Legislative milestones

Pre-Confed. Imperial Act

1857

1871

1886

1890
1908
1946
1950
1963
1969

Ait for the Establishment of Prisons for
Young Offenders

B.C, joins Confederation;
federal/provincial jurisdictions
created

Act Respecting Public and Reformatory
Prisons (federal)

Reformatory Act

Juvenile Delinquents Act (federal)
B.C. Probation Act

Prison and Reformatories Act
Family and Children’s Courts Act
Provincial Court Act

1970
1974
1974
1977
1978

1978
1984
1992

1996

B.C. Correction Act
Unified Family Court Act
Administration of Justice Act

Corrections Amendment Act

Amended Parole Act (federal)
enabling creation of B.C. Parole
Board

Family Relations Act (federal)
Young Offenders Act (federal)

Correctional and Conditional Release Act
(federal)

Victims of Crime Act (federal)

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Corrections in British Columbia