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First Session, Forty-second Parliament,

64-65-66-67 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-83
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act

Reprinted as amended by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at Report Stage and as reported to the House on December 4, 2018

MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

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SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to, among other things,

(a)eliminate the use of administrative segregation and disciplinary segregation;

(b)authorize the Commissioner to designate a penitentiary or an area in a penitentiary as a structured intervention unit for the confinement of inmates who cannot be maintained in the mainstream inmate population for security or other reasons;

(c)provide less invasive alternatives to physical body cavity searches;

(d)affirm that the Correctional Service of Canada has the obligation to support the autonomy and clinical independence of registered health care professionals;

(e)provide that the Correctional Service of Canada has the obligation to provide inmates with access to patient advocacy services;

(f)provide that the Correctional Service of Canada has an obligation to consider systemic and background factors unique to Indigenous offenders in all decision-making; and

(g)improve victims’ access to audio recordings of parole hearings.

This enactment also amends the English version of a provision of the Criminal Records Act.

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1st Session, 42nd Parliament,

64-65-66-67 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-83

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1992, c. 20

Corrections and Conditional Release Act

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

Indigenous, in respect of a person, includes a First Nation person, an Inuit or a Métis person; (autochtone)

2 Insertion start (1) Insertion end Insertion start Insertion end Insertion start Paragraph 4(c) of the Act is replaced by the following: Insertion end

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    (c)the Service uses the least restrictive measures consistent with the protection of society, staff members and offenders;

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2012, c. 1, s. 54

Insertion start (2) Insertion end Paragraph 4(g) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (g)correctional policies, programs and practices respect gender, ethnic, cultural, Insertion start religious Insertion end and linguistic differences, Insertion start sexual orientation and gender identity and expression Insertion end , and are responsive to the special needs of women, Indigenous persons, Insertion start visible minorities Insertion end , persons requiring mental health care and other groups;

3Section 15.‍1 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

Update of plan — structured intervention unit

(2.‍1)If an offender is in a structured intervention unit and a determination is made under Insertion start subsection 29.‍01(2) Insertion end , paragraph 37.‍3(1) Insertion start (b) Insertion end or section 37.‍4 that the offender should remain in the Insertion start structured intervention Insertion end unit, the institutional head shall, as soon as practicable after the determination, cause the offender’s correctional plan to be updated, in consultation with the offender, in order to ensure that they receive the most effective programs at the appropriate time during their confinement in the Insertion start structured intervention Insertion end unit and to prepare them for reintegration into the mainstream inmate population Insertion start as soon as possible Insertion end .

2016, c. 3, s. 8

4(1)Subsection 19(1.‍1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Exceptions

(1.‍1)Subsection (1) does not apply to

  • (a)a death that results from an inmate receiving medical assistance in dying, as defined in section 241.‍1 of the Criminal Code, in accordance with section 241.‍2 of that Act; or

  • (b)if a registered health care professional advises the Service in writing that the registered health care professional has reasonable grounds to believe that an inmate’s death is from a natural cause.

(2)Subsection 19(2) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Rapport à l’enquêteur correctionnel

(2)Le Service remet à l’enquêteur correctionnel, au sens de la partie III, une copie du rapport.

5The Act is amended by adding the following after section 19:

Quality of care review

19.‍1(1)If a registered health care professional advises the Service in writing that the registered health care professional has reasonable grounds to believe that the death of an inmate is from a natural cause, the Service shall, whether or not there is an investigation under section 20, without delay, cause a review to be conducted by a registered health care professional employed or engaged by the Service for the purpose of determining the quality of care provided to the inmate in the penitentiary. The registered health care professional shall report on the review to the Commissioner or to a person designated by the Commissioner.

Copy to Correctional Investigator

(2)The Service shall give the Correctional Investigator, as defined in Part III, a copy of its report referred to in subsection (1).

6 Insertion start (1) Insertion end Insertion start Insertion end Insertion start The portion of section 28 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: Insertion end

Criteria for selection of penitentiary

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28If a person is or is to be confined in a penitentiary, the Service shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the penitentiary in which they are confined is one that provides them with the least restrictive environment for that person, taking into account

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2012, c. 1, s. 58

Insertion start (2) Insertion end Paragraph 28(c) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • c)l’existence de programmes et de services qui lui conviennent et sa volonté d’y participer ou d’en bénéficier.

