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-lsb- -rsb- http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/about-us/006-0005-eng.shtml correctional service of canada - don head keith coulter incumbent canadian public servant commissioner of the correctional service of canada 8th june 27 , 2008 don head -lrb- public servant -rrb-
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don head -lrb- public servant -rrb-

don head is a canadian career public servant and the current commissioner of the correctional service of canada -lrb- csc -rrb- , since june 27 , 2008 .
head has worked mostly in the federal public service and began his career in 1978 as a correctional officer in csc 's pacific region .
between 1978 and 1995 , he held operational and managerial positions in four federal institutions , pacific regional headquarters , ontario regional headquarters and the national headquarters , in ottawa .
in 1995 , head moved to the yukon department of justice where he was appointed superintendent of the whitehorse correctional centre then as the director of territorial probation and correctional services .
after three years , head moved to saskatchewan where he joined the saskatchewan department of corrections and public safety as assistant deputy minister .
in 2002 , head returned to the federal correctional service where he was hired as senior deputy commissioner and helped to create new branches within the csc - aboriginal initiatives directorate , the incident investigation branch , the information management services branch , the performance assurance sector , and the management structures and deployment standards initiative .
he has received many awards , through his career , including the governor general 's corrections exemplary service medal , and bar , and the public service award of excellence for diversity and employment equity .
