Alberta government investing $5.5 million toward human trafficking prevention efforts

Officials say this funding will improve timely access to supports for survivors and increase the capacity of funded agencies to identify and respond to human trafficking.

“Alberta’s government continues to combat the horrible crime of human trafficking by funding organizations that help victims,” says Mike Ellis, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services. “This funding will help victims escape their abusers and rebuild their lives. With our partners across the province, we are raising awareness about the effects of human trafficking and finding ways to end it.”

Of the total $5.5 million, officials note, about $2.7 million will go to currently funded organizations delivering essential, direct service to victims and survivors of human trafficking in crisis situations.

In consultation with the Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons, recipients were selected from among those that have been consistently funded through the CTIP program since it was created in 2024-25.

The government says these organizations will not be required to apply this fiscal year. The new stabilization grant stream is expected to fund organizations providing crucial supports for survivors, such as housing, that have been identified through partnership with the Alberta Centre.

Organizations that will receive funding through this grant stream are:

Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT)
Catholic Social Services
HER Victory Society
Narrow Road Society
REACH Edmonton
RESET Society of Calgary
Salvation Army
Waypoints Community Services Association

According to the province, the Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons continues to play a leading role in training and coordinating response efforts across other agencies.

Officials say the remaining $2.8 million will be provided to successful organizations that apply through this open application call. Funded projects are expected to help people escape and recover from human trafficking, raise public awareness, enhance networking and collaboration, and ensure services are guided by trauma-informed, survivor-focused best practices.

“Across Alberta, we have heard a consistent message: we need to better understand what is working, where gaps remain, and how resources can have the greatest impact,” added Paul Brandt, chair, Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons. “Our partnership with the Government of Alberta on this new approach to funding reflects that on-the-ground feedback. This revised process strengthens coordination, supports effective prevention and helps ensure victims and survivors can access the right supports when and where they need them.”

The government says it continues to work closely with the Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons to ensure available funding is used as effectively as possible to strengthen provincewide capacity and ensure supports reach those who need them most.

Alberta government quick facts

Since 2023-24, the province has provided $11.3 million to non-profit organizations to end human trafficking.
Eligible applicants must be located in Alberta and be one of the following:
- a registered non-profit organization and/or registered charity in good standing
- a community-based coalition or network with a designated fiscal agent that is a registered non-profit organization and/or registered charity in good standing
- an Indigenous community, including tribal councils, First Nations and Metis Settlements

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