1995, c. 42, s. 11

7Section 29 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Transfers

29The Commissioner may authorize the transfer of a person who is sentenced, transferred or committed to a penitentiary

  • (a)within a penitentiary, from an area that has been assigned a security classification under section 29.‍1 to another area that has been assigned a security classification under that section, in accordance with the regulations made under paragraph 96(d), subject to section 28;

  • (b)to another penitentiary, in accordance with the regulations made under paragraph 96(d), subject to section 28; or

  • (c)to a provincial correctional facility or hospital, in accordance with an agreement entered into under paragraph 16(1)‍(a) and any applicable regulations.

Transfers to structured intervention unit

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29.‍01(1)A staff member who holds a position lower in rank than that of institutional head and who is designated by the Commissioner may, in accordance with the regulations made under paragraph 96(g), and subject to section 28, authorize the transfer of a person who is sentenced, transferred or committed to a penitentiary into a structured intervention unit in the penitentiary or in another penitentiary.

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Decision — institutional head

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(2)The institutional head shall determine, in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 96(g), whether an inmate should remain in a structured intervention unit within the period of five working days that begins on the first working day on which the inmate is confined in the unit.

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8The Act is amended by adding the following before section 30:

Commissioner to classify penitentiaries or areas

29.‍1The Commissioner may assign the security classification of “minimum security”, “medium security”, “maximum security” or “multi-level security”, or any other prescribed security classification, to each penitentiary or to any area in a penitentiary.

9Subsections 30(1) and (2) of the French version of the Act are replaced by the following:

Attribution de cote aux détenus

30(1)Le Service attribue une cote de sécurité selon les catégories dites maximale, moyenne et minimale à chaque détenu conformément aux règlements d’application de l’alinéa 96z.‍6).

Motifs

(2)Le Service doit donner, par écrit, à chaque détenu les motifs à l’appui de l’attribution d’une cote de sécurité ou du changement de celle-ci.

1995, c. 42, s. 12; 2012, c. 1, ss. 60 and 61

10The heading before section 31 and sections 31 to 37 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Structured Intervention Units

Designation

31The Commissioner may designate a penitentiary or any area in a penitentiary to be a structured intervention unit.

Purpose

32 Insertion start (1) Insertion end The purpose of a structured intervention unit is to

  • (a)provide an appropriate living environment for an inmate who cannot be maintained in the mainstream inmate population for security or other reasons; and

  • (b)provide the inmate with an opportunity for meaningful human contact and an opportunity to participate in programs and to have access to services that respond to the inmate’s specific needs and the risks posed by the inmate.

Physical barriers
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(2)For the purposes of paragraph (1)‍(b), every reasonable effort shall be made to ensure that the opportunity to interact through human contact is not mediated or interposed by physical barriers such as bars, security glass, door hatches or screens.

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Record
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(3)The Service shall maintain a record of every instance of an interaction referred to in paragraph (1)‍(b) that is mediated or interposed by such physical barriers.

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Duration

33An inmate’s confinement in a structured intervention unit is to end as soon as possible.

Transfer to unit

34 Insertion start (1) Insertion end Insertion start Insertion end Insertion start A staff member Insertion end may authorize the transfer of an inmate into a structured intervention unit under Insertion start subsection 29.‍01(1) Insertion end only if the Insertion start staff member Insertion end is satisfied that there is no reasonable alternative to the inmate’s confinement in a structured intervention unit and the Insertion start staff member Insertion end believes on reasonable grounds that

  • (a)the inmate has acted, has attempted to act or intends to act in a manner that jeopardizes the safety of any person or the security of a penitentiary and allowing the inmate to be in the mainstream inmate population would jeopardize the safety of any person or the security of the penitentiary;

  • (b)allowing the inmate to be in the mainstream inmate population would jeopardize the inmate’s safety; or

  • (c)allowing the inmate to be in the mainstream inmate population would interfere with an investigation that could lead to a criminal charge or a charge under subsection 41(2) of a serious disciplinary offence.

Record of transfers
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(2)The Service shall maintain a record of every instance in which an inmate is transferred into a structured intervention unit indicating the reasons for the transfer and any alternative considered in the making of the decision.

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Reasons
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(3)No later than one working day after the transfer, the Service shall provide the inmate, in writing, with the reasons for the decision.

