Corrections and Conditional Release Act (S.C. 1992, c. 20)

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

• — 2024, c. 17, s. 385(2)

  • • 385 (2) Paragraph 5(f) of the Act is repealed.

• — 2024, c. 17, s. 387

  • 387 Section 58.1 of the Act is repealed.

• — 2024, c. 17, s. 389

  • 389 The heading before section 94.1 and sections 94.1 to 94.8 of the Act are repealed.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 90

  • 90 Section 1 of Schedule I to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (s.3):

    • (s.31) section 264.01 (coercion or control of intimate partner);

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 186

  • 186 Subsection 2(1) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

    historical information

    historical information means information about a person who was, but is no longer, in the care and custody or under the supervision of the Service; (renseignement historique)

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 187

  • 187 Section 17.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):

    • Conditions — protection of victim

      (4.1) If the victim or a person referred to in subsection 26(3) or 142(3) has provided a statement describing the harm, property damage or loss suffered by them as a result of the commission of the offence or its continuing impact on them — including any safety concerns — or commenting on the possible release of the inmate, the Parole Board of Canada or the institutional head, as the case may be, must impose any conditions on the temporary absence of the inmate authorized under subsection (1) that it considers reasonable and necessary in order to protect the victim, including a condition requiring that the inmate abstain from having any contact, including communication by any means, with the victim or from going to any specified place.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 188

  • 188 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 23:

    • Victim statement

      • 23.1 (1) Before placing the offender in a penitentiary, the Service must take reasonable steps to enable the victim or a person referred to in subsection 26(3) to submit a statement of the harm, property damage or loss suffered by them as a result of the commission of the offence or its continuing impact on them and any concerns they may have about the location of the penitentiary in which the offender is confined.

      • Subparagraph 26(1)(c)(iv)

        (2) If the Commissioner discloses information under subparagraph 26(1)(c)(iv), the Service must take reasonable steps to enable the victim or a person referred to in subsection 26(3) to submit a statement of the harm, property damage or loss suffered by them as a result of the commission of the offence or its continuing impact on them and any concerns they may have about the location of the penitentiary in which the offender is confined before the Commissioner makes a decision in respect of the offender’s transfer request, unless it is not practicable to do so.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 189

  • 189 Section 25 of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • Service to give information to parole boards, etc.

      • 25 (1) The Service must give, at the appropriate times, to the Parole Board of Canada, provincial governments, provincial parole boards, police and any body authorized by the Service to supervise offenders, all information, including historical information, under its control that is relevant to release decision-making or to the supervision or surveillance of offenders.

      • Notice to police

        (2) Before the release of an inmate on an unescorted temporary absence, parole or statutory release, the Service must notify the police.

      • Service to give information to police

        (3) If the Service has reasonable grounds to believe that an offender whose sentence or long-term supervision order is about to expire poses a threat to any person, the Service must, prior to the expiry and on a timely basis, take all reasonable steps to give the police all information under its control that is relevant to that perceived threat.

    • Arrangement — component of criminal justice system

      • 25.1 (1) The Service may enter into an arrangement with another component of the criminal justice system in order to disclose information about offenders.

      • Information disclosure

        (2) The Service may, in accordance with an arrangement referred to in subsection (1), disclose to the component of the criminal justice system information, including historical information, about an offender if the Service is satisfied that

        • (a) the information requested is relevant to the mandate and responsibilities of that component of the criminal justice system; and

        • (b) the purpose of the disclosure is to further the proper functioning of the criminal justice system by

          • (i) facilitating the functions of a coroner or a medical examiner,

          • (ii) facilitating the carrying out of a fatality inquest or inquiry,

          • (iii) facilitating the process for a request for extradition,

          • (iv) supporting the functions of the components of the criminal justice system that track high-risk offenders and coordinate information sharing about those offenders,

          • (v) enabling Crown attorneys to make an application under Part XXIV of the Criminal Code for a finding that a person is a dangerous offender or a long-term offender, or

          • (vi) carrying out any other prescribed matter.

    • Information disclosure — correctional authorities

      25.2 The Service may, for the purpose of furthering the proper functioning of the criminal justice system, disclose to the correctional authorities of a province

      • (a) information, including historical information, related to activities that jeopardize the safety of any person or the security of a correctional facility, including the identities, capabilities and intentions of the persons involved in those activities and the methods they use to carry them out;

      • (b) information, including historical information, related to the care and custody of a person who is or is to be in the lawful custody of that correctional authority; and

      • (c) information, including historical information, related to a security threat group identified in accordance with the Commissioner’s Directives, including information related to the persons associated with the group, its structure, its activities — including recruitment activities — and its internal dynamics, as well as its relationships with one or more such groups.

