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Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 8
Registration of information 8 When a police service or the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police receives a copy of an order sent in accordance with paragraph 490.018(1)(d) of the Criminal Code , either a person who registers information for the police service or one who registers it for the Commissioner shall (a) register without delay in the database only the name of the police service and the following information relating to the person who is subject to the order: (i) their given name and surname, (ii) the number that identifies a record of fingerprints collected from them under the Identification of Criminals Act , if such a record exists, (iii) every offence to which the order relates, (iv) when and where the offence or offences were committed, (v) when and where the person was convicted of, or found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for, the offence or offences, (vi) the age and sex of every victim of the offence or offences, and the victim’s relationship to the person, (vi.1) the person’s method of operation in relation to the offence or offences, if that information is available to the person who registers information, (vii) the date and duration of the order, and (viii) the court that made the order; and (b) ensure that the registration of the information is done in a manner and in circumstances that ensure its confidentiality. 2004, c. 10, s. 8; 2007, c. 5, s. 40; 2010, c. 17, s. 38 2026, c. 4, s. 136(E)
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tion for the offence to which the sentence or detention relates; and (b) the offence was not prosecuted under the National Defence Act . Registration of information — Canada Border Services Agency (5.1) A person who registers information for the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police may register in the database the information disclosed to the Commissioner under subsection 15.2(2). Confidentiality and copy of information (6) A person who registers information under this section shall (a) ensure that the registration of the information is done in a manner and in circumstances that ensure its confidentiality; and (b) once the information is registered, on request, send the sex offender or the person served with a notice under section 490.021 of the Criminal Code a copy of all of the information relating to them that is registered in the database, by registered mail, free of charge and without delay. 2007, c. 5, s. 41; 2010, c. 17, s. 39; 2015, c. 23, s. 25 2023, c. 28, s. 42 2026, c. 4, s. 136(E)
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 8.2
s sentence or detention in custody begins; (b) the days on which they are or are expected to be outside the service prison or detention barrack as defined in subsection 2(1) of that Act and the address or location at which they stay or are expected to stay during that period; and (c) the date of their release or discharge. Registration of information — Canadian Forces (7) A person who registers information for the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal shall register without delay in the database (a) the fact that a person is the subject of a determination under subsection 227.15(1) of the National Defence Act , the effect of the determination on the person, the date on which the suspension of the time limit, proceeding or obligation first applies and the date on which it ceases to apply; (b) the fact that a person is the subject of a determination under subsection 227.16(1) of the National Defence Act and the date on which the determination was made; and (c) the fact that a person has become, or has ceased to be, subject to a regulation made under paragraph 227.2(a) or (e) of the National Defence Act . Confidentiality and copy of information (8) A person who registers information under this section shall (a) ensure that the registration of the information is done in a manner and in circumstances that ensure its confidentiality; and (b) once the information is registered under any of subsections (2) to (7), on request, send the sex offender or the person served with a notice under section 227.08 of the National Defence Act a copy of all of the information relating to them that is registered in the database, by registered mail, free of charge and without delay. 2007, c. 5, s. 41; 2010, c. 17, s. 40; 2013, c. 24, s. 130(F) 2026, c. 4, s. 136(E)
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Information to be given to sex offender 9 (1) When a sex offender reports to a registration centre and provides satisfactory proof of their identity to a person who collects information, that person shall immediately inform them of (a) the nature of their obligations under sections 4 to 6 and of the information that may be collected under sections 5 and 6; and (b) the purpose for which the information is being collected. Fingerprints (2) If a person who collects information has reasonable grounds to suspect that a person who is reporting to the registration centre as a sex offender under this Act is not the sex offender and no other proof of identity is satisfactory in the circumstances, they may take fingerprints from the person in order to confirm their identity. Destruction of fingerprints (3) Despite any other Act of Parliament, if the fingerprints provided under subsection (2) confirm that the person who is reporting is the sex offender, they shall not be disclosed, or used for any other purpose, and shall be destroyed without delay. Privacy and confidentiality (4) The person who collects information shall ensure that (a) the sex offender’s privacy is respected in a manner that is reasonable in the circumstances; and (b) the information is provided and collected in a manner and in circumstances that ensure its confidentiality.
