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TO: mayorandcouncillors@richmond.caSUBJECT LINE: Crackdown endangering massage parlour workers   If you’re a Richmond resident, please fill out what community you live in by writing it in the space below. All other supporters can delete the contents in brackets....

“Isn’t sex work legal in Canada?”   This is one of the most common questions we hear. Canada’s partial decriminalization of sex work means many aspects of the industry are illegal, while immigration regulations can result in the arrest, detention and deportation of...

SWAN Vancouver (SWAN), along with advocates, sex work support organizations and researchers, is calling for Richmond city councillors to oppose actions against massage parlours and escort businesses that would harm and endanger workers. On November 15, 2023, Richmond...

xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territory/Vancouver, B.C. – SWAN Vancouver (SWAN) is launching ResponsibleReporting.ca, a new online hub with resources to make it easier for newsrooms to report on sex work and the laws...

  We are deeply disappointed in the Ontario Superior Court’s decision to dismiss a Charter challenge to the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act. Im/migrant sex workers will continue to face criminalization, violence and stigma under PCEPA. The...

Immigrant and migrant sex workers have different rights. Their legal status in Canada dictates what privileges they have or what consequences they could face if they’re found to be doing sex work in the country.  The biggest difference is migrants face serious...