Sex offenders will need to notify before leaving Canada

VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his government will require notification from convicted sex offenders who plan to travel outside Canada.

Harper says the proposed legislation to be introduced this fall will also put better information sharing in place between police and border officials to keep track of sex offenders.

Harper promised a national database accessible to the public of high-risk child sex offenders who have been the subject of public notifications.

The announcement is part of the government’s proposed measures to get tough on crime, these aimed at fighting child sexual exploitation in Canada and abroad.

Harper made the announcement in Vancouver as Ottawa prepares for a federal review panel report on the Northern Gateway pipeline.

The panel will report to the federal minister by the end of the year.