What is the minimum sentence for human trafficking an adult?

In terms of human trafficking offences as noted in Regina v. Lopez 2018 ONSC 4749 at para. 53, general deterrence, denunciation and specific deterrence are the paramount sentencing considerations in dealing with such offences. The courts have generally accepted that where the accused has coerced a woman into becoming or remaining a prostitute and has exercised significant degree of control over her activities, a sentence of four to five years has been typically imposed. However, in more aggravating circumstances longer sentences have been imposed and upheld. Section 279.01(1)(b) of the Criminal Code came into force in December 2014, which introduced a mandatory minimum sentence of four years imprisonment for the offence of human trafficking an adult. I bear in mind that a minimum mandatory sentence is the floor and not the ceiling, which in the case of human trafficking under s. 279.01 is 14 years.