Working with offenders
Learn about the interventions available for offenders, both in institutions and in the community. Order products from CORCAN. Find out about Structured Intervention Units, the Overdose Prevention Service and the Prison Needle Exchange Program.
Services and information
Correctional process
Stages of the correctional process, the correctional plan, case management, programs for offenders.
Women's Corrections
Interventions for women offenders, women’s facilities, correctional programs, mental health services.
Indigenous corrections
Interventions for Indigenous offenders, healing lodges, the National Indigenous Plan, Sections 81 and 84, Indigenous Intervention Centers.
Structured Intervention Units
Structured interventions, programming, policies, transfer procedures, Corrections and Conditional Release Act.
CORCAN
Explore CORCAN’s catalogue, history of CORCAN, employment and employability skills training, offender success stories.
Health Services
Find a career in healthcare at CSC, Mental Health Strategy, Overdose Prevention Service, Prison Needle Exchange Program.
Chaplaincy services
Faith-based resources on restorative justice, Correctional Service of Canada prayer, memorandum of understanding, Interfaith Committee on Chaplaincy.
Community Corrections
Discover the three key aspects of community corrections. Identify the different types of releases available for offenders. Learn about community supervision, offender risk management and more.
Administrative segregation class actions
The Brazeau, Reddock and Gallone class actions challenged the previous use of administrative segregation in federal correctional institutions. This page provides information about the class actions and a link to the claims administrator’s website.
Black and ethnocultural offender services
National and Regional Ethnocultural Advisory Committees, Emerson Douyon Multiculturalism Award, policies and legislation.
Gender diverse offenders
Learn about our commitment to meeting the needs of gender diverse offenders.
Features
Programs for offenders
CSC has a legal mandate to provide programs and services that address offenders’ criminal behaviour.
Women's facilities
Access information about CSC’s facilities for women. Learn about their multi-level composition and the types of accommodations.
Working at CSC
CSC has a wide variety of professions and work locations with unique challenges and opportunities.