Media Room

Welcome to the CSC Media Room!

Our aim is to maintain positive relations with the media and to provide timely, accurate and meaningful information.

What we offer

• Respond to general media questions
• Set up interviews with subject-matter experts
• Provide background information and news releases
• Assist media during CSC-related events

Why we matter

Media Relations seeks to work with media to best inform Canadians about the Correctional Service of Canada.

We understand journalists’ deadlines and we are committed to respond to medias in the shortest delays. We also take care of providing the most knowledgeable and qualified CSC subject-matter experts for media interviews.

Reports

• Public Safety Canada publishes an annual report entitled Corrections and Conditional Release Statistical Overview.
  • This document provides statistics on corrections, conditional release, crimes, offender population, corrections administration, crime trends, and other aspects of Canadian corrections.
• Progress made in key priority areas over the past fiscal year is recorded in the CSC Departmental Performance Report.
• Departmental strategic priorities are identified in the 2009–2010 Report on Plans and Priorities.