List of prisons in Canada explained

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

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.

Ontario

See also: List of provincial correctional facilities in Ontario. Provincial correctional facilities in Ontario are administered by the province's Ministry of the Solicitor General.

Name[3] [4] Location Opened Security classificationSexesAdministration
Bath Institution1972 MediumMenFederal
1961 Minimum/MediumMenFederal
1930Minimum/Medium/Maximum MenFederal
Grand Valley Institution for WomenKitchener1997Minimum/MediumWomenFederal
Joyceville InstitutionKingston 1959MinimumMenFederal
Bath 1971MaximumMenFederal
1967MediumMenFederal
1990Medium/MaximumMenProvincial
1842MaximumMenProvincial
Central East Correctional CentreKawartha Lakes2002Medium/MaximumMenProvincial
Central North Correctional CentrePenetanguishene2001Medium/MaximumMenProvincial
Elgin-Middlesex Detention CentreLondon1977MaximumMen /1 women's range Provincial
Fort Frances JailFort Frances1908MenProvincial
Hamilton-Wentworth Detention CentreHamilton1978[5] MaximumMenProvincial
Kenora JailKenora1929MenProvincial
Maplehurst Correctional ComplexMilton1975Medium/MaximumMenProvincial
Monteith Correctional ComplexIroquois Falls1938Medium/MaximumMenProvincial
Niagara Detention CentreThorold1973MenProvincial
North Bay JailNorth Bay1930MaximumMenProvincial
Ontario Correctional InstituteBrampton1973MenProvincial
Ottawa-Carleton Detention CentreOttawa1972MenProvincial
Quinte Detention CentreGreater Napanee1971MenProvincial
Brockville2003MenProvincial
Sarnia JailSarnia1961MenProvincial
South West Detention CentreLakeshore2013MaximumMen & WomenProvincial
Stratford Jail. chatham Kent jail Chatham Kent Ontario

Open 174 years ago 2024

Stratford1901MenProvincial
Sudbury JailGreater Sudbury1928MenProvincial
Thunder Bay Correctional CentreThunder Bay1965MixedProvincial
Thunder Bay JailThunder Bay1928MenProvincial
Toronto East Detention CentreScarborough1977MaximumMenProvincial
Etobicoke2014Medium/MaximumMenProvincial
Vanier Centre for WomenMilton2003Medium/MaximumWomenProvincial
174 year old Chatham Kent jail 4 years after the Kingston pen was open the Chatham jail was opened 4 years later

Quebec

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

Name[6] Location Security classificationSexesAdministration
MediumMenFederal
Bordeaux PrisonMontrealMinimumMen
Cowansville InstitutionCowansvilleMediumMenFederal
Donnacona Institution MaximumMen
Drummondville InstitutionDrummondvilleMediumMenFederal
Federal Training CentreMinimumMenFederal
Joliette Institution for WomenJolietteMultiWomenFederal
La Macaza InstitutionLa MacazaMediumMenFederal
Leclerc InstitutionLavalMultiWomenProvincial
Montée Saint-François InstitutionMinimumMenFederal
Port-Cartier InstitutionPort-CartierMaximumMenFederal
Regional Mental Health CentreSainte-Anne-des-Plaines(treatment centre)Federal
Regional Reception Centre Sainte-Anne-des-PlainesMaximum MenFederal
Rivière-des-Prairie (RDP) Institution MontréalMinimumMenProvincial
Talbot InstitutionMinimumMenProvincial
Waseskun Healing CentreSaint-Alphonse-RodriguezMinimum (healing lodge)Men

Atlantic

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

Name Location Security classificationSexesAdministration
MaximumMenFederal
MediumMenFederal
Medium-Maximum MenFederal
Shepody Healing CentreDorchester, New BrunswickMulti-level (treatment facility)MenFederal
Provincial Correctional CentreMiltonvale Park, Prince Edward IslandMinimumBothProvincial
Prince County Correctional CentreSummerside, Prince Edward IslandMinimumMenProvincial
Springhill InstitutionCumberland County, Nova ScotiaMediumMenFederal
MinimumMenFederal
Minimum-MaximumWomenFederal
Saint John Correctional FacilityMulti-levelMenProvincial
Central Nova Scotia Correctional FacilityHalifax, Nova ScotiaMediumBothProvincial

