DNA Data Bank in Canada

The Canadian National DNA Data Bank opened for business in June 2000. DNA profiles from biological samples are kept in two indexes - one for convicted offenders and one for unsolved crime scenes. The DNA Data Bank provides a useful tool for crime investigators. It helps them identify suspects, link crime scenes where there are no suspects, eliminate suspects, and determine if a serial offender may be involved in a crime. The Canadian DNA Data Bank is available to all law enforcement agencies across Canada, and has resulted in more than 5000 matches between crime scenes and convicted offenders.

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