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Inmate rights

35An inmate in a structured intervention unit has the same rights as other inmates, except for those that cannot be exercised due to limitations specific to the structured intervention unit or security requirements.

Obligations of Service

36(1)The Service shall, Insertion start every day, between the hours of 7:00 a.‍m. and 10:00 p.‍m. Insertion end , provide an inmate in a structured intervention unit

  • (a)an opportunity to spend a minimum of four hours outside the inmate’s cell; and

  • (b)an opportunity to interact, for a minimum of two hours, with others, through activities including, but not limited to,

    • (i)programs, interventions and services that encourage the inmate to make progress towards the objectives of their correctional plan or that support the inmate’s reintegration into the mainstream inmate population, and

    • (ii)leisure time.

Time included

(2)Time spent interacting under paragraph (1)‍(b) outside an inmate’s cell counts as time spent outside the inmate’s cell under paragraph (1)‍(a).

Time not included

(3)If an inmate takes a shower outside their cell, the time spent doing so does not count as time spent outside the inmate’s cell under paragraph (1)‍(a).

Exceptions

37(1)Paragraph 36(1)‍(a) or (b), as the case may be, does not apply

  • (a)if the inmate refuses to avail themselves of the opportunity referred to in that paragraph;

  • (b)if the inmate, at the time the opportunity referred to in that paragraph is provided to them, does not comply with reasonable instructions to ensure their safety or that of any other person or the security of the penitentiary; or

  • (c)in the prescribed circumstances, Insertion start which circumstances may include, among other things, natural disasters, fires, riots and work refusals under section 128 of the Canada Labour Code Insertion end , and those circumstances must be limited to what is reasonably required for security purposes.

Record

(2)The Service shall maintain a record of every instance that an inmate has Insertion start been offered an Insertion end opportunity referred to in paragraph 36(1)‍(a) or (b) Insertion start that the inmate Insertion end refused, Insertion start indicating the specific opportunity and any reason given for the refusal Insertion end , or has not been given such an opportunity by reason of paragraph (1)‍(b) or (c).

Ongoing monitoring

37.‍1(1)The Service shall ensure that measures are taken to provide for the ongoing monitoring of the health of inmates in a structured intervention unit.

Daily visit

(2)The Service shall ensure that the measures include a visit to the inmate at least once every day by a registered health care professional employed or engaged by the Service.

Mental health assessment
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37.‍11A staff member or a person engaged by the Service may recommend to a registered health care professional employed or engaged by the Service that the professional assess the mental health of an inmate, if the inmate

  • (a)refuses to interact with others for a prescribed per­iod;

  • (b)exhibits a tendency to self-harm;

  • (c)is showing signs of an adverse drug reaction; or

  • (d)is showing signs of emotional distress or exhibiting behaviour that suggests that the inmate is in urgent need of mental health care.

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Recommendations to institutional head

37.‍2A registered health care professional employed or engaged by the Service may, for health reasons, recommend to the institutional head that the conditions of confinement of the inmate in a structured intervention unit be altered or that the inmate not remain in the unit.

Decision — institutional head

37.‍3(1)The institutional head shall determine, in Insertion start accordance with regulations made under paragraph 96(g) Insertion end , whether an inmate should remain in a structured intervention unit

  • (a)as soon as practicable after a registered health care professional recommends under section 37.‍2, for health reasons, that the inmate not remain in the unit;

  • (b)within the period that begins on the day on which the determination under Insertion start subsection 29.‍01(2) Insertion end is made and that ends on the expiry of the period of 30 days that begins on the first day on which the inmate is confined in the unit;

  • (c)as soon as practicable, if the inmate has refused to avail themselves of the opportunity referred to in paragraph 36(1)‍(a) or (b), or the inmate has not been given such an opportunity by reason of paragraph 37(1)‍(b), for

    • (i)five consecutive days, or

    • (ii)a total of 15 days during any 30-day period; and

  • (d)as soon as practicable in any of the prescribed circumstances.

Visit to the inmate
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(1.‍1)Before making the determination, the institutional head shall visit the inmate.

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Record
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(1.‍2)The institutional head shall maintain a record indicating the circumstances surrounding every instance in which, because of security requirements, a visit was not face to face or took place through a door hatch.

