DutiesCorrectional Program Officers (CPOs) and Indigenous Correctional Program Officers (ICPOs) deliver correctional programs that help offenders address the factors contributing to their criminal behaviour and develop the skills needed for safe reintegration into the community. They motivate participants, reinforce prosocial behaviour, and support offenders in meeting the objectives of their correctional or Healing Plans.
As members of the Case Management Team, CPOs/ICPOs assess program needs, evaluate progress, prepare reports, and share relevant information to support case management and decision-making. They facilitate group and individual sessions, review offender assignments, and ensure program delivery aligns with national standards and quality requirements.
ICPOs deliver Indigenous correctional programs grounded in Indigenous worldviews, teachings, cultural practices, and ceremony. They work closely with Elders and Spiritual Advisors, integrate cultural knowledge into interventions, and consider Indigenous Social History when assessing needs and progress. ICPOs may also deliver mainstream correctional programs when required.
Both roles collaborate with Parole Officers, Psychologists, Elders, Security, and other CSC staff to ensure coordinated interventions that support risk reduction and public safety. They manage group dynamics, respond to challenging behaviours, and contribute to a supportive learning environment.
Work environmentAbout Us
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the courts. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.
Our Mission
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.
Intent of the process
CSC may advertise Correctional Program Officer and Indigenous Correctional Program Officer processes for multiple regions across Canada and may add other locations and processes.
Those who apply on multiple 2026 processes with CSC may be assessed only once, and the results may be applied to all processes.
Once a candidate has been assessed in a given poster/process, their result stands for that process without candidates being re-assessed. However, unsuccessful candidates that applied on other posters/processes may be assessed in another process after a defined waiting period.
Important messages
When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.
Applicants are encouraged to APPLY NOW, as applications will be screened and assessed on a periodic basis for appointment consideration.
Current Indigenous Correctional Program Officer needs include the following locations:
- Beaver Creek Institution - Gravenhurst, ON
- Grand Valley Institution for Women - Kitchener, ON
- Sudbury Area Parole Office - Sudbury, ON
- Warkworth Institution - Warkworth, ON
Current Correctional Program Officer needs include the following location:
- Beaver Creek Institution - Gravenhurst, ON
- Central Ontario District Office - Toronto, ON
- Guelph Parole Office - Guelph, ON
- Warkworth Institution - Warkworth, ON
Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their responses that they meet the essential education and experience qualifications. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in the candidate being screened out and rejected from the process.
Management has opted to use screening and text questions and answers, accompanied by the resume, as the evaluation method for the screening stage of this selection process. Failure to provide this information in the requested fields may result in your application being rejected.
For appointment processes where the area of selection was limited to Indigenous peoples or to members of designated employment equity groups that included Indigenous peoples, the Indigenous candidates proposed for appointment or appointed must complete and sign the Affirmation of Indigenous Identity Form as a condition of appointment prior to or at the same time as the offer of appointment, even if they have already self-declared as an EE member when applying.
Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though they do not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.
For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of results and invitations to assessments. To that end, candidates must ensure a valid email address is included in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email) and frequently check their inbox and JUNK/SPAM folders. It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.