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Correctional Service of Canada

News Releases

Here you will find news releases issued by the Minister and the Correctional Service of Canada. Please note that the Correctional Service issues many news releases throughout the year, most of which are regional in nature. The news releases included below were issued by CSC's national headquarters and refer to policy and program announcements.

2007

 

2006

 

2005

CITIZENS PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN CANADA'S CORRECTIONAL PROCESS
November 22, 2005

2005 RON WIEBE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AWARD RECIPIENT ANNOUNCED
November 20, 2005

7TH ANNUAL RON WIEBE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AWARD PRESENTATION
November 15, 2005

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WEEK – “WISDOM GAINED THROUGH EXPERIENCE”
November 10, 2005

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA RESPONDS TO THE CORRECTIONAL INVESTIGATOR'S REPORT
November 4, 2005

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY
September 6, 2005

ENHANCED INFORMATION SHARING ON FEDERAL OFFENDERS
July 21, 2005

CSC ANNOUNCES PLAN TO FURTHER REDUCE EXPOSURE TO SECOND-HAND SMOKE IN ALL FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
July 12, 2005

SPECIAL OLYMPIADS IN FEDERAL PENITENTIARIES
July 05, 2005

SPECIAL OLYMPIADS AT MISSION INSTITUTION
  SPECIAL OLYMPIADS AT COLLINS BAY INSTITUTION
  SPECIAL OLYMPIADS AT LECLERC INSTITUTION
  SPRINGHILL INSTITUTION TO HOST SPECIAL OLYMPIADS

WARRANT EXPIRY DATE (WED) RELEASE OF KARLA TEALE (HOMOLKA)
July 04, 2005

EXPERIENCE THE EVOLUTION OF CORRECTIONS IN CANADA
June 14, 2005

SIEGFRIED JANZEN RECEIVES 2004 TAYLOR AWARD
April 22, 2005

CELEBRATING THE WORK OF VOLUNTEERS
April 18, 2005

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE INTRODUCES NEW INFORMATION SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE
April 14, 2005

Passport Canada Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Correctional Service of Canada
March 31, 2005

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA HOSTS CONFERENCE ON ETHNOCULTURAL ISSUES
March 11, 2005

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA RESPONDS TO REPORTS ON WOMEN OFFENDERS
February 17, 2005

GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS
January 27, 2005

 

2004

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE CANADA GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
December 6, 2004

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA REMEMBERS AND TAKES ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
December 6, 2004

CSC CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY
December 3, 2004

MEDIA ADVISORY
NATIONAL MEMORIAL IN HONOUR OF LOUISE PARGETER

November 25, 2004

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA TO HOST MEDIA DAYS
November 22, 2004

CITIZENS PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN CANADA'S CORRECTIONAL PROCESS
November 22, 2004

CANADIAN YOUTH GROUP WINS 2004 RON WIEBE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AWARD
November 22, 2004

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WEEK - ENGAGING US ALL IN THE DIALOGUE
November 16, 2004

CSC/NPB ANNOUNCE BOARD OF INVESTIGATION INTO THE RELEASE AND SUPERVISION OF ELI ULAYUK CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF COMMUNITY PAROLE OFFICER LOUISE PARGETER IN YELLOWKNIFE, NWT
November 12, 2004

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER OF OFFENDERS ACT COMES INTO FORCE
October 29, 2004

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA PAROLE OFFICER SAFETY
October 21, 2004

TRAGIC DEATH OF PAROLE OFFICER
October 08, 2004

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY
September 7, 2004

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA AND NATIONAL PAROLE BOARD ANNOUNCE BOARD OF INVESTIGATION INTO THE RELEASE AND SUPERVISION OF ERIC FISH
August 17, 2004

REV. PIERRE ALLARD RECEIVES AWARD FROM VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA
August 3, 2004

CSC POLICY ON THE USE OF RESTRAINT EQUIPMENT AMENDED
July 9, 2004

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES - WORKING TOGETHER TO ADVANCE ADDICTIONS RESEARCH
July 8, 2004

SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN FEDERAL PENITENTIARIES
July 5, 2004
  COLLINS BAY OLYMPIAD
  LECLERC INSTITUTION: OLYMPIAD FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

KERR-SUPREME COURT DECISION - JUNE 23, 2004
June 25, 2004

STATEMENT
May 23, 2004

POLICE AND CORRECTIONS OFFICIALS SHARE IMPORTANT INFORMATION
May 19, 2004

OPENING OF THE FRASER VALLEY INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN
April 29, 2004

