PSEAH Shifting Power Training & Guidelines

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse – UN

This guide outlines legal frameworks for preventing and responding to sexual misconduct, including organizations’ duty of care, key policy and investigation principles, and criminal law responses in Canada and internationally.

The guide addresses legal frameworks regulating prevention of and responses to sexual misconduct. In particular, the LWG provides information about: the duty of care required by organizations to ensure that their volunteers, employees, and program participants are protected from sexual abuse, harassment, and exploitation; basic principles organizations should consider when developing policy and conducting internal investigations; and criminal law responses in Canada and abroad.