An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual offences against children)

Short title: Protecting Children from Sexual Predators Act Bill C-54 (40-3) Status: At third reading in the Senate Type: House Government Bill Sponsor: Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice (Niagara Falls) Latest stage: Second reading Legislative

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summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive

summary is available. <br/><br/>On November 2010, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-54,

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual offences against children) (Protecting Children from Sexual Predators Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.<br/><br/>Bill C-54 amends the Criminal Code.

Among other things it<br/><br/>• increases or imposes mandatory minimum penalties for certain sexual offences with respect to children;<br/><br/>• prohibits anyone from providing sexually explicit material to a child for the purpose of facilitating the commission of a sexual offence against that child.<br/><br/>• prohibits anyone from using any means of telecommunications, including a computer system, to agree or make arrangements with another person for the purpose of committing a sexual offence against a child.<br/><br/>• ensures consistency among those two new offences and the existing offence of luring a child; and<br/><br/>• expands the list of specified conditions that may be added to prohibition and recognizance orders to include prohibitions concerning contact with a person under the age of and use of the Internet or other digital network, and to expand the list of enumerated offences that may give rise to such orders and prohibitions.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2010-11-04) House of Commons — Second reading: Completed (2010-12-06) House of Commons — Consideration in committee: Completed (2011-03-01) House of Commons — Report stage: Completed (2011-03-11) House of Commons — Third reading: Completed (2011-03-11) Senate — First reading: Completed (2011-03-21) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2011-03-24) Senate — Third reading: Not completed LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/40-3/c-54