Human trafficking remains one of the most urgent and complex
issues in Canada, with Indigenous girls and women being
disproportionately impacted. Although legislative frameworks and
initiatives such as the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking
2019–2024 (NSTCHT) exist, their effectiveness is limited by systemic
inequalities, colonial legacies, and growing digital exploitation
(Roudometkina and Wakeford, 2018).
My research aimed to critically analyze gaps in the current
strategy, focusing on policy shortcomings and the necessity of
culturally relevant, community-led solutions. Through this process, I
came to understand that addressing trafficking requires correcting
deeply embedded historical injustices (Bourgeois, 2015).
