An Act to amend the Criminal Code (victim protection)

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.