e-1334 (Sexual exploitation of minors)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Justice
- Between 2015 and 2016, the rate of police-reported sexual violations against children increased 30% to 6,917 incidents;
- Child pornography incidents increased from 4,380 incidents in 2015 to 6,245 incidents in 2016;
- Federal/Provincial institutions have limited sex offender treatment programs across Canada. Currently, there is no Correctional Service of Canada program geared specifically for child pornography or child sex offenders;
- Most child porn offenders receiving provincial jail time must wait until their sentence is over to access outpatient treatment as part of either parole or probation conditions; and
- Under the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights, the federal, provincial and territorial governments share responsibility for criminal justice, however only minimal short term counselling services and/or minimal financial compensation is provided for victims in some provinces and territories.
- Open for signature
- November 2, 2017, at 5:09 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- March 2, 2018, at 5:09 p.m. (EDT)