SOIRA Designated Offences

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Designated offences

The offences in the left column are designated offences under s.490.011(1)(a) that are eligible for a SOIRA Order under s. 490.012(1). The offences in the right column are designated offences under s.490.011(1)(b) that are eligible for a SOIRA Order under s. 490.012(2), if the crown can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the offence was committed for the intent to commit an offence under s.490.011(1)(a).

Sex Offender Registration Act establishes a database accessible to police that contains addresses, descriptions, and other information regarding sex offenders. The offender is obligated to keep the information on file up to date for the period ordered. This will either be 10 years, 20 years, or life. Failure to comply with the order is a criminal offence.

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Definitions

490.011 (1) The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 490.012 to 490.032 [relating to SOIRA orders].
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"designated offence" means

(a) an offence under any of the following provisions:

(i) subsection 7(4.1) (offence in relation to sexual offences against children),

(ii) section 151 (sexual interference),

(iii) section 152 (invitation to sexual touching),

(iv) section 153 (sexual exploitation),

(v) section 153.1 (sexual exploitation of person with disability),

(vi) section 155 (incest),

(vi.01) subsection 160(1) (bestiality),

(vi.1) subsection 160(2) (compelling the commission of bestiality),

(vii) subsection 160(3) (bestiality in presence of or by a child),

(viii) section 163.1 (child pornography),

(ix) section 170 (parent or guardian procuring sexual activity),

(ix.1) section 171.1 (making sexually explicit material available to child),

(x) section 172.1 (luring a child),

(x.1) section 172.2 (agreement or arrangement — sexual offence against child),

(xi) subsection 173(2) (exposure),

(xii) to (xv) [Repealed, 2014, c. 25, s. 25]

(xvi) section 271 (sexual assault),

(xvii) section 272 (sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm),

(xviii) paragraph 273(2)(a) (aggravated sexual assault — use of a restricted firearm or prohibited firearm or any firearm in connection with criminal organization),

(xviii.1) paragraph 273(2)(a.1) (aggravated sexual assault — use of a firearm),

(xix) paragraph 273(2)(b) (aggravated sexual assault),

(xx) subsection 273.3(2) (removal of a child from Canada),

(xxi) section 279.011 (trafficking  —  person under 18 years),

(xxii) subsection 279.02(2) (material benefit  —  trafficking of person under 18 years),

(xxiii) subsection 279.03(2) (withholding or destroying documents  —  trafficking of person under 18 years),

(xxiv) subsection 286.1(2) (obtaining sexual services for consideration from person under 18 years),

(xxv) subsection 286.2(2) (material benefit from sexual services provided by person under 18 years), and

(xxvi) subsection 286.3(2) (procuring  — person under 18 years);

(b) an offence under any of the following provisions:

(i) section 162 (voyeurism),

(i.1) subsection 173(1) (indecent acts),

(ii) section 177 (trespassing at night),

(iii) [Repealed, 2019, c. 25, s. 202]

(iii.1) section 231 (murder),

(iv) section 234 (manslaughter),

(v) paragraph 246(b) (overcoming resistance to commission of offence),

(vi) section 264 (criminal harassment),

(vii) section 279 (kidnapping),

(vii.1) section 279.01 (trafficking in persons),

(vii.11) subsection 279.02(1) (material benefit  —  trafficking),

(vii.12) subsection 279.03(1) (withholding or destroying documents  —  trafficking),

(viii) section 280 (abduction of a person under age of sixteen),

(ix) section 281 (abduction of a person under age of fourteen),

(ix.1) subsection 286.1(1) (obtaining sexual services for consideration),

(ix.2) subsection 286.2(1) (material benefit from sexual services),

(ix.3) subsection 286.3(1) (procuring),

(x) paragraph 348(1)(d) (breaking and entering a dwelling house with intent to commit an indictable offence),

(xi) paragraph 348(1)(d) (breaking and entering a dwelling house and committing an indictable offence),

(xii) paragraph 348(1)(e) (breaking and entering a place other than a dwelling house with intent to commit an indictable offence), and

(xiii) paragraph 348(1)(e) (breaking and entering a place other than a dwelling house and committing an indictable offence);

(c) an offence under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Code, chapter C-34 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, as they read from time to time before January 4, 1983:

(i) section 144 (rape),

(ii) section 145 (attempt to commit rape),

(iii) section 149 (indecent assault on female),

(iv) section 156 (indecent assault on male), and

(v) subsection 246(1) (assault with intent) if the intent is to commit an offence referred to in any of subparagraphs (i) to (iv);

(c.1) an offence under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Code, chapter C-34 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, as enacted by section 19 of An Act to amend the Criminal Code in relation to sexual offences and other offences against the person and to amend certain other Acts in relation thereto or in consequence thereof, chapter 125 of the Statutes of Canada, 1980-81-82-83:

(i) section 246.1 (sexual assault),

(ii) section 246.2 (sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm), and

(iii) section 246.3 (aggravated sexual assault);

(d) an offence under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Code, chapter C-34 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, as they read from time to time before January 1, 1988:

(i) subsection 146(1) (sexual intercourse with a female under age of fourteen),

(ii) subsection 146(2) (sexual intercourse with a female between ages of fourteen and sixteen),

(iii) section 153 (sexual intercourse with step-daughter),

(iv) section 157 (gross indecency),

(v) section 166 (parent or guardian procuring defilement), and

(vi) section 167 (householder permitting defilement);

(d.1) an offence under any of the following provisions of this Act, as they read from time to time before the day on which this paragraph comes into force:

(i) paragraph 212(1)(i) (stupefying or overpowering for the purpose of sexual intercourse),

(ii) subsection 212(2) (living on the avails of prostitution of person under 18 years),

(iii) subsection 212(2.1) (aggravated offence in relation to living on the avails of prostitution of person under 18 years), and

(iv) subsection 212(4) (prostitution of person under 18 years);

(e) an attempt or conspiracy to commit an offence referred to in any of paragraphs (a), (c), (c.1), (d) and (d.1); or

(f) an attempt or conspiracy to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (b). (infraction désignée)

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[omitted (2)]
2004, c. 10, s. 20; 2005, c. 43, s. 6; 2007, c. 5, s. 11; 2008, c. 6, s. 36; 2010, c. 3, s. 7, c. 17, s. 4; 2012, c. 1, ss. 31, 141; 2014, c. 25, s. 25; 2019, c. 17, s. 4; 2019, c. 25, s. 202.

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