List of prisons in Canada
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. 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 correctional facility. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces serving sentences under military law serve their sentences at detention barracks designated by the Department of National Defence.
Ontario
Men's
Administered by the Correctional Service of Canada | |||
Name | Location | Opened | Security classification |
---|---|---|---|
Bath Institution | Bath | 1972 | Medium |
Beaver Creek Institution | Gravenhurst | 1961 | Minimum/Medium |
Collins Bay Institution | Kingston | 1930 | Minimum/Medium/Maximum |
Joyceville Institution | Kingston | 1959 | Minimum |
Millhaven Institution | Bath | 1971 | Maximum |
Warkworth Institution | Campbellford | 1967 | Medium |
Administered by the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General | |||
Name | Location | Opened | Security classification |
Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre | Sault Ste. Marie | 1990 | Medium/Maximum |
Brockville Jail | Brockville | 1842 | Maximum |
Central East Correctional Centre | Lindsay | 2002 | Medium/Maximum |
Central North Correctional Centre | Penetanguishene | 2001 | Medium/Maximum |
Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre | London | 1977 | Maximum |
Fort Frances Jail | Fort Frances | 1908[1] | |
Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre | Hamilton | 1978[1] | |
Kenora Jail | Kenora | 1929[1] | |
Maplehurst Correctional Complex | Milton | 1975 | Medium/Maximum |
Monteith Correctional Complex | Iroquois Falls | 1938 | Medium/Maximum |
Niagara Detention Centre | Thorold | 1973[1] | |
North Bay Jail | North Bay | 1930 | Maximum |
Ontario Correctional Institute | Brampton | 1973[1] | |
Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre | Ottawa | 1972 | |
Quinte Detention Centre | Greater Napanee | 1971 | |
St. Lawrence Valley Correctional & Treatment Centre[2] | Brockville | 2003[1] | |
Sarnia Jail | Sarnia | 1961[1] | |
South West Detention Centre | Maidstone | 2013[1] | |
Stratford Jail | Stratford | 1901[1] | |
Sudbury Jail | Sudbury | 1928[1] | |
Thunder Bay Correctional Centre | Thunder Bay | 1965[1] | |
Thunder Bay Jail | Thunder Bay | 1928[1] | |
Toronto East Detention Centre | Toronto | 1977 | Maximum |
Toronto South Detention Centre | Toronto | 2014 | Medium/Maximum |
Women's
Administered by the Correctional Service of Canada | |||
Name | Opened | Location | Security classification |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Valley Institution for Women | 1997 | Kitchener | Minimum/Medium |
Administered by the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General | |||
Vanier Centre for Women | 2003 | Milton | Medium/Maximum |
Quebec
Men's
- Donnacona Institution (Maximum)
- Port-Cartier Institution (Maximum)
- Regional Reception Centre (Maximum)
- Archambault Institution (Medium)
- Cowansville Institution (Medium)
- Drummondville Institution (Medium)
- La Macaza Institution (Medium)
- Leclerc Institution (Medium)
- Bordeaux Prison (Minimum)
- Federal Training Centre (Minimum)
- Montée Saint-François Institution (Minimum)
- Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Institution (Minimum), also location of super-max Special Handling Unit
- Rivière-des-Prairie (RDP) Institution (Minimum)
- Talbot Institution (Minimum)
Women's
- Joliette Institution (Multi)
- Établissement de détention Leclerc de Laval (Multi)
Atlantic
Men's
- Atlantic Institution (Maximum, federal, in Renous-Quarryville, New Brunswick)
- Dorchester Penitentiary (Medium, federal, in Dorchester, New Brunswick)
- Her Majesty's Penitentiary (Medium-Maximum, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Springhill Institution (Medium, federal, in Springhill, Nova Scotia)
- Westmorland Institution (Minimum, federal, in Dorchester, New Brunswick)
- Saint John Correctional Facility (Multi-level, provincial, in Saint John, New Brunswick)
Ranuse
Women's
- Nova Institution For Women (Minimum-Maximum, federal, in Truro, Nova Scotia)
Both sexes
- Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility (Medium, provincial, in Burnside Park)
Prairie
Men's
- Edmonton Institution (Maximum)
- Edmonton Remand Centre
- Grierson Centre (Minimum)
- Calgary Remand Centre
- Drumheller Institution (Medium/Minimum)
- Bowden Institution (Medium/Minimum)
- Saskatchewan Federal Penitentiary (Medium/Maximum)
- Saskatoon Correctional Centre (Remand/Multi-level)
- Regional Psychiatric Centre (Multi)
- Stony Mountain Institution (Medium/Maximum/Minimum)
- Headingley Correctional Centre (Remand/Multi-level)
Women's
- Edmonton Institution for Women (Multi)
- Okimaw Ochi Healing Lodge (Medium/Minimum)
Pacific
Provincial
- Alouette Correctional Centre for Women
- Ford Mountain
- Fraser Regional Correctional Centre
- Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre
- Nanaimo Correctional Centre
- North Fraser Pretrial Centre
- Prince George Regional Correctional Centre
- Surrey Pretrial Services Centre
- Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre
Men's
- Regional Treatment Centre / Pacific Institution & Regional Reception Centre
- Kent Institution (Maximum)
- Matsqui Institution (Medium)
- Mountain Institution (Medium)
- Mission Institution (Medium)
- William Head Institution (Minimum)
- Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village (Minimum)
- Ferndale Institution (Minimum)
- Dualeh Elmi Institution (Minimum)
Women's
Fraser Valley Institution for Women (Minimum, Medium, Maximum)
Other Canadian correctional facilities
References
- "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.
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/st-lawrence-valley-correctional-and-treatment-centre/article631320/
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