JACQUELINE VERRETTE RECIPIENT OF 2003 TAYLOR AWARD
April 27, 2004

CSC FUNDS REINTEGRATION PROGRAM IN TORONTO
April 26, 2004

CELEBRATING THE WORK OF VOLUNTEERS
April 19, 2004

REPORT PUBLISHED ON THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF FEDERAL INMATES
April 7, 2004

CANADA AND NEW BRUNSWICK STRENGTHEN PUBLIC SAFETY
April 6, 2004

CSC TO CONSULT ON PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE EXPOSURE TO SECOND-HAND SMOKE INSIDE FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS
April 5, 2004

YOUTH TO TAKE ACTION ON CRIME PREVENTION
February 23, 2004

BANKING ON YOUTH: FORUM ON CRIME PREVENTION
February 10, 2004

CSC WELCOMES REPORT ON FEDERAL WOMEN OFFENDERS
January 28, 2004

GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN MAKES A DIFFERENCE
January 26, 2004

CITIZENS PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN CANADA'S CORRECTIONAL PROCESS
January 19, 2004

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA RESPONDS TO HYDRO REQUESTS TO CONSERVE ENERGY
January 16, 2004

 

2003

GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
December 8, 2003

10,000 VOLUNTEERS WORK WITH THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA TO MAKE YOUR COMMUNITIES SAFE
December 5, 2003

CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA CHOOSE NEW CHAIRPERSON
November 25, 2003

2003 RON WIEBE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AWARD RECIPIENT ANNOUNCED
November 20, 2003

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WEEK -- PATHWAYS TO A STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY
November 14, 2003

OFFENDER ART RAISES MONEY FOR CHARITY
October 22, 2003

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA SUSPENDS OPERATIONS OF PRIVATE FIRM'S MEAT PROCESSING PLANT AT PITTSBURGH INSTITUTION
October 8, 2003

AGREEMENT PROVIDES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ABORIGINAL FEDERAL OFFENDERS
September 16, 2003

LITERACY: AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT OF OFFENDER POST RELEASE SUCCESS
September 4, 2003

CSC AND THE CCSA WORKING TOGETHER TO ADVANCE ADDICTIONS RESEARCH
August 18, 2003

SPECIAL OLYMPICS RUN BY FEDERAL INMATES
July 2, 2003

Backgrounder:
INFECTIOUS DISEASES PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN CANADIAN FEDERAL PENITENTIARIES 2000-2001

April 22, 2003

OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW SECURE UNIT AT JOLIETTE INSTITUTION
April 10, 2003

Backgrounder:
HISTORY OF EVENTS RELATED TO FEDERAL WOMEN'S CORRECTIONS

April 8, 2003

MILLHAVEN INSTITUTION RETURNS TO NORMAL
March 12, 2003

ILLEGAL JOB ACTION AT MILLHAVEN INSTITUTION
March 11, 2003

NEW SECURE UNIT OPENS AT EDMONTON INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN
February 26, 2003

CITIZENS PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN CANADA'S CORRECTIONAL PROCESS
January 17, 2003

OPENING OF THE NEW SECURE UNIT FOR MAXIMUM-SECURITY OFFENDERS AT NOVA INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN IN TRURO, NOVA SCOTIA
January 16, 2003

 

2002

2001

2000

1999

Federal Solicitor General announces establishment of CSC Addictions Research Division
November 26, 1999

CSC Commissioner Hands Out First Ron Wiebe Restorative Justice Award
November 16, 1999

Statement by the Solicitor General of Canada
November 13, 1999

Human Rights and Community Corrections: Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Releases Report
October 6, 1999

MacAulay Marks Agreement on Aboriginal Offenders in Alberta
September 19, 1999

National Strategy for High Need Women Offenders in Federal Correctional Institutions
September 3, 1999

Creation of a Joint Study to Examine the Work of Correctional Officers
July 23, 1999

Solicitor General announces appointments to the National Parole Board
July 22, 1999

Agreement to Transfer Aboriginal Offenders to Community Healing Centre in Alberta
July 12, 1999

Federal Solicitor General Recognizes Work of Repeat Offender Program Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Unit
June 11, 1999

Federal parties unite to protect children from sex offenders
May 14, 1999

Organized crime offenders excluded from accelerated parole provisions
April 30, 1999

Safe Steps Volunteer Screening Program launched to help prevent sexual abusers working with children
April 29, 1999

