Leaving Correctional Service Canada

When you leave your job, you must make sure that:

• your pension information is updated
• the Pay Centre does not owe you any payments such as:
  • balance of salary
  • severance pay, or
  • outstanding leave balances
• your disability status is updated (if this applies to you)

At CSC

In this section, you will find all the information you need when you leave the organization. When leaving Correctional Service Canada (CSC), you must complete the form 0816e - Departure Clearance for Employee/Contractor and Other (Internal link to PDF)

CSC also invites you to complete a questionnaire and an exit interview. These 2 steps are optional.

Employee departure questionnaire

CSC developed a voluntary employee departure questionnaire for term and indeterminate employees leaving the department. All responses are anonymous and confidential. The online employee departure questionnaire (internal link) takes about 10 to 15 minutes to complete.

For any questions about the employee departure questionnaire please contact GEN-N​AT EDQ-QDE.

Exit interview

A voluntary exit interview provides valuable information about a departing employee's experience with CSC. Discussions in an exit interview can cover an array of topics, including:

• operations
• managerial styles
• wellness
• learning and development

This interview should focus only on the workplace to establish areas for improvement and offer you the opportunity to share constructive criticism in a private, neutral and safe place.

You will be asked questions that will allow CSC to:

• better understand their overall experience working at CSC
• get a sense of their opinion on the culture of the organization
• determine whether the job training and/or onboarding process was sufficient
• understand the reasons they joined the organization and their reason(s) for leaving
• take note of recommendations for improving the work environment

There is no specific time that an exit interview should or needs to take place. It can be as soon as you announce your departure or once you have left the organization.

Terminating employment

Canada.ca has detailed information to help you understand your options and responsibilities upon leaving your employment in the public service under one of the following circumstances:

• end of specified period employment
• retiring or resigning
• workforce adjustment
• when death occurs

Additional information

To learn more about some of the common leave types requested by employees throughout their career in the public service, visit the Taking leave page.

If you are leaving CSC and do not have access to internal resources, consult the document Access to your financial information (PDF accessible only on the Government of Canada network).

Related links

• Leaving the public service 
• Contact the Client Contact Centre
• Contact the Pension Centre
• Submit a pay action request
• Employment Insurance benefits
• Pay Centre documentations requirement reference guide for employees, managers, human resources and finance
• Interpretation of medical examination for pension purposes form