Victoria, British Columbia

Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre

Status

Last documented use

2013

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Management: BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (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

4216 Wilkinson Rd Victoria, BC V8Z 5B2 Canada Tel: +1 (250)-953-4400


Center status

Status Last documented use

2013

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

2012

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

Type Governmental

2013

Name Canada Border Services Agency

Type Governmental

2012
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2013

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2011

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2010

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2010
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 2

2013

Number 5

2012

Number 7

2011

Number 146

2010

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Ministry Public Safety Canada

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2013