Correctional Service of Canada

Correctional Service of Canada
Service correctionnel du Canada
Badge of the CSC[1]
Badge of the CSC[1]
CSC Patch
CSC Patch
Common nameCorrections Canada
AbbreviationCSC/SCC
MottoFutura Recipere
(Latin for "To grasp the future")[1]
Agency overview
FormedDecember 21, 1978
Preceding agencies
Employees14,452 (March 31, 2006)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionCanada
Governing bodyPublic Safety Canada
Constituting instrument
Operational structure
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Regions
6
  • National Headquarters: Ottawa
  • Pacific Region: British Columbia & Yukon
  • Prairie Region: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories
  • Ontario Region: Greater Ontario and Nunavut
  • Quebec Region: Quebec
  • Atlantic Region: Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador
Website
www.csc-scc.gc.ca
Head office of the Correctional Service of Canada in Ottawa

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC; French: Service correctionnel du Canada), also known as Correctional Service Canada or Corrections Canada, is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders sentenced to two years or more.[3] The agency has its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario.[4]

The CSC officially came into being on April 10, 1979, when Queen Elizabeth II signed authorization for the newly commissioned agency and presented it with its armorial bearings.

The Commissioner of the CSC is recommended for appointment by the Prime Minister and approved by an Order in Council. This appointed position reports directly to the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs and is accountable to the public via the Parliament. The current Commissioner of the CSC is Anne Kelly, who served as the senior deputy commissioner prior to the retirement of Don Head in February 2018.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference GG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ethnocultural Services". www.csc-scc.gc.ca. Government of Canada, Correctional Service Canada, Reintegration Programs Division. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. ^ "About Us". Correctional Service of Canada. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  4. ^ "Contact Us." Correctional Service of Canada. Retrieved on December 21, 2009. "National Headquarters: 340 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P9"
  5. ^ Appointment of an Interim Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada
  6. ^ "The Prime Minister announces a change in the senior ranks of the Public Service". pm.gc.ca (Press release). PMO. July 27, 2018.