Bill S-2 (Historical)

Protecting Victims From Sex Offenders Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts

This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the National Defence Act to enhance police investigation of crimes of a sexual nature and allow police services to use the national database proactively to prevent crimes of a sexual nature.
It also amends the Criminal Code and the International Transfer of Offenders Act to require sex offenders arriving in Canada to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act.
It also amends the Criminal Code to provide that sex offenders who are subject to a mandatory requirement to comply with the Sex Offender Information Registration Act are also subject to a mandatory requirement to provide a sample for forensic DNA analysis.
It also amends the National Defence Act to reflect the amendments to the Criminal Code relating to the registration of sex offenders.

Similar bills

C-34 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Protecting Victims From Sex Offenders Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-2s:

S-2 (2021) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

S-2 (2020) An Act to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act

S-2 (2016) Law Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act

S-2 (2013) Law Incorporation by Reference in Regulations Act

S-2 (2011) Law Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act

S-2 (2009) Law An Act to amend the Customs Act