The Association des services de réhabilitation sociale du Québec (ASRSQ) is made up of non-profit organizations that work in the areas of social and community reintegration of adult offenders and crime prevention.

ASRSQ member organizations benefit from the Association's support and services, in addition to being represented by it to government authorities and its partners.

To fulfill its mandate with its members, ASRSQ has set up various committees and activities, the main ones of which are:

a quality training program, at preferential prices, for workers, managers and volunteers in the network;
increased visibility in parole offices across Canada and in federal penitentiaries through the ASRSQ Liaison Officer
effective communication tools, including our Porte Ouverte magazine, our Facebook page and internal emails to members;
a socio-political think tank in order to stay abreast of new political trends and bills affecting the fields of crime prevention, justice dealing with delinquency and the social reintegration of adult offenders;
a permanent advisory committee, jointly with the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) and the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) in order to play a consultative and concerted role;
a provincial liaison committee (with the DGSC) and a federal liaison committee (with the CSC) in order to review and study any question related to the programs and services offered by the members of the ASRSQ (questions of operational and clinical, enforcement of laws, regulations and directives, program or service development, etc.);
a tripartite committee, which brings together representatives of the DGSC and the SCC, to discuss issues relating to minimum standards, the regulation of work volumes of the various CRCs, the development of services, etc.;
a provincial committee as well as a federal committee designed to deal with all matters of interest affecting clients under provincial and federal jurisdiction within the ASRSQ;
annual networking activities and meetings with CSC and DGSC senior management;
the Second Chance Cabaret, an annual artistic event to raise awareness among the general public of the importance of the social reintegration of people in the criminal justice system and of the essential role of citizens in the process;
Etc.

To learn more about all of our activities, please contact us.

2024-2025 Fee Calculation (April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025):

- If your overall revenues associated with the court-ordered clientele are between $0 and $200,000, your fee is calculated at $240.

- If your total revenues associated with the court-ordered clientele are between $200,001 and $3M, your fee is calculated as follows: total revenues x 0.0024.

- If your total revenues associated with the court-ordered clientele are more than $3M, your fee is established at $7,200.

Definition of total revenues associated with court-ordered clients:

All sources of revenue (correctional services, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Ministry of Justice, Secrétariat à la condition féminine, donations, foundations, etc.) dedicated to the rehabilitation of individuals in conflict with the law, i.e. who have a criminal record or require specific intervention models. If you offer services to a clientele that is not exclusively court-ordered, you must estimate the % of people to whom you offer services in order to calculate your revenues. For example, if in your last audited fiscal year, you had total revenues of $500,000 and you estimate that 50% of your clientele was composed of people with a criminal record, the calculation of your fee will then be based on revenues of $250,000.

Future members

General eligibility requirements
- Subscribe to the objectives and direction of the ASRSQ.
- Be a non-profit community organization, as proven by:
  - Having an autonomous board of directors, mainly formed of community members acting as such, individually and independently;
  - Being responsible for its administrative management at the general assembly.
- Be in operation.
- Abide by the Association’s Standard of conduct.
- Pay the annual subscription fee as set by the board of directors.
Subscription process
- Send a written subscription request to the Association’s general management.
- Enclose a copy of your chart, general guidelines, list of administrators, the previous year’s financial statement and activity report.
Once the documentation is received, the management assesses the content and sends a recommendation to the board of directors. The organization will then receive a written notice with the final decision. If the candidate is accepted as a member, it will have the opportunity to be mentored for a smooth integration.
Ethical code
Introduction

The Association des services de réhabilitation sociale du Québec’s ethical code was designed to present the values and conduct guiding and supporting the members and their representatives, employees and administrators. The Code will help maintain and strengthen the trust of the partners and the population towards the integrity of the active penal justice community network represented by the Association. It also serves to consolidate the respect and recognition of the role it is invited to play within the communities serviced by the member organizations.

Philosophy and values

The ASRSQ is a democratic association of autonomous non-profit community organizations that are committed to the well-being of their communities and society at large. Therefore, the cornerstone of its actions is the citizen participation, including offenders, in issues of delinquency, in partnership with governments and other community social groups. It is based on the following values and principles:
- Sensible citizen participation is the basis of a fulfilled community life.
- Everyone has the ability to take charge of their destiny.
- Offenders are people in their own right.
- The criminal justice system must contribute to the development and preservation of a just, peaceful and safe society.
- Interventions with individuals must be guided by justice, moderation and equality.
- Social reinsertion of adult offenders is an essential component of crime prevention and public safety.
- Victims of criminal acts are important players in the criminal justice system.
- The ASRSQ representatives must highlight the potential social benefits of offenders, while assisting in the reduction of possible social risks they might represent.
- The ASRSQ member organizations’ mission is included in a social blueprint in which mankind is placed at the centre. Their actions are guided by a spirit of engagement, cooperation and human accountability, which implies a volunteering aspect to their actions.
- The adult offender is a member in his/her own right of a community and citizen of a society, who, however, can only assume his/her autonomy and responsibilities with difficulty.
- The offender is the first, but not the only, responsible for the crime they committed.
- Effective crime prevention is based on an array of interventions based on democracy, equal opportunity, well-being, assertiveness, respect of individual rights and diversity acceptance.
- Clinical intervention of offenders aims to preventively contribute to the peaceful resolution of conflicts caused and revealed by committing a crime.
Ethical code

This ethical code applies to each of the Association des services de réhabilitation sociale du Québec’s member organizations and their administrators, employees, volunteers and interns. As members, these organizations have agreed to:
- Actively support the Association by knowingly adhering to its objectives, policies and operation.
- Fulfill its commitment and obligations to the Association.
- Meet its goals through means that are in accordance with public interest and existing laws.
- Promote and advocate for the highest standard of conduct in their own organizations and within the Association.
- Acknowledge and fulfill their responsibilities pertaining to the laws and regulations of the activities and principles within their organization and the Association.
- Aim for excellence in all aspects of the management, individual interventions and relationship with their partners.
- Only resort to legal and ethical methods to carry out their organization’s or the Association’s activities.
- Respect confidentiality measures regarding all confidential information given or communicated during their duties at the Association.
- Notify the Association as quickly as possible of any conflict of interest.
- Collaborate by any reasonable and appropriate means with other Association member organizations and work together toward its development.
- Act at all times in the respect of the network’s collective interest.
- Take any opportunity to raise awareness amongst citizens on the role of the Association and its network.
Suspension or expulsion

The Association des services de réhabilitation sociale du Québec’s board of directors can suspend or expel any member or member representative that:
- Does not comply with the objectives and direction of the Association;
- Does not comply with the commitments or obligations as member or member representative;
- Does not comply with the Association’s ethical code;
- Acts against the Association’s best interests;
- Fails to, without proper cause, pay its annual subscription fee;
- Does not meet one or many eligibility criteria necessary to hold a membership.
The member or member representative targeted by a possible suspension or expulsion will be notified of the considered measure and the reasons behind it, as well as of its right to be heard by the board of directors before a final decision is taken. In this regard, the organization, and in the case of a member representative, the organization and the latter will be informed of the location, date and time of the board of directors meeting during which the suspension or expulsion measure will be treated.