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Conditions of confinement

(2)As soon as practicable after the registered health care professional referred to in section 37.‍2 has recommended, for health reasons, that the conditions of confinement be altered, the institutional head shall determine whether the inmate’s conditions of confinement in the structured intervention unit should be altered.

Reasons
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(3)No later than one working day after the visit, the institutional head shall provide the inmate, in writing, with the reasons for the decision.

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Review by registered health care professional
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37.‍31(1)If the institutional head determines under paragraph 37.‍3(1)‍(a) that an inmate should remain in a structured intervention unit or the institutional head determines under subsection 37.‍3(2) that an inmate’s conditions of confinement in the structured intervention unit should not be altered in accordance with the recommendations of a registered health care professional, another registered health care professional shall, as soon as practicable, review the inmate’s case and may, for health reasons, recommend to the committee established under subsection (3) that the inmate’s conditions of confinement in the unit be altered or that the inmate not remain in the unit.

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Qualifications
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(2)The registered health care professional conducting the review must be a senior registered health care professional employed by the Service or a registered health care professional engaged by the Service as an expert advisor.

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Committee
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(3)The Commissioner shall establish a committee consisting of staff members who hold a position higher in rank than that of institutional head for the purpose of reviewing recommendations made under subsection (1) and making determinations under section 37.‍32.

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Decision of committee — recommendation to alter conditions
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37.‍32(1)As soon as practicable after a registered health care professional recommends under subsection 37.‍31(1), for health reasons, that an inmate’s conditions of confinement in a structured intervention unit be altered, the committee established under subsection 37.‍31(3) shall, in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 96(g), determine whether the inmate’s conditions of confinement in the unit should be altered.

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Decision of committee — recommendation that inmate not remain in unit
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(2)As soon as practicable after a registered health care professional recommends under subsection 37.‍31(1), for health reasons, that an inmate should not remain in a structured intervention unit, the committee established under subsection 37.‍31(3) shall, in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 96(g), determine whether the inmate should remain in the unit.

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Decision — Commissioner

37.‍4Thirty days after the institutional head’s determination under paragraph 37.‍3(1) Insertion start (b) that an Insertion end inmate Insertion start should remain Insertion end in a structured intervention Insertion start unit Insertion end , the Commissioner shall, in Insertion start accordance with regulations made under paragraph 96(g) Insertion end , determine whether the inmate should remain in Insertion start the Insertion end unit. The Commissioner shall also make such a determination in the prescribed circumstances and every 30 days after the Commissioner’s last determination under this section Insertion start that Insertion end the inmate Insertion start should remain in the unit Insertion end .

Grounds

Insertion start 37.‍41 Insertion end Insertion start Insertion end Insertion start (1) Insertion end The institutional head, Insertion start the Commissioner or the committee established under subsection 37.‍31(3) Insertion end may determine that Insertion start an Insertion end inmate should remain in Insertion start a structured intervention Insertion end unit only if Insertion start they believe Insertion end on reasonable grounds that allowing the inmate’s reintegration into the mainstream inmate population

  • (a)would jeopardize the safety of the inmate or any other person or the security of the penitentiary; or

  • (b)would interfere with an investigation that could lead to a criminal charge or a charge under subsection 41(2) of a serious disciplinary offence.

Factors

Insertion start (2) Insertion end In making the determination, the institutional head, Insertion start the Commissioner or the committee, as the case may be Insertion end , shall take into account

  • (a)the inmate’s correctional plan;

  • (b)the appropriateness of the inmate’s confinement in the penitentiary;

  • (c)the appropriateness of the inmate’s security classification; and

  • (d)any other consideration that he or she considers relevant.

Review of inmate’s case

37.‍5If an inmate has been authorized to be transferred to a structured intervention unit the prescribed number of times or in the prescribed circumstances, the Service shall review the inmate’s case in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed period.

Restriction of movement and application of provisions before transfer

37.‍6(1)The transfer of an inmate to a structured intervention unit must be completed not later than five working days after the day on which the authorization for the transfer is given. Until the transfer is completed, the Service may impose restrictions on the inmate’s movement and sections 33 and 35 to 37.‍4 apply with any necessary modifications in respect of the inmate as though the inmate were in a structured intervention unit. However, the opportunity referred to in paragraph 36(1)‍(b) is to be provided only if the circumstances permit.

