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	First survey of Québec parents on Internet use by children aged 3 to 12: Marie-Vincent Foundation encourages parents to better supervise their children’s Web surfing! Montréal, QC (December 13, 2011) — The Marie-Vincent Foundation, which raises funds to support child victims of maltreatment in Québec, in co-operation with the national organization Cybertip.ca, announced today the results of the first survey of Québec parents on Internet use by children aged 3 to 12.
	LEGISLATION PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM ON-LINE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION COMES INTO FORCE TORONTO, December 8, 2011 - The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, accompanied by Robert Goguen, M.P. for Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, announced today that Bill C-22, An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service, came into force. The legislation helps protect children from on-line sexual exploitation.
	PROPOSED NEW OFFENCES WOULD HELP PROTECT CANADA'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM SEXUAL PREDATORS September 20, 2011 (WINNIPEG, MB) - The Canadian Centre for Child Protection today said that two of the federal government's proposed amendments to the Criminal Code would be effective tools to help police take swift action and potentially prevent a child from being victimized.
	MISSINGKIDS.CA OFFERS NEW HOPE FOR PARENTS OF MISSING CHILDREN May 24, 2011 (OTTAWA, ON) - The Canadian Centre for Child Protection wants families of missing children to know that they don't have to search alone. On the eve of International Missing Children's Day, the Canadian Centre is launching MissingKids.ca - Canada's national missing children resource centre.
	POLICE HAVE A NEW TOOL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILD SEX OFFENDERS April 20, 2011 (WINNIPEG, MB) - Integrated Child Exploitation (ICE) Units across Canada will have a new tool in their fight against child sex offenders when they receive the Canadian Centre for Child Protection's Commit to Kids program later this month.
	COMMITTED TO CHILD SAFETY - COMMITTED TO KIDS March 31, 2011 (WINNIPEG, MB) - Another 500 child-serving organizations have received a free copy of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection's Commit to Kids child sexual abuse prevention program, thanks to funding support received through Justice Canada's Victims Fund. This brings the total distribution of free programs to more than 11,000 organizations in the past year.
	WHAT'S YOUR INTERNET SAFETY IQ? February 8, 2011 (WINNIPEG, MB) - The Canadian Centre for Child Protection reminds parents, educators and everyone else with children in their lives why it's important to educate themselves on how to keep kids safe online. The days where children spend the majority of their free time outdoors are behind us. Today's reality is that kids are spending a great deal of their time online.
	BEYOND THE CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK: CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO HELP REDUCE THE RISK OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE January 20, 2011 (TORONTO, ON) - The Canadian Centre for Child Protection, in partnership with the Toronto Police Service and Public Safety Canada, announced a new public awareness campaign that will run in the GTA urging child-serving organizations to adopt the Commit to Kids program. Designed for all organizations that work with children, this innovative child sexual abuse prevention program is a comprehensive risk-management approach that goes beyond criminal record checks and child abuse registry checks.
	NEW WEBSITE WILL HELP TEACH TEENS TO PRACTICE SAFE TEXTING November 19, 2010 (TORONTO, ON) - As a mom of two young children, Mrs. Laureen Harper knows first-hand the importance of teaching today's youth to be safe and responsible texters. Mrs. Harper was on hand at Toronto's Runnymede Junior and Senior Public School today for the Canadian Centre for Child Protection's national launch of textED.ca - an innovative website designed to help teach children safe texting practices.
	MANDATORY REPORTING OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY LEGISLATION HELPING TO KEEP KIDS SAFE November 2, 2010 (WINNIPEG, MB) - A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection demonstrates the positive impact that Manitoba's new mandatory reporting legislation is having on the protection of children. Since the province enacted legislation in April 2009 to make it mandatory for citizens to report suspected child pornography to the Cybertip.ca tipline, there has been a 126 per cent increase in reports made by Manitobans compared to the previous year. Of these, 17 contained information on an identified child victim or suspect in Manitoba.
	KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE, ONE ORGANIZATION AT A TIME May 20, 2010 (WINNIPEG, MB) - Today child-serving organizations across the country are safer as result of a new program aimed at preventing child sexual abuse. The first of its kind in Canada, Commit to Kids is a program to help organizations create safe environments for children. More than 10,000 child-serving organizations will be receiving a free child sexual abuse prevention program on behalf of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection in partnership with the federal government and the Province of Manitoba.
	THE DOOR THAT'S NOT LOCKED - New Internet Safety Website marks Safer Internet Day February 8, 2010 (WINNIPEG, MB) - Canadian parents will receive a new tool to help keep their children safer on the Internet today with the national launch of The Door that's not Locked (www.thedoorthatsnotlocked.ca). This unique, one-stop-shop for Internet safety information will provide parents, teachers and anyone else interested in keeping kids safe online with the tools and resources they need to do so. The Door that's not Locked refers to safety concerns regarding the unlocked door of the Internet. In time for Safer Internet Day on February 9th 2010, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection has partnered with the Government of Canada to help families understand the good, bad, and ugly about the web.
