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S-205 — An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act
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S-205
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act
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BILL S-205
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act
Last activity : At second reading in the House of Commons
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Senate · 1st2025-05-27Senate · 2nd2025-10-21Senate · 3rd2026-04-28Commons · 1st2026-05-28Commons · 2ndCommons · 3rdRoyal assent
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What it does, in plain language
- Requires the Commissioner to transfer any incarcerated person to a hospital or mental health facility when an assessment finds they have disabling mental health issues.
- Requires a mental health assessment within 30 days of a person's arrival in a penitentiary, and a transfer to a hospital if no qualified Correctional Service professional is available to carry it out.
- Caps confinement in a structured intervention unit (a form of separation from the general prison population) at 48 hours, unless a superior court grants an extension on the Service's application.
- Broadens the definition of a structured intervention unit to cover any part of a penitentiary where a person is separated from the mainstream population and spends less time out of their cell.
- Lets the Minister sign correctional services agreements not only with Indigenous organizations but also with community groups serving disadvantaged or minority populations, and requires the Commissioner to actively seek out such agreements and transfers.
- Requires the Correctional Service to tell incarcerated people about community organizations that may propose a release and reintegration plan, and requires the Parole Board to give written reasons when its decision departs from such a plan.
- Creates a new remedy allowing a sentenced person to ask the sentencing court to shorten their prison term or parole ineligibility period if the Correctional Service acted unlawfully, unreasonably or in a discriminatory way, with applications due within 60 days or any longer period the court sets.
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Registered lobbying
2 communications · 1 organization
as of Sep 10, 2026
the 2 most recent +
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund2
2026-06-05 · House of Commons
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
Met with : Noah Kathen — Parliamentary Assistant
2026-06-01 · House of Commons
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
Met with : Gary Anandasangaree — Minister of Public Safety
Communications reported to the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying that name this bill. Lobbying is a lawful, publicly registered activity — this count is a fact, not a verdict. Only communications whose description names both the bill number and its title are counted, so the real total may be higher. Registry archive read on September 10, 2026; the Commissioner republishes it about monthly, and we refresh it by hand.
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