Human Trafficking Awareness Course for Guards 2026

1. Pytanie 1 z 25

   Under section 279.01 of the Criminal Code, trafficking in persons means recruiting, moving, holding or controlling a person for what purpose?

   • ATo exploit them or help someone else exploit them
   • BTo help them cross a border legally
   • CTo rent them an apartment
   • DTo give them a job interview
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   Odpowiedź: A. To exploit them or help someone else exploit them

   The offence covers recruiting, transporting, receiving, holding, concealing or harbouring a person, or controlling their movements, to exploit them.

2. Pytanie 2 z 25

   A trafficker says the victim agreed to the work. Is consent a defence to human trafficking in Canada?

   • AOnly if the victim was paid something
   • BYes, if the victim signed a contract
   • CNo, the Criminal Code says no consent to the activity is valid
   • DYes, if the victim is over 18
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   Odpowiedź: C. No, the Criminal Code says no consent to the activity is valid

   Section 279.01(2) says consent to the activity is not valid, so a victim's apparent agreement is not a defence.

3. Pytanie 3 z 25

   What is the maximum penalty for trafficking in persons when the offender kidnaps the victim or causes their death?

   • ATen years
   • BLife imprisonment
   • CTwo years
   • DFive years
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   Odpowiedź: B. Life imprisonment

   In aggravated cases the maximum is life imprisonment, with a minimum of five years. Otherwise the maximum is 14 years.

4. Pytanie 4 z 25

   Under section 279.03, it is a crime to do what with another person's passport or identity documents to help traffic them?

   • ALook at them during an ID check
   • BHelp them renew the document
   • CMake a photocopy at their request
   • DConceal, remove, withhold or destroy them
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   Odpowiedź: D. Conceal, remove, withhold or destroy them

   Holding or destroying a person's travel, identity or immigration documents to commit or help trafficking is a separate offence.

5. Pytanie 5 z 25

   Under the Criminal Code, exploitation can include causing a person to work or provide a service through conduct that makes them believe what?

   • AThat they will get a raise
   • BThat they are on vacation
   • CThat they are a business owner
   • DThat their safety, or the safety of someone they know, would be threatened if they refused
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   Odpowiedź: D. That their safety, or the safety of someone they know, would be threatened if they refused

   Section 279.04 describes exploitation as causing someone to provide labour or a service because they fear for their own or someone else's safety.

6. Pytanie 6 z 25

   Does human trafficking require crossing a border?

   • ANo, it can happen entirely within one city or community
   • BYes, always
   • COnly for labour trafficking
   • DOnly for people under 18
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   Odpowiedź: A. No, it can happen entirely within one city or community

   Trafficking happens in communities of all sizes across Canada, and most people trafficked in Canada are citizens, permanent residents or people who arrived legally.

7. Pytanie 7 z 25

   What is the main difference between human smuggling and human trafficking?

   • AThere is no difference
   • BSmuggling is always worse
   • CSmuggling involves consent to illegal entry and ends on arrival; trafficking involves ongoing exploitation
   • DTrafficking only happens at airports
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   Odpowiedź: C. Smuggling involves consent to illegal entry and ends on arrival; trafficking involves ongoing exploitation

   Public Safety Canada explains that smuggling involves consent and the person is free on arrival. Trafficking is about controlling and exploiting a person.

8. Pytanie 8 z 25

   Who makes up the majority of trafficking victims in Canada?

   • AWomen and girls
   • BTourists
   • CBusiness owners
   • DMen over 60
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   Odpowiedź: A. Women and girls

   Anyone can be trafficked, but Public Safety Canada says women are the majority of victims in Canada, and the hotline says women and girls face higher risk.

9. Pytanie 9 z 25

   Most people who are sex trafficked are trafficked by whom?

   • APolice officers
   • BSecurity guards
   • CSomeone they know and trust, such as a romantic partner, family member or friend
   • DStrangers who kidnap them
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   Odpowiedź: C. Someone they know and trust, such as a romantic partner, family member or friend

   The Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline says most people are trafficked by someone they know and trust.

10. Pytanie 10 z 25

    What control method do traffickers rely on most, according to the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking?

    • ALocked chains
    • BPsychological manipulation, coercion, threats and shame
    • CLegal contracts
    • DFair wages
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    Odpowiedź: B. Psychological manipulation, coercion, threats and shame

    Traffickers mainly use manipulation, coercion, threats and shame rather than kidnapping or physical restraint.

11. Pytanie 11 z 25

    What is a common recruitment pattern in sex trafficking?

    • APosting a public sign asking for victims
    • BMailing a contract to a home
    • CA person acting as a caring romantic partner who offers gifts, attention and promises
    • DOffering free university tuition
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    Odpowiedź: C. A person acting as a caring romantic partner who offers gifts, attention and promises

    Traffickers often present as romantic partners and build emotional dependence through gifts and promises, then exploit it.

12. Pytanie 12 z 25

    Which is a sign of possible sex trafficking listed by the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline?

    • ANo access to their own ID, scripted answers, and a tattoo of someone's name or symbol
    • BPaying with a credit card
    • CShopping with a group of friends
    • DWearing a uniform
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    Odpowiedź: A. No access to their own ID, scripted answers, and a tattoo of someone's name or symbol

    Indicators include lack of access to ID, scripted answers, tattoos linked to a trafficker, fear, and signs of abuse or exhaustion.

