On January 15, 2026, the Inuvik RCMP Detachment updated its digital resources to give Northwest Territories residents direct access to the newly launched national High Risk Child Sex Offender Database. The tool allows people to see whether individuals assessed as high risk of committing sexual offences against children are living in their community, municipality or region.
The RCMP launched the public Database to centralize information that had previously been fragmented; unlike the National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR), which remains accessible only to law enforcement, this Database is publicly searchable. The Database allows users to search by community or region and contains offender profiles that may include a photograph, name (and aliases), a general place of residence (city/town/municipality), a description of offences and limited personal details to help the public stay informed about local safety.
This change follows the federal High Risk Child Sex Offender Database Act, which came into force on December 31, 2024, and requires the RCMP Commissioner to establish the publicly accessible Database. Before the Act, public notifications about high-risk offenders were handled case-by-case by local police services and often issued via local media or public notices.
Police emphasize the Database is intended for personal safety and situational awareness only. The RCMP warns that the information must not be used to harass or threaten anyone listed; anyone who uses the information to commit a crime could be investigated and prosecuted.
If you have immediate safety concerns, contact the Inuvik RCMP Detachment directly. According to local briefing material, the Database includes information that became public on or after January 1, 2025. For more information, see the RCMP national release and the Database information pages.
