Definitions
1 (1) In this Act, “ministry” means the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services; (“ministère”) “offender” means a person, (a)  who has been convicted of a sex offence, or (b)  who has been found not criminally responsible of a sex offence on account of mental disorder; (“délinquant”) “pardon” means, (a)  a free pardon granted under Her Majesty’s royal prerogative of mercy, (b)  a free pardon granted under section 748 of the Criminal Code (Canada), or (c)  a pardon granted, or a record suspension ordered, under the Criminal Records Act (Canada); (“réhabilitation”) “police force” means the Ontario Provincial Police or a municipal police force; (“corps de police”) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the definition of “police force” in subsection 1 (1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (See: 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 6 (2)) “police service” means a police service as defined under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019; (“service de police”) “prescribed” means prescribed by regulation made under this Act; (“prescrit”) “sex offence” means, (a)  an offence under section 151 (sexual interference), 152 (invitation to sexual touching), subsection 153 (1) (sexual exploitation), 155 (1) (incest), 160 (1), (2) or (3) (bestiality), 163.1 (2), (3) or (4) (child pornography), section 170 (parent or guardian procuring sexual activity), subsection 173 (2) (exposure), section 271 (sexual assault), subsection 272 (1) (sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm) or section 273 (aggravated sexual assault) of the Criminal Code (Canada), (b)  an offence under a predecessor or successor to a provision set out in clause (a), (b.1)  an offence referred to in paragraph (b) or (f) of the definition of “designated offence” in subsection 490.011 (1) of the Criminal Code (Canada) in respect of which an order in Form 52 has been or is made under subsection 490.012 (2) of that Act, (b.2)  an offence in respect of which a person is subject to an obligation under section 490.02901 of the Criminal Code (Canada) to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (Canada), (b.3)  an offence in respect of which a person is subject to an obligation under section 36.1 of the International Transfer of Offenders Act (Canada) to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act (Canada), or (c)  an offence under a provision of the Criminal Code (Canada) that is prescribed; (“infraction sexuelle”) “sex offender registry” means the registry established under section 2. (“registre des délinquants sexuels”)  2000, c. 1, s. 1 (1); 2008, c. 3, s. 1 (1, 2); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 9, s. 2 (1); 2011, c. 8, s. 1. First Nations police services (2) Where an offender resides in an area where the police services are provided by a First Nations police service, references in this Act to a police force shall be read as references to a First Nations police service, with necessary modifications, and references to a police officer in this Act shall be read as references to a First Nations Constable.  2000, c. 1, s. 1 (2). Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 1 (2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (See: 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 6 (3)) First Nation policing (2) Where an offender resides in an area where policing is provided by First Nation Officers, references in this Act to a police service shall be read as references to the First Nation Officers who provide policing, with necessary modifications, and references to a police officer in this Act shall be read as references to a First Nation Officer. 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 6 (3). Custodial portion of a sentence (3) For the purposes of this Act, the custodial portion of a sentence does not include the portion of the sentence served on parole.  2008, c. 3, s. 1 (3). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2008, c. 3, s. 1 (1-3)
- 05/12/2008 2009, c. 33, Sched. 9, s. 2 (1) - 15/12/2009 2011, c. 8, s. 1 (1, 2)
- 20/06/2011 2018, c. 3, Sched. 5, s. 7 (2, 3) - no effect - see 2019, c. 1, Sched. 3, s. 5 - 26/03/2019 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 6 (2, 3) - 26/03/2019