Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations (SOR/92-620)

15. Where an inmate submits a request for a transfer referred to in section 29 of the Act, the Commissioner or a staff member designated in accordance with paragraph 5(1)(b) shall consider the request and give the inmate written notice of the decision, within 60 days after the submission of the request, including the reasons for the decision if the decision is to deny the request.

16. Every transfer of an inmate made pursuant to section 29 of the Act shall be effected by a warrant to transfer signed by the Commissioner or by a staff member designated in accordance with paragraph 5(1)(b).

17. The Service shall take the following factors into consideration in determining the security classification to be assigned to an inmate pursuant to section 30 of the Act:

• (a) the seriousness of the offence committed by the inmate;

• (b) any outstanding charges against the inmate;

• (c) the inmate's performance and behaviour while under sentence;

• (d) the inmate’s social, criminal and, if available, young-offender history and any dangerous offender designation under the Criminal Code;

• (e) any physical or mental illness or disorder suffered by the inmate;

• (f) the inmate's potential for violent behaviour; and

• (g) the inmate's continued involvement in criminal activities.

18. For the purposes of section 30 of the Act, an inmate shall be classified as

• (a) maximum security where the inmate is assessed by the Service as

  • (i) presenting a high probability of escape and a high risk to the safety of the public in the event of escape, or

  • (ii) requiring a high degree of supervision and control within the penitentiary;

• (b) medium security where the inmate is assessed by the Service as

  • (i) presenting a low to moderate probability of escape and a moderate risk to the safety of the public in the event of escape, or

  • (ii) requiring a moderate degree of supervision and control within the penitentiary; and

• (c) minimum security where the inmate is assessed by the Service as

  • (i) presenting a low probability of escape and a low risk to the safety of the public in the event of escape, and

  • (ii) requiring a low degree of supervision and control within the penitentiary.

19. Where an inmate is involuntarily confined in administrative segregation, the institutional head or a staff member designated in accordance with paragraph 6(1)(c) shall give the inmate notice in writing of the reasons for the segregation within one working day after the inmate's confinement.

20. Where an inmate is involuntarily confined in administrative segregation by a staff member designated in accordance with paragraph 6(1)(c), the institutional head shall review the order within one working day after the confinement and shall confirm the confinement or order that the inmate be returned to the general inmate population.