News that convicted killer Karla Homolka may plan to live in Quebec after her release from jail this summer has raised concerns among residents in a Montreal neighbourhood.

Homolka's father, Karel, said in a TV interview on Thursday that his daughter has already started looking for an apartment in the middle-class district of Notre-Dame-de-Grace (NDG) in Montreal.

Homolka is scheduled to be released from prison July 5. But she could be free as early as June 23 under Corrections Canada guidelines.

Homolka has learned to speak French during her prison sentence.

"Really, what someone like Karla Homolka wants -- if not absolutely needs -- is anonymity," lawyer Paul Burstein told Canada AM.

Burstein, who was the lawyer at one time for Homolka's former husband, Paul Bernardo, said Quebec may be a good choice for Homolka.

"She's thinking to herself: 'Where in Canada is there going to be the least access to information about this case?'" he said.

"Maybe (she's thinking) Quebec has a slightly greater deficit in their knowledge about who Karla Homolka is."

Some residents of Notre-Dame-de-Grace, however, don't like the idea of Homolka living in their midst.

"No, we don't want her here. Absolutely," one woman told CTV News.

"It adds some fear to living here," one man said.

"I don't want that sicko here," Elen Babic, 20, told the Canadian Press, saying she fears for the safety of her nine-year-old sister.

In 1993, Homolka was convicted of manslaughter for her part in the murders of teens Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French. The crimes took place in St. Catharines, Ont.

Homolka testified against Bernardo in a so-called "deal with the devil." He was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.

He was also declared a dangerous offender, making it unlikely he will ever leave prison.

Could include curfews

No matter where she moves in Canada, provincial authorities are expected to seek restrictions on where she wants to live, work, and travel.

If Homolka violates a condition of the order, Ontario's Attorney General, Michael Bryant, has said she can expect a "swift return to court" and also a "vigourous prosecution."

Bryant said Thursday the province's legal battle to limit Homolka's freedoms upon her release this summer will be brought before a Quebec judge on June 2.

A team of Ontario prosecutors will seek a recognizance order against the schoolgirl killer that could include curfews, mandatory reporting to police and limits on who she can associate with.

"We could have our recognizance order in place prior to her release and taking effect the moment she is released," Bryant said.

The victims' families have also provided input into what restrictions they'd like to see against Homolka, Bryant said.

Still, Burstein wondered what exactly could be done.

"It really seems like political grandstanding," he said.

'Deadly'

Another factor fueling public concern and outrage is the release of the film, Deadly, which details Homolka's and Bernardo's crimes.

The Hollywood film is slated to be released in the United States later this year. However, it could be out in Canada first.

On Friday, the film's producer, Michael Sellers told Canada AM he's aware of how people feel and set out to "behave responsibly."

When asked if the movie is sympathetic to Homolka, he replied: "No."

Sellers also said he will work with Tim Danson, a lawyer for the Mahaffy and French families.

"He requested an opportunity to prescreen the movie and he and I are working together to make that happen."

And, while Sellers is the father of three teenage daughters, he said he still decided to go ahead and make Deadly, partially based on his children's' input.

"They went online and researched and tried to learn about it," he said.

"They ultimately came to the conclusion that it was something they felt they were actually safer for having known about. "It made them much more aware of predators."

With files from The Canadian Press