List of prisons in Canada

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This is a list of prisons and other secure correctional facilities in Canada, not including local jails.

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In Canada, all offenders who receive a sentence of 24 months or greater must serve their sentence in a federal correctional facility administered by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). Any offender who receives a sentence less than 24 months, or who is incarcerated while awaiting trial or sentencing, must serve their sentence in a provincial/territorial correctional facility.

Members of the Canadian Armed Forces who are sentenced under military law serve their sentences at detention barracks designated by the Department of National Defence. For inmates with serious mental health conditions, CSC has 5 regional treatment centres. [1]

In addition, CSC also provides healing lodges specifically for Indigenous offenders, designed with the intention "to address factors that led to their incarceration and prepare them for reintegration into society." [2] CSC currently funds and/or operates 10 healing lodges across Canada, while others are operated by local Indigenous communities or partner organizations. [2]

Ontario

Provincial correctional facilities in Ontario are administered by the province's Ministry of the Solicitor General.

Name [3] [4] LocationOpenedSecurity classificationSexesAdministration
Bath Institution Bath 1972MediumMenFederal
Beaver Creek Institution Gravenhurst 1961Minimum/MediumMenFederal
Collins Bay Institution Kingston 1930Minimum/Medium/MaximumMenFederal
Grand Valley Institution for Women Kitchener 1997Minimum/MediumWomenFederal
Joyceville Institution Kingston1959MinimumMenFederal
Millhaven Institution Bath1971MaximumMenFederal
Warkworth Institution Trent Hills 1967MediumMenFederal
Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre Sault Ste. Marie 1990Medium/MaximumMenProvincial
Brockville Jail Brockville 1842MaximumMenProvincial
Central East Correctional Centre Kawartha Lakes 2002Medium/MaximumMenProvincial
Central North Correctional Centre Penetanguishene 2001Medium/MaximumMenProvincial
Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre London 1977MaximumMen /

1 women's range

Provincial
Fort Frances Jail Fort Frances 1908MenProvincial
Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre Hamilton 1978 [5] MaximumMenProvincial
Kenora Jail Kenora 1929 [5] MaximumMen/WomenProvincial
Maplehurst Correctional Complex Milton 1975Medium/MaximumMenProvincial
Monteith Correctional Complex Iroquois Falls 1938Medium/MaximumMenProvincial
Niagara Detention Centre Thorold 1973 [5] MenProvincial
North Bay Jail North Bay 1930MaximumMenProvincial
Ontario Correctional Institute Brampton 1973 [5] MenProvincial
Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre Ottawa 1972MenProvincial
Quinte Detention Centre Greater Napanee 1971MenProvincial
St. Lawrence Valley Correctional & Treatment Centre Brockville 2003 [5] MenProvincial
Sarnia Jail Sarnia 1961 [5] MenProvincial
South West Detention Centre Lakeshore 2013 [5] MaximumMen & WomenProvincial
Stratford Jail Stratford 1901 [5] MenProvincial
Sudbury Jail Greater Sudbury 1928 [5] MenProvincial
Thunder Bay Correctional Centre Thunder Bay 1965 [5] MixedProvincial
Thunder Bay Jail Thunder Bay1928 [5] MenProvincial
Toronto East Detention Centre Scarborough1977MaximumMenProvincial
Toronto South Detention Centre Etobicoke2014Medium/MaximumMenProvincial
Vanier Centre for Women Milton 2003Medium/MaximumWomenProvincial

Quebec

In Quebec, provincial correctional facilities are administered by the province's Ministry of Public Security (French: Ministère de la Sécurité publique).

