Saskatchewan bill would require businesses to report suspected trafficking

Saskatchewan has introduced proposed legislation aimed at improving the identification of human trafficking and protections for victims.

What would change:

• Hotels, online accommodation platforms and driver-for-hire services would have to report suspected trafficking to police.
• Hotel operators would keep more detailed customer registers. Police could request access when they have reasonable grounds to believe the information may help locate a trafficking victim.
• Police would have to complete written reports and provide annual reporting on register-access requests.
• The bill would update provisions relating to victims with coerced debts.

The release does not state when the proposed changes would take effect.