Last updated: May 2009
Canada Detention Profile
List of Detention Sites
Disclaimer | Sources | Categories
| Name | Status (Year) | Location | Facility Type | Security | Authority | Management | Capacity | Reported Population on a Single Day | Demographics & Segregation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish Correctional Facility | In use (2009) | Antigonish, Nova Scotia | Prison or police station | Secure | Nova Scotia Department of Justice / Correctional Service Division | Nova Scotia Department of Justice | 21 (2009) | Adult males | |
| Cape Breton Correctional Facility | In use (2009) | Sydney, Nova Scotia | Prison or police station | Secure | Nova Scotia Department of Justice / Correctional Service Division | Nova Scotia Department of Justice | 96 (2009) | Adult males | |
| CBSA Laval Immigration Holding Centre (Centre de prévention de l'immigration de Laval) | In use (2008) | Laval, Quebec | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Public Safety Canada / Canada Border Services Agency | Canada Border Services Agency / unnamed private contractor | 150 (2007) | ||
| CBSA Toronto Immigration Holding Centre | In use (2009) | Toronto, Ontario | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Public Safety Canada / Canada Border Services Agency | Canada Border Services Agency / unnamed private contractor | 120 (2007) | ||
| CBSA Vancouver Immigration Holding Centre | In use (2008) | Vancouver (Richmond), British Columbia | Migrant detention centre | Secure | Public Safety Canada / Canada Border Services Agency | Canada Border Services Agency / unnamed private contractor | 24 (2007) | ||
| Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility | In use (2009) | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | Prison or police station | Secure | Nova Scotia Department of Justice / Correctional Service Division | Nova Scotia Department of Justice | 272 (224 male; 48 female) (2009) | 6 (9 March 2009) | Adult males and females |
| Cumberland Correctional Facility | In use (2009) | Amherst, Nova Scotia | Prison or police station | Secure | Nova Scotia Department of Justice / Correctional Service Division | Nova Scotia Department of Justice | 27 (2009) | Adult males | |
| Nova Scotia Youth Facility | In use (2009) | Waterville, Nova Scotia | Prison or police station | Secure | Nova Scotia Department of Justice / Correctional Service Division | Nova Scotia Department of Justice | 60 (2009) | Minors | |
| South West Nova Scotia Correctional Facility | In use (2009) | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia | Prison or police station | Secure | Nova Scotia Department of Justice / Correctional Service Division | Nova Scotia Department of Justice | 38 (2009) | Adult males |
Sources
(This is only a partial list. More detailed information is available upon request.)
- Johnston, Kimber (Vice President, Enforcement Branch, Canada Border Services Agency). 2007. Letter to Michael Flynn (Lead Researcher, The Global Detention Project). 22 May 2007. Global Detention Project, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Nova Scotia Department of Justice. Website. Antigonish Correctional Facility. www.gov.ns.ca/just/Corrections/ACF.asp (accessed 10 March 2009).
- Nova Scotia Department of Justice. Website. Cape Breton Correctional Facility. www.gov.ns.ca/just/Corrections/CBCF.asp (accessed 10 March 2009).
- Nova Scotia Department of Justice. Website. Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facilitiy. www.gov.ns.ca/just/Corrections/CNSCF.asp (accessed 10 March 2009).
- Nova Scotia Department of Justice. Website. Cumberland Correctional Facility. www.gov.ns.ca/just/Corrections/CCF.asp (accessed 10 March 2009).
- Nova Scotia Department of Justice. Website. Nova Scotia Youth Facility. www.gov.ns.ca/just/Corrections/NSYF.asp (accessed 10 March 2009).
- Nova Scotia Department of Justice. Website. South West Nova Scotia Correctional Facility. www.gov.ns.ca/just/Corrections/SNSCF.asp (accessed 10 March 2009).
- Pottier, Al (Manager, Policy & Programs, Nova Scotia Dept. of Justice). 2009. Email message to Alex MacKinnon (Global Detention Project). 9 March 2009. Global Detention Project. Geneva, Switzerland.
- Public Safety Canada. Website. "Who We Are." Last modified 30 January 2009. http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/abt/wwa/index-eng.aspx (accessed 6 September 2007).
