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Here you will find a collection of forms needed to visit an inmate in an institution. Please read all instructions carefully. Make sure you have filled out all appropriate forms, and gathered all required information, before submitting your visitor application.
Potential visitors must complete the entire form and ensure all required documentation (if applicable) is enclosed. Failure to do so will result in your form being returned or delayed in processing. The visitor may also call the institution for help with any forms related to visits. If the visitor does not have internet access, CSC can mail the form to the visitor, or the visitor can pick up a form in person at a CSC institution.
1.Select the form you wish to complete.
2.Print the form.
3.Complete the form by hand.
4.Sign the form.
5.Send the completed form by mail to the institution. Address it to:
Form 1279 Institutional Access CPIC Clearance Request
All potential visitors must complete a CPIC Clearance request form and send it in with their Visiting Application and Information Form. If you refuse to submit a CPIC application, or forget to send it with the Visiting Application, then your application will not be accepted.
All potential visitors are assessed on their own individual merit and will be reviewed by the Visit Review Board. The truthfulness of the visitor will be assessed and should there be a criminal record a review will be completed on the impact this conviction could have on the safety and security of the institution.
Form 0653 Visiting Application and Information Form
Please read this carefully as failure to complete this form properly could result in a delay of the approval process.
When filling out Form 0653 Visiting Application and Information, answer all questions and sign in the applicable spaces. You are required to submit:
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Visiting a correctional facility. Before you visit a provincial adult correctional facility, make sure you have read the visiting policy, checked the visiting hours and contacted the facility to schedule your visit in advance, if required.
Due to space limitations, some facilities may require you to book your visit in advance. When we develop a visiting schedule, correctional services staff consider: reasonable access by family, friends and others; the availability of public transport; the scheduling of institutional programs and activities; Special visits
With prior approval, family and friends can visit you while you are incarcerated. Specific visiting hours vary by institution, but generally the visiting hours allow reasonable access by family and friends. Please note that visiting hours vary on or around statutory holidays.
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May 29, 2024 · Contact a correctional centre to book a virtual visit. All visits must be arranged directly through the correctional centre where the inmate is being held in custody. Please visit the correctional centre directory to book a visit with an inmate.
