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Create limited public sex-offender registry

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Petitioners ask Parliament to amend the Sex Offender Information Registration Act to create a limited public registry of people convicted of sexual offences against children or vulnerable persons, disclosing only safety‑necessary information while protecting victims and allowing corrections and due process.

Why we would sign this petition

  • Gives communities limited access to information about convicted offenders against children and vulnerable people, which could help parents and caregivers make safer decisions.
  • Creates a national, harmonized approach by working with provinces and territories, reducing patchwork differences in public access to sex‑offender information.
  • Restricts disclosures to safety‑necessary details while requiring victim protection, error correction and due‑process safeguards to reduce misuse risks.

Why we wouldn’t sign this petition

  • Public registries risk stigmatizing people after sentence completion, complicating reintegration and possibly increasing recidivism.
  • Disclosure may inadvertently identify victims or harm privacy despite safeguards, raising legal and ethical concerns.
  • Creating and maintaining a consistent national public registry requires significant coordination and costs; provinces may resist or adopt different standards.

The summary and both sets of reasons are AI-generated from the petition and given equal weight. Claims are the petitioners’ own; consult the official record for the full text.

Official petition

Petition to the House of Commons Canadians have a fundamental interest in protecting children and other vulnerable persons from sexual exploitation and abuse; For the purpose of this petition, "vulnerable persons" includes children and other vulnerable persons as recognized under Canadian law, are at greater risk of sexual exploitation or abuse; The National Sex Offender Registry is accessible only to law enforcement, leaving communities with limited access to information that could improve public safety; and Limited public access to information about individuals convicted of designated sexual offences against children and vulnerable persons could help Canadians make informed decisions while respecting the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to 1. Amend the Sex Offender Information Registration Act to establish a limited public section of the National Sex Offender Registry for individuals convicted of designated sexual offences against children and other legally recognized vulnerable persons; 2. Disclose only information reasonably necessary for public safety while protecting victims' identities, ensuring due process, providing a process to correct errors; and 3. Work with provinces and territories to create a consistent national public registry. 1. Amend the Sex Offender Information Registration Act to establish a limited public section of the National Sex Offender Registry for individuals convicted of designated sexual offences against children and other legally recognized vulnerable persons; 2. Disclose only information reasonably necessary for public safety while protecting victims' identities, ensuring due process, providing a process to correct errors; and 3. Work with provinces and territories to create a consistent national public registry

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