• The Offender Management Unit, or OMU, is based out of 2 District in Oakville. 

What is the role of the OMU?

• The OMU manages the Halton Sex Offender Registry, Halton High-Risk offenders and all outstanding Halton Region arrest warrants.

How is the Sex Offender Registry (SOR) managed?

• The OMU is in direct contact with every registered sex offender in Halton Region.
• Compliance with SOR requirements is ensured through regular enforcement.

How are high-risk offenders managed?

• High-risk offenders are managed through partnerships with Halton Probation & Parole, The Halton Crown Attorney's Office and victim support groups.
• The OMU identifies offenders that pose a risk to members or groups in our community.
• Once identified, the OMU meets with Probation & Parole to determine proper supervision strategies specific to each offender.

How are Halton arrest warrants managed?

• The OMU reviews each warrant, assigns a priority level to each one and ensures action is taken to execute each one.

What is the Ontario Sex Offender Registry?

• The Ontario Sex Offender Registry is a provincial registration system for sex offenders that have been released into the community that obligates them to report annually to police. Police enter information on these individuals into a database during the registration process.

What legislation governs the Ontario Sex Offender Registry?

• The Ontario Sex Offender Registry is governed by Christopher's Law.

What is Christopher’s Law?

• Ontario's Ontario Sex Offender Registry was sparked by the brutal 1988 murder of 11-year-old Christopher Stephenson at the hands of a convicted pedophile on federal statutory release. At the 1993 inquest into Christopher's death, the coroner's jury recommended creating a national registry for convicted sex offenders that required them to register with their local police service.
• Christopher's death highlighted the need to provide police services with a greater ability to monitor sex offenders in our communities. Agreeing with the jury's recommendations, the Government of Ontario introduced legislation creating Canada's first provincial registry of convicted sex offenders.
• With the encouragement of, and support from, the Stephenson family, victims' groups and law enforcement organizations, Christopher's Law (Ontario Sex Offender Registry 2000) was proclaimed on April 23, 2001, making the Ontario Sex Offender Registry a reality.
• Christopher's Law represents a vital step in fighting crime that protects vulnerable children and adults and safeguarding our communities.

Who must register for the Ontario Sex Offender Registry?

• Anyone residing in Ontario who has been convicted anywhere in Canada of one or more of the following Criminal Code offences must register with the police:
  • Sexual interference
  • Invitation to sexual touching
  • Sexual exploitation
  • Incest
  • Bestiality
  • Child pornography (making, possession, distribution)
  • Parent or guardian procuring sexual activity
  • Exposure
  • Sexual assault
  • Sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm
  • Aggravated sexual assault

Will I ever be notified of offenders in my community?

• Yes, the Police Services Act, as amended by the Community Safety Act, empowers local Chiefs of Police to publicly disclose information about offenders considered to pose significant risks to a community.
• Such disclosure must be done in accordance with the Police Services Act and its regulations.

Can a sex offender live next to a school or with children?

• Current legislation does not limit where a sex offender can live.  However, the sex offender may be placed on these conditions through forms of release, probation, and parole.