Name [6] [4] LocationSecurity classificationSexesAdministration
Archambault Institution Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines MediumMenFederal
Bordeaux Prison Montreal MinimumMen
Cowansville Institution Cowansville MediumMenFederal
Donnacona Institution Donnacona MaximumMen
Drummondville Institution Drummondville MediumMenFederal
Federal Training Centre Laval MinimumMenFederal
Joliette Institution for Women Joliette MultiWomenFederal
La Macaza Institution La Macaza MediumMenFederal
Leclerc InstitutionLavalMultiWomenProvincial
Montée Saint-François InstitutionLavalMinimumMenFederal
Port-Cartier Institution Port-Cartier MaximumMenFederal
Regional Mental Health CentreSainte-Anne-des-Plaines(treatment centre)Federal
Regional Reception Centre Sainte-Anne-des-PlainesMaximum MenFederal
Rivière-des-Prairie (RDP) Institution Montréal MinimumMenProvincial
Talbot InstitutionMinimumMenProvincial
Waseskun Healing Centre [2] Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez Minimum (healing lodge)Men

Atlantic

The Atlantic Region consists of four provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. [7]

Name [4] LocationSecurity classificationSexesAdministration
Atlantic Institution Blackville, New Brunswick MaximumMenFederal
Dorchester Penitentiary Dorchester, New Brunswick MediumMenFederal
Her Majesty's Penitentiary St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Medium-MaximumMenFederal
Shepody Healing Centre Dorchester, New Brunswick Multi-level (treatment facility)MenFederal
Provincial Correctional Centre Miltonvale Park, Prince Edward Island MinimumBothProvincial
Prince County Correctional Centre Summerside, Prince Edward Island MinimumMenProvincial
Springhill Institution Cumberland County, Nova Scotia MediumMenFederal
Westmorland Institution Dorchester, New Brunswick MinimumMenFederal
Nova Institution For Women Truro, Nova Scotia Minimum-MaximumWomenFederal
Saint John Correctional Facility Saint John, New Brunswick Multi-levelMenProvincial
Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility Halifax, Nova Scotia MediumBothProvincial

Prairie

The Prairie Region consists of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, as well as Northwestern Ontario and the Northwest Territories. [8]

Name [8] [4] [2] LocationSecurity classificationSexesAdministration
Bowden Institution Bowden, AB Minimum/MediumMenFederal
Brandon Correctional Centre Brandon, MB MediumMenProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)
Buffalo Sage for Women [2] Edmonton, AB Minimum (healing lodge)WomenCommunity (Native Counselling Service of Alberta)
Calgary Remand Centre Calgary, AB RemandMen
Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks [9] Edmonton, AB Canadian Armed Forces
Drumheller Institution Drumheller, AB Minimum/MediumMenFederal
Edmonton Institution Edmonton, ABMaximumMenFederal
Edmonton Institution for Women Edmonton, ABMultiWomenFederal
Edmonton Remand Centre Edmonton, AB Remand Men
Fort Smith Correctional Complex Fort Smith, NWT BothTerritorial (NWT Corrections Service) [10]
Grande Cache Institution Grande Cache, AB MenFederal
Grierson Centre Edmonton, ABMinimumMenFederal
Headingley Correctional Centre Headingley, MB Remand/Multi-levelMenProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)
Milner Ridge Correctional Centre Beausejour, MB MultiMenProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)
North Slave Correctional Complex Yellowknife, NWT MenTerritorial (NWT Corrections Service) [10]
O-chi-chak-ko-sipi First Nation Healing Lodge O-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi, MB Minimum (healing lodge)Men Ochichakkosipi First Nation
Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge for Aboriginal Women Near Maple Creek, SK Minimum/Medium (healing lodge)WomenFederal
The Pas Correctional Centre The Pas, MB MultiBothProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)
Pê Sâkâstêw Centre Maskwacis, AB Minimum (healing lodge)MenFederal
Prince Albert Grand Council Spiritual Healing Lodge Prince Albert, SK Minimum (healing lodge)Community
Regional Psychiatric Centre Saskatoon, SK MultiBothFederal
Rockwood Institution Stony Mountain, MB MinimumMenProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)
Saskatchewan Penitentiary One kilometre west of Prince Albert, SK Medium/MaximumMenFederal
Saskatoon Correctional Centre Saskatoon, SK Remand/Multi-levelMen
South Mackenzie Correctional Centre Hay River, NWT Minimum/MediumMenTerritorial (NWT Corrections Service) [10]
Stan Daniels Healing Centre [2] Edmonton, AB Minimum (healing lodge)MenCommunity (Native Counselling Service of Alberta)
Stony Mountain Institution Stony Mountain, MB MultiMenFederal
Willow Cree Healing Lodge Duck Lake, SK Minimum (healing lodge)MenFederal
Winnipeg Remand Centre Winnipeg, MB Remand/Multi-levelBothProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)
Women’s Correctional Centre Headingley, MB MultiWomenProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)

