Disclaimer

1. We Are Independent

jail-roster.org/ is an editorial reference site run independently. We are not commissioned by, endorsed by, partnered with, or accountable to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), the Parole Board of Canada (PBC), the Office of the Correctional Investigator, Public Safety Canada, the Department of Justice Canada, the National Office for Victims, the RCMP, any provincial or territorial corrections ministry, any police service, any court, or any other government agency. The information we publish is gathered from public sources — primarily the official portals run by those bodies — and presented in a consistent, practical format.

2. What We Are Not

• The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) or any federal correctional institution
• The Parole Board of Canada (PBC) or any of its regional offices
• The Office of the Correctional Investigator
• Public Safety Canada or the National Office for Victims
• The Department of Justice Canada or its Victims Fund
• The RCMP, any municipal or provincial police service, or any law-enforcement agency
• Any provincial or territorial corrections ministry, detention centre, or remand facility
• Any Canadian court — federal, provincial, or municipal — at any level
• A licensed Canadian lawyer, paralegal, victim-services worker, or social worker
• A Crown Victim/Witness Assistance Program or any provincial victim-services agency
• Legal Aid Canada or any provincial Legal Aid program
• An inmate communication-service provider, telephone-account provider, or commissary provider
• A bail-bond service (which do not operate in Canada the way they do in the US)
• A Consumer Reporting Agency under any Canadian or U.S. equivalent

For anything that requires action by an official body, you must use the official channel.

3. There Is No Public Canadian Inmate-Locator

4. Not Legal, Victim-Services, or Mental-Health Advice

Content on this site is general information about the Canadian corrections framework. It is not legal advice, victim-services advice, mental-health support, or social-work guidance. In particular:

• If you are a victim of crime, contact the Crown Victim/Witness Assistance Program in your province, your provincial victim-services agency, or the National Office for Victims at Public Safety Canada. The federal Victim Information Line is 1-866-806-2275 (CSC) or 1-866-789-4636 (PBC).
• If you are facing a criminal charge, are a defendant, or are an inmate seeking legal help, contact a licensed criminal-defence lawyer or your provincial Legal Aid program. We cannot provide legal advice.
• If you are a federally-sentenced offender or a family member with a complaint about CSC, contact the Office of the Correctional Investigator.
• If you are dealing with the emotional impact of a crime or imprisonment of a loved one, contact your provincial victim-services line, the Canadian Mental Health Association, or a registered mental-health professional.

5. Not an Emergency Line

6. We Are Not a Consumer Reporting Agency

7. Information Timeliness

Canadian corrections offices change continually:

• CSC, PBC, and provincial corrections websites get redesigned and migrated
• Toll-free numbers for victim notification, ombudsman lines, and inmate-message services move occasionally
• Forms (CSC victim registration form, PBC Decision Registry request form, provincial information-request forms) get updated
• Federal statutes (Corrections and Conditional Release Act, Privacy Act, Access to Information Act, Canadian Victims Bill of Rights) are amended in nearly every parliamentary session
• Provincial corrections statutes and freedom-of-information laws are amended on provincial legislative timelines
• PBC Decision Registry availability and procedures evolve

We review pages quarterly and at major regulatory changes, but the official agency’s own page is always the source of truth.

8. External Links

We link extensively to CSC, PBC, Public Safety Canada, the Office of the Correctional Investigator, provincial corrections ministries, and other authoritative Canadian sources. We have no control over those sites and cannot guarantee:

• That they will remain online or at the same URL
• That their content is current at the moment you click through
• That their security and privacy practices match ours
• That their accessibility meets the standard we apply to our own pages

9. Advertising Disclosure

jail-roster.org/ is funded by display advertising. Advertisements are served by recognized ad networks and labelled where required. We do not allow advertisers to dictate editorial content; verified federal or provincial corrections portals always come first on every page. We do not accept advertising from inmate communication-service resellers, commissary providers, or any commercial provider that targets vulnerable people in or connected to the justice system. Where any commercial relationship exists, it is disclosed in context per Competition Bureau guidance on online endorsement disclosure.

10. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by Canadian law:

• The site and all content on it are provided “as is” and “as available.” We make no warranty that content is complete, accurate, current, fit for any particular purpose, or free from error.
• We are not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, this site — including missed parole-hearing observation deadlines, missed victim-registration windows, incorrect contact information, or any corrections-related outcome.
• Nothing in this disclaimer excludes or limits liability for fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded under applicable Canadian provincial or federal law.

The full liability framework is set out in our Terms of Service.

11. Prohibited Uses

12. Names and Trademarks

Federal agency names (“Correctional Service of Canada,” “Parole Board of Canada,” “Public Safety Canada,” “Office of the Correctional Investigator,” “National Office for Victims”), the names of all 13 provincial and territorial corrections ministries, the names of federal and provincial correctional institutions, and any associated seals or logos belong to the relevant body. We use those names to identify the body each page covers. We do not claim sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation, and we do not reproduce official seals or logos.

13. If Something on This Site Is Wrong

We treat reader corrections as a priority. If you find an error — a wrong portal URL, an outdated form, a wrong toll-free number, a redirected agency page — please email us with the page URL and what you believe is incorrect. Where possible, include the link from the official federal or provincial agency that supports the correction.