Sex Offender Registry

• Should the sex offender registry be public? Where provinces stand

  The federal government is proposing a series of updates to the National Sex Offender Registry but making it public remains prohibited by law.  

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2023
  
• How the sex offender registry in Canada works — and its limitations

  The federal government has introduced new legislation that could change who gets listed on the National Sex Offender Registry. What are the proposed changes?

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2023
  
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• Sharing intimate images without consent may soon land you on sex offender list

  Canada's national sex offender registry is getting a major update, including new rules around publication bans on victim identities and new offences that can earn registration.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2023
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• Supreme Court declares parts of sex offender registry unconstitutional

  The ruling came in the case of a 19-year-old Edmonton man who was brought to a party publicized by an explicit ad on Facebook and sexually touched two women.

  Crime

  Oct 28, 2022
• Former KPRDS educational assistant sentenced for sexual exploitation

  The accused was sentenced to a total of seven years in prison, and a lifetime of being on the sex offender registry, for sexually exploiting two former teenage students. 

  Crime

  Oct 11, 2019
• Ontario court rules sex-offender registry laws discriminate against mentally ill

  The ruling applies when a person has been found not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder and given an absolute discharge.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2019
• Denzel Bird to be added to national sexual offender registry once sentence is served

  A Lethbridge man responsible for the sexual assault of a woman in 2016 will be placed on the national sexual offender registry.

  Crime

  Feb 20, 2019
• Alberta judge quashes parts of federal sex offender registry law

  An Alberta judge has rejected attempts to justify a law that requires anyone convicted of two sex offences be automatically placed on the national sex offender registry for life.

  Crime

  Apr 10, 2018
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• Law requiring lifetime sex offender registration upheld by Ontario appeals court

  Ontario's top court has ruled that forcing repeat sex offenders to go on a national registry for life is constitutional.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2018
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• Halifax-area sailor jailed 3 years for sexually assaulting woman he met on Facebook

  A Halifax-area navy sailor has been jailed three years for sexually assaulting a woman he met over Facebook.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2017