Information about COVID-19 for correctional stakeholders

Here you will find information intended for Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) stakeholders. 

As a correctional stakeholder, you can help inform offenders. This is why we are making this information available— to help you understand the virus and vaccines. We hope this information is helpful in providing factual information and support to offenders. 

Information about COVID-19 vaccines

Why vaccination is important for adults: Vaccines are safe and protect you and those around you from vaccine-preventable diseases.

Vaccine safety: Immunization and vaccine awareness poster: Learn about all the steps that go into producing a vaccine, from development to monitoring.

How Canada authorizes vaccines: Creating a new vaccine can take years. However, the development of vaccines for COVID-19 progressed quickly for many reasons. 

Vaccines and treatments for COVID-19: Safety after authorization: Information about how COVID-19 vaccines and treatments are monitored for safety after authorization.

Vaccine safety and possible side effects: Like any medication or supplement (including vitamins), vaccines can cause side effects and reactions.

Videos about COVID-19 vaccines

These short videos will help you better understand COVID-19 vaccines.

• Vaccine safety in Canada
• How were COVID-19 vaccines developed so quickly?
• How do I know COVID-19 vaccines are safe?
• How do I know COVID-19 vaccines are safe without long-term data?
• Do COVID-19 vaccines have side effects?
• How do COVID-19 mRNA vaccines work?
• COVID-19: How vaccines are developed

Messages from CSC's Commissioner to stakeholders 

• July 21, 2023
• March 31, 2023
• December 23, 2022
• June 9, 2022
• April 29, 2022
• March 07, 2022
• January 28, 2022
• December 10, 2021
• November 8, 2021
• October 12, 2021
• September 17, 2021
• June 25, 2021
• May 28, 2021
• April 29, 2021
• April 1, 2021
• February 22, 2021
• January 22, 2021
• December 15, 2020
• November 6, 2020
• October 8, 2020
• September 14, 2020
• August 14, 2020
• July 10, 2020
• June 26, 2020
• June 12, 2020
• June 2, 2020
• May 13, 2020
• April 27, 2020
• April 15, 2020
• April 1, 2020
• March 23, 2020
• March 17, 2020
• March 15, 2020