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Ontario to ban name changes for sex offenders, solicitor general says

Published Nov 15, 2024 at 6:25pm

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Ontario to ban name changes for sex offenders, solicitor general says

Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner speaks during a press conference at the Toronto Police College in Etobicoke, Ont., on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Kerzner says those who are on the provincial sex offender registry will no longer allow them to legally change their name once legislation is passed.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

Ontario plans to ban registered sex offenders from changing their names.

Solicitor General Michael Kerzner says those who are on the provincial sex offender registry will no longer be allowed to legally change their name once new legislation is passed.

Kerzner says his government's planned changes to Christopher's Law would also require registered sex offenders to disclose their email and social-media accounts, and report any changes to their usernames.

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