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 10
Registration of information 10 A person who registers information collected at a registration centre (a) shall, subject to paragraph (b) and any regulations made under paragraph 19(3)(c), register without delay in the database only the information collected under sections 5 and 6, the date on which the sex offender reported or provided notification to the registration centre and the province of registration; (b) may register at any time in the database the number that identifies a record of fingerprints collected from a sex offender under the Identification of Criminals Act , if such a record exists; and (c) shall ensure that the registration of the information is done in a manner and in circumstances that ensure its confidentiality. 2004, c. 10, s. 10; 2007, c. 5, s. 42
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 11
Copy of information 11 A person who collects information at a registration centre shall, free of charge, (a) either give a copy of the information collected under section 5, dated and signed by the person who collected it, to the sex offender when they report to the registration centre in person and provide information under this Act, or send it to the sex offender by mail or another means agreed to by the sex offender, without delay after it is collected, if they report other than in person; (b) send the sex offender a copy of the information collected under section 6, dated and signed by the person who collected it, by mail or another means agreed to by the sex offender, without delay after it is collected; (c) send the sex offender a copy of all of the information relating to them that is registered in the database, by mail or another means agreed to by the sex offender, without delay once the information referred to in paragraph (a) is registered; and (d) at the request of the sex offender, send them a copy of all of the information relating to them that is registered in the database, by mail or another means agreed to by the sex offender, without delay once the information referred to in paragraph (b) is registered. 2004, c. 10, s. 11; 2007, c. 5, s. 43
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Request for correction of information 12 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a sex offender or a person served with a notice under section 490.021 of the Criminal Code or section 227.08 of the National Defence Act may, at any time, ask a person who collects information at the registration centre referred to in section 7.1 to correct any information relating to them that is registered in the database and that they believe contains an error or omission. Request for correction of information (2) The request shall be made to the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal if the information is registered in the database under section 8.2. Correction or notation (3) The person to whom the request is made shall, without delay, ensure that (a) information in the database is corrected if they are satisfied that the information contains an error or omission; or (b) a notation is attached to the information in the database that reflects any correction that is requested but not made. 2004, c. 10, s. 12; 2007, c. 5, s. 44; 2013, c. 24, s. 130(F)
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 13
Authorization for research 13 (1) The Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police may authorize a person to consult information that is registered in the database, compare the information with other information or, by electronic means, combine the information with, or link it to, any other information contained in a computer system within the meaning of subsection 342.1(2) of the Criminal Code , for research or statistical purposes. Conditions (2) The Commissioner shall not provide the authorization unless the Commissioner (a) is satisfied that those purposes cannot reasonably be accomplished without consulting the information or without comparing or combining the information with, or linking it to, the other information, as the case may be; and (b) obtains from the person a written undertaking that no subsequent disclosure of the information or of any information resulting from the comparison or combination of the information with, or the linking of the information to, other information will be made, or be allowed to be made, in a form that could reasonably be expected to identify any individual to whom it relates. 2004, c. 10, s. 13; 2007, c. 5, s. 45
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Administration of database 14 The database is to be administered by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 2004, c. 10, s. 14; 2010, c. 17, s. 41(E)
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Retention of information 15 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and regulations made under paragraphs 19(3)(b) and (d), information that is registered in the database in accordance with this Act shall be kept in the database until 50 years have elapsed after the death of the sex offender to whom it relates. Permanent removal and destruction of information (2) Despite any other Act of Parliament, all information that is collected under this Act, or registered in the database, in connection with an order shall be destroyed and permanently removed from the database if (a) the person who is subject to the order is finally acquitted of every offence in connection with which the order was made or receives a free pardon granted under Her Majesty’s royal prerogative of mercy or under section 748 of the Criminal Code for every such offence or is the subject of an expungement order under the Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act for every such offence; (b) the sentence for every offence in connection with which the order was made ceases to have force and effect under subsection 249.11(2) of the National Defence Act ; or (c) the person who is subject to the order is granted an exemption order under subsection 490.04(5) of the Criminal Code or on an appeal from a decision made under that subsection. Permanent removal