Ontario man accused of trafficking, extorting foreign national in Digby County

A RCMP vehicle is pictured on July 3, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Callum Smith)

A man from southern Ontario is facing charges in connection with a labour-related human trafficking investigation in Church Point, N.S.

The Digby RCMP Detachment received a report that a foreign national in Canada on a temporary status was being exploited for labour at a business in Digby County in July 2025.

The detachment contacted the RCMP Provincial Human Trafficking Unit, which took the lead on the investigation.

“Officers determined that, over the course of a year, the victim worked excessive hours. During that time, he received a total of $300 in financial compensation, was coerced into performing additional duties, and was threatened,” reads a news release from the Nova Scotia RCMP.

Trevor Anthony Annon, 65, was arrested and has been charged with:

• trafficking in persons
• receive financial or material benefit
• false pretense
• extortion

Police say Annon has also been charged with fraud under $5,000 in relation to another victim.

He was remanded into custody and appeared in Digby provincial court on Thursday.

“The investigative team wants to acknowledge the support the YMCA’s Migrant Worker Awareness Partnership Project offers victims,” said Sgt. Jeff MacFarlane of the RCMP’s Provincial Human Trafficking Unit in the release. “Partnerships with community groups across the province are critical to the success of human trafficking investigations, and the YMCA was particularly valuable in this case.”

The RCMP is asking anyone who believes they may be experiencing forced labour, or who has concerns about someone else, to contact their local police or call or text the Nova Scotia Human Trafficking Hotline at 902‑449‑2425.

“Workers don’t need to be certain that trafficking is occurring before reaching out, and they can speak with police at any time without needing to decide immediately whether to participate in the full investigative or court process,” reads the release.

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