An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act (S.C. 2019, c. 27)

body scan search

body scan search means a search of a body by means of a prescribed body scanner that is conducted in the prescribed manner. (fouille par balayage corporel)

Marginal note:Fouille discrète ou fouille par palpation ordinaires

• 47 (1) Dans les cas prévus par règlement et justifiés par des raisons de sécurité, l’agent peut, sans soupçon précis, procéder à la fouille discrète ou à la fouille par palpation ordinaires des détenus.

Marginal note:Routine strip search of inmates

• 48 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a staff member of the same sex as the inmate may conduct a routine strip search of an inmate, without individualized suspicion,

  • (a) in the prescribed circumstances in situations in which the inmate has been in a place where there was a likelihood of access to contraband that is capable of being hidden on or in the body; or

  • (b) when the inmate is entering or leaving a structured intervention unit.

• Marginal note:Choice of body scan search

  (2) A body scan search of the inmate shall be conducted instead of the strip search if

  • (a) the body scan search is authorized under section 48.1; and

  • (b) a prescribed body scanner in proper working order is in the area where the strip search would be conducted.

Marginal note:Search by body scan

48.1 A staff member may, in the prescribed circumstances, conduct a body scan search of an inmate, and those circumstances must be limited to what is reasonably required for security purposes.

Marginal note:Detention in dry cell

• 51 (1) If the institutional head is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an inmate has ingested contraband or is carrying contraband in a body cavity, the institutional head may authorize in writing the detention of the inmate in a cell without plumbing fixtures on the expectation that the contraband will be expelled.

• Marginal note:Visits by registered health care professional

  (2) The inmate must be visited at least once every day by a registered health care professional.

Marginal note:Fouille discrète ou fouille par palpation ordinaires

59 Dans les cas prévus par règlement et justifiés par des raisons de sécurité, l’agent peut, sans soupçon précis, procéder à la fouille discrète ou à la fouille par palpation ordinaires des visiteurs.

Marginal note:Search by body scan

60.1 A staff member may, in the prescribed circumstances, conduct a body scan search of a visitor, and those circumstances must be limited to what is reasonably required for security purposes.

Marginal note:Fouille ordinaire

• 61 (1) Dans les cas prévus par règlement et justifiés par des raisons de sécurité, l’agent peut, sans soupçon précis et selon les modalités réglementaires, procéder à la fouille ordinaire des véhicules qui se trouvent au pénitencier.

Marginal note:Fouille discrète ou fouille par palpation ordinaires

63 Dans les cas prévus par règlement et justifiés par des raisons de sécurité, l’agent peut, sans soupçon précis, procéder à la fouille discrète ou à la fouille par palpation ordinaires d’autres agents.

Marginal note:Search by body scan

64.1 A staff member may, in the prescribed circumstances, conduct a body scan search of another staff member, and those circumstances must be limited to what is reasonably required for security purposes.

Marginal note:Power to seize

• 65 (1) A staff member may seize contraband, or evidence relating to a disciplinary or criminal offence, found in the course of a search conducted under sections 47 to 64, except a body cavity search or a body scan search.

Indigenous Offenders

Marginal note:Definitions

79 In sections 79.1 to 84.1,

correctional services

correctional services means services or programs for offenders, including their care, custody and supervision. (services correctionnels)

Indigenous governing body

Indigenous governing body means a council, government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of an Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. (corps dirigeant autochtone)

Indigenous organization

Indigenous organization means an organization with predominately Indigenous leadership. (organisme autochtone)

Indigenous peoples of Canada

Indigenous peoples of Canada has the meaning assigned by the definition aboriginal peoples of Canada in subsection 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982.‍ (peuples autochtones du Canada)

Marginal note:Factors to be considered

• 79.1 (1) In making decisions under this Act affecting an Indigenous offender, the Service shall take the following into consideration:

  • (a) systemic and background factors affecting Indigenous peoples of Canada;

  • (b) systemic and background factors that have contributed to the overrepresentation of Indigenous persons in the criminal justice system and that may have contributed to the offender’s involvement in the criminal justice system; and

  • (c) the Indigenous culture and identity of the offender, including his or her family and adoption history.

• Marginal note:Exception — risk assessment

  (2) The factors described in paragraphs (1)(a) to (c) are not to be taken into consideration for decisions respecting the assessment of the risk posed by an Indigenous offender unless those factors could decrease the level of risk.

Marginal note:Programs

80 Without limiting the generality of section 76, the Service shall provide programs designed particularly to address the needs of Indigenous offenders.

Marginal note:Advisory committees

• 82 (1) The Service shall establish a national Indigenous advisory committee, and may establish regional and local Indigenous advisory committees, which shall provide advice to the Service on the provision of correctional services to Indigenous offenders.

• Marginal note:Committees to consult

  (2) For the purpose of carrying out their function under subsection (1), all committees shall consult regularly with Indigenous communities, Indigenous governing bodies, Indigenous organizations and other appropriate persons with knowledge of Indigenous matters.

Marginal note:Spiritual leaders and elders

• 83 (1) For greater certainty, Indigenous spirituality and Indigenous spiritual leaders and elders have the same status as other religions and other religious leaders.

• Marginal note:Advice

  (1.1) If the Service considers it appropriate in the circumstance, it shall seek advice from an Indigenous spiritual leader or elder when providing correctional services to an Indigenous inmate, particularly in matters of mental health and behaviour.

• Marginal note:Obligation

  (2) The Service shall take all reasonable steps to make available to Indigenous inmates the services of an Indigenous spiritual leader or elder after consultation with

  • (a) the national Indigenous advisory committee established under section 82; and

  • (b) the appropriate regional and local Indigenous advisory committees.

Marginal note:Release into Indigenous community

84 If an inmate expresses an interest in being released into an Indigenous community, the Service shall, with the inmate’s consent, give the community’s Indigenous governing body

• (a) adequate notice of the inmate’s parole review or their statutory release date, as the case may be; and

• (b) an opportunity to propose a plan for the inmate’s release and integration into that community.

Marginal note:Plans – long-term supervision

84.1 If an offender who is required to be supervised by a long-term supervision order has expressed an interest in being supervised in an Indigenous community, the Service shall, with the offender’s consent, give the community’s Indigenous governing body

• (a) adequate notice of the order; and

• (b) an opportunity to propose a plan for the offender’s release on supervision, and integration, into that community.