    • Information disclosure — police

      25.3 The Commissioner or a staff member designated by the Commissioner may disclose to the police

      • (a) information related to activities that jeopardize the safety of any person or the security of a penitentiary, including the identities of persons involved in those activities, their intentions and capabilities with respect to those activities and their methods of carrying them out, for the purpose of preventing or mitigating the harm resulting from those activities;

      • (b) information related to a security threat group identified in accordance with the Commissioner’s Directives, including information related to the persons associated with the group, its structure, its activities — including recruitment activities — and its internal dynamics, as well as its relationships with one or more such groups, for the purpose of managing risks to the safety of any person or to the public or to the security of a penitentiary;

      • (c) information related to an activity of an offender, for the purpose of protecting a victim in accordance with the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights;

      • (d) information related to an offender for whom a warrant of apprehension referred to in subsection 137(1) is issued, including data from a monitoring device, for the purpose of locating and apprehending the offender;

      • (e) information related to an offender who is at risk of non-compliance with a condition of their unescorted temporary absence, parole, statutory release or long-term supervision, for the purpose of supervision or surveillance of the offender;

      • (f) information related to an offender, for the purpose of supporting the consideration of their temporary absence request or release plan for parole or of planning for their statutory release or long-term supervision;

      • (g) information related to a person, if

        • (i) the Commissioner or the staff member designated by the Commissioner is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person has committed a criminal offence, and

        • (ii) the Service obtained the information in the course of exercising its powers or performing its duties and functions under this Act or any other Act of Parliament; and

      • (h) information related to any other prescribed matter.

    • Principles

      25.4 The principles that guide the Service in sharing information under sections 25.1 to 25.3 are as follows:

      • (a) an offender is expected not to reoffend or continue to be involved in criminal activity while under sentence or supervision;

      • (b) the Service furthers the protection of society and promotes offender accountability by sharing relevant information at the appropriate time with appropriate components of the criminal justice system;

      • (c) the Service furthers the rehabilitation and reintegration of an offender into society as a law-abiding citizen by sharing relevant information at an appropriate time with federal and provincial authorities so that those authorities can carry out their mandated duties in relation to that purpose;

      • (d) the Service discloses personal information in a reasonable and proportionate manner, with a view to minimizing negative impacts on, or risks to, the affected individual;

      • (e) the Service takes reasonable measures to limit the disclosure of any irrelevant personal information;

      • (f) the Service documents all disclosures of personal information, including the legal authority for, and the purpose and recipient of, the disclosure and maintains records in respect of those disclosures;

      • (g) the Service takes reasonable measures to ensure that any personal information it discloses is accurate, up to date and complete; and

      • (h) the Service is accountable in respect of the disclosure of personal information under this Act and it undertakes a transparent and ongoing review of its information disclosure practices, with a view to improving them.

    • Digital interface — required disclosure

      • 25.5 (1) If the Service is authorized to disclose information about offenders under this Act or any other Act of Parliament and the Service intends to make the disclosure by providing access to a digital interface it administers, it must enter into an arrangement with the recipient of the information.

      • Arrangement

        (2) An arrangement referred to in subsection (1) must include provisions requiring

        • (a) security measures for ensuring that only authorized users are able to access the digital interface for the intended purpose;

        • (b) measures for identifying a privacy breach and notifying the parties to the arrangement of that breach; and

        • (c) any other prescribed measure.

      • Definition of digital interface

        (3) In this section, digital interface means a website, application or other electronic medium through which data or digital content is collected, viewed, consumed, delivered or interacted with.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 190

  • • 190 (1) Subparagraphs 26(1)(b)(ii) to (ii.2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

      • (ii) the name and location of the penitentiary — and the security classification assigned under section 29.1 to the penitentiary or the area in the penitentiary — in which the sentence is being served,

    • (2) Subsection 26(1) of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of subparagraph (c)(iii) and by adding the following after subparagraph (c)(iii):

      • (iv) in accordance with the Commissioner’s Directives, a request submitted by the offender for a transfer referred to in section 29,

      • (v) if the offender is transferred, a summary of the reasons for the transfer and the name and location of the penitentiary in which the sentence is being served,

      • (vi) the security classification that is assigned to the offender under subsection 30(1); and

    • (3) Subsection 26(1.1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • Timing of disclosure — release

        (1.1) The Commissioner must disclose the information referred to in subparagraphs (1)(c)(i) to (iii) before the day on which the offender is released and, unless it is not practicable to do so, the Commissioner must disclose it at least 14 days before that day.

      • Timing of disclosure — transfer

        (1.11) The Commissioner must disclose the information referred to in subparagraph (1)(c)(v) before the day on which the offender is transferred, unless it is not practicable to do so.

