Who we are

The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to the personal safety of all children. Our goal is to reduce child victimization by providing programs and services to the Canadian public.

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We were incorporated in April 1985 as Child Find Manitoba following the disappearance and murder of 13-year-old Candace Derksen. Candace's mother, Wilma, created the organization to provide the essential services that her family didn't have access to throughout and following her daughter's disappearance. Over the past twenty years, Child Find Manitoba has grown to provide national intervention, education, and prevention programs. On May 25, 2006, International Missing Children's Day, the organization was renamed the Canadian Centre for Child Protection to more accurately reflect its national role in the protection of children.