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- Current Opportunity - Correctional Investigator, Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada
Further details can be found at Appointment Opportunity on the Governor in Council (GIC) Appointments Website May 16, 2017 - Statement from the Correctional Investigator on Release of Special Report to Parliament May 2, 2017 (HTML)
- Statement by Howard Sapers on Appointment of New Correctional Investigator December 30, 2016 (HTML)
- Appointment of Ivan Zinger as acting Correctional Investigator of Canada December 22, 2016 (HTML)
- Elizabeth White, Executive Director, St. Leonard’s Society of Canada, Receives the 2016 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award December 6, 2016 (HTML)
- 2015-16 Departmental Performance Report November 21, 2016 (HTML) (PDF, 324kb)
- Annual Report 2015-2016 October 31, 2016 (HTML) (PDF, 2.29mb)
- In the Dark: An Investigation of Death in Custody Information Sharing and Disclosure Practices in Federal Corrections - Final Report August 2, 2016 (HTML) (PDF, 700kb)
- 2016-17 Report on Plans and Priorities March 7, 2016 (HTML) (PDF, 538kb)
Recent Parliamentary Appearances
- February 8, 2017, Study on the issues relating to the human rights of prisoners in the correctional system. Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
- December 1, 2016, Briefing on the Annual Report 2015-2016 of the Office of the Correctional Investigator. Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
- May 31, 2016, Briefing on the Annual Report 2014-2015 of the Office of the Correctional Investigator. Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
- April 19, 2016, Briefing with the Office of the Correctional Investigator Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development
- March 23, 2015, Study of Subject Matter of Bill C-583 (An Act to Amend the Criminal Code – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Highlights
Special Report to Parliament – Fatal Response: An Investigation into the Preventable Death of Matthew Ryan Hines
Appointment of Ivan Zinger as Correctional Investigator of Canada. Biography and photo of Dr. Ivan Zinger, Correctional Investigator.
The Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator 2015-2016 - October 31, 2016
In the Dark: An Investigation of Death in Custody Information Sharing and Disclosure Practices in Federal Corrections - Final Report - August 2, 2016
Mission Statement
As the ombudsman for federally sentenced offenders, the Office of the Correctional Investigator serves Canadians and contributes to safe, lawful and humane corrections through independent oversight of the Correctional Service of Canada by providing accessible, impartial and timely investigation of individual and systemic concerns.
Featured News Stories
- Les détenus pourraient perdre des droits en étant isolés une heure de moins par jour, (en français), Le Devoir (May 25, 2017)
- Number of federal inmates who self-harm tripled in last decade, The Globe and Mail (May 22, 2017)
- Consider impact of systemic racism before sentencing black offenders, Canadian judges urged, National Post (April 25, 2017)
- Native injustice comes full circle, Now (April 5, 2017)
- ‘Yuck!’ Hungry offenders bartering sausages as prisons try to cut costs with new menu, ombudsman says, National Post (March 21, 2017)
- Prisons can reduce use of segregation dramatically, and safely: Editorial, The Star (March 15, 2017)
- Prison watchdog sees sharp decline in use of solitary confinement, CBC News (March 15, 2017)
- Editorial: Prison secrets, The Telegram (March 3, 2017)
- Job training program for inmates stuck in the past, says prison watchdog, CBC News (January 27, 2017)
- Lack of strategy for senior prisoners raises human rights issues: advocates, CTV News (January 25, 2017)
- Correctional Service flip-flops on transgender inmate placement policy, CBC News (January 13, 2017)
- Trudeau promises to house trans inmates based on gender identity, CBC News (January 12, 2017)
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