Bill C-83 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act

This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Ralph Goodale  Liberal

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to, among other things,
(a) eliminate the use of administrative segregation and disciplinary segregation;
(b) authorize the Commissioner to designate a penitentiary or an area in a penitentiary as a structured intervention unit for the confinement of inmates who cannot be maintained in the mainstream inmate population for security or other reasons;
(c) provide less invasive alternatives to physical body cavity searches;
(d) affirm that the Correctional Service of Canada has the obligation to support the autonomy and clinical independence of registered health care professionals;
(e) provide that the Correctional Service of Canada has the obligation to provide inmates with access to patient advocacy services;
(f) provide that the Correctional Service of Canada has an obligation to consider systemic and background factors unique to Indigenous offenders in all decision-making; and
(g) improve victims’ access to audio recordings of parole hearings.
This enactment also amends the English version of a provision of the Criminal Records Act.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

June 17, 2019 Passed Time allocation for Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act
March 18, 2019 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act
Feb. 26, 2019 Passed Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act
Feb. 26, 2019 Passed Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act (report stage amendment)
Feb. 26, 2019 Passed Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act (report stage amendment)
Feb. 26, 2019 Failed Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act (report stage amendment)
Oct. 23, 2018 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act
Oct. 23, 2018 Failed 2nd reading of Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act (reasoned amendment)
Oct. 23, 2018 Passed Time allocation for Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Nov. 6, 2018

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Nov. 8, 2018

  • Catherine Latimer, Executive Director, John Howard Society of Canada
  • Lawrence Da Silva, Volunteer and Consultant, John Howard Society of Canada
  • Savannah Gentile, Director, Advocacy and Legal Issues, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
  • Alia Pierini, Regional Advocate, Pacific, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
  • Ruby Sahota, Brampton North, Lib.
  • Jim Eglinski, Yellowhead, CPC
  • Jason Godin, National President, Union of Canadian Correctional Officers
  • Allen Benson, Chief Executive Officer, Native Counselling Services of Alberta
  • Sylvie Boucher, Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix, CPC

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Nov. 20, 2018

  • Ivan Zinger, Correctional Investigator of Canada, Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada
  • Jim Eglinski, Yellowhead, CPC
  • Marie-France Kingsley, Executive Director, Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada
  • Kim Pate, Senator, Ontario, ISG
  • Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, Director, Equality Program, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
  • Cara Zwibel, Director, Fundamental Freedoms Program, Canadian Civil Liberties Association
  • Ruby Sahota, Brampton North, Lib.

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Nov. 22, 2018

  • Josh Paterson, Executive Director, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
  • Stanley Stapleton, National President, Union of Safety and Justice Employees
  • Lois Frank, Gladue Writer, Alberta Justice, As an Individual
  • Jim Eglinski, Yellowhead, CPC
  • Debra Parkes, Professor and Chair in Feminist Legal Studies, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, As an Individual
  • Jonathan Rudin, Program Director, Aboriginal Legal Services
  • Elana Finestone, Legal Counsel, Native Women's Association of Canada

Public Safety and National Security Committee, on Nov. 29, 2018