Program directory · Correctional Service Canada
Institutional Management and Support
- Department
- Correctional Service Canada
- Program code
- BUJ01 (CSC)
- Core responsibility
- Care and Custody
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Institutional Management and Support Program contributes to Care and Custody through the day-to-day management of operational activities and institutional services for inmates.
Key activities include administering, operating and maintaining institutions; establishing operational processes and procedures; managing allocated financial and human resources; directing and overseeing the delivery of integrated correctional operations; monitoring the effectiveness of institutional security activities; considering threats, risks, vulnerabilities and physical security requirements and controls; managing the intelligence function for institutions; ensuring coordination across the criminal justice system; providing a safe environment for staff and inmates; and making decisions and recommendations related to inmates within delegated authorities.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institutional Management and Support | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $1.16B |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Spending $166M, against $125M in 2019-20 (+32%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2025-26 | Planned spending $513M, against $210M in 2024-25 (+145%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2026-27 | Indicators added: Rate of minor/moderate safety incidents per 1,000 inmates | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: Rate of critical safety incidents per 1,000 offenders in federal custody (suicides, accidental deaths) - (Objective: Zero); Rate of minor/moderate safety incidents per 1,000 offenders in federal custody; Rate of serious safety incidents per 1,000 offenders in federal custody | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $650M, against $513M in 2025-26 (+27%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2027-28 | Planned spending $159M, against $650M in 2026-27 (−76%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≤ 0.68 | 2019 | 0.42 | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≤ 0.68 | 2020 | 0.8 CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2019-20 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≤ 0.68 | 2021 | 0.48 | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≤ 0.62 | 2022 | 0.65 CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2021-22 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≤ 0.62 | 2023 | 0.54 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≤ 0.48 | 2024 | 0.72 CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2023-24 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≤ 0.48 | 2025 | 0.47 | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≤ 183.8 | 2019 | 230.1 Minor and moderate safety and security incidents trended upward for the fourth consecutive year. This can be explained, at least in part, by the increasing complexity of the population under CSC’s jurisdiction. CSC has custody of offenders with extensive histories of violence and violent crimes, previous youth and adult convictions, and affiliations with gangs and organized crime. In addition, of… | Not met |
| 2019-20 | ≤ 183.8 | 2020 | 250.1 CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2019-20 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≤ 183.8 | 2021 | 236.1 CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2020-21 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≤ 206.7 | 2022 | 201.7 | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≤ 206.7 | 2023 | 166.5 | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≤ 174.8 | 2024 | 181.8 CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2023-24 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
| 2024-25 | ≤ 174.8 | 2025 | 232.5 CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2024-25 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≤ 7.92 | 2019 | 8.27 Rate of CSC’s serious safety incidents is impacted by inmates’ mental health issues. | Not met |
| 2019-20 | ≤ 7.92 | 2020 | 12.1 CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2019-20 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≤ 7.92 | 2021 | 10 CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2020-21 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≤ 9.25 | 2022 | 10.38 CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2021-22 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≤ 9.25 | 2023 | 9.81 CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2022-23 Departmental Results Report. | Not met |
| 2023-24 | ≤ 10.78 | 2024 | 9.17 | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≤ 10.78 | 2025 | 8.76 | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≤ 236.5 | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $110M | $127M |
| 2019-20 | $103M | $125M |
| 2020-21 | $139M | $166M |
| 2021-22 | $135M | $180M |
| 2022-23 | $295M | $163M |
| 2023-24 | $267M | $190M |
| 2024-25 | $143M | $210M |
| 2025-26 | $513M | — |
| 2026-27 | $650M | — |
| 2027-28 | $159M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $155M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 913 | 938 |
| 2019-20 | 925 | 959 |
| 2020-21 | 937 | 961 |
| 2021-22 | 938 | 1,034 |
| 2022-23 | 1,075 | 1,104 |
| 2023-24 | 1,104 | 1,125 |
| 2024-25 | 981 | 1,064 |
| 2025-26 | 1,041 | — |
| 2026-27 | 978 | — |
| 2027-28 | 943* | — |
| 2028-29 | 943* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $109,936,033 | $109,794,286 | $109,767,777 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $102,832,455 | $102,583,781 | $102,511,032 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $138,669,261 | $139,991,188 | $141,479,242 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $135,074,006 | $136,260,086 | $136,870,725 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $294,831,411 | $291,210,727 | $280,975,804 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $266,763,785 | $147,186,182 | $146,585,225 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $142,708,940 | $142,806,744 | $142,732,354 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $513,189,969 | $272,351,559 | $146,470,201 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $649,616,284 | $158,655,627 | $155,111,818 | ||||||||
| Actual | $127,379,687 | $124,970,620 | $165,572,078 | $179,869,861 | $162,974,678 | $189,836,532 | $209,789,850 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.