New human trafficking penalties

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to increase the protection of victims, notably by (a) providing that a person who is convicted of an offence in relation to trafficking in persons is liable, in addition to any other punishment that may be imposed under the Act, to a fine of not more than $100,000; (b) removing the requirement for a victim of trafficking to demonstrate a reasonable apprehension of fear for the purpose of establishing whether a person has committed the offence of trafficking in persons; (c) providing for consecutive sentences for offences related to trafficking in persons; (d) clarifying that an order made that a witness testify outside the court room may specify that the witness is to testify in a location other than the building in which the court room is located; (e) expanding the list of offences in respect of which a preliminary inquiry is not available; and (f) expanding the circumstances in which a video recording made within a reasonable time after an alleged offence, in which the victim describes the acts complained of, is admissible in evidence.

The government's summary, printed at the front of the bill as introduced.