	NEW WEBSITE TO HELP TEACH TEENS SAFE, RESPECTFUL TEXTING PRACTICES January 21, 2010 (WINNIPEG, MB) - The Canadian Centre for Child Protection and the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) today launched textED.ca, an innovative and interactive website designed to teach teens to be safe, responsible and respectful users of texting technologies.
	NEW ACTIVITY BOOKLET EDUCATES CHILDREN ABOUT SEXUAL ABUSE December 2, 2009 (OTTAWA, ON) - In response to Cybertip.ca's recent research findings on child sexual abuse images on the Internet, the Canadian Centre for Child Protection is launching a new activity booklet to educate children about child sexual abuse. With support from Bell, the Be Smart, Strong and Safe booklet will be distributed free, to approximately 300,000 Grade 6 students across Canada.
	NEW STUDY HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR EDUCATION AND COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE WEBSITES November 18, 2009 (WINNIPEG, MB) - The Canadian Centre for Child Protection today released a new study titled Child Sexual Abuse Images: An analysis of websites by Cybertip.ca. The study reinforces concerns regarding the scope and severity of child sexual abuse imagery and underscores the need for additional solutions.
	NEW LAW OBLIGES ALL MANITOBANS TO REPORT CHILD PORNOGRAPHY April 15, 2009 - Manitoba is the first province to enact legislation that makes it mandatory to report child pornography, Family Services and Housing Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today.
	ANOTHER CHILD SAVED FROM EXPLOITATION MARCH 3, 2009 (Winnipeg, MB) - The recent arrest of a 20-year-old Kingston, Ontario man stands as an example to all Canadians of the importance of reporting suspicious online activity to Cybertip.ca - Canada's national tipline for reporting the online sexual abuse of children.
	Province of Manitoba To Make Reporting Child Pornography Mandatory NOVEMBER 28, 2007 (Winnipeg, MB) - Under a bill proposed by the Government of Manitoba, reporting child pornography to Cybertip.ca would become mandatory for Manitobans - in the same way that it is currently mandatory to report child abuse to authorities.
	ISPs and Tipline Step Up Battle Against Internet Child Exploitation NOVEMBER 23, 2006 (Winnipeg, MB) - Canada's largest Internet service providers (ISPs) have joined forces with Cybertip.ca, Canada's child sexual exploitation tipline, to launch a new voluntary initiative to help in the battle against online child sexual abuse.
	Online Child Sexual Abuse Tips Top 5,700 in First Year Cybertip.ca Credits Canadians for Taking Action FEBRUARY 23, 2006 (Winnipeg, MB) - At the end of the day on January 23, 2006, Cybertip.ca marked its first year as Canada's official tipline by logging its 5,771st report of potential online child sexual abuse, and Executive Director Lianna McDonald is focused on the power of one.
	Child Pornography Reports Continue to Climb Canada's National Tipline Releases Second Quarter Statistics SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 (Winnipeg, MB) - Cybertip.ca today released its results for the second quarter of operation as Canada's national tipline for reporting online child sexual exploitation showing another big jump in reports by the public.
	Child Pornography Reports Triple Canada's National Tipline Releases First Quarter Statistics JUNE 9, 2005 (Winnipeg, MB) - Cybertip.ca today released startling results for its first quarter of operation as Canada's national tipline for reporting online child sexual exploitation which point to the widespread and alarming nature of the problem.
	Membership Update: Cybertip.ca from Canada and MATISZ from Hungary join INHOPE hotline network. ECPAT Taiwan becomes full member. MAY 12, 2005 (Paris, FR) - Cybertip.ca from Canada and MATISZ from Hungary were voted as provisional members of the INHOPE network of hotlines during the INHOPE General Assembly meeting in Paris on 12 May 2005. ECPAT Taiwan were also voted as full members of INHOPE during the same meeting.
	Canadian Coalition Against Internet Child Exploitation Releases National Action Plan MAY 11, 2005 (Toronto, ON) - The Canadian Coalition Against Internet Child Exploitation (CCAICE) today released its seven-point National Action Plan designed to help protect children from online sexual exploitation and to assist in bringing those who victimize children to justice.
	Canadian Coalition Against Internet Child Exploitation (CCAICE) National Action Plan Highlights Protecting children from sexual exploitation on the Internet and bringing those who victimize children to justice requires a collaborative approach between law enforcement, industry and non-government organizations.
	Building Partnerships Since the inception of Cybertip.ca, the public sector has been incredibly supportive of our initiatives to reduce child victimization on the Internet.
	Cybertip.ca Launched To Fight Online Child Pornography JANUARY 24, 2005 (Ottawa, ON) - The fight against child pornography received a boost today with the national launch of Cybertip.ca, a tipline for the reporting of child sexual exploitation on the Internet.

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