About

MPAHT

Founded in 2017, Meeting Professionals Against Human Trafficking (MPAHT) is a Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and disrupting human trafficking through education, awareness, and industry action. What began as a grassroots movement of meeting and event professionals has evolved into a national resource hub serving the meetings, tourism, hospitality, and travel sectors. MPAHT connects individuals and organizations with practical tools, training, resources, and partnerships that empower them to recognize the signs of human trafficking and take meaningful action to help prevent exploitation.
Human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing and most profitable forms of organized crime in the world. Tourism, hospitality, travel, and event professionals are uniquely positioned to recognize the signs of trafficking and play a critical role in prevention efforts. Through education, resources, partnerships, and industry action, MPAHT equips organizations and individuals with the knowledge and tools they need to identify risks, respond appropriately, and help prevent exploitation. Together, we can create safer events, workplaces, destinations, and communities.
MPAHT mobilizes the meetings, tourism, hospitality, and travel industries to help prevent human trafficking through education, resources, partnerships, and industry action. We believe these industries are uniquely positioned to recognize the signs of exploitation, raise awareness, and contribute to safer communities. By equipping organizations and individuals with practical tools, training, and connections, we empower our sectors to take meaningful action against human trafficking.

MPAHT works with organizations across the tourism, hospitality, travel, and meetings sectors to strengthen awareness, prevention, and action against human trafficking.

Resources & Tools
We connect organizations with trusted resources, practical tools, research, and promising practices that support anti-human trafficking efforts.

The Code Support
As Canada’s Local Country Representative for The Code, we help organizations understand and implement The Code’s principles and commitments.

Industry Connections & Partnerships
We help connect organizations with subject matter experts, trusted partners, and collaborative initiatives working to address human trafficking.

Speaking & Awareness
MPAHT participates in industry conferences, events, panels, and discussions to raise awareness and encourage action across the tourism and meetings sectors.

Sharing Promising Practices
We highlight initiatives, case studies, and approaches from across the industry to help organizations learn from one another and advance their own efforts.

Meeting Professionals Against Human Trafficking would like to begin by acknowledging the land on which MPAHT was created .  For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples inhabited and cared for this land, as they do now and will do into the future.  We acknowledge the territory of the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat and the Mississauga’s of the Credit as the traditional stewards of this land.  We also want to acknowledge this land is now home to many diverse First Nations and Metis people.

The territory we are on is within the lands protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt, an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.

MPAHT is grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land, and by doing so, give our respect to its first and enduring inhabitants. 

We encourage everyone to learn about the history and cultures of Indigenous Peoples and to hear their ongoing stories.

Recognizing the

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Join us to

Be the

Change.

At MPAHT, we are looking for volunteers to help bring awareness about Human Trafficking, we believe that every individual has the power to make a difference. By joining our passionate team of volunteers, you can actively contribute to the fight against human trafficking and help bring hope and freedom to those affected. As a volunteer, you will play a vital role in raising awareness, providing support, and empowering survivors on their journey to a brighter future.

** OPEN POSITIONS **  We seek individuals to help us create awareness in their local communities or groups by resharing content.

Want to volunteer with us?

We are looking for volunteers to help bring awareness about Human Trafficking.

Financially Support

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Your financial support empowers our mission to disrupt human trafficking within the event industry and beyond. MPAHT strives to be a driving force for change by offering enlightening presentations, fostering collaboration between planners and suppliers, and extending outreach to impacted communities.

Together, let’s disrupt human trafficking!

*Charitable receipts are not provided
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Where in the World is Help

For more information contact

llow@ottawatourism.ca | antihumantraffickingcanada@gmail.com

Some helpline numbers

US: 1-888-373-7888. | Canada: 1-833-900-1010 | Mexico: 01800 -5533-000

Visit www.globalmodernslavery.org
for contacts in all countries

More info. on human slavery, especial factories, etc.
visit www.themekongclub.org

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