Legal system divides Canada into federal and provincial/territorial jurisdictions
In Canada, 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—is concerned with people who have been sentenced to two years or more in custody.[1]
Provincial/territorial jurisdiction includes: remand for those with a custody sentence of less than two years; community sentences such as fines, community service, or probation; 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, 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.[2]
Correctional services in Newfoundland and Labrador are administered by the Corrections and Community Services branch of the Department of Justice and Public Safety.[11]
Nova Scotia
Corrections in Nova Scotia are administered by the Correctional Services of the province's Department of Justice.[13]
Northwest Territories
Corrections in the Northwest Territories are administered by the Corrections Service of the territory's Department of Justice.[21]
Corrections in Quebec are administered by the Direction générale des services correctionnels of the province's Ministry of Public Security (French: Ministère de la Sécurité publique).
Corrections in Yukon are administered by the Community and Correctional Services Branch of the Ministry of Justice.
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)[26]
^Government of Canada, Correctional Service of Canada (2010-07-28). "Frequently asked questions - Correctional Service Canada". www.csc-scc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^"Arrests, detentions and removals - Immigration holding centres". Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^"Ministry of Justice". www.alberta.ca. Government of Alberta. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
^"Corrections - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^Corrections. "Correctional Centres Mailing Addresses - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
^ a b"Contact info | Community Safety Division (Manitoba Corrections)". Manitoba Justice. Retrieved 2021-01-26.