Quick Facts: Canada

Detention centres: 3 federally run centres; provincial prisons

Detention capacity: 300 (CBSA facilites) (2008)

Number of deportations: 12,636 (FY 2006-2007)

Est. number of irregular residents: 35,000-120,000 (2007)

Number of asylum seekers: 36,900 (2008)

Length of detention: No limit

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Last updated: June 2009

Canada Detention Profile

Map of "In Use" Detention Sites

For more detailed information, see the complete List of Detention Sites.

 

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  1. CBSA Laval Immigration Holding Centre
  2. CBSA Toronto Immigration Holding Centre
  3. CBSA Vancouver Immigration Holding Centre
  4. Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility

 

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. Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facilitiy. www.gov.ns.ca/just/Corrections/CNSCF.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).