Obligation of the institutional head

(2)The institutional head shall, at least once every day, meet with the inmate.

Exception

(3)Subsection (1) does not apply if the transfer is to a structured intervention unit in the penitentiary where the inmate is confined at the time the authorization is given.

2012, c. 1, s. 63(2)

11Subsection 44(1) of the Act is amended by adding “and” after paragraph (d), by striking out “and” after paragraph (e) and by repealing paragraph (f).

12Section 46 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

body scan search means a search of a body by means of a prescribed body scanner that is conducted in the prescribed manner.‍ (fouille par balayage corporel)

13Subsection 47(1) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Fouille discrète ou fouille par palpation ordinaires

47(1)Dans les cas prévus par règlement et justifiés par des raisons de sécurité, l’agent peut, sans soupçon précis, procéder à la fouille discrète ou à la fouille par palpation ordinaires des détenus.

14Section 48 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Routine strip search of inmates

48A staff member of the same sex as the inmate may conduct a routine strip search of an inmate, without individualized suspicion,

  • (a)in the prescribed circumstances in situations in which the inmate has been in a place where there was a likelihood of access to contraband that is capable of being hidden on or in the body; or

  • (b)when the inmate is entering or leaving a structured intervention unit.

15The Act is amended by adding the following after section 48:

Search by body scan

48.‍1A staff member may, in the prescribed circumstances, conduct a body scan search of an inmate, and those circumstances must be limited to what is reasonably required for security purposes.

16Section 51 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Detention in dry cell

51(1)If the institutional head is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an inmate has ingested contraband or is carrying contraband in a body cavity, the institutional head may authorize in writing the detention of the inmate in a cell without plumbing fixtures on the expectation that the contraband will be expelled.

Visits by registered health care professional

(2)The inmate must be visited at least once every day by a registered health care professional.

17Section 59 of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Fouille discrète ou fouille par palpation ordinaires

59Dans les cas prévus par règlement et justifiés par des raisons de sécurité, l’agent peut, sans soupçon précis, procéder à la fouille discrète ou à la fouille par palpation ordinaires des visiteurs.

18The Act is amended by adding the following after section 60:

Search by body scan

60.‍1A staff member may, in the prescribed circumstances, conduct a body scan search of a visitor, and those circumstances must be limited to what is reasonably required for security purposes.

19Subsection 61(1) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Fouille ordinaire

61(1)Dans les cas prévus par règlement et justifiés par des raisons de sécurité, l’agent peut, sans soupçon précis et selon les modalités réglementaires, procéder à la fouille ordinaire des véhicules qui se trouvent au pénitencier.

20Section 63 of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Fouille discrète ou fouille par palpation ordinaires

63Dans les cas prévus par règlement et justifiés par des raisons de sécurité, l’agent peut, sans soupçon précis, procéder à la fouille discrète ou à la fouille par palpation ordinaires d’autres agents.

21The Act is amended by adding the following after section 64:

Search by body scan

64.‍1A staff member may, in the prescribed circumstances, conduct a body scan search of another staff member, and those circumstances must be limited to what is reasonably required for security purposes.

22Subsection 65(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Power to seize

65(1)A staff member may seize contraband, or evidence relating to a disciplinary or criminal offence, found in the course of a search conducted under sections 47 to 64, except a body cavity search or a body scan search.

1995, c. 42, s. 21(F); 1997, c. 17, s. 15; 2012, c. 1, s. 66

23The heading before section 79 and sections 79 and 80 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Indigenous Offenders

Definitions

79In sections 79.‍1 to 84.‍1,

correctional services means services or programs for offenders, including their care, custody and supervision.‍ (services correctionnels)

Indigenous governing body means a council, government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of an Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. (corps dirigeant autochtone)

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Indigenous organization means an organization with predominately Indigenous leadership. (organisme autochtone)

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Indigenous peoples of Canada has the meaning assigned by the definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982.‍‍ (peuples autochtones du Canada)

Factors to be considered

79.‍1 Insertion start (1) Insertion end In making decisions under this Act affecting an Indigenous offender, the Service shall take the following into consideration:

  • (a)systemic and background factors affecting Indigenous peoples of Canada;

  • (b)systemic and background factors that have contributed to the overrepresentation of Indigenous persons in the criminal justice system and that may have contributed to the offender’s involvement in the criminal justice system; and

  • (c)the Indigenous culture and identity of the offender.