Fifteen Yukon projects approved for funding under the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention
April 9, 1999

Solicitor General announces appointments to the National Parole Board
March 31, 1999

Crime prevention partnership projects to fight sexual exploitation of children
March 30, 1999

Correctional Services of Canada Releases Investigation Report into the Case of James Armbruster
March 26, 1999

International Indigenous Symposium on Corrections
March 24, 1999

Federal Government to Close Gap in Screening System for Pardoned Sex Offenders
March 15, 1999

Twelve P.E.I. projects approved for funding under the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention
March 5, 1999

Solicitor General announces appointments to the National Parole Board
January 28, 1999

Government of Canada to award $201,910 for six partnership programs under the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention
January 11, 1999

Federal Solicitor General Announces Contribution for Innovative Parole Project
January 7, 1999

1998

Prison population stabilizing in many jurisdictions, says report
December 22, 1998

Crime prevention project in P.E.I awarded $400,000 under National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention
December 18, 1998

Yukon projects awarded funding under the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention
December 18, 1998

Crime Prevention Project in Oshawa awarded more than $900,000 under the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention
December 16, 1998

Correctional Service of Canada Multicultural Award Presentation
December 10, 1998

Government of Canada to award more than 1.5 million under the National Strategy on community safety and crime prevention to combat drug-related crimes
December 9, 1998

Statement by Andy Scott, Solicitor General of Canada
November 23, 1998

Correctional Service of Canada Introduces an Anonymous Testing Project to be Piloted in its Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Penitentiary
November 20, 1998

Statement by the Honourable Andy Scott, Solicitor General of Canada
November 18, 1998

Seven New Brunswick projects approved for funding under the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention
November 7, 1998

Correctional Service of Canada Releases Review Report Prepared by the McGill University Centre for Medicine, Ethics and the Law with Respect to the Administration of LSD and ECT at Kingston's Prison for Women in the 1960s
October 30, 1998

Solicitor General releases consultation report on Corrections and Conditional Release Act
October 21, 1998

Solicitor General releases Sentence Calculation Handbook for Victims
October 14, 1998

Federal Government officially proclaims Police and Peace Officers' National Memorial Day
September 27, 1998

The Cross Gender Monitoring Project First Annual Report
September 9, 1998

Effective corrections a top priority, Solicitor General of Canada Andy Scott tells U.S. Correctional Conference
August 9, 1998

Solicitor General Announces Appointments to the National Parole Board
June 25, 1998

Correctional Service of Canada Releases Report of the Working Group on Human Rights - Human Rights and Corrections: A Strategic Model
June 22, 1998

Expansion of Cowansville Medium-security Institution
June 12, 1998

Correctional Service of Canada Releases Results of Inmate Survey at Joyceville Institution near Kingston, Ontario.
June 5, 1998

Correctional Service of Canada Announces an Extension to its Contract with the McGill University Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law
June 4, 1998

Federal Solicitor General announces $100,000 contribution from Correctional Service of Canada to the Atlantic Coordinating Committee on Crime Prevention and Community Safety
June 3, 1998

$32-million-a-year Community-based Crime Prevention Program Launched
June 2, 1998

Correctional Service of Canada Releases Report of the Review of Sumas Community Correctional Centre, Abbotsford
June 1, 1998

Government of Canada appoints National Chair of the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention
May 5, 1998

Solicitor General announces appointments to the National Parole Board
May 15, 1998

Correctional Service Of Canada Releases Investigation Report Into The Major Disturbance At Drumheller Institution On January 2 And 3, 1997
April 30, 1998

Correctional Service of Canada to hire 1,000 front-line officers
April 23, 1998

Canada and New Brunswick sign agreement for improved Corrections services
April 15, 1998

Solicitor General announces appointment to the National Parole Board
April 1, 1998

Correctional Service of Canada Announces Response to the Report Concerning the Administration of LSD at the Prison for Women
March 19, 1998

Effective Corrections a top priority says Solicitor General Andy Scott
March 17, 1998

Solicitor General announces appointments to the National Parole Board
March 16, 1998

Solicitor General launches consultations on Corrections and Conditional Release Act
March 3, 1998

Solicitor General announces appointments to the National Parole Board
February 23, 1998

Correctional Service of Canada Releases Inquiry Report into Murder of an Inmate and a Series of Disturbances at Millhaven Institution January 21, 1997
January 13, 1998

 

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