Nova Scotia and Ontario had the highest rates of police-reported human trafficking per capita last year, according to a new report from Statistics Canada .

In Ontario, the cities of Guelph and Thunder Bay had the highest rates of human trafficking reported to police in 2024.

Guelph police recorded 11 incidents per 100,000 people, followed by Halifax at 7.5 and then Thunder Bay with 6.1.

These all significantly exceeded the overall rate for census metropolitan areas, which was 1.6 incidents per 100,000 in 2024.

Among the provinces, Nova Scotia recorded the highest rate of incidents in 2024, with 4.5 per 100,000 people, exceeding the national rate of 1.5.

Four other provinces also exceeded the national rate, including Ontario (2.3), Prince Edward Island (2.8), New Brunswick (2.0) and

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