ontario regulation 372/25

made under the

Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000

Made: December 11, 2025
Filed: December 16, 2025
Published on e-Laws: December 16, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: January 3, 2026

Amending O. Reg. 69/01

(GENERAL)

1. Ontario Regulation 69/01 is amended by adding the following section:

Definition

0.1 In this Regulation,

“digital identifier” means a user name, alias, moniker, handle, screen name, profile name or other unique identifier used to communicate on a digital application or platform and does not include an Internet Protocol (IP) address, a Media Access Control (MAC) address or a password or personal identification number used to log on to the application or platform.

2. (1) The English version of subsection 1 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(1) An offender who has been in Ontario for 15 consecutive days shall be deemed to have resided in Ontario since the first consecutive day.

(2) The English version of subsection 1 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) An offender who has been in Ontario for 15 non-consecutive days in any 30-day period shall be deemed to have resided in Ontario since the first day.

(3) The English version of subsection 1 (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “he or she” and substituting “the offender”.

3. Subsection 1.1 (1.1) of the Regulation is revoked.

4. The Regulation is amended by adding the following sections:

Requirement to appear in person during release interval of intermittent sentence

1.3 (1) This section applies to an offender who is serving a sentence intermittently in respect of an offence other than a sex offence.

(2) Subsection 7 (2) of the Act does not apply to an offender described in subsection (1) of this section when the offender is released from custody but required to return to custody as part of their intermittent sentence.

(3) An offender in the circumstances described in subsection (2) must instead appear in person at a designated bureau, police station or detachment of the police service that provides policing where the offender resides or at another place in the area where the police service provides policing designated by that police service and comply with subsection 3 (2) of the Act before the earlier of,

(a) the day the offender returns to custody; or

(b) seven days after the day the offender was released from custody.

What constitutes a change of address

1.4 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the following constitutes a change of address for the purposes of clause 3 (1) (c) of the Act:

1. A change in the address of the offender’s main residence or, if the offender does not have a fixed address, a change in the location where the offender is found most frequently.

2. A change in the address of a secondary residence that is located in Canada.

(2) A change in the offender’s main residence is not a change of address for the purposes of clause 3 (1) (c) of the Act if,

(a) the change is from a location with no fixed address to another location with no fixed address; and

(b) the same police service has policing responsibility for both locations.

5. (1) Subsection 2 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

2.1 The offender’s sex assigned at birth.

2.2 The offender’s gender identity.

. . . . .

3.1 If the offender does not have a fixed address, a description of the location where the offender is found most frequently.

. . . . .

4.1 The offender’s personal and business email addresses and the date when the offender started using each email address.

(2) Paragraph 5 of subsection 2 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

5. Any other addresses, telephone numbers or email addresses used by the offender since the last time the offender registered, and the applicable dates for them.

5.0.1 The name of any digital application or platform that the offender uses to communicate with other users and the digital identifier or identifiers the offender uses on the application or platform, other than any digital identifier that is only used to communicate with a financial institution or a government.

(3) The English version of paragraph 5.3 of subsection 2 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “his or her” and substituting “the offender’s”.

(4) Paragraph 6.1 of subsection 2 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

6.1 If the offender has a driver’s licence, the driver’s licence number and expiry date.

(5) Subsection 2 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

6.3 Every passport issued to the offender, including,

i. the passport number,

ii. the country of issue,

iii. the date of issue,

iv. the expiry date of the passport,

v. the place of birth listed on the passport, if any, and

vi. the name on the passport, if the name is different from the offender’s name in the sex offender registry.

. . . . .

7.1 The following information in respect of any period of travel described in clauses 3 (1) (e.3) to (e.8) of the Act:

i. The date of departure.

ii. The date of return.

iii. The names of every city, province, territory, state, country, port of call or port of destination that the offender intends to visit during the period of travel.

iv. The addresses of every location where the offender expects to stay or, if no address exists, a description of the location where the offender expects to stay.

v. A copy of any passport or other travel document that the offender intends to use to enable the travel.

(6) The English version of paragraphs 8.0.2 and 8.0.3 of subsection 2 (1) of the Regulation are amended by striking out “his or her” wherever it appears and substituting in each case “the offender’s”.

(7) Paragraphs 9 and 9.1 of subsection 2 (1) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

9. The date when and place where the offender appeared in person in compliance with subsection 3 (1) or 7 (2) of the Act, the reason for the registration, the reporting period imposed on the offender under section 7 of the Act and the proof of identity provided by the offender at registration.

9.1 If the offender is appearing in person under clause 3 (1) (e) of the Act before ceasing to be a resident of Ontario, the offender’s new address outside of Ontario and, if the offender does not know the address, as much information as the offender does know about their relocation outside of Ontario, such as the area of the city, the city or the province, territory, state or country to which the offender is relocating.

(8) Clause 2 (4) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) taken by the police service when the offender appears in person pursuant to subsection 3 (1) or 7 (2) of the Act; or

6. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

Limitation on verification of address

2.1 When verifying an address under subsection 4 (2) of the Act, a police service is only required to verify the address of the offender’s main residence or, if the offender does not have a fixed address, the location where the offender is found most frequently.

7. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

Exceptions to in person requirements

2.2 (1) Clauses 3 (1) (c.1) to (c.5) and (e.3) to (e.8) of the Act are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 1 of subsection 3 (1.0.1) of the Act and paragraph 1 of subsection 7 (2.0.1) of the Act.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph 2 of subsection 3 (1.0.1) of the Act and paragraph 2 of subsection 7 (2.0.1) of the Act, the following are prescribed as the requirements that an offender must comply with in order to not have to appear in person to report the information prescribed by subsection (1) of this section:

1. The offender must have already reported in person at least once to the police service that they are required to report to, must have reported their telephone number or email address to the police service and must have been given a telephone number or email address to report to by the police service.

2. The offender must report the information using the telephone number or email address that the offender already reported to the police service and must report the information to the telephone number or email address identified by the police service for this purpose.

3. If the offender is reporting a change of name, the offender must report the new name by email or by text message and must include a scanned copy of their change of name document in the email or text message.

4. If the offender is reporting a new passport, the offender must report the new passport by email or text message, must include a scanned copy of the page in the passport that displays the offender’s photograph in the email or text message and must bring their passport the next time the offender appears in person at the police service.

8. The English version of subsection 4 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(3) Despite subsection (2), if an offender appears in person pursuant to subsection 3 (1) or 7 (2) of the Act after a warrant for the offender’s arrest has been issued under subsection 11 (3) or (5) of the Act, but before the warrant has been executed, the warrant shall be deemed to be executed at that time.

9. The English version of subsection 5 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “his or her” and substituting “the officer’s”.

Commencement

10. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this Regulation comes into force on the later of the day subsection 3 (3) of Schedule 3 to the Safer Streets, Stronger Communities Act, 2024 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.

(2) Section 3 comes into force on the later of the day subsection 1 (2) of Schedule 3 to the Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act, 2025 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.

(3) Section 7 comes into force on the latest of the following days:

1. November 1, 2026.

2. The day subsection 3 (3) of Schedule 3 to the Safer Streets, Stronger Communities Act, 2024 comes into force.

3. The day this Regulation is filed.