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C3P has a unique understanding of online child sexual abuse and exploitation through our operation of Cybertip.ca and Project Arachnid. Given the barriers to studying these issues, we help facilitate research by academics and journalists. View examples of the research initiatives and publications that C3P has contributed to here.

The recording of their abuse creates ongoing layers of trauma for survivors of child sexual abuse material, including knowing that the abuse material has been or could be shared and viewed by offenders around the world. This report, based on responses from 281 survivors, focuses on survivors’ experiences with the distribution of recordings of their abuse and policy solutions to mitigate its harms.

Behind each image, video, or other recording of child sexual abuse is a real child. In Canada, it is a criminal offence to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Each act of CSAM production – and the subsequent sharing production enables – is a violation of a child’s right to dignity, privacy, and protection from harm.

Step forward. Take a chance. You’re not alone. Reflections from the Phoenix 11 and Chicago Males on their experiences as public advocates for survivors of child sexual abuse material report draws on interviews with members of two survivor groups about the impact of their activist journeys for a community that has long been silenced.

Findings from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s (C3P) survey of parents of child sexual abuse material survivors shed new light on how this crime significantly impacts entire families.

Thousands of young men and boys have been targeted by financial sextortion crimes in 2022.

C3P’s report found more than 500 students were sexually victimized (or allegedly victimized) by school personnel between 2017–2021.

This analysis looks at the numerous safety shortfalls found in Apple and Google®’s mobile app stores.

Using data from Project Arachnid, this report provides crucial information for the development of effective regulation of ESPs as it relates to the protection of children.

In this report C3P identifies a number of barriers for reporting and getting child sexual abuse material removed from some of the most widely-used web platforms.

The results of this survey underscore the public’s opinion on how industry should be held accountable in the removal of online child sexual abuse material, and harmful/abusive images of children.

This framework not only outlines the problems with current responses to the removal of child sexual abuse images online, but also proposes a set of principles for action that prioritizes the best interests and protection of children through clarified roles and a standardized global approach.

Following the Supreme Court of Canada decision on the meaning of bestiality, C3P set out to learn more about the nature of bestiality offending in Canada by looking at reported Canadian cases.

This study reveals the number and nature of sexual offences committed (or allegedly committed) against children by employees within schools and makes recommendations for better protecting children in schools.

To better understand the impacts of survivors having their child sexual abuse recorded and/or distributed online, C3P launched this important initiative.

This study aims to evaluate the demographics and circumstances of children who were abducted, as well as the techniques and histories of offenders.

This report highlights the scope of child sexual abuse material online, along with recommendations for reducing the availability and continued distribution of this content.