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Program directory · Correctional Service Canada

Contraband Interdiction and Management

Program code
BUJ03 (CSC)
Core responsibility
Care and Custody
In Departmental Plans
2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan

What it does

The Contraband Interdiction and Management Program contributes to Care and Custody through the development, implementation, and coordination of policies and activities designed to prevent the introduction of contraband items and/or reduce their presence within CSC facilities. This is done in recognition of the harms associated with the introduction, trafficking, financing and distribution of contraband within CSC facilities, including a focused effort on mitigation strategies for reducing the presence of contraband, and ensuring those involved are held accountable.

Key activities include the collection, analysis and sharing of intelligence related to the introduction, trafficking, financing and distribution of contraband within CSC facilities. Detecting substance use and searching for and seizing contraband items are is accomplished through intelligence activities and security measures such as urinalysis, detector dog teams, drug detection and identification tools, drone and cellphone detection/mitigation technologies, static and dynamic security practices and the imposition of risk management measures.

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).

2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-272027-282028-29Contraband Interdiction and Management 2018-19: $12.6MContraband Interdiction and Management 2019-20: $12.8MContraband Interdiction and Management 2020-21: $12.7MContraband Interdiction and Management 2021-22: $12.3MContraband Interdiction and Management 2022-23: $12.4MContraband Interdiction and Management 2023-24: $13.9MContraband Interdiction and Management 2024-25: $16.3MContraband Interdiction and Management 2025-26: $13.1MContraband Interdiction and Management 2026-27: $14.6MContraband Interdiction and Management 2027-28: $14.4MContraband Interdiction and Management 2028-29: $14.3MContraband Interdiction and ManagementDrug InterdictionDrug EnforcementContraband In…
Bars: spending by fiscal year (dark: actual; light: actual restated on the 2017-18 program structure; outlined: the latest plan's forecast; grey: related programs). Bands: each program in the lineage over the years it has data. The line at the bottom shows this program's names over time.
ProgramRelationYears with dataActual spending over those years
Contraband Interdiction and ManagementThis program2018-19 – 2028-29$93M

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.

YearWhat changedSource
2020-21Renamed from “Drug Interdiction” to “Drug Enforcement”.GC InfoBase program names by year
2026-27Indicators added: Percentage of contraband items seized at the point of introductionDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Indicators dropped: Rate of critical drug-related incidents per 1,000 offenders in federal custody (overdose and suspected overdose offender deaths in custody) - (Objective: Zero); Rate of minor/moderate drug-related incidents per 1,000 offenders in federal custody; Rate of serious drug-related incidents per 1,000 offenders in federal custodyDepartmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase)
2026-27Renamed from “Drug Enforcement” to “Contraband Interdiction and Management”.GC InfoBase program names by year

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

Rate of critical drug-related incidents per 1,000 offenders in federal custody (overdose and suspected overdose offender deaths in custody) - (Objective: Zero)
Expected result: Drug enforcement activities contribute to safe and secure correctional facilities
0.352018-19✗ not met0.442019-20✗ not met0.082020-21✓ met0.082021-22✓ met0.382022-23✓ met0.942023-24✗ not met0.22024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19≤ 0.2420190.35
Even with CSC’s coordinated efforts to prevent use, treat dependency, and reduce the production, introduction and distribution of illicit drugs, CSC’s drug-related results are similar to trends observed in the community, particularly in relation to opioids. The opioid crisis, and the evolution of drug introduction methods, and more effective interdiction efforts may provide a partial explanation…
Not met
2019-20≤ 0.2420200.44
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2019-20 Departmental Results Report.
Not met
2020-21≤ 0.2420210.08Met
2021-22≤ 0.4220220.08Met
2022-23≤ 0.4220230.38Met
2023-24≤ 0.6920240.94
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2023-24 Departmental Results Report.
Not met
2024-25≤ 0.5720250.2
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2024-25 Departmental Results Report.
Met
Rate of minor/moderate drug-related incidents per 1,000 offenders in federal custody
Expected result: Drug enforcement activities contribute to safe and secure correctional facilities
293.22018-19✗ not met3422019-20✗ not met318.82020-21✗ not met356.52021-22✗ not met483.92022-23✗ not met520.32023-24✗ not met446.12024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19≤ 225.22019293.2
Even with CSC’s coordinated efforts to prevent use, treat dependency, and reduce the production, introduction and distribution of illicit drugs, CSC’s drug-related results are similar to trends observed in the community, particularly in relation to opioids. The opioid crisis, and the evolution of drug introduction methods, and more effective interdiction efforts may provide a partial explanation…
Not met
2019-20≤ 225.22020342
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2019-20 Departmental Results Report.
Not met
2020-21≤ 225.22021318.8
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2020-21 Departmental Results Report.
Not met
2021-22≤ 257.82022356.5
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2021-22 Departmental Results Report.
Not met
2022-23≤ 257.82023483.9
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2022-23 Departmental Results Report.
Not met
2023-24≤ 459.62024520.3
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2023-24 Departmental Results Report.
Not met
2024-25≤ 459.62025446.1Met
Rate of serious drug-related incidents per 1,000 offenders in federal custody
Expected result: Drug enforcement activities contribute to safe and secure correctional facilities
6.572018-19✗ not met11.372019-20✗ not met8.392020-21✗ not met7.382021-22✗ not met8.662022-23✗ not met8.32023-24✗ not met3.642024-25✓ met

Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.

Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2018-19≤ 3.7220196.57
Even with CSC’s coordinated efforts to prevent use, treat dependency, and reduce the production, introduction and distribution of illicit drugs, CSC’s drug-related results are similar to trends observed in the community, particularly in relation to opioids. The opioid crisis, and the evolution of drug introduction methods, and more effective interdiction efforts may provide a partial explanation…
Not met
2019-20≤ 3.72202011.37
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2019-20 Departmental Results Report.
Not met
2020-21≤ 3.7220218.39
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2020-21 Departmental Results Report.
Not met
2021-22≤ 5.220227.38
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2021-22 Departmental Results Report.
Not met
2022-23≤ 5.220238.66
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2022-23 Departmental Results Report.
Not met
2023-24≤ 7.2220248.3
CSC is working to improve results. For further information, please refer to the 2023-24 Departmental Results Report
Not met
2024-25≤ 7.2220253.64Met

Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets

Percentage of contraband items seized at the point of introduction
Expected result: Contraband interdiction and management activities contribute to safe and secure correctional facilities
Report yearTargetDueResultStatus
2026-27Target to be determined2027—Planned

Future goals: targets due after 2026-27

No targets with a later due date.

Spending and employees: planned against actual

Spending

2018-19: $10.9M2018-19: $12.6M2018-192019-20: $11.6M2019-20: $12.8M2019-202020-21: $13.6M2020-21: $12.7M2020-212021-22: $12.3M2021-22: $12.3M2021-222022-23: $14M2022-23: $12.4M2022-232023-24: $12.9M2023-24: $13.9M2023-242024-25: $12.3M2024-25: $16.3M2024-252025-26: $13.1M2025-262026-27: $14.6M2026-272027-28: $14.4M2027-282028-29: $14.3M2028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-19$10.9M$12.6M
2019-20$11.6M$12.8M
2020-21$13.6M$12.7M
2021-22$12.3M$12.3M
2022-23$14M$12.4M
2023-24$12.9M$13.9M
2024-25$12.3M$16.3M
2025-26$13.1M—
2026-27$14.6M—
2027-28$14.4M*—
2028-29$14.3M*—

Employees (FTEs)

2018-19: 962018-19: 912018-192019-20: 912019-20: 862019-202020-21: 902020-21: 912020-212021-22: 932021-22: 862021-222022-23: 892022-23: 832022-232023-24: 852023-24: 882023-242024-25: 902024-25: 932024-252025-26: 952025-262026-27: 902026-272027-28: 902027-282028-29: 902028-29
Outlined bar: planned in that year's Departmental Plan (dashed: the latest plan, for years not yet reported). Filled bar: actual.
Show the numbers
Fiscal yearPlannedActual
2018-199691
2019-209186
2020-219091
2021-229386
2022-238983
2023-248588
2024-259093
2025-2695—
2026-2790—
2027-2890*—
2028-2990*—

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

Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.