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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
, the criminal legal system is divided into federal and provincial/territorial jurisdictions. Provincial/territorial correctional facilities hold people who have been sentenced to less than two years in custody and people being held on remand (waiting trial or sentencing). Federal Correctional Facilities, which are the responsibility of
Correctional Service of Canada The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC; ), also known as Correctional Service Canada or Corrections Canada, is the Government of Canada, Canadian federal government agency responsible for the incarceration and Rehabilitation (penology), rehabili ...
—is concerned with people who have been sentenced to two years or more in custody. Provincial/territorial jurisdiction includes: remand for those with a custody sentence of less than two years; community sentences such as fines,
community service Community service is unpaid work performed by a person or group of people for the benefit and betterment of their community contributing to a noble cause. In many cases, people doing community service are compensated in other ways, such as gettin ...
, or
probation Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offence (law), offender, ordered by the court often in lieu of incarceration. In some jurisdictions, the term ''probation'' applies only to community sentences (alternatives to incar ...
; including pre-trial supervision, community and custody sentences, and Extrajudicial Sanctions Programs. Youth criminal legal facilities and sentencing are also provincial/territorial but are usually governed by the ministry responsible for child and youth services, rather than the body responsible for adult corrections. Though immigration detention is facilitated by the
Canada Border Services Agency The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA; , ''ASFC'') is a federal law enforcement agency that is responsible for border guard, border control (i.e. protection and surveillance), immigration enforcement, and Customs, customs services in Canada. ...
, immigration detainees may also be kept in provincial/territorial facilities because either the federal Immigration Holding Centres (IHCs) are full, there is no IHC in their region, or the detainee's file has a link to criminality.


Alberta

Corrections in
Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
are administered by the Correctional Services of the Ministry of Justice. * Calgary Correctional Centre * Calgary Remand Centre * Edmonton Remand Centre — largest in Canada * Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre * Lethbridge Correctional Centre * Medicine Hat Remand Centre * Peace River Correctional Centre * Red Deer Remand Centre * Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre (3 camps) ** Metis Nation Wilderness Camp ** Alsike Minimum Security Camp (closed April 2009) ** Fort McMurray Minimum Security Camp (closed) * Kainai Community Correctional Centre


British Columbia

Corrections in
British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
are administered by B.C. Corrections under the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. , BC has 10 correctional centres throughout the province.


Manitoba

Correctional services in
Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...
are administered by Manitoba Corrections, under the province's Department of Justice.


New Brunswick

Correctional services in
New Brunswick New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...
are administered by the Community & Correctional Services of Department of Justice and Public Safety.


Newfoundland and Labrador

Correctional services in
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...
are administered by the Corrections and Community Services branch of the Department of Justice and Public Safety.


Nova Scotia

Corrections in
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...
are administered by the Correctional Services of the province's Department of Justice.


Northwest Territories

Corrections in the
Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories is a federal Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of Provinces and territorie ...
are administered by the Corrections Service of the territory's Department of Justice.


Nunavut

Corrections in
Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...
are administered by Nunavut Ministry of Justice.


Ontario

Adult corrections in
Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
are administered by the Ministry of the Solicitor General, whereas youth detention centres for secure detention of young people ages 12–18 are administered by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.


Prince Edward Island

Corrections in
Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is an island Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. While it is the smallest province by land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...
are administered by the Community and Correctional Services Division of the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General. * Prince County Correctional Centre — Summerside * Prince Edward Island Youth Centre — Summerside * Provincial Correctional Centre —
Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlott ...


Quebec

Corrections in
Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
are administered by the Direction générale des services correctionnels of the province's Ministry of Public Security (French: ''Ministère de la Sécurité publique'').


Saskatchewan

Corrections in
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
are administered by the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing. *
Saskatoon Correctional Centre The Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre is an adult male, provincial correctional centre located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is one of four provincial correctional centres in the province including the Regina Correctional Centre, ...
—
Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
* Regina Correctional Centre — Regina * Prince Albert Correctional Centre —
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* Pine Grove Correctional Centre * Paul Dojack Youth Centre — Regina * Kilburn Hall — Saskatoon


Yukon

Corrections in
Yukon Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...
are administered by the Community and Correctional Services Branch of the
Ministry of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
. * Whitehorse Correctional Centre — a multi-level 190-inmate facility, for adult males and females, completed in February 2012 and built next to an existing prison building (c. 1967) * Justice Wellness Centre — Whitehorse{{Citation needed, date=April 2021


See also

* List of prisons in Canada * Incarceration in Canada


References

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