The Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, today issued a Ministerial Direction to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to ensure victims' rights are considered from the beginning and strengthen the way it shares information with victims and the government. This direction will improve notification to victims surrounding security classification and transfers of offenders, and establish a formal process to notify the Minister of Public Safety. In accordance with the recommendations made by the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime in 2019, CSC is directed to: Gather and consider victim information at the outset of the decision-making process or as soon as a voluntary transfer request is being considered for support by CSC.

https://www.miragenews.com/mendicino-directs-csc-on-offender-transfer-1050995/

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