13. Pytanie 13 z 25

    How many signs are needed to be certain someone is being trafficked?

    • AOnly a confession counts
    • BAt least ten signs
    • COne clear sign is proof
    • DNo single sign proves it; look for patterns over time
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    Odpowiedź: D. No single sign proves it; look for patterns over time

    The hotline stresses that no single sign confirms trafficking. Look for overlapping patterns.

14. Pytanie 14 z 25

    Which workers are at higher risk of labour trafficking in Canada?

    • ATemporary foreign workers and people with precarious immigration status
    • BRetired people
    • CWorkers with permanent full-time union jobs
    • DUniversity professors
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    Odpowiedź: A. Temporary foreign workers and people with precarious immigration status

    Temporary foreign workers may not be able to change employers, may not know their rights and may face language barriers.

15. Pytanie 15 z 25

    Which of these is a sign of labour trafficking?

    • AWorkers whose ID or work permits are held by the employer and who live where they work under constant watch
    • BWorkers getting overtime pay
    • CWorkers taking lunch breaks
    • DWorkers with a written contract they keep
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    Odpowiedź: A. Workers whose ID or work permits are held by the employer and who live where they work under constant watch

    Holding documents, constant supervision, living on site, withheld pay and threats of deportation are labour trafficking indicators.

16. Pytanie 16 z 25

    An employer tells foreign workers they must repay the fee the employer paid to recruit them. What is true in Canada?

    • AOnly half must be repaid
    • BWorkers must always repay it
    • CThe fee goes to the government
    • DWorkers do not have to repay fees their employer paid to recruit or hire them
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    Odpowiedź: D. Workers do not have to repay fees their employer paid to recruit or hire them

    The hotline explains that illegal debts are a common control tool, and workers do not have to repay recruitment fees paid by the employer.

17. Pytanie 17 z 25

    You want confidential advice at 3 a.m. about a possible trafficking situation with no immediate danger. Which number do you call?

    • A1-800-668-6868
    • B1-866-925-4419
    • C1-855-242-3310
    • D1-833-900-1010
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    Odpowiedź: D. 1-833-900-1010

    The hotline at 1-833-900-1010 is confidential and available 24/7.

18. Pytanie 18 z 25

    Who runs the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline?

    • AThe Canada Border Services Agency
    • BThe Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking, a charity
    • CEach provincial government
    • DThe RCMP
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    Odpowiedź: B. The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking, a charity

    The hotline is run by the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking, a non-governmental charity. It is not police or immigration.

19. Pytanie 19 z 25

    At a hotel, you see a young person who looks terrified being forced into a car by a man who is hitting her. What should you do?

    • AIgnore it because it may be a family matter
    • BCall the hotline tomorrow
    • CPost it on social media
    • DCall 911 right away and give a clear description and the licence plate
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    Odpowiedź: D. Call 911 right away and give a clear description and the licence plate

    Immediate danger calls for 911. Public Safety Canada says you can call 911 or local police if you think someone is a victim.

20. Pytanie 20 z 25

    You notice signs of trafficking but there is no immediate danger. What is the best response?

    • AWrite down what you saw and report it to your supervisor, police or the hotline
    • BTake the person home with you
    • CConfront the suspected trafficker
    • DTry to rescue the person yourself
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    Odpowiedź: A. Write down what you saw and report it to your supervisor, police or the hotline

    Confronting or trying a rescue can put the person and you in danger. Record facts and report to the right people.

21. Pytanie 21 z 25

    When you write notes about suspected trafficking, what should they include?

    • ARumours from other staff
    • BYour guesses about the person's past
    • COnly the person's ethnicity
    • DFacts: dates, times, room or unit numbers, descriptions of people and vehicles, and licence plates
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    Odpowiedź: D. Facts: dates, times, room or unit numbers, descriptions of people and vehicles, and licence plates

    Detailed, factual notes help police and the hotline act. Avoid guesses and stereotypes.

22. Pytanie 22 z 25

    How should you speak with a person who may be a victim of trafficking?

    • AAsk the person with them to translate
    • BAccuse them of breaking the law
    • CDemand they leave with you now
    • DSpeak calmly and privately if safe, without judgment, and let them know help is available
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    Odpowiedź: D. Speak calmly and privately if safe, without judgment, and let them know help is available

    A calm, non-judgmental approach builds trust. Do not rely on a possible trafficker to interpret.

23. Pytanie 23 z 25

    Why should you avoid using the possible trafficker or their companion as an interpreter?

    • ABecause it costs money
    • BBecause they may control what the person says and put them at risk
    • CBecause interpreters are never allowed
    • DBecause the person always speaks English
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    Odpowiedź: B. Because they may control what the person says and put them at risk

    A trafficker may change the message or punish the person later. Use a neutral interpreter or the hotline's language support.

24. Pytanie 24 z 25

    In what year did the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline launch?

    • A2023
    • B2019
    • C2015
    • D2009
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    Odpowiedź: B. 2019

    Public Safety Canada says the hotline launched on May 29, 2019, the same year the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking was announced.

25. Pytanie 25 z 25

    What is the maximum penalty for trafficking a person under 18 when no aggravating factors such as kidnapping are present?

    • AFourteen years
    • BThere is no penalty
    • CFive years
    • DTwo years
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    Odpowiedź: A. Fourteen years

    Under section 279.011, the maximum is 14 years with a minimum of five years, or life with a six-year minimum in aggravated cases.

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