Be the first defense against human trafficking.
Education saves lives. We’ve found a direct link between the number of outreach and education sessions we conduct and the increase in client referrals to our Pathways to Safety program.
The First Defense program offers free resources supporting the prevention and disruption of human trafficking so you can stop the spread of this human rights abuse in our province. ACT’s free educational programs are designed for individuals, allies, companies, and front-line responders. These sessions provide participants with the skills to accurately identify human trafficking and respond safely.
Free front-line training
While our training is available to anyone, we especially focus on health care workers, social service providers, law enforcement, airport personnel and others who are more likely to come into contact with human trafficking survivors.
Evidence-based, person-centred lens
Building a community-based response to trafficking requires a network of individuals equipped with the knowledge and skills to respond safely and independently. ACT’s First Defense program meets people where they are and empowers them to understand how they can help prevent the spread of human trafficking in Alberta.
Register for our free education programs today
The importance of training is clear. Infrequent, inaccurate, or nonexistent training on human trafficking can have grave consequences when victims go unseen, unnoticed, and un-helped.
Regularly scheduled offerings
ACT Alberta offers Human Trafficking 101 training for community members and service providers on a bi-monthly basis. To view our upcoming offerings, click the button below.
Tailored trainings
Arrange a customized training session specifically designed for your team of front-line service providers. Click the button below to learn more and schedule a training for your team.
Outreach + community events
ACT Alberta would love to attend your next conference or event. We are available for tabling, to moderate Q&A panels, and more. If you have an upcoming event you’d like us to attend, click the button below.
Does your industry intersect with trafficking? We can teach your team what to do.
After more than a decade of supporting victims and survivors of human trafficking, we have identified a wide array of industries/roles likely to come across trafficked people, such as: the agriculture and construction sectors, retail companies, restaurants, hotels, nail salons, the sex industry, immigration and employment recruiters, gas stations, churches, the public, health care providers, service providers, law enforcement, government, and lawyers. These are the people who, once trained, are the first defense against human trafficking.