The Alberta government is providing $5.5 million to community organizations combatting human trafficking through the Combatting Trafficking in Persons grant program, the province announced Aug. 19.
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Partnering with the Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons, funding supports prevention, protects at-risk individuals and aids survivors statewide.
“Alberta’s government continues to combat the horrible crime of human trafficking by funding organizations that help victims,” according to the provincial announcement. “This funding will help victims escape their abusers and rebuild their lives.”
About $2.7 million will directly support organizations serving victims in crisis. Returning CTIP grant recipients receive funding automatically this fiscal year without reapplying.
Stabilization grants for victim services
A new stabilization grant stream will fund organizations providing crucial supports such as housing. The recipients were selected in consultation with the Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons.
Grant recipients include ALERT, Catholic Social Services, HER Victory Society, Narrow Road Society, REACH Edmonton, RESET Society, Salvation Army and Waypoints.
The remaining $2.8 million will be distributed through additional streams supporting prevention, training and coordination efforts.
Regional implications
The funding builds on Alberta’s earlier $5.5 million investment in anti-trafficking measures announced in March 2025. Border communities like Lloydminster face particular vulnerability due to cross-provincial trafficking routes.
ALERT, which operates in the Lloydminster area and receives funding through this program, has conducted multiple operations targeting organized crime in the Border City.
The Alberta Centre to End Trafficking in Persons leads provincial training and co-ordination across response agencies
Traffickers across Alberta target vulnerable individuals through manipulation, coercion, drugs, and violence for exploitation.
The program aims to improve timely access to supports for survivors and increase the capacity of funded agencies to identify and respond to human trafficking.
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