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

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

• — 2024, c. 17, s. 385(2)

  • • 385 (2) Paragraph 5(f) of the Act is repealed.

• — 2024, c. 17, s. 387

  • 387 Section 58.1 of the Act is repealed.

• — 2024, c. 17, s. 389

  • 389 The heading before section 94.1 and sections 94.1 to 94.8 of the Act are repealed.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 90

  • 90 Section 1 of Schedule I to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (s.3):

    • (s.31) section 264.01 (coercion or control of intimate partner);

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 187

  • 187 Section 17.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):

    • Conditions — protection of victim

      (4.1) If the victim or a person referred to in subsection 26(3) or 142(3) has provided a statement describing the harm, property damage or loss suffered by them as a result of the commission of the offence or its continuing impact on them — including any safety concerns — or commenting on the possible release of the inmate, the Parole Board of Canada or the institutional head, as the case may be, must impose any conditions on the temporary absence of the inmate authorized under subsection (1) that it considers reasonable and necessary in order to protect the victim, including a condition requiring that the inmate abstain from having any contact, including communication by any means, with the victim or from going to any specified place.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 188

  • 188 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 23:

    • Victim statement

      • 23.1 (1) Before placing the offender in a penitentiary, the Service must take reasonable steps to enable the victim or a person referred to in subsection 26(3) to submit a statement of the harm, property damage or loss suffered by them as a result of the commission of the offence or its continuing impact on them and any concerns they may have about the location of the penitentiary in which the offender is confined.

      • Subparagraph 26(1)(c)(iv)

        (2) If the Commissioner discloses information under subparagraph 26(1)(c)(iv), the Service must take reasonable steps to enable the victim or a person referred to in subsection 26(3) to submit a statement of the harm, property damage or loss suffered by them as a result of the commission of the offence or its continuing impact on them and any concerns they may have about the location of the penitentiary in which the offender is confined before the Commissioner makes a decision in respect of the offender’s transfer request, unless it is not practicable to do so.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 190

  • • 190 (1) Subparagraphs 26(1)(b)(ii) to (ii.2) of the Act are replaced by the following:

      • (ii) the name and location of the penitentiary — and the security classification assigned under section 29.1 to the penitentiary or the area in the penitentiary — in which the sentence is being served,

    • (2) Subsection 26(1) of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of subparagraph (c)(iii) and by adding the following after subparagraph (c)(iii):

      • (iv) in accordance with the Commissioner’s Directives, a request submitted by the offender for a transfer referred to in section 29,

      • (v) if the offender is transferred, a summary of the reasons for the transfer and the name and location of the penitentiary in which the sentence is being served,

      • (vi) the security classification that is assigned to the offender under subsection 30(1); and

    • (3) Subsection 26(1.1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • Timing of disclosure — release

        (1.1) The Commissioner must disclose the information referred to in subparagraphs (1)(c)(i) to (iii) before the day on which the offender is released and, unless it is not practicable to do so, the Commissioner must disclose it at least 14 days before that day.

      • Timing of disclosure — transfer

        (1.11) The Commissioner must disclose the information referred to in subparagraph (1)(c)(v) before the day on which the offender is transferred, unless it is not practicable to do so.

    • (4) Section 26 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1.2):

      • Disclosure — explanation

        (1.3) Any disclosure made under subparagraph (1)(a)(iv) or (1)(c)(i) must include an explanation of how the applicable dates are determined.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 191

  • 191 Section 28 of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (b), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after paragraph (c):

    • (d) the location of the penitentiary, if a victim has expressed concerns to the Service about the location of the penitentiary in which the sentence is being served.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 192

  • • 192 (1) Subsection 133(3.2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • Written reasons

        (3.2) If, after receiving a statement referred to in subsection (3.1), the releasing authority decides not to impose a condition that is requested in the statement, the releasing authority must provide written reasons for that decision.

    • (2) Paragraph 133(6)(b) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (b) in respect of conditions imposed under subsection (3), (3.1), (4) or (4.1), remove or vary any such condition.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 193

  • • 193 (1) The portion of subsection 140(13) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

      • Audio recording

        (13) Subject to any conditions specified by the Board, a victim, a person referred to in subsection 142(3) or a person designated under subsection 142(3.1) is entitled, on request, after a hearing in respect of a review referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b), to listen to an audio recording of the hearing, other than portions of the hearing that the Board considers

    • (2) Paragraph 140(13)(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (b) should not be heard by the victim, a person referred to in subsection 142(3) or a person designated under subsection 142(3.1), because the privacy interest of any person clearly outweighs the interest of the victim or the person.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 194

  • • 194 (1) Subparagraph 142(1)(a)(iv) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (iv) eligibility dates and review dates applicable to the offender under this Part in respect of unescorted temporary absences, parole or escorted temporary absences that are authorized under section 17.1 or approved under section 746.1 of the Criminal Code; and

    • (2) Subparagraph 142(1)(b)(iii) of the Act is replaced by the following:

      • (iii) the date, if any, on which the offender is to be released on unescorted temporary absence, escorted temporary absence if the Board approves the absence as required by section 746.1 of the Criminal Code, parole or statutory release,

    • (3) Subparagraphs 142(1)(b)(v) and (vi) of the Act are replaced by the following:

      • (iv.1) the reason for the postponement of a review,

      • (iv.2) the outcome of any decision made by the Board in respect of the conditional release of the offender under this Part or of a request for an escorted temporary absence authorized under section 17.1 or approved under section 746.1 of the Criminal Code,

      • (v) the reasons for, and any of the conditions attached to, the offender’s unescorted temporary absence or escorted temporary absence authorized under section 17.1 or approved under section 746.1 of the Criminal Code,

      • (v.1) any of the conditions attached to the offender’s parole or statutory release,

      • (vi) the destination of the offender on any unescorted temporary absence, parole, statutory release or escorted temporary absence authorized under section 17.1 or approved under section 746.1 of the Criminal Code, and whether the offender will be in the vicinity of the victim while travelling to that destination,

    • (4) Section 142 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

      • Disclosure — explanation

        (1.1) Any disclosure made under subparagraph (1)(a)(iv) or (1)(b)(iii) must include an explanation of how the applicable dates are determined.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 195

  • 195 Subsection 144(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • Registry of decisions

      • 144 (1) The Board must maintain a registry of the decisions it renders under Part I or this Part or under paragraph 746.1(2)(c) or (3)(c) of the Criminal Code and its reasons for those decisions.

• — 2026, c. 19, s. 204

  • Bill C-221

    • 204 (1) Subsections (2) to (7) apply if Bill C-221, introduced in the 1st session of the 45th Parliament and entitled An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (disclosure of information to victims) (in this section referred to as the “other Act”), receives royal assent.

    • (2) If section 1 of the other Act comes into force before subsection 190(4) of this Act, then, on the day on which that subsection 190(4) comes into force,

      • (a) subparagraph 26(1)‍(a)‍(iv) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act is replaced by the following:

        • (iv) eligibility dates and review dates applicable to the offender under this Act in respect of temporary absences or parole;

      • (b) subparagraph 26(1)‍(c)‍(i) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act is replaced by the following:

        • (i) the date, if any, on which the offender is to be released on temporary absence, work release, parole or statutory release,

    • (3) If subsection 190(4) of this Act comes into force before section 1 of the other Act, then that section 1 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

    • (4) If section 1 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as subsection 190(4) of this Act, then that section 1 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

    • (5) If section 194 of this Act comes into force before section 2 of the other Act, then that section 2 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

    • (6) If section 2 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 194 of this Act, then that section 2 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.