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PSEPC’s powers, duties and functions are established by the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act. Other Acts and strategies provide the legislative framework for corrections, emergency management, law enforcement and national security.

Corrections

• Corrections and Conditional Release Act (1992)
• Criminal Records Act (1985)
• International Transfer of Offenders Act (2004)
• Prisons and Reformatories Act (1985)

Emergency management

• Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Strategy (2005)
• Emergencies Act (1985)
• Emergency Preparedness Act (1985)
• Modernization of the Emergency Preparedness Act consultation paper (July 2005)
  

Law enforcement

• DNA Identification Act (1998)
• Firearms Act (1995)
• First Nations Policing Policy (1996)
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act (1985)
• Sex Offender Information Registration Act
• Witness Protection Program Act (1996)

National security

• Anti-terrorism Act (2001)
  • Parliamentary review
• Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act (1985)
• Charities Registration (Security Information) Act (2001)
• Customs Act (1985)
• Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (2001)
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act (1985)
• Securing an Open Society: Canada's National Security Policy (2004)
  • Securing an Open Society: One Year Later (2005)
• Security of Information Act (1985)
• Security Offences Act (1985)