Facilities for the Incarceration of Women in Ontario
Federal Institutions
In Canada, women sentenced to prison terms of greater than two years will serve their time in a federal institution operated by the Correctional Service of Canada. In Ontario, there is one penitentiary which can house about 75 women and one community correctional centre (CCC), which is slated to close soon.
Grand Valley Institution
1575 Homer Watson Boulevard
Kitchener, Ontario N2P 2C5
Telephone: (519) 894-2011
Website:: Institutional Profile
Provincial Institutions
Adult women sentenced to incarceration for less than two years serve their sentences in provincial institutions operated by the Ministry of Public Safety and Security (MPSS). One provincial facility is dedicated to housing women, the Vanier Centre for Women, at the Maplehurst campus in Milton. It is designed for 124 women, mostly sentenced but also some remanded in custody pending trial or sentence. Women are also held in special units of local jails, detention centres, and correctional centres where men are housed. Young offenders, ages 12 to 17, are housed separately from adults in facilities operated by the MPSS or non-profit transfer paymenrt agencies. Most are held in co-ed facilities, sometimes in the same unit as males.
Adults
Visiting hours vary from facility to facility. Call the institution to confirm local guidelines and visiting hours for the day you plan to visit.
| Central East Correctional Centre 40 Simpson Road Lindsay, Ontario K9V 6H2 Telephone (705) 328-6000 |
Central North Correctional Centre 1501 Fuller Avenue Penetanguishene, Ontario L9M 2H4 Telephone (705) 549-9470 |
| Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre 711 Exeter Road London, Ontario N6E 1L3 Telephone (519) 686-1922 |
Fort Frances Jail Box 189, 319 Nelson Street Fort Frances, Ontario P9A 3M6 Telephone (807) 274-7708 |
| Kenora Jail 1430 River Street Kenora, Ontario P9N 1K5 Telephone (807) 468-2871 |
North Bay Jail 2550 Trout Lake Road North Bay, Ontario P1B 7S7 Telephone (705) 472-8115 |
| Northern Treatment Centre 800 Great Northern Road Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 6N3 Telephone (705) 946-0995 |
Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre 2244 Innes Road Ottawa, Ontario K1B 4C4 Telephone (613) 824-6080 |
| Owen Sound Jail 1235 Third Avenue East Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 5R1 Telephone (519) 376-0435 |
Quinte Detention Centre 89 Richmond Boulevard Napanee, Ontario K7R 3S1 Telephone (613) 354-9701 |
| Sarnia Jail 700 North Christina Street Sarnia, Ontario N7V 3X2 Telephone (519) 337-3261 |
Sault Ste. Marie Jail 145 McNabb Street Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 5L8 Telephone (705) 256-3020 |
| Thunder Bay Jail 285 McDougall Street Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5G3 Telephone (807) 345-7364 |
Vanier Centre for Women at Milton 665 Martin Street Milton, Ontario L9T 5E6 Telephone (905) 876-8300 |
| Windsor Jail 378 Brock Street, Windsor, Ontario N9C 3Y6 Telephone (519) 973-1324 |
Young Offenders
These two secure custody facilities, operated by MPSS, have units for young women.
Bluewater Youth Centre
Highway 21 South
Goderich, Ontario N7A 3Y8
Telephone (519) 524-2107