    • (4) Section 26 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1.2):

      • Disclosure — explanation

        (1.3) Any disclosure made under subparagraph (1)(a)(iv) or (1)(c)(i) must include an explanation of how the applicable dates are determined.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 191

  • 191 Section 28 of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (b), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after paragraph (c):

    • (d) the location of the penitentiary, if a victim has expressed concerns to the Service about the location of the penitentiary in which the sentence is being served.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 192

  • • 192 (1) Subsection 133(3.2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • Written reasons

        (3.2) If, after receiving a statement referred to in subsection (3.1), the releasing authority decides not to impose a condition that is requested in the statement, the releasing authority must provide written reasons for that decision.

    • (2) Paragraph 133(6)(b) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (b) in respect of conditions imposed under subsection (3), (3.1), (4) or (4.1), remove or vary any such condition.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 193

  • • 193 (1) The portion of subsection 140(13) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

      • Audio recording

        (13) Subject to any conditions specified by the Board, a victim, a person referred to in subsection 142(3) or a person designated under subsection 142(3.1) is entitled, on request, after a hearing in respect of a review referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b), to listen to an audio recording of the hearing, other than portions of the hearing that the Board considers

    • (2) Paragraph 140(13)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (b) should not be heard by the victim, a person referred to in subsection 142(3) or a person designated under subsection 142(3.1), because the privacy interest of any person clearly outweighs the interest of the victim or the person.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 194

  • • 194 (1) Subparagraph 142(1)(a)(iv) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (iv) eligibility dates and review dates applicable to the offender under this Part in respect of unescorted temporary absences, parole or escorted temporary absences that are authorized under section 17.1 or approved under section 746.1 of the Criminal Code; and

    • (2) Subparagraph 142(1)(b)(iii) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (iii) the date, if any, on which the offender is to be released on unescorted temporary absence, escorted temporary absence if the Board approves the absence as required by section 746.1 of the Criminal Code, parole or statutory release,

    • (3) Subparagraphs 142(1)(b)(v) and (vi) of the Act are replaced by the following:

      • (iv.1) the reason for the postponement of a review,

      • (iv.2) the outcome of any decision made by the Board in respect of the conditional release of the offender under this Part or of a request for an escorted temporary absence authorized under section 17.1 or approved under section 746.1 of the Criminal Code,

      • (v) the reasons for, and any of the conditions attached to, the offender’s unescorted temporary absence or escorted temporary absence authorized under section 17.1 or approved under section 746.1 of the Criminal Code,

      • (v.1) any of the conditions attached to the offender’s parole or statutory release,

      • (vi) the destination of the offender on any unescorted temporary absence, parole, statutory release or escorted temporary absence authorized under section 17.1 or approved under section 746.1 of the Criminal Code, and whether the offender will be in the vicinity of the victim while travelling to that destination,

    • (4) Section 142 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

      • Disclosure — explanation

        (1.1) Any disclosure made under subparagraph (1)(a)(iv) or (1)(b)(iii) must include an explanation of how the applicable dates are determined.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 195

  • 195 Subsection 144(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • Registry of decisions

      • 144 (1) The Board must maintain a registry of the decisions it renders under Part I or this Part or under paragraph 746.1(2)(c) or (3)(c) of the Criminal Code and its reasons for those decisions.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 196

  • Section 25.5 — Corrections and Conditional Release Act

    196 Section 25.5 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, as enacted by section 189, does not apply to the disclosure of information about offenders by the Correctional Service of Canada through a digital interface that it administers until the 181st day after the day on which section 189 comes into force, if the disclosure is made under an arrangement entered into before that day.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 204

  • Bill C-221

    • 204 (1) Subsections (2) to (7) apply if Bill C-221, introduced in the 1st session of the 45th Parliament and entitled An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims) (in this section referred to as the “other Act”), receives royal assent.

    • (2) If section 1 of the other Act comes into force before subsection 190(4) of this Act, then, on the day on which that subsection 190(4) comes into force,

      • (a) subparagraph 26(1)‍(a)‍(iv) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act is replaced by the following:

        • (iv) eligibility dates and review dates applicable to the offender under this Act in respect of temporary absences or parole;

      • (b) subparagraph 26(1)‍(c)‍(i) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act is replaced by the following:

        • (i) the date, if any, on which the offender is to be released on temporary absence, work release, parole or statutory release,

    • (3) If subsection 190(4) of this Act comes into force before section 1 of the other Act, then that section 1 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

    • (4) If section 1 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 190(4) of this Act, then that section 1 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

    • (5) If section 194 of this Act comes into force before section 2 of the other Act, then that section 2 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

    • (6) If section 2 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 194 of this Act, then that section 2 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.