1 In this Act, “compassionate allowance” means an allowance made under section 13 of this Act and the regulations; (“indemnité spéciale”) “contractor” means an individual, corporation, partnership or unincorporated association that enters into a contract or agreement under subsection 8 (4) or (5) to provide correctional services, and includes any person engaged by the contractor to provide any of the services; (“entrepreneur”) “correctional institution” means a correctional institution established or continued under section 14, whether it is operated or maintained by the Ministry or by a contractor, but does not include a place of open custody, a place of secure custody, a place of temporary detention or a lock-up established under section 16.1 of the Police Services Act; (“établissement correctionnel”) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, the definition of “correctional institution” in section 1 of the Act is amended by striking out “established under section 16.1 of the Police Services Act” at the end. (See: 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 32 (1)) “correctional service” means a service provided for the purpose of carrying out the function or objects of the Ministry, including the operation and maintenance of correctional institutions; (“service correctionnel”) “Deputy Minister” means the Deputy Minister of Correctional Services; (“sous-ministre”) “inmate” means a person confined in a correctional institution or otherwise detained in lawful custody under a court order, but does not include a young person within the meaning of the Young Offenders Act (Canada) or the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) unless he or she, (a) has been transferred to ordinary court under the Young Offenders Act (Canada), or (b) receives an adult sentence within the meaning of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada); (“détenu”) “Minister” means the Minister of Correctional Services; (“ministre”) “Ministry” means the Ministry of Correctional Services; (“ministère”) “parole” means parole under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (Canada) or this Act, and “parolee” means a person who is released on parole; (“libération conditionnelle” ou “liberté conditionnelle”, “personne en liberté conditionnelle”) “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations; (“prescrit”) “probation” means the disposition of a court authorizing a person to be at large subject to the conditions of a probation order or community service order and “probationer” means a person who is subject to a probation order or community service order; (“probation”, “probationnaire”) “regulations” means the regulations made under this Act; (“règlements”) “remission” means the remission of an inmate’s sentence that he or she may earn in accordance with the Prisons and Reformatories Act (Canada) or this Act; (“réduction de peine”)  R.S.O. 1990, c. M.22, s. 1; 2000, c. 40, s. 1; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table; 2002, c. 18, Sched. N, s. 18 (2, 3, 5); 2006, c. 19, Sched. D, s. 12 (3, 4, 7, 10); 2009, c. 2, s. 16; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 9, s. 8 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 40, s. 1 (1-4) - 03/07/2001 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table - 01/01/2003; 2002, c. 18, Sched. N, s. 18 (2, 5) - 02/05/2005; 2002, c. 18, Sched. N, s. 18 (1, 4, 6) - no effect - see 2009, c. 2, s. 32 - 09/03/2009; 2002, c. 18, Sched. N, s. 18 (3) - 17/12/2012 2006, c. 19, Sched. D, s. 12 (1, 3, 4, 7, 10) - 22/06/2006; 2006, c. 19, Sched. D, s. 12 (6, 9, 12) - no effect - see 2009, c. 2, s. 33 - 09/03/2009 2009, c. 2, s. 16 - 01/04/2009; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 9, s. 8 (1) - 15/12/2009 2018, c. 3, Sched. 5, s. 34 (1) - no effect - see 2019, c. 1, Sched. 3, s. 5 - 26/03/2019; 2018, c. 6, Sched. 3, s. 13 - no effect - see 2019, c. 1, Sched. 3, s. 5 - 26/03/2019 2019, c. 1, Sched. 4, s. 32 (1) - not in force PART I   MINISTRY OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES