Alternative Title Alternative title 1 This Act may be cited as the  Providing Alternatives to Isolation and Ensuring Oversight and Remedies in the Correctional System Act (Tona’s Law) . 1992, c. 20 Corrections and Conditional Release Act 2 Subsection 2(1) of the  Corrections and Conditional Release Act  is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: structured intervention unit  means (a) any area of a penitentiary where a person is separated from the mainstream population and is required to spend less time outside their cell or engaging in activities than is a person in the mainstream population; or (b) a penitentiary or any area in a penitentiary that is designated under section 31. Corrections and Conditional Release Act Clause 2 : New. 3 Subsection 15.1(2.01) of the Act is replaced by the following: Mental health assessment (2.01) In order to ensure that the plan can be developed in a manner that takes into consideration any mental health needs  of the person who is sentenced, transferred or committed to a penitentiary , the institutional head  must , as soon as practicable after the day on which the  person  is received but not later than the 30th day after that day, refer the  person  for a mental health assessment. If no medical professional available (2.02) If a mental health assessment required under subsection (2.01) cannot be performed by a medical professional engaged by the Service who is qualified to do so, the institutional head must authorize the transfer of the person referred to in that subsection to a hospital, including any mental health facility, in accordance with an agreement entered into under paragraph 16(1)(a) and any applicable regulations, for the purposes of a mental health assessment. Clause 3 : Existing text of subsection 15.1(2.01): (2.01) In order to ensure that the plan can be developed in a manner that takes any mental health needs of the offender into consideration, the institutional head shall, as soon as practicable after the day on which the offender is received but not later than the 30th day after that day, refer the offender’s case to the portion of the Service that administers health care for the purpose of conducting a mental health assessment of the offender. 4 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 29.01: Transfers to hospital 29.02 If a mental health assessment or an assessment by a registered health care professional concludes that a person who is sentenced, transferred or committed to a penitentiary has disabling mental health issues, the Commissioner must authorize that person’s transfer to a hospital, including any mental health facility, in accordance with an agreement entered into under paragraph 16(1)(a) and any applicable regulations. Clause 4 : New. 5 Section 33 of the Act is replaced by the following: Duration 33 (1) Any  confinement in a structured intervention unit is to end as soon as possible. Duration (2) A person’s confinement may not have a duration of more than 48 hours unless authorized by a superior court under subsection (3). Extended duration (3) On application by the Service, a superior court may extend the duration of a person’s confinement in a structured intervention unit beyond 48 hours if, in the court’s opinion, the extension is necessary for a purpose described in subsection 32(1). Clause 5 : Existing text of section 33: 33 An inmate’s confinement in a structured intervention unit is to end as soon as possible. 6 (1) Paragraph 37.1(2)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following: (a) a referral  of the person transferred  into  a  structured intervention unit, within 24 hours after  their  transfer,  for  a mental health assessment; and Clause 6 : (1) Existing text of paragraph 37.1(2)(a) : (2) The Service shall ensure that the measures include (a) a referral of the inmate’s case, within 24 hours after the inmate’s transfer into the structured intervention unit, to the portion of the Service that administers health care for the purpose of conducting a mental health assessment of the inmate; and (2) Section 37.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2): If no medical professional available (3) If a mental health assessment required under paragraph (2)(a) cannot be performed by a medical professional engaged by the Service who is qualified to do so, the institutional head must authorize the transfer of the person referred to in that paragraph to a hospital, including any mental health facility, in accordance with an agreement entered into under paragraph 16(1)(a) and any applicable regulations, for the purposes of a mental health assessment. (2) New. 7 The heading before section 79 of the Act is replaced by the following: Indigenous  and Marginalized Populations Clause 7 : Existing text of the heading: Indigenous Offenders 8 Section 79 of the Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: disadvantaged or minority population  includes any population that is or has been the subject of direct or indirect discrimination on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or disability. ( population défavorisée ou en situation minoritaire ) Clause 8 : New. 9 Section 81 of the Act is replaced by the following: Agreements 81 (1) The Minister or a person authorized by the Minister may, for  the purposes of providing  correctional services, enter into an agreement with (a) an Indigenous organization ; (b) an Indigenous governing body ; (c) a community group or organization that serves a disadvantaged or minority population; or  (d) any other entity that provides community-based support services. Agreement re cost (2) An agreement  under  subsection (1) may provide for  payment by the Minister or a person authorized by the Minister in respect of  the provision of  those  services. Transfer of care and custody (3) In accordance with any agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Commissioner may transfer  a person who is committed to a penitentiary  to the care and custody of an  entity described in that subsection  with the consent of  that person and the entity . Transfer of care and custody (4) The Commissioner must take all reasonable steps to (a) identify entities described in subsection (1) for the purpose of entering into agreements; and (b) seek to transfer a person who is committed to a penitentiary to an entity with which such an agreement exists. Transfer of care and custody (5) The Commissioner must not deny the transfer of a person committed to a penitentiary to an entity with which an agreement exists if the person and the entity consent unless the transfer is, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, not to be in the interests of justice. Clause 9 : Existing text of section 81: 81 (1) The Minister, or a person authorized by the Minister, may enter into an agreement with an Indigenous governing body or any Indigenous organization for the provision of correctional services to Indigenous offenders and for payment by the Minister, or by a person authorized by the Minister, in respect of the provision of those services. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an agreement entered into under that subsection may provide for the provision of correctional services to a non-Indigenous offender. (3) In accordance with any agreement entered into under subsection (1), the Commissioner may transfer an offender to the care and custody of an appropriate Indigenous authority, with the consent of the offender and of the appropriate Indigenous authority. 10 Section 84 of the Act is replaced by the following: Release into community 84 (1) If  a person committed to a penitentiary requests the support, on being released, of an entity referred to in subsection (2) , the Service  must provide that entity with  an opportunity to propose a plan for the  person’s  release and integration into  the  community  in which the person is to be released . Relevant entities (2) The following are relevant entities for the purposes of subsection (1): (a) the community’s Indigenous governing body, if applicable; (b) an Indigenous organization that is active in the community; (c) a community group or organization that serves a disadvantaged or minority population; or (d) any other entity that provides community-based support services. Obligation (3) The Service must (a) take all reasonable measures to inform persons committed to a penitentiary about the entities described in subsection (2) that may be relevant to them; and (b) give every entity that has proposed a plan for the release and integration of a person under subsection (1) adequate notice of that person’s parole review or their statutory release date, as the case may be. Written reasons (4) If the Parole Board of Canada makes any decision that is inconsistent with a plan proposed by an entity for the release and integration of a person under subsection (1), it must provide written reasons for its decision. Clause 10 : Existing text of section 84: 84 If an inmate expresses an interest in being released into an Indigenous community, the Service shall, with the inmate’s consent, give the community’s Indigenous governing body (a) adequate notice of the inmate’s parole review or their statutory release date, as the case may be; and (b) an opportunity to propose a plan for the inmate’s release and integration into that community. 11 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 198: PART III.1 Unfairness in the Administration of a Sentence Reduction of sentence 198.1 (1) A person sentenced to a period of incarceration or parole ineligibility may apply to the court that imposed the sentence for an order reducing that period as the court considers appropriate and just in the circumstances if, in the court’s opinion, a decision, recommendation, act or omission of the Commissioner or any person under the control and management of — or performing services for or on behalf of — the Commissioner that affected the person was (a) contrary to law or an established policy; (b) unreasonable, unjust, oppressive or improperly discriminatory; (c) in accordance with a rule of law or a provision of any Act or a practice or policy that is or may be unreasonable, unjust, oppressive or improperly discriminatory; (d) based wholly or partly on a mistake of law or fact; or (e) an exercise of a discretionary power (i) for an improper purpose, (ii) on irrelevant grounds, (iii) on the taking into account of irrelevant considerations, or (iv) without reasons having been given. Application for reduction of sentence (2) An application under subsection (1) must be made (a) no later than 60 days after the later of the day on which (i) the decision, recommendation, act or omission occurred, (ii) the Service provided to the person who is sentenced to a period of incarceration or parole ineligibility a report or other document related to the decision, recommendation, act or omission, and (iii) the person was informed of (A) a decision by the Correctional Investigator under section 175, (B) a conclusion by the Correctional Investigator under section 176, or (C) an opinion indicated by the Correctional Investigator under section 178, in relation to the decision, recommendation, act or omission; or (b) within any other period of time that the court may establish, at its discretion and at any time, if that period is longer than the period referred to in paragraph (a). Clause 11 : New.