Ontario to Prohibit Name Changes for Sex Offenders

Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner speaks during a press conference at the Toronto Police College in Etobicoke, Ont., on April 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin

The Ontario government is proposing legislative changes that would ban sex offenders from legally changing their names, and require stricter regulations for the monitoring and supervision of sex offenders.

The move to update the current legislation, known as Christopher’s Law, was announced in a Nov. 15 government release.