Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta Association

What Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta Association does

Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta Association (ACT Alberta or ACT) is a registered Canadian charity and non-profit organization founded in 2008 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. It provides front-line services to victims and survivors of both labour and sex trafficking in Alberta. The organization is structured around three integrated program streams: Victim Services (specialized case management, crisis referrals, peer support, and Survivor Advisory Council), Education and Outreach (community awareness training, indicator recognition, and a Thinkific-hosted online learning platform at actalberta.thinkific.com), and Research and Partnerships (community-based research, reports, and toolkits). Services are delivered free of charge to survivors, community members, and partner organizations, with the Survivor Advisory Council embedding lived experience into program design.

The underlying technical footprint is intentionally lean: a Squarespace-hosted marketing website, a Thinkific-powered self-paced learning platform delivering digital courses, and standard email/newsletter infrastructure for donor and stakeholder communications. The proprietary domain specialization lies in case management methodology, training curriculum, and a 17-year content library of reports and toolkits, rather than in software IP.

ACT operates a non-revenue, grant-and-donation-funded model. It does not charge beneficiaries for any service. Funding is sourced from federal and provincial government grants — most notably CAD $611,853 received from Women and Gender Equality Canada in January 2024 as part of a CAD $7.3 million federal allocation to 18 Alberta organizations — supplemented by individual donor contributions, monthly giving, and gift-in-kind donations. The organization serves three primary constituencies: survivors of trafficking (including women, men, 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals, and children), the general public and community organizations seeking awareness training, and government/institutional partners engaged in policy, research, and referral coordination. Geographic operations are limited to Alberta, Canada.

Name

Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta Association

Legal name

Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta Association

Website

https://actalberta.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta Association is a Calgary-based Canadian charity founded in 2008 that provides front-line victim services, awareness training, and research on human trafficking for survivors and communities in Alberta.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Trafficking Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE)

Keywords

• Human trafficking victim services
• Anti-trafficking advocacy
• Trafficking survivor support
• Community anti-trafficking training
• Human trafficking prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding and Grants: ACT receives government funding from federal and provincial sources to support gender equality initiatives and anti-trafficking programs. The organization was part of recipients receiving nearly $7.3 million in funding from the Government of Canada for organizations working on gender equality and anti-violence initiatives.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: ACT accepts donations from individuals and organizations. As a registered charity (Registration #: 830548400 RR0001), donors can make monthly donations or one-time gifts. The organization provides basic needs supports funded through donor contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ACT Alberta provides front-line support services to victims and survivors of labour and sex trafficking in Alberta, including specialized case management, referral pathways to partner agencies, peer support, and basic-needs assistance. It also delivers tailored training sessions and self-paced online courses to community members, professionals, and organizations to recognize trafficking indicators and respond safely, alongside community-based research and partnership activities that produce reports and toolkits.

Product overview

ACT (Action Coalition on Human Trafficking) is a non-profit organization operating three integrated program streams: Victim Services, Education and Outreach, and Research and Partnerships. Victim Services provides front-line crisis support, referrals, case management, and peer support to trafficking survivors. Education and Outreach delivers training sessions and online learning to raise public awareness and equip communities to identify trafficking indicators. Research and Partnerships conducts community-based research and develops resources to advance anti-trafficking practices. These programs work collaboratively to support survivors in finding paths to safety while engaging communities in prevention efforts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Victim Services Front-line services providing specialized case management, structured referral pathways to partner support agencies, peer support, and basic-needs assistance to victims and survivors of labour and sex trafficking across Alberta. Free of charge and designed for women, men, 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals, and children referred through partner agencies or self-referral.
• Education and Outreach Training Tailored training sessions and educational workshops that equip community members, employers, educators, and front-line professionals to recognize human trafficking indicators and respond safely. Delivered free of charge across Alberta as part of ACT's awareness-raising mandate.
• Online Learning Platform Self-paced digital learning platform (actalberta.thinkific.com) offering online courses on human trafficking awareness and response, complementing ACT's in-person training sessions and extending reach across Alberta and beyond.
• Research and Partnerships Community-based research initiatives and collaborative partnerships that develop promising practices, generate reports and toolkits, and advance policy and programmatic knowledge on human trafficking prevention and survivor support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 78 new referrals with specialized case management provided in 2025 alone
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking (CCTEHT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025ACT Alberta works with the CCTEHT, referencing their data and reports on human trafficking trends. The Canadian Centre publishes reports drawing from data collected by the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline between 2019 and 2024, which informs ACT's programming and awareness efforts.
• Moose Hide CampaignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACT supports and promotes the Moose Hide Campaign, an Indigenous-led grassroots movement focused on ending violence against women and children. The campaign distributes small squares of tanned hide as pins to raise awareness about violence against women and children.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking: National nonprofit operating the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline and producing data-driven reports on trafficking trends in Canada. ACT already references CCTEHT's data in its programming; both organizations share a focus on survivor support, research, and national anti-trafficking awareness.
• Chrysalis Anti-Human Trafficking Network: Alberta-based (Edmonton-area) anti-trafficking organization providing survivor support and education. Direct geographic peer offering similar front-line services in the same province, competing for some of the same donor and government funding pools.
• A21 Campaign Canada: International anti-trafficking nonprofit with Canadian operations focused on awareness, prevention education, and survivor aftercare. Directly comparable mission and education/training programmatic focus to ACT.

Broad incumbents

• Covenant House Toronto: Canada's largest agency serving homeless and trafficked youth, offering shelter, anti-trafficking programming, and survivor services nationally. Comparable front-line service delivery model and trauma-informed case management approach for exploited youth, though at much larger scale and broader mission.
• International Justice Mission Canada: Branch of the global anti-trafficking NGO operating in Canada with a focus on survivor aftercare, advocacy, and awareness. Shares ACT's survivor-support and awareness mission but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple countries.

Regional players

• Children of the Street Society: British Columbia-based nonprofit focused on preventing child sexual exploitation and trafficking through education and survivor support. Comparable front-line prevention and education model but operating in a different Canadian province.
• Sage Centre (Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre): Alberta-based organization providing sexual assault and trauma support, including services for trafficking survivors. Comparable trauma-informed service model and geographic overlap in Alberta, though with broader gender-based violence focus.

Others

• Alberta Council of Women's Shelters: Provincial umbrella and coordinating body for women's shelters across Alberta, some of whose member organizations serve trafficking survivors. Adjacent ecosystem participant that overlaps in survivor referral networks and government funding channels.
• Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter: Calgary-based shelter providing emergency housing and support for women and children fleeing violence, including trafficking situations. Operates in ACT's home city and frequently appears in cross-referral pathways with ACT.
• Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association: Provincial association supporting Indigenous Friendship Centres across Alberta, many of which serve Indigenous women and girls who are disproportionately affected by trafficking. Complementary mission and natural referral partner for ACT given trafficking's impact on Indigenous communities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/actalberta

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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