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Policy
PSEPC’s work is based on a wide range of policies and legislation.
The Department's
powers, duties and functions are established by the
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act
.
Other Acts and policies provide the legislative framework for our work in the following fields:
Corrections
Emergency management
Law enforcement
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)
Minister Day tables
Emergency Management Act
bill
(May 2006)
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)
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Last updated: 2006-06-19
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