Prairie

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

Name Location Security classificationSexesAdministration
Bowden InstitutionBowden, ABMinimum/MediumMenFederal
Brandon Correctional CentreBrandon, MBMediumMenProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)
Buffalo Sage for WomenEdmonton, ABMinimum (healing lodge)WomenCommunity (Native Counselling Service of Alberta)
Calgary Remand CentreCalgary, ABRemandMen
Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks[9] Edmonton, ABCanadian Armed Forces
Drumheller InstitutionDrumheller, ABMinimum/MediumMenFederal
Edmonton, ABMaximumMenFederal
Edmonton, ABMultiWomenFederal
Edmonton, ABRemandMen
Fort Smith Correctional ComplexFort Smith, NWTBothTerritorial (NWT Corrections Service)[10]
Grande Cache InstitutionGrande Cache, ABMenFederal
Minimum MenFederal
Headingley Correctional CentreHeadingley, MBRemand/Multi-levelMenProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)
Milner Ridge Correctional CentreBeausejour, MBMultiMenProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)
North Slave Correctional ComplexYellowknife, NWTMenTerritorial (NWT Corrections Service)
O-chi-chak-ko-sipi First Nation Healing LodgeO-Chi-Chak-Ko-Sipi, MBMinimum (healing lodge)MenOchichakkosipi First Nation
Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge for Aboriginal WomenMinimum/Medium (healing lodge)WomenFederal
The Pas Correctional CentreThe Pas, MBMultiBothProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)
Pê Sâkâstêw CentreMaskwacis, ABMinimum (healing lodge)MenFederal
Prince Albert Grand Council Spiritual Healing LodgePrince Albert, SKMinimum (healing lodge)Community
Regional Psychiatric CentreSaskatoon, SKMultiBothFederal
Rockwood InstitutionStony Mountain, MBMinimumMenProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)
Saskatchewan PenitentiaryOne kilometre west of Prince Albert, SKMedium/MaximumMenFederal
Saskatoon Correctional CentreSaskatoon, SKRemand/Multi-levelMen
South Mackenzie Correctional CentreHay River, NWTMinimum/MediumMenTerritorial (NWT Corrections Service)
Stan Daniels Healing CentreEdmonton, ABMinimum (healing lodge)MenCommunity (Native Counselling Service of Alberta)
Stony Mountain InstitutionStony Mountain, MBMultiMenFederal
Willow Cree Healing LodgeDuck Lake, SKMinimum (healing lodge)MenFederal
Winnipeg Remand CentreWinnipeg, MBRemand/Multi-levelBothProvincial (Manitoba Corrections)
Women’s Correctional CentreHeadingley, MBMultiWomenProvincial (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 Location Security classificationSexesAdministration
Alouette Correctional Centre for WomenMaple Ridge, BCWomenProvincial
Ford Mountain Correctional CentreChilliwack, BCMediumMenProvincial
Fraser Regional Correctional CentreMaple Ridge, BCSecureMenProvincial
Fraser Valley Institution for WomenFraser Valley, BCMultiWomenFederal
Kamloops Regional Correctional CentreKamloops, BCMenProvincial
Kent InstitutionMaximumMenFederal
Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing VillageMinimum (healing lodge)MenFederal
Matsqui InstitutionAbbotsford, BCMediumMenFederal
Mountain InstitutionAgassiz, BCMediumMenFederal
Mission InstitutionMission, BCMediumMenFederal
Mission Minimum Institution (formerly Ferndale Institution)Mission, BCMinimumMenFederal
Nanaimo Correctional CentreNanaimo, BCMenProvincial
North Fraser Pretrial CentrePort Coquitlam, BCRemandMenProvincial
Okanagan Correctional CentreOliver, BCMixedProvincial
Prince George Regional Correctional CentrePrince George, BCProvincial
Pacific Institution/Regional Treatment CentreAbbotsford, BC(treatment centre)MenFederal
Surrey Pretrial Services CentreSurrey, BCRemandMenProvincial
Vancouver Island Regional Correctional CentreVictoria, BCMinimumProvincial
Whitehorse Correctional CentreWhitehorse, YukonMultiBothProvincial
William Head InstitutionVictoria, BCMinimumMenFederal

Nunavut

Facilities, as of 2015[14]
Name Location OpenedSecurity classificationSexes
Baffin Correctional Centre (now Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility)[15] Iqaluit1986Minimum-MaximumMen
Kugluktuk Ilavut CentreKugluktuk2005MinimumMen
MakigiarvikIqaluit2015MinimumMen
Nunavut Women’s Correctional CentreIqaluit2010MediumWomen
Rankin Inlet Healing FacilityRankin Inlet2013Minimum-MediumMen
Uttaqivik Community Residential CentreIqaluit2000Minimum (halfway house)Men

References

  1. Web site: Government of Canada. Correctional Service of Canada. 2012-12-18. Facilities and security. 2021-04-10. www.csc-scc.gc.ca.
  2. Web site: 2019-07-01. Indigenous healing lodges. 2021-04-10. Correctional Service of Canada.
  3. Web site: Government of Canada. Correctional Service of Canada. 2013-02-11. Institutional profiles: Ontario region. 2021-04-10. www.csc-scc.gc.ca.
  4. Web site: 2013-02-11. Institutional profiles - Correctional Service Canada. 2021-04-10. Correctional Service Canada.
  5. Web site: 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 . Ontario Human Rights Commission.
  6. Web site: Government of Canada. Correctional Service of Canada. 2013-02-11. Institutional profiles: Quebec region. 2021-04-10. www.csc-scc.gc.ca.
  7. Web site: Government of Canada. Correctional Service of Canada. 2013-02-11. Institutional profiles: Atlantic region. 2021-04-10. www.csc-scc.gc.ca.
  8. Web site: Government of Canada. Correctional Service of Canada. 2013-02-11. Institutional profiles: Prairie region. 2021-04-10. www.csc-scc.gc.ca.
  9. Web site: 1 Area Support Group Units - CFSPDB . www.army.forces.gc.ca . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071219041445/http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/1asg_hq/units/cfspdb.htm . 19 December 2007 . dead.
  10. Web site: Corrections Service. 2021-04-10. www.justice.gov.nt.ca.
  11. Web site: Government of Canada. Correctional Service of Canada. 2013-02-11. Institutional profiles: Pacific region. 2021-04-10. www.csc-scc.gc.ca.
  12. Web site: BC Corrections. Correctional Centres. 2021-04-10. Province of British Columbia.
  13. Web site: 2019-09-14. Learn about the Whitehorse Correctional Centre. 2021-04-10. yukon.ca.
  14. Web site: Government of Canada. Office of the Auditor General of Canada. 2015-03-10. Corrections in Nunavut—Department of Justice. 2021-04-10. www.oag-bvg.gc.ca.
  15. News: Tranter. Emma. September 5, 2019. New Iqaluit correctional facility going up. en. Nunatsiaq News. March 25, 2020.

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