Acts, Regulations and Policy

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community. CSC operates under the rule of law and in particular, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, which provides its legislative framework. CSC also has a variety of directives and regulations to exercise reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

Regulatory interpretation provides an overview of the acts and policies we are guided by.

• An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act
• Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA)
• The Safe Streets and Communities Act

• Bill C-56 - An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Abolition of Early Parole Act

• Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations (CCRR)

• Commissioner's Directives

• Government-wide Forward Regulatory Plans
• The Cabinet Directive on Regulation
• The Federal regulatory management
• The Canada–United States Regulatory Cooperation Council

To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the Canada Gazette and Consulting with Canadians websites.