Public Safety committee  The issue is more the security level.

Public Safety committee  The factor really is the risk that the offender poses for the safety of the institution and the people in it, and for the offender himself. As for the level—and Mr. Motiuk can tell you more about it—we consider how the people are adapting to the institution. We also consider the

Public Safety committee  Did you say unique to them? Well, the first thing that I'd like to note is that the aboriginal people represent 3% of the adult Canadian population, but they represent 24% of admissions into CSC. We don't have control over those admissions. Some 65% of those admitted are actuall

Public Safety committee  One of the recommendations was that offenders should be assessed for a reduction in their security level following the successful completion of a program. Currently, indigenous offenders are assessed automatically. Since April 1, 2017, we have to assess the security level of indi

Public Safety committee  Yes, there is.

Public Safety committee  Absolutely.

Public Safety committee  The answer is yes, they are operating as intended. Certainly the healing lodge is a type of environment where the offender can better understand his or her culture. There are traditions and ceremonies. Normally the offenders have been working extensively with the elders. They're

Public Safety committee  Yes, absolutely. In terms of budget 2017, there are a couple of initiatives. The first is enhancing community reintegration and section 84 support for indigenous offenders. With that initiative, we're going to increase the number of aboriginal community development officers tha

Public Safety committee  The aboriginal community development officers work in institutions with the case management team and with offenders who have expressed interest in a section 84 release. We're also going to be increasing the number of aboriginal community liaison officers. Those are people who wo

Public Safety committee  We could. I'll have to confirm, but what I saw, I think, is that approximately 56% are from urban communities. Is that about right?

Public Safety committee  No, they're in urban centres as well. They're in both. That's the second initiative. Then we also have an initiative that we're quite pleased about. It's a CORCAN proposal to increase job readiness of indigenous offenders through new community industries. The way it's going t

Public Safety committee  Yes, absolutely. We're quite pleased. This is a new approach, and it's in response to the Auditor General's report. This new approach we're implementing addresses the majority of the recommendations of the OAG report. We're going to provide more intensive, focused support and i

Public Safety committee  Just as we have programs for male offenders, for women offenders we also have programs, and they're based on a continuum of care. We have an aboriginal women offender correctional program. It's called the circle of care. It's elder-assisted, and they're there for 100% of the deli

Public Safety committee  I'll go to my conclusion.

Public Safety committee  In conclusion, I want to reiterate that CSC welcomes the opportunity to be part of a coordinated and cohesive strategy for improving results for indigenous peoples, and therefore will closely monitor the progress and outcomes of the important work of this committee. With this in