Toronto, Ontario

Toronto West Detention Centre

Canada

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2014

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canada Border Services Agency

Management: Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
No Data
No Data
No Data
Canada

8,825

Immigration detainees (2020)

91

Detained children (2017)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information

Toronto West Detention Centre 111 Disco Rd. Rexdale, ON M9W 5L6 Phone: 416-675-1806 Fax: 416-674-4186


Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2014

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2012

Status In use

2011

Status In use

2010
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2011

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services

Type Governmental

2013

Name Canada Border Services Agency

Type Governmental

2012

Name Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Correctional Services

Type Governmental

2011
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2011
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011
Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2013

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2013

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2011
Legal segregation

Legal Segregation No

2011
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 713

2013

Number 961

2012

Number 864

2011

Number 836

2010

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Canada Border Services Agency

Ministry Public Safety Canada

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2011