Let's Talk

Faces of CSC: Pastor Oliver Johnson

Citizen Advisory Committee Member, Edmonton, Prairie Region

“As professionals, we must function with integrity and compassion by first listening to the needs and concerns of both staff and inmates alike.”

Faces of CSC: Ange Kadima

"The whole concept of incarceration-turned-corrections is very meaningful. In many other countries, there is no intent to correct and people never talk about these things."

Creating a new future with leather and textiles

Warkworth Institution’s Indigenous Product Shop gives inmates skills to create brighter futures.

a square with an illustration of an eagle in it and a second square with the front of a leather moccasin in it

Woman with arms up standing on ice and dirt, low hills in background

Marita Erkila and her family moved to Iqaluit on September 3, 2022, when she became parole officer supervisor for Nunavut. She left Ottawa wearing flip flops in plus 30-degree weather. They arrived to a chilly, rainy, three-degree day in Iqaluit. Marita ditched her flip flops for a parka.

Faces of CSC: Tony Walby

“We are actually limiting ourselves to the talent pool that we could have by not doing the work to make things accessible. It's becoming the law and it's becoming the standard, and it's just the right thing to do.”

A dog and man walking beside warehouse shelves

Detector Dogs: Every day is bring your dog to work day

Imagine bringing your dog to work every day. Dog lovers would call that a dream job. For 87 Correctional Service Canada (CSC) dog handlers, it is.

Laundry helps inmate sort out life

Jessy takes on vocational training program in laundry services for personal development and training during his sentence.

An English bulldog sits on the grass, looking at the camera with its tongue hanging out.

Four-legged unconditional support: Pet Therapy in Stony Mountain’s SIU

Discover the impact visits from therapy dogs has on inmates at Stony Mountain Institution.

Faces of CSC: Dave St. Onge

Dave St. Onge was always interested in history. He began his career at the Penitentiary Museum as a student and has contributed significantly to its growth over the past 40 years.