An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (maximum security offenders)

Bill C-342 was a Private Member's Bill amending the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (S.C. 1992, c. 20) to require that all maximum-security inmates serving life sentences for first-degree murder serve at least 25 years in maximum-security custody before being eligible for transfer to medium-security institutions. Brought after the May 2023 transfer of Bernardo Inquest convict Paul Bernardo from Millhaven Maximum to LaMacaza Medium in Quebec drew public outrage. The Correctional Service of Canada Commissioner subsequently transferred Bernardo back. C-342 did not pass second reading but contributed to the 2024 administrative review of the CSC transfer-criteria framework.