SIU Authorizations: July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 (Quarterly Report Q2)
Research in brief highlights: National SIU authorizations decreased in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 to 2025.
Note: Quarterly Report Q2 is from July 1 to September 30, 2024.
Number: RIB-24-12
Date: 2025
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Background
As part of a quarterly series highlighting trends in Structured Intervention Units (SIUs) within the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), the current analysis examines SIU authorizations in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 to 2025 (that is, July 1st, 2024, to September 30th, 2024).
Overview of Authorizations
In Q2 of fiscal year 2024 to 2025:
- There were 612 new authorizations to an SIU, a decrease from 745 in quarter one (and the quarterly average of 722 in fiscal year 2023 to 2024).
- The average number of new monthly authorizations in Q2 was 204, representing around 1.5% of the in-custody population.
- Most (97%) authorizations occurred at men’s institutions.
Regional trends
Average monthly SIU authorizations in Q2 represented 1.9% of the in-custody population in the Atlantic region, 2.3% in the Quebec region, 1.1% in the Ontario region, 1.0% in the Prairie region, and 1.3% in the Pacific region.
A majority of SIU authorizations in all regions except Ontario commenced at an SIU site rather than a Restricted Movement (RM) site.Footnote 1 In the Ontario region, 68% of authorizations commenced at a RM site.
Authorization reason
In Q2, 53% of authorizations were justified under 34.1 A (security) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA); the same percentage as in Q1), while 46% were justified under 34.1 B (safety). Authorizations justified under 34.1 C (investigation) remained relatively uncommon. Regional variation with respect to trends in transfer reason is presented in Table 2.
Table 1: SIU Authorization Count per Month by Region, fiscal year 2024 to 2025 Q2
| Month | Atlantic | |||||
Quebec |
Ontario |
Prairie |
Pacific |
Total |
||
July |
24 |
68 |
53 |
43 |
30 |
218 |
August |
27 |
65 |
38 |
27 |
16 |
173 |
September |
23 |
78 |
42 |
56 |
22 |
221 |
Total |
74 |
211 |
133 |
126 |
68 |
612 |
Table 2: SIU Authorization Reason by Region, fiscal year 2024 to 2025 Q2
| Reason | Atlantic | |||||
Quebec |
Ontario |
Prairie |
Pacific |
Total |
||
34.1 A |
35 |
145 |
62 |
55 |
26 |
323 |
34.1 B |
39 |
66 |
68 |
69 |
40 |
282 |
34.1 C |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
Total |
74 |
211 |
133 |
126 |
68 |
612 |
Discussion
SIU authorization counts decreased in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 to 2025; trends remained marked by regional variation. Consistent with ongoing trends, authorizations remained highest in the Quebec region, with the majority justified under 34.1 A (security) of the CCRA.
Prepared by: The Special Projects and Data Management (SPDM) Team of the CSC Research Branch.