Our Mission is to reduce the incidence of missing and sexually exploited children; educate the public on child personal safety and sexual exploitation; assist in the location of missing children; advocate for and increase awareness about issues relating to missing and sexually exploited children.

Child Find Manitoba was incorporated in April 1985 following the disappearance and murder of 13-year-old Candace Derksen. Her mother, Wilma, and a group of dedicated volunteers created the organization to provide the essential services that her family didn’t have access to throughout and following Candace’s disappearance. Since then, 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. The Canadian Centre for Child Protection continues to provide missing children services and volunteer programs in Manitoba through its Child Find Manitoba program.

Family support
Search for missing children
Advocacy