and destruction of information (3) Despite any other Act of Parliament, all information that is collected under this Act, or registered in the database, in connection with an obligation under section 490.019 or 490.02901 of the Criminal Code or section 227.06 of the National Defence Act shall be destroyed and permanently removed from the database if (a) the person who is subject to the obligation is finally acquitted of every offence to which it relates or receives a free pardon granted under Her Majesty’s royal prerogative of mercy or under section 748 of the Criminal Code for every such offence or is the subject of an expungement order under the Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act for every such offence; (b) the sentence for every offence to which the obligation relates ceases to have force and effect under subsection 249.11(2) of the National Defence Act ; or (c) the person who is subject to the obligation is granted an exemption order under subsection 490.023(2), 490.02905(2), 490.029111(2) or 490.04(5) of the Criminal Code or subsection 227.1(4) of the National Defence Act or on an appeal from a decision made under that subsection. 2004, c. 10, s. 15; 2007, c. 5, s. 46; 2010, c. 17, s. 42; 2018, c. 11, s. 30 2023, c. 28, s. 43
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 15.1
Correctional Service of Canada 15.1 (1) The Correctional Service of Canada may disclose to a person who registers information (a) the day on which a sex offender is received into a penitentiary as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act ; (b) if a sex offender is expected to be temporarily outside penitentiary for seven or more days, the days on which they are expected to be outside, the days on which they are outside, the address or location at which they are expected to stay and the address or location at which they stay; and (c) the date of a sex offender’s release or discharge. Provincial correctional authority (2) The person in charge of a provincial correctional facility may disclose to a person who registers information (a) the day on which a sex offender is received into the facility; (b) if a sex offender is expected to be temporarily outside the facility for seven or more days, the days on which they are expected to be outside, the days on which they are outside, the address or location at which they are expected to stay and the address or location at which they stay; and (c) the date of a sex offender’s release or discharge. Canadian Forces (3) The person in charge of a service prison or detention barrack as defined in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act may disclose to a person who registers information (a) the day on which a sex offender is received into the prison or barrack; (b) if a sex offender is expected to be temporarily outside the prison or barrack for seven or more days, the days on which they are expected to be outside, the days on which they are outside, the address or location at which they are expected to stay and the address or location at which they stay; and (c) the date of a sex offender’s release or discharge. 2010, c. 17, s. 43
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 15.2
Canada Border Services Agency — collection of information 15.2 (1) The Canada Border Services Agency may assist a member or an employee of, or a person retained by, a police service in the prevention or investigation of a crime of a sexual nature or an offence under section 490.031 or 490.0311 of the Criminal Code or in the laying of a charge for such an offence by collecting the information disclosed to it under paragraph 16(4)(j.2) or (j.3) as well as the following information with respect to any sex offender who is the subject of a disclosure made under those paragraphs: (a) the date of their departure from Canada; (b) the date of their return to Canada; and (c) every address or location at which they have stayed outside Canada. Canada Border Services Agency — disclosure of information (2) The Canada Border Services Agency may, in assisting the member or employee of, or person retained by, a police service referred to in subsection (1), disclose to the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police any information collected under paragraphs (1)(a) to (c). 2015, c. 23, s. 27
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 15.3
Canada Border Services Agency — disclosure of information 15.3 The Canada Border Services Agency may disclose the following information in respect of a sex offender to a member or employee of, or a person retained by, a law enforcement agency for the purpose of the administration or enforcement of this Act: (a) the surname, first name and middle names, any alias, the date of birth, the citizenship or nationality and the sex of the sex offender; (b) the type and number of each travel document that identifies the sex offender and the name of the country or organization that issued it; (c) the date, time and place of the sex offender’s departure from Canada, their country of destination, the date, time and place of their arrival in Canada and the last country from which they arrived; and (d) in the case of an arrival in or departure from Canada by aircraft, the flight code that identifies the air carrier , as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act , and the flight number. 2026, c. 4, s. 133
