Don Head (public servant)
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Don Head is a Canadian career public servant and the current Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada
(CSC), since June 27, 2008.
Head has worked mostly in the federal public service and began his career in 1978 as a correctional officer in CSC's Pacific Region
. Between 1978 and 1995, he held operational and managerial positions in four federal institutions, Pacific Regional Headquarters, Ontario
Regional Headquarters and the National Headquarters, in Ottawa
. In 1995, Head moved to the Yukon
Department of Justice where he was appointed Superintendent of the Whitehorse
Correctional Centre then as the Director of Territorial Probation and Correctional Services. After three years, Head moved to Saskatchewan
where he joined the Saskatchewan Department of Corrections and Public Safety as Assistant Deputy Minister. In 2002, Head returned to the federal Correctional Service where he was hired as Senior Deputy Commissioner and helped to create new branches within the CSC - Aboriginal Initiatives Directorate, the Incident Investigation Branch, the Information Management Services Branch, the Performance Assurance Sector, and the Management Structures and Deployment Standards initiative.
He has received many awards, through his career, including the Governor General's Corrections Exemplary Service Medal, and Bar, and the Public Service Award of Excellence for Diversity and Employment Equity.
Correctional Service of Canada
The Correctional Service of Canada , or CSC, is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders sentenced to two years or more...
(CSC), since June 27, 2008.
Head has worked mostly in the federal public service and began his career in 1978 as a correctional officer in CSC's Pacific Region
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. Between 1978 and 1995, he held operational and managerial positions in four federal institutions, Pacific Regional Headquarters, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
Regional Headquarters and the National Headquarters, in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. In 1995, Head moved to the Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
Department of Justice where he was appointed Superintendent of the Whitehorse
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
Correctional Centre then as the Director of Territorial Probation and Correctional Services. After three years, Head moved to Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
where he joined the Saskatchewan Department of Corrections and Public Safety as Assistant Deputy Minister. In 2002, Head returned to the federal Correctional Service where he was hired as Senior Deputy Commissioner and helped to create new branches within the CSC - Aboriginal Initiatives Directorate, the Incident Investigation Branch, the Information Management Services Branch, the Performance Assurance Sector, and the Management Structures and Deployment Standards initiative.
He has received many awards, through his career, including the Governor General's Corrections Exemplary Service Medal, and Bar, and the Public Service Award of Excellence for Diversity and Employment Equity.