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

Regulations are current to 2024-03-06 and last amended on 2019-11-30. Previous Versions

  •  (1) No institutional head shall authorize the refusal or suspension of a visit, pursuant to section 72 of the Act, of a member of the House of Commons, a Senator or a judge, unless the institutional head believes on reasonable grounds

    • (a) that the visit would jeopardize the security of the penitentiary or the safety of any person; and

    • (b) that restrictions on the manner in which the visit takes place would not be adequate to control the risk.

  • (2) Where the institutional head authorizes a refusal or suspension under subsection (1), the institutional head shall promptly inform the member of the House of Commons, the Senator or the judge and, where applicable, the inmate being visited of the reasons for the refusal or suspension and shall give the member of the House of Commons, the Senator or the judge and, where applicable, the inmate an opportunity to make representations with respect thereto.


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