Pacific

The Pacific Region consists of the province of British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. [11]

Provincial correctional facilities in BC are administered by B.C. Corrections under the province's Ministry of Attorney General. [12] Meanwhile, those in the Yukon are administered by Yukon Corrections. [13]

Name [12] [4] LocationSecurity classificationSexesAdministration
Alouette Correctional Centre for Women Maple Ridge, BC WomenProvincial
Ford Mountain Correctional Centre Chilliwack, BC MediumMenProvincial
Fraser Regional Correctional Centre Maple Ridge, BC SecureMenProvincial
Fraser Valley Institution for Women Fraser Valley, BC MultiWomenFederal
Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre Kamloops, BC MenProvincial
Kent Institution Agassiz, BC MaximumMenFederal
Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village [2] Harrison Mills, BC Minimum (healing lodge)MenFederal
Matsqui Institution Abbotsford, BC MediumMenFederal
Mountain Institution Agassiz, BC MediumMenFederal
Mission Institution Mission, BC MediumMenFederal
Mission Minimum Institution (formerly Ferndale Institution) Mission, BC MinimumMenFederal
Nanaimo Correctional Centre Nanaimo, BC MenProvincial
North Fraser Pretrial Centre Port Coquitlam, BC Remand MenProvincial
Okanagan Correctional Centre Oliver, BC MixedProvincial
Prince George Regional Correctional Centre Prince George, BC Provincial
Pacific Institution/Regional Treatment Centre Abbotsford, BC (treatment centre)MenFederal
Surrey Pretrial Services Centre Surrey, BC Remand MenProvincial
Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre Victoria, BC MaximumProvincial
Whitehorse Correctional Centre [13] Whitehorse, Yukon MultiBothTerritorial
William Head Institution Metchosin, BC MinimumMenFederal

Nunavut

Facilities, as of 2015 [14]
NameLocationOpenedSecurity classificationSexes
Baffin Correctional Centre (now Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility) [15] Iqaluit 1986Minimum-MaximumMen
Kugluktuk Ilavut Centre Kugluktuk 2005MinimumMen
MakigiarvikIqaluit2015MinimumMen
Nunavut Women’s Correctional CentreIqaluit2010MediumWomen
Rankin Inlet Healing Facility Rankin Inlet 2013Minimum-MediumMen
Uttaqivik Community Residential CentreIqaluit2000Minimum (halfway house)Men

References

  1. ↑ Government of Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (2012-12-18). "Facilities and security". www.csc-scc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Indigenous healing lodges". Correctional Service of Canada. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  3. ↑ Government of Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (2013-02-11). "Institutional profiles: Ontario region". www.csc-scc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Institutional profiles - Correctional Service Canada". Correctional Service Canada. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Interim Report of the Independent Reviewer of the Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services' Compliance with the 2013 Jahn Settlement Agreement and the Terms of the Consent Order of January 16, 2018 Issued by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario" (PDF). Ontario Human Rights Commission.
  6. ↑ Government of Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (2013-02-11). "Institutional profiles: Quebec region". www.csc-scc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  7. ↑ Government of Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (2013-02-11). "Institutional profiles: Atlantic region". www.csc-scc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  8. 1 2 Government of Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (2013-02-11). "Institutional profiles: Prairie region". www.csc-scc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  9. ↑ "1 Area Support Group Units - CFSPDB". www.army.forces.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. 1 2 3 "Corrections Service". www.justice.gov.nt.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  11. ↑ Government of Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (2013-02-11). "Institutional profiles: Pacific region". www.csc-scc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  12. 1 2 BC Corrections. "Correctional Centres". Province of British Columbia. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  13. 1 2 "Learn about the Whitehorse Correctional Centre". yukon.ca. 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  14. ↑ Government of Canada, Office of the Auditor General of Canada (2015-03-10). "Corrections in Nunavut—Department of Justice". www.oag-bvg.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  15. ↑ Tranter, Emma (September 5, 2019). "New Iqaluit correctional facility going up". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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