The act would be what human trafficking traffickers do and the means is how they carry out these acts (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)). The goal is to find out why people become victims of human trafficking. Traffickers and victims...... middle of paper ......enders linked to trafficking, and partner with national groups and international organizations who are also fighting to end human trafficking. . Canada is not the only country trying to end human trafficking, and internationally there are many groups trying to address this problem and help those affected. With the help of the United States of America rankings, it is possible to see which countries are also making efforts to end human trafficking and which countries are not. Surprisingly, human trafficking is an issue that is not as publicized as it should be and, contrary to popular belief, it does not only affect economically developing countries. This is a major problem in our society, as the world's leading nation, and it can be avoided if the reasons for human trafficking are addressed by national and international governments and collective action plans...