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• Ontario Announces Members of New Indigenous Women's Advisory Council

  June 21, 2020 1:30 P.M.

  Toronto — Today, the Ontario government announced members of the new Indigenous Women's Advisory Council. The Council includes First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and LGBTQ2S leaders on violence...

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services

• Ontario Expanding Services for Young Victims of Sex Trafficking

  June 15, 2020 2:30 P.M.

  TORONTO — The Ontario Government is investing up to $46 million over the next five years to increase community-based and Indigenous-specific supports for child and youth victims of sex tra...

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services

• Ontario Taking Action to Better Protect Indigenous Women

  June 1, 2020 2:30 P.M.

  Toronto, ON — The Ontario government is establishing a new Indigenous Women’s Advisory Council that will provide culturally-relevant advice on violence prevention. The Council will h...

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services

• Statement from Minister Elliott and Minister Smith on the Social Services Sector's Response to COVID-19

  March 16, 2020 9:00 A.M.

  TORONTO — Today, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Todd Smith, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, provided an update on the measures being put...

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services

• Statement by Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

  July 30, 2019 9:00 A.M.

  Today, Jill Dunlop, Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues, issued the following statement regarding World Day Against Trafficking in Persons:

  Statement | Children, Community and Social Services

• Minister of Transportation and Minister of Education to Mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

  July 30, 2019 6:00 A.M.

  Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation, and Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, will participate in an event to mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

  Media advisory | Children, Community and Social Services

• Ontario Investing in Shelter Expansion in Toronto to Protect Vulnerable Women and Children

  July 15, 2019 11:30 A.M.

  TORONTO — Ontario is helping to protect women and children from violence by investing $12 million in Nellie’s, a Toronto-based shelter for women and children fleeing violence, s...

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services

• Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues to Make an Announcement

  July 14, 2019 4:00 P.M.

  Jill Dunlop, Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues, will make an announcement about protecting women from violence.

  Media advisory | Children, Community and Social Services

• Ontario Announces Funding to Combat Sex Trafficking

  June 18, 2019 11:45 A.M.

  OTTAWA - Ontario is protecting what matters most by investing up to $271,000 in funding for Voice Found, an Ottawa-based organization that supports survivors of sex trafficking. The province is ...

  News release | Children, Community and Social Services

• Ontario's Actions to Combat Human Trafficking

  June 18, 2019 11:45 A.M.

  Human trafficking is a deplorable crime that robs the safety, livelihood and dignity of those who are being exploited and abused. The government is committed to strengthening access to supports ...

  Backgrounder | Children, Community and Social Services