As a result of their deliberations committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below.

Recommendation 1 – Increasing Awareness

That the Government of Canada take appropriate measures to increase public awareness of human trafficking. This should include campaigns directed to the general population and targeted towards specific groups, such as the hospitality industry, taxi, limousine drivers and ride-sharing services, such as Uber and Lyft. It should also be directed towards more vulnerable groups or persons, such as Indigenous and racialized communities, and children. These campaigns should also be reaching out to young people through social media.

Recommendation 2 – Protecting Victims Abroad

That the Government of Canada increase awareness among officials working in Canadian embassies and consulates regarding the assistance and protection of victims of human trafficking by providing them with regular updates and training on the inititatives taken by Canada to combat human trafficking and assist its vicitms. A copy of this report should also be distributed to them.

Recommendation 3 – Preventing Victimization of Migrant Workers

That the Canada Border Services Agency take immediate steps to ensure that all  migrant workers are briefed upon their arrival in Canada in languages that they understand on their rights, including specifically their labour rights, to prevent human trafficking from occurring.

Recommendation 4 – Appropriate Training of Stakeholders

That the Minister of Justice work with the provinces and territories to implement measures to ensure appropriate training for prosecutors and first responders, including police officers, immigration officers, nurses and medical professionals, for the purpose of enhancing the detection of human trafficking incidents and the investigation and prosecution of human traffickers, as well as improving interventions to support victims.

Recommendation 5 – Training for Judges

That the Minister of Justice encourage the provinces and territories to support training programs aimed at increasing awareness of human trafficking among judges.

Recommendation 6 – Financial Reports

That the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada [FINTRAC] develop and implement an effective outreach program designed to assist financial institutions and money services businesses, law enforcement agencies and prosecutors in detecting suspicious financial transactions that could be related to human trafficking, and to use them in investigations and prosecutions.

Recommendation 7 –  Protecting Temporary Foreign Workers’ Rights

That Employment and Social Development Canada ensure that all migrant workers are reminded on a regular basis, in languages that they understand, on their rights and recourses in Canada. More specifically, they should be reminded that if they report situations of human trafficking, they will not be deported for the duration of the rest of their work permit. They should also be informed that they can find a new employer within the same field, when credible allegations of human trafficking or other exploitative situations are reported. Such procedures should be facilitated by the Department. To ensure proper compensation for workers, where applicable, the Department should also advise them of the existence of provincial bodies, such as labour tribunals, and inform them of the recourses available to them.

Recommendation 8 – Parameters and Definition of Human Trafficking

That the Minister of Justice work with the provinces and territories to firmly establish the parameters and the definition of human trafficking to ensure that there is a definition used by all governments within Canada. The work towards developing a common definition of human trafficking should be the subject of a federal-provincial-territorial meeting of ministers responsible for justice and public safety.

Recommendation 9 – Data Gathering and Information Sharing

That the Minister of Justice work with the provinces and territories to improve data gathering and information sharing among all stakeholders involved in the fight against human trafficking in Canada and work towards creating a national database containing such data and information.

Recommendation 10 – National Hotline on Human Trafficking

That the Government of Canada include in its National Human Trafficking Hotline project announced in Budget 2018:

• a reporting system for victims of human trafficking and for receiving tips from the public about potential human trafficking incidents;
• an online component that could be used by civil society organizations to share information about human trafficking;
• an information-sharing system specifically designed for law enforcement agencies; and
• an ability to report into the hotline by text.

Recommendation 11 – Renewal of an Enhanced National Action Plan

That the Government of Canada work towards the renewal of an enhanced National Action Plan to End Human Trafficking. This enhanced plan should be supported through adequate resource allocation to address the realities and challenges facing community organizations that assist victims as well as law enforcement agencies that are charged to investigate and detect human trafficking.

Recommendation 12 – Special Events

That the Government of Canada consider taking steps to require organizations hosting an event that may attract a significant number of tourists into the country to notify the Canada Border Services Agency and local police prior to hosting such events with the objective of increasing law enforcement agencies’ vigilance in terms of monitoring and tracking potential victims and traffickers along the borders and at airports.

Recommendation 13 – Collaboration and Coordination

That the Minister of Justice, at the earliest opportunity, share the practices recommended in this report with the Minister’s provincial and territorial counterparts during the next meeting of the federal–provincial–territorial ministers responsible for justice and public safety. The aim should be to seek collaboration and coordination across the country in the fight against human trafficking.

Recommendation 14 – Federal Funding

That the Government of Canada provide funding on a one-time basis to the provinces and territories to cover some of the costs resulting from the implementation of the recommendations set out in this report.

Recommendation 15 – Publishing the Identity of Convicted Human Trafficking Offenders

That the Minister of Justice takes the steps necessary to publish the identity of convicted human traffickers to deter people within Canada and others located abroad from committing or participating in the commission of this horrific crime and abuse of human rights.

Recommendation 16 – Publishing the Names of Establishments Found to have Knowingly Facilitated Human Trafficking

That the Minister of Justice work with its provincial and territorial counterparts to establish a mechanism that would allow the publication of the names of establishments within the hospitality industry, such as hotels, that have been found by a competent tribunal to have knowingly facilitated human trafficking.

Recommendation 17 – Creating Self-Governance within the Hospitality Industry

That the hospitality industry creates self-governance within their membership to regulate human trafficking within the industry. This should include appropriate code of ethics regarding the facilitation of such crime within their establishments. The industry should also be given proper education on human trafficking and be encouraged to collaborate with local police to facilitate the identification of traffickers.