Missing Persons

Provides a 24/7 national human trafficking hotline that connects individuals who have impacted by human trafficking with social services, law enforcement, and emergency services. Callers can also report tips of potential human trafficking. The service is confidential and available in more than 200 languages. Services are accessible to Deaf, hard of hearing and non-verbal via Telecommunications Relay Service and the chat function on the website.

• Providing support through the reunification process
• Helping to identify counselling and practical resources in families' local areas
• Helping to develop coping skills to deal with the stress associated with an investigation
• Helping to develop strategies for maintaining families' privacy and confidentiality

• Providing families with ongoing investigative support and advocacy, no matter how long the investigation has gone unsolved
• Working in conjunction with law enforcement to determine the most effective uses for the team's search program tools
• Providing a 24-hour confidential phone line for tips regarding missing children cases

• Support for families in finding their missing children
• Education material to help prevent children from going missing
• Often continues support from a caseworker after a child returns home
• A public database of missing children across Canada
• A tool where community members can report tips or possible sightings of a missing child to the authorities. This tool is intended for non-urgent information only. If you have urgent information to provide, please call 9-1-1.

Provides air travel assistance for families of missing children and investigators involved in the search. This program is delivered in partnership with WestJet.