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 was committed; (j) unless the disclosure is to an employee of, or a person retained by, a person referred to in any of paragraphs (d) to (i) who is authorized by that person to receive information disclosed under that paragraph on their behalf; (j.1) unless the disclosure is to a member or employee of, or a person retained by, a law enforcement agency outside Canada and there are reasonable grounds to believe the disclosure will assist them in the prevention or investigation of a crime of a sexual nature; (j.2) unless the disclosure is to the Canada Border Services Agency, it is limited to the information referred to in paragraphs 5(1)(a), (b), (i) and (j) and there are reasonable grounds to believe that it will assist a member or employee of, or a person retained by, a law enforcement agency in the prevention or investigation of a crime of a sexual nature or an offence under section 490.031 or 490.0311 of the Criminal Code or in the laying of a charge for such an offence; (j.3) unless the disclosure is to the Canada Border Services Agency, relates to a sex offender who is convicted of a sexual offence against a child and who poses a high risk of committing a crime of a sexual nature, is limited to the information referred to in paragraphs 5(1)(a), (b), (i) and (j) and is made for the purpose of assisting a member or an employee of, or a person retained by, a police service in the prevention or investigation of a crime of a sexual nature or an offence under section 490.031 or 490.0311 of the Criminal Code or in the laying of a charge for such an offence; or (k) unless the disclosure is by a person who is authorized under section 13 to consult information that is registered in the database or to compare or combine that information with, or link it to, other information, the disclosure is for research or statistical purposes and it is not made, or allowed to be made, in a form that could reasonably be expected to identify any individual to whom it relates. Unauthorized use (5) No person shall use any information that is collected under this Act or registered in the database, or allow it to be used, for a purpose other than that for which it is consulted, compared, combined, linked or disclosed, as the case may be, under this section. 2004, c. 10, s. 16; 2007, c. 5, s. 47; 2010, c. 17, s. 44; 2015, c. 23, s. 28 2019, c. 15, s. 59 2023, c. 28, s. 44 2026, c. 4, s. 134
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Offence 17 (1) Every person who knowingly contravenes any of subsections 16(1) to (5) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both. For greater certainty (2) For greater certainty, a person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (1) if they believed that they were acting in accordance with section 16. 2004, c. 10, s. 17; 2007, c. 5, s. 48 2026, c. 4, s. 135
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Regulations 18 (1) The lieutenant governor in council of a province may, for the purposes of this Act, make regulations (a) respecting the means by which designated classes of persons may report under section 4.1 or 4.3, or provide notification under section 6, to registration centres designated under paragraph (d); (b) authorizing persons or classes of persons in the province to collect information; (c) authorizing persons or classes of persons in the province to register information; and (d) designating places or classes of places in the province as registration centres, and the area of the province served by each registration centre. Regulations (2) Subject to subsection (3), the lieutenant governor in council of a province may, by regulation, exercise the power of the Governor in Council with respect to any matter referred to in paragraph 19(3)(a) if the Governor in Council does not make a regulation with respect to that matter that applies in the province. Regulations cease to apply (3) A regulation made with respect to a matter by the lieutenant governor in council of a province under subsection (2) ceases to apply if the Governor in Council makes a regulation with respect to that matter that applies in the province. 2004, c. 10, s. 18; 2007, c. 5, s. 49
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Regulations 19 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Governor in Council may, by regulation, exercise any power of the lieutenant governor in council of a province under any of paragraphs 18(1)(a) to (d) if the lieutenant governor in council of the province does not make a regulation under that paragraph. Regulations cease to apply (2) A regulation made by the Governor in Council under subsection (1) in the exercise of a power under any of paragraphs 18(1)(a) to (d) ceases to apply in a province if the lieutenant governor in council of the province makes a regulation under that paragraph. Regulations (3) The Governor in Council may make regulations (a) respecting the recording, the retention and maintenance, and the protection of information collected under this Act; (b) respecting the retention and maintenance, and the protection of information that is registered in the database; (c) respecting the registration of photographs taken under subsection 5(3); (d) respecting the destruction of information under subsections 9(3) and 15(2) and (3) and the permanent removal of information from the database; and (e) generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 21.1
Review by committee 21.1 (1) The administration of this Act shall, two years after the coming into force of this Act, be reviewed by the parliamentary committee that may be designated or established by Parliament for that purpose. Report (2) The committee designated or established by Parliament for the purpose of subsection (1) shall undertake a review of the provisions and operation of this Act and shall, within six months after the review is undertaken or within any further time that may be authorized, submit a report to Parliament thereon including a statement of any changes to this Act or its administration that the committee would recommend.
Sex Offender Information Registration Act — S-8.7 Coming into force
Coming into force * 25 This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. * [Note: Act in force December 15, 2004, see SI/2004-157.]
Shared Services Canada Act — S-8.9
the Government of Canada wishes to stand­ardize and consolidate, within a single shared services entity, certain administrative services that support government institutions; and
Shared Services Canada Act — S-8.9
doing so will enable those services to be provided more effectively and will support the efficient use of public money;
Shared Services Canada Act — S-8.9
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons, enacts as follows:
Shared Services Canada Act — S-8.9 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Shared Services Canada Act .