Introduction According to Public Safety Canada and April 2012 statistics, there have been 25 convictions, involving 41 victims, for specific human trafficking offenses in Canada. At that time, 56 cases were currently ongoing in court and involved approximately 136 victims (26 of these victims were under the age of 18) and at least 85 people arrested on suspicion. In these cases, less than 10% of the people involved were brought to Canada from another country, demonstrating that human trafficking is a social problem that does not only affect third world countries. This report aims to create awareness and provide information on human trafficking and Canada's action plan on the matter by discussing the following topics:1. Definition and elements of human trafficking2. Traffickers and victims3. Reasons for human trafficking4. Canadian Initiative to Prevent Human Trafficking5. International Initiative to Prevent Human TraffickingDefinition and Elements of Human TraffickingHuman trafficking defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring or harboring persons through force, coercion, kidnapping, fraud, deception, or exploitative abuse of power and/or vulnerability. The most common form of exploitation in human trafficking is forced labor for the purpose of sexual exploitation (Public Safety Canada). Human trafficking consists of three parts: act, means, and purpose. The act would be what is done by traffickers in human trafficking and the means is how they commit these acts (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)). Purpose is why people become victims of human trafficking.Traffickers and victims......center of paper......trafficking-related suppliers and collaborate with national and international groups who are fighting to stop human trafficking. Canada is not the only country trying to end human trafficking and internationally there are many groups that are trying to solve this problem and help those affected. With the help of the United States of America ranking levels you can see which countries are also making efforts to stop human trafficking and which countries are not doing so. Surprisingly, human trafficking is a problem that is not as publicized as it should be and, contrary to popular belief, does not only affect economically developing nations. This is an important issue in our society as a first world nation and can be prevented if the reasons for human trafficking are addressed by national and international governments and group action plans..