Exception — risk assessment
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(2)The factors described in paragraphs (1)‍(a) to (c) are not to be taken into consideration for decisions respecting the assessment of the risk posed by an Indigenous inmate.

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Programs

80Without limiting the generality of section 76, the Service shall provide programs designed particularly to address the needs of Indigenous offenders.

24(1)Subsection 81(1) of the Act is amended by replacing “aboriginal community” and “aboriginal offenders” with “Indigenous governing body or any Indigenous organization” and “Indigenous offenders”, respectively.

(2)Subsection 81(2) of the Act is amended by replacing “non-aboriginal offender” with “non-Indigenous offender”.

(3)Subsection 81(3) of the Act is amended by replacing “aboriginal community” with “appropriate Indigenous authority”.

1997, c. 17, s. 15; 2012, c. 1, s. 66

25Sections 82 to 84.‍1 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Advisory committees

82(1)The Service shall establish a national Indigenous advisory committee, and may establish regional and local Indigenous advisory committees, which shall provide advice to the Service on the provision of correctional services to Indigenous offenders.

Committees to consult

(2)For the purpose of carrying out their function under subsection (1), all committees shall consult regularly with Indigenous communities, Indigenous governing bodies, Indigenous organizations and other appropriate persons with knowledge of Indigenous matters.

Spiritual leaders and elders

83(1)For greater certainty, Indigenous spirituality and Indigenous spiritual leaders and elders have the same status as other religions and other religious leaders.

Advice

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(1.‍1)If the Service considers it appropriate in the circumstance, it shall seek advice from an Indigenous spirit­ual leader or elder when providing correctional services to an Indigenous inmate, particularly in matters of mental health and behaviour.

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Obligation

(2)The Service shall take all reasonable steps to make available to Indigenous inmates the services of an Indigenous spiritual leader or elder after consultation with

  • (a)the national Indigenous advisory committee established under section 82; and

  • (b)the appropriate regional and local Indigenous advisory committees.

Release into Indigenous community

84If an inmate expresses an interest in being released into an Indigenous community, the Service shall, with the inmate’s consent, give the community’s Indigenous governing body

  • (a)adequate notice of the inmate’s parole review or their statutory release date, as the case may be; and

  • (b)an opportunity to propose a plan for the inmate’s release and integration into that community.

Plans – long-term supervision

84.‍1If an offender who is required to be supervised by a long-term supervision order has expressed an interest in being supervised in an Indigenous community, the Service shall, with the offender’s consent, give the commun­ity’s Indigenous governing body

  • (a)adequate notice of the order; and

  • (b)an opportunity to propose a plan for the offender’s release on supervision, and integration, into that community.

26The definition health care in section 85 of the Act is replaced by the following:

health care means medical care, dental care and mental health care, provided by registered health care professionals or by persons acting under the supervision of registered health care professionals; (soins de santé)

27Paragraph 86(1)‍(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (b)reasonable access to non-essential health care.

28The Act is amended by adding the following after section 86:

Health care obligations

86.‍1When health care is provided to inmates, the Service shall

  • (a)support the professional autonomy and the clinical independence of registered health care professionals and their freedom to exercise, without undue influence, their professional judgment in the care and treatment of inmates;

  • (b)support those registered health care professionals in their promotion, in accordance with their respective professional code of ethics, of patient-centred care and patient advocacy; and

  • (c)promote decision-making that is based on the appropriate medical care, dental care and mental health care criteria.

Designation of health care unit

86.‍2The Commissioner may designate a penitentiary or any area in a penitentiary to be a health care unit.

Purpose

86.‍3The purpose of a health care unit is to provide an appropriate living environment to facilitate an inmate’s access to health care.

Admission and discharge

86.‍4The admission of inmates to and the discharge of inmates from health care units must be in accordance with regulations made under paragraph 96(g.‍1).

29Paragraph 87(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (a)in all decisions affecting the offender, including decisions relating to placement, transfer, confinement in a structured intervention unit and disciplinary matters; and

30The Act is amended by adding the following after section 89:

Patient advocacy services

89.‍1The Service shall provide, in respect of inmates in penitentiaries designated by the Commissioner, access to patient advocacy services

  • (a)to support inmates in relation to their health care matters; and

  • (b)to enable inmates and their families Insertion start or an individual identified by the inmate as a support person Insertion end to understand the rights and responsibilities of inmates related to health care.

