Corrections and Conditional Release Act (S.C. 1992, c. 20)

Marginal note:Correctional Service of Canada

5 There shall continue to be a correctional service in and for Canada, to be known as the Correctional Service of Canada, which shall be responsible for

• (a) the care and custody of inmates;

• (b) the provision of programs that contribute to the rehabilitation of offenders and to their successful reintegration into the community;

• (c) the preparation of inmates for release;

• (d) parole, statutory release supervision and long-term supervision of offenders;

• (e) maintaining a program of public education about the operations of the Service; and

• (f) the implementation of arrangements entered into between the Commissioner and the Canada Border Services Agency under section 94.3.