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

17 For the purposes of section 30 of the Act, the Service shall consider the following factors in assigning a security classification to each inmate:

• (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.