Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Online Child Sexual Exploitation

From: Public Safety Canada

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As technology has advanced, online child sexual exploitation has increased in Canada. In fact, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection is on the frontlines supporting Canadians with reducing online child sexual abuse and exploitation, processing more than 100,000 reports every month.

What you should know

Online child sexual exploitation is when children are tricked into seeing or participating in online encounters of a sexual nature. As a country, we need to work together to keep children safer online.

Find out what you can do to help prevent online child sexual exploitation, by exploring the resources below to learn about online exploitation tactics  like grooming, capping, sexting, sextortion, and the distribution of sexual images and videos.

Help keep your kids safer online - Learn the dangers

Open conversations

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TEXT ON SCREEN: Reports of online child sexual exploitation have increased 31% since 2022.

Young girl in a dark room on her phone, receiving text messages from a stranger.

STRANGER: What's your name?

STRANGER: Wow, you are stunning.

STRANGER: How old are you?

STRANGER: Ah, don't be shy.

STRANGER: You deserve to be spoiled.

STRANGER: Let's see what you look like.

STRANGER: Just send a pic.

STRANGER: You can trust me.

Her dad opens the door and turns on the light.

DAD: Hey honey, what's up?

YOUNG GIRL: Not much, just texting.

DAD: About that.

Dad crosses the room and sits on the couch next to the young girl.

DAD: I wanted to talk to you about staying safe online. Is that okay?

Young girl nods.

NARRATOR: Open conversations with your kids can close opportunities for predators.

TEXT ON SCREEN: Learn how to talk about online safety. Canada.ca/child-exploitation.

NARRATOR: A message from the Government of Canada.

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How to talk to your child

Teaching children about online dangers, personal safety and boundaries can help protect them online. If you need tips on how to start the conversation, check out resources from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection.

Are you an educator?

Find resources to share in the classroom, for youth between the ages of 10-17.

Infographic - Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Check out the infographic for the stats on how serious of a problem online child sexual exploitation is in Canada.

Additional resources for parents and caregivers

Presentation: What parents and caregivers need to know

Revealing the dangers of Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Online Dangers Virtual Panel

On February 8, 2022, Public Safety Canada held a virtual panel event titled Online Dangers: Cyberbullying and Online Child Sexual Exploitation. Our panel of experts included representatives from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, Kids Help Phone and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. If you missed it, you can read our FAQ.

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