Pre-C-10 Miscellaneous Amendments to the Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations
Enabling act
Corrections and Conditional Release Act
Description
This proposal seeks to make a number of long-standing miscellaneous and technical amendments to several sections of the Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations (CCRR). The amendments will help ensure greater clarity by correcting grammatical mistakes and reduce the risk of misinterpretation by correcting discrepancies between the English and French versions. The amendments will also ensure that the Regulations are consistent with the Modernization of Benefits Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedom. The enabling legislation is the Corrections and Conditional Release Act.
The majority of these changes were recommended by the Standing Committee on the Scrutiny of Regulations and are largely minor housekeeping matters of a technical nature or serve to clarify the original intention of the Regulation. The proposals do not affect any substantive rights and do not represent any significant change in policy. The amendments would:
- Make grammatical, orthographic and translation corrections or additions for clarity and precision;
- Modernize language to conform with the Modernization of Benefits Act;
- Clarify the intent of legislation;
- Repeal sections that have been declared unconstitutional;
- Amend the Schedule referenced in sec 94(2) (i.e. privileged correspondents) to update changes in titles and to make four additions.
Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses
There are no expected impacts.
Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)
The proposed changes are technical in nature. Therefore, no regulatory cooperation efforts are required.
Consultations
Consultations undertaken within the Correctional Service of Canada and with the Department of Justice indicate no opposition to these amendments. Stakeholder groups are not expected to oppose these amendments.
No public consultation via the Canada Gazette is required, as these amendments are technical in nature; it is not expected that stakeholder groups would have any objections.Further information
N/A
Departmental contact information
Alex Bartraw
A/Portfolio Manager
(613) 796-2980
alex.bartraw@csc-scc.gc.ca
Date the regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan
2011
For more information
- Government-Wide Forward Regulatory Plans
- The Cabinet Directive on Regulatory Management
- Developing and Improving Federal Regulations
To learn about upcoming or ongoing consultations on proposed federal regulations, visit the Canada Gazette and Consulting with Canadians websites.
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