Sex Offender Registry
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Should the sex offender registry be public? Where provinces standThe federal government is proposing a series of updates to the National Sex Offender Registry but making it public remains prohibited by law.CanadaApr 29, 2023
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How the sex offender registry in Canada works — and its limitationsThe federal government has introduced new legislation that could change who gets listed on the National Sex Offender Registry. What are the proposed changes?CanadaApr 27, 2023
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Sharing intimate images without consent may soon land you on sex offender listCanada'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.CanadaApr 26, 2023
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Supreme Court declares parts of sex offender registry unconstitutionalThe 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.CrimeOct 28, 2022
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Former KPRDS educational assistant sentenced for sexual exploitationThe 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.CrimeOct 11, 2019
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Ontario court rules sex-offender registry laws discriminate against mentally illThe ruling applies when a person has been found not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder and given an absolute discharge.CanadaApr 4, 2019
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Denzel Bird to be added to national sexual offender registry once sentence is servedA Lethbridge man responsible for the sexual assault of a woman in 2016 will be placed on the national sexual offender registry.CrimeFeb 20, 2019
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Alberta judge quashes parts of federal sex offender registry lawAn 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.CrimeApr 10, 2018
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Law requiring lifetime sex offender registration upheld by Ontario appeals courtOntario's top court has ruled that forcing repeat sex offenders to go on a national registry for life is constitutional.CanadaMar 23, 2018
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Halifax-area sailor jailed 3 years for sexually assaulting woman he met on FacebookA Halifax-area navy sailor has been jailed three years for sexually assaulting a woman he met over Facebook.CanadaJun 8, 2017
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