Association for New Canadians

Published purpose

This 37-month project with the Association for New Canadians will develop and implement promising intervention practises to advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking in Newfoundland and Labrador. These goals will be achieved by developing and implementing the Support, Empower, Access (SEA) program, which will support, empower and enhance access to programs and services through shared expertise and experience regarding sex and labour trafficking. The project will also develop and recommend best practices for supporting immigrants and migrants who have survived or are at risk of trafficking in their home country, during migration, or while living in Newfoundland and Labrador. The project will also develop a peer leadership model that will incorporate recommendations from health professionals, government and non-profit organizations, and those with lived experience. At the end of the project, the organization will have the capacity to provide and offer trauma-informed services to victims and survivors. Immigrant and migrant survivors of human trafficking that occurred pre-migration will have the necessary support post-migration to ensure their successful settlement and prevent sexual and labour trafficking for those at risk post-migration. The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the promising practices' success and scalability.