What enforcement powers do the new Criminal Code provisions give law enforcement?
A11: Section 279.01-03 contains three indictable offences which specifically address human trafficking: • Section 279.01 prohibits anyone from recruiting, transporting, transferring, receiving, holding, concealing or harbouring a person, or exercising control or influence over the movements of a person, for the purpose of exploiting or facilitating the exploitation of that person (maximum penalty: life where it involves the kidnaping, aggravated assault or aggravated sexual assault, or death of the victim and 14 years in any other case); • Section 279.02 prohibits anyone from receiving a financial or other material benefit for the purpose of committing or facilitating the exploitation of that person (maximum penalty: 10 years); • Section 279.03 prohibits the withholding or destruction of documents, such as a victim’s travel documents or documents establishing their identity, for the purpose of committing or facilitating the exploitation of that person (maximum penalty: 5 years). • Sect
