S-22414470-71Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III2021-2022An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons)202210

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SUMMARYThis enactment amends the Criminal Code to specify what constitutes exploitation for the purpose of establishing whether a person has committed the offence of trafficking in persons.

His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:R.S., c. C-46Criminal Code

1(1)Subsection 279.04(1) of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following:

Exploitation279.04(1)For the purposes of sections 279.01 to 279.03, a person exploits another person if they engage in conduct that(a)causes the other person to provide or offer to provide labour or a service; and(b)involves, in relation to any person, the use or threatened use of force or another form of coercion, the use of deception or fraud, the abuse of a position of trust, power or authority, or any other similar act.

(2)Subsection 279.04(2) of the Act is repealed.