Correctional Service of Canada

Correctional Service of Canada
*Service correctionnel du Canada*
Correctional Service of Canada; Service correctionnel du Canada
	Badge of the CSC
	CSC Patch
Common name	Corrections Canada
Abbreviation	CSC/SCC
Motto	Futura Recipere; (Latin for "To grasp the future")
Agency overview
Formed	December 21, 1978
Preceding agencies	Canadian Penitentiary Service (CPS); National Parole Service;
Employees	14,452 (March 31, 2006)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Canada
Governing body	Public Safety Canada
Constituting instrument	Corrections and Conditional Release Act;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario
Elected officer responsible	Hon. Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety;
Agency executive	Anne Kelly, Commissioner;
Regions	6 National Headquarters: Ottawa ; Pacific Region: British Columbia & Yukon ; Prairie Region: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Northwest Territories ; Ontario Region: Greater Ontario and Nunavut ; Quebec Region: Quebec ; Atlantic Region: Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador;
Website
	www.csc-scc.gc.ca

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC; French: Service correctionnel du Canada), also known as Correctional Service Canada or Corrections Canada, is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders sentenced to two years or more. The agency has its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario.

The CSC officially came into being on April 10, 1979, when Queen Elizabeth II signed authorization for the newly commissioned agency and presented it with its armorial bearings.

The Commissioner of the CSC is recommended for appointment by the Prime Minister and approved by an Order in Council. This appointed position reports directly to the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs and is accountable to the public via the Parliament. The current Commissioner of the CSC is Anne Kelly, who served as the senior deputy commissioner prior to the retirement of Don Head in February 2018.

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