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Sex Offender Information Registration Act

Version of section 5 from 2008-09-12 to 2011-04-14:


Marginal note:Obligation to provide information

  •  (1) When a sex offender reports to a registration centre, they shall provide the following information to a person who collects information at the registration centre:

    • (a) their given name and surname, and every alias that they use;

    • (b) their date of birth and gender;

    • (c) the address of their main residence and every secondary residence or, if there is no such address, the location of that place;

    • (d) the address of every place at which they are employed or retained, or are engaged on a volunteer basis or, if there is no such address, the location of that place;

    • (d.1) if applicable, their status as an officer or a non-commissioned member of the Canadian Forces within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act and the address and telephone number of their unit within the meaning of that subsection;

    • (e) the address of every educational institution at which they are enrolled or, if there is no such address, the location of that place;

    • (f) a telephone number at which they may be reached, if any, for every place referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d), and the number of every mobile telephone or pager in their possession; and

    • (g) their height and weight and a description of every physical distinguishing mark that they have.

  • Marginal note:Additional information

    (2) When a sex offender reports to a registration centre, the person who collects the information from them may ask them when and where they were convicted of, or found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for, an offence in connection with which an order was made or, if they are subject to an obligation under section 490.019 of the Criminal Code or section 227.06 of the National Defence Act, an offence referred to in paragraph (a), (c), (c.1), (d) or (e) of the definition designated offence in subsection 490.011(1) of the Criminal Code or in paragraph (a) or (c) of the definition designated offence in section 227 of the National Defence Act.

  • Marginal note:Additional information

    (3) When a sex offender reports to a registration centre in person, the person who collects the information referred to in subsection (1) may record any observable characteristic that may assist in identification of the sex offender, including their eye colour and hair colour, and may require that their photograph be taken.

  • 2004, c. 10, s. 5
  • 2007, c. 5, s. 37

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