Corrections and Conditional Release Act — C-44.6 2
Definitions 2 (1) In this Part, Commissioner means the Commissioner of Corrections appointed pursuant to subsection 6(1); ( commissaire ) contraband means (a) an intoxicant, (b) a weapon or a component thereof, ammunition for a weapon, and anything that is designed to kill, injure or disable a person or that is altered so as to be capable of killing, injuring or disabling a person, when possessed without prior authorization, (c) an explosive or a bomb or a component thereof, (d) currency over any applicable prescribed limit, when possessed without prior authorization, and (e) any item not described in paragraphs (a) to (d) that could jeopardize the security of a penitentiary or the safety of persons, when that item is possessed without prior authorization; ( objets interdits ) day parole has the same meaning as in Part II; ( semi-liberté ) Indigenous , in respect of a person, includes a First Nation person, an Inuit or a Métis person; ( autochtone ) inmate means (a) a person who is in a penitentiary pursuant to (i) a sentence, committal or transfer to penitentiary, or (ii) a condition imposed by the Parole Board of Canada in connection with day parole or statutory release, or (b) a person who, having been sentenced, committed or transferred to penitentiary, (i) is temporarily outside penitentiary by reason of a temporary absence or work release authorized under this Act, or (ii) is temporarily outside penitentiary for reasons other than a temporary absence, work release, parole or statutory release, but is under the direction or supervision of a staff member or of a person authorized by the Service; ( détenu ) institutional head , in relation to a penitentiary, means the person who is normally in charge of the penitentiary; ( Version anglaise seulement ) intoxicant means a substance that, if taken into the body, has the potential to impair or alter judgment, behaviour or the capacity to recognize reality or meet the ordinary demands of life, but does not include caffeine, nicotine or any authorized medication used in accordance with directions given by a staff member or a registered health care professional; ( substance intoxicante ) long-term supervision means long-term supervision ordered under subsection 753(4), 753.01(5) or (6) or 753.1(3) or subparagraph 759(3)(a)(i) of the Criminal Code ; ( surveillance de longue durée ) mental health assessment means an assessment of the mental health of a person conducted by a medical professional with recognized specialty training in mental health diagnosis and treatment, such as a psychiatrist, psychologist or psychiatric nurse or a primary care physician who has had psychiatric training. ( évaluation de la santé mentale ) Minister means the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness; ( ministre ) offender means (a) an inmate, or (b) a person who, having been sentenced, committed or transferred to penitentiary, is outside penitentiary (i) by reason of parole or statutory release, (ii) pursuant to an agreement referred to in subsection 81(1), or (iii) pursuant to a court order; ( délinquant ) parole has the same meaning as in Part II; ( libération conditionnelle ) penitentiary means (a) a facility of any description, including all lands connected therewith, that is operated, permanently or temporarily, by the Service for the care and custody of inmates, and (b) any place declared to be a penitentiary pursuant to section 7; ( pénitencier ) prescribed means prescribed by regulation; ( Version anglaise seulement ) provincial parole board has the same meaning as in Part II; ( commission provinciale ) sentence means a sentence of imprisonment and includes (a) a sentence imposed by a foreign entity on a Canadian offender who has been transferred to Canada under the International Transfer of Offenders Act , and (b) a youth sentence imposed under the Youth Criminal Justice Act consisting of a custodial portion and a portion to be served under supervision in the community subject to