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Bill 74, Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry) Amendment Act (Information Disclosure), 2025

Blais, Stephen

Cerjanec, Rob

Collard, Lucille

Tsao, Jonathan

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Act amends Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000

with respect to the disclosure of information obtained from the sex offender

registry. The amendments include a provision permitting disclosure to a

prescribed entity for crime prevention or law enforcement purposes. Before such

disclosure occurs, the Ministry is required to enter into an agreement with the

prescribed entity respecting the disclosure of the information.

Bill 74 2025

Act to Amend the Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000 with respect

to the disclosure of information obtained from the sex offender registry

His

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

(1) Subsection 10 (1) of Christopher’s Law (Sex

Offender Registry), 2000 is amended by striking out “(3) and (3.1)” and

substituting “(3), (3.0.2) and (3.1)”.

(2) Subsection

10 (3) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Same

(3) A

member of a police service and an employee of or person authorized by the

ministry for the purposes of this

section may disclose information contained in

the sex offender registry to an entity mentioned in subsection (3.0.1) for

crime prevention or law enforcement purposes and the entity may collect, retain

and use the information for crime prevention or law enforcement purposes.

Same,

entities

(3.0.1) The

entities to which information may be disclosed under subsection (3) are the

following:

1. Police

services.

2. Entities

that provide policing under the laws of other jurisdictions.

(3) Section

10 of the Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

Same,

prescribed entities

(3.0.2) An

employee of or person authorized by the ministry for the purposes of this

section may disclose information contained in the sex offender registry to an

entity prescribed for the purposes of this subsection for crime prevention or

law enforcement purposes and the entity may collect, retain and use the

information for crime prevention or law enforcement purposes.

Disclosure

to prescribed entities, agreement required

(3.0.3) Before

a person discloses information under subsection (3.0.2) to a prescribed entity,

the Ministry shall, in accordance with the regulations, if any, enter into an

agreement with the prescribed entity respecting the disclosure of the

information.

(4) Subsection

10 (4) of the Act is amended by striking out “(3) or (3.1)” and substituting

“(3), (3.0.2) or (3.1)”.

Section 14 of the Act is amended by adding the following clauses:

(h.7) prescribing

entities for the purpose of subsection 10 (3.0.2);

(h.8) governing

agreements entered into for the purposes of subsection 10 (3.0.3);

Commencement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this Act comes

into force on a day to be named by order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

(2) Subsection

1 (2) comes into force on the day this Act receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Christopher’s Law (Sex

Offender Registry) Amendment Act (Information Disclosure), 2025 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

December 11, 2025

First Reading

Ruled out of order

Removed from the Orders and Notices Paper

November 20, 2025

First Reading

Ordered for Second Reading

November 20, 2025

First Reading

Vote

Carried

First Reading

November 20, 2025

Carried

Ordered for Second Reading

December 11, 2025

Ruled out of order