31(1)Paragraph 96(g) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (g)respecting the confinement of inmates in a structured intervention unit, Insertion start including respecting the making of a determination by an institutional head, the Commissioner or the committee established under subsection 37.‍31(3) as to whether the conditions of confinement of an inmate in a structured intervention unit should be altered or as to whether an inmate should remain in such a unit Insertion end ;

(2)Section 96 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (g):

  • (g.‍1)respecting the admission of inmates to and the discharge of inmates from health care units;

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(2.‍1)Paragraph 96(l) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • l)précisant la manière d’effectuer les inspections lors d’une fouille à nu, d’une fouille discrète ou d’une fouille par palpation, au sens de l’article 46;

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2012, c. 1, s. 69(6)

(3)Paragraph 96(z.‍6) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • z.‍6)concernant l’attribution d’une cote de sécurité au détenu et le classement de celui-ci dans une sous-catégorie au titre de l’article 30 ainsi que les critères de détermination de la cote et de la sous-catégorie;

32(1)The definition provincial parole board in subsection 99(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

provincial parole board means the Ontario Board of Parole, la Commission québécoise des libérations conditionnelles or any other parole board established by the legislature or the lieutenant governor in council of a province; (commission provinciale)

(2)Subsection 99(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

Indigenous has the same meaning as in Part I; (autoch­tone)

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32.‍1Paragraph 101(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (c)parole boards make the least restrictive determin­ations that are consistent with the protection of society;

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1995, c. 42, s. 32(F)

33Paragraph 116(1)‍(b) of the English version of Act is replaced by the following:

  • (b)it is desirable for the offender to be absent from the penitentiary for medical, administrative, community service, family contact, including parental responsibilities, personal development for rehabilitative purposes or compassionate reasons;

2015, c. 13, s. 49(3)

34Subsection 140(13) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Audio recording

(13)Subject to any conditions specified by the Board, a victim, or a person referred to in subsection 142(3), 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

  • (a)could reasonably be expected to jeopardize the safety of any person or reveal a source of information obtained in confidence; or

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

1995, ch. 42, s. 58(F)

35Subsection 151(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Respect for diversity

(3)Policies adopted under paragraph (2)‍(a) must respect gender, ethnic, cultural and linguistic differences and be responsive to the special needs of women and of Indigenous persons, as well as to the needs of other groups of offenders with special requirements.

36Section 220 of the Act is repealed.

R.‍S.‍, c. C-47

Criminal Records Act

1992, c. 22, s. 6

37Paragraph 6.‍1(1)‍(b) of the English version of the Criminal Records Act is replaced by the following:

  • (b)more than three years have elapsed since the day on which the offender was ordered discharged on the conditions prescribed in a probation order.

Transitional Provisions

Words and expressions

38Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions used in sections 39 and 40 have the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) or 99(1) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act.

Inmate is in administrative segregation

39If an inmate is in administrative segregation immediately before the coming into force of section 10, on the day on which that section comes into force that inmate is deemed to have been authorized to be transferred to a structured intervention unit under an authorization given under Insertion start subsection 29.‍01(1) Insertion end of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, as enacted by section 7.

Sanction under paragraph 44(1)‍(f)

40An inmate who is subject to a disciplinary sanction referred to in paragraph 44(1)‍(f) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act immediately before the coming into force of section 11 ceases to be subject to that sanction on the day on which that section comes into force.

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Review and Report

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Review by committee

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40.‍1(1)At the start of the fifth year after the day on which this section comes into force, a comprehensive review of the provisions enacted by this Act must be undertaken by the committee of the Senate, of the House of Commons or of both Houses of Parliament that may be designated or established for that purpose.

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Report to Parliament

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(2)The committee referred to in subsection (1) must, within one year after the review is undertaken under that subsection, submit a report to the House or Houses of Parliament of which it is a committee, including a statement setting out any changes to the provisions that the committee recommends.

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Coming into Force

Order in Council

41(1)Sections 3, 7, 10, 11, 14 and 29 and subsection 31(1) come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Order in Council

(2)Sections 12, 15, 16, 18, 21 and 22 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Order in Council

(3)Sections 28 and 30 and subsection 31(2) come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons

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