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COMMISSIONER'S DIRECTIVEENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
1. To establish criteria to mitigate the environmental impacts of activities of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). 2. The Auditor General Act, 1995; 3. Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) of the Correctional Service of Canada; 4. The following principles govern the Service's sustainable development program:
5. The Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Services, through the Technical Services Branch, shall coordinate the preparation of a Sustainable Development Strategy every three years, oversee the implementation of this policy, provide expertise and monitor relevant federal laws, regulations and standards. The Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Services will issue Environmental Guidelines and other instructions as necessary. 6. The Regional Deputy Commissioners and the Chief Executive Officer for CORCAN shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and environmental standards, establish means for providing environmental planning, programming, performance data collection, staff and offenders training and remedial action activities, and for monitoring relevant provincial laws and regulations. 7. The Assistant Commissioner, Performance Assurance shall ensure that internal audits of appropriate components of CSC's environmental programs are performed as and when appropriate. 8. Institutional Heads shall direct the implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS), consistent with this policy and with operating systems detailed in Environmental Guidelines. 9. Institutional Heads shall assign specific responsibilities related to environmental obligations to managers and/or employees in positions which have an influence over environmental aspects.
Original signed by
Lucie McClung, Commissioner |
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Last Updated:
2005.01.05
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