Compiled by:
Justin Piché, PhD
Full Professor, Criminology, University of Ottawa
Last updated:
12 December 2025
OVERVIEW
New provincial jails re-announced = 1
New provincial jails announced = 2
Expansions to existing provincial jails announced = 6 (2 operational to date)
Re-opening and retrofitted intermittent centres announced = 2 (1 operational to date)
Conversion of a youth detention into a women's jail = 1
Beds = 1,626
Projected infrastructure costs announced: up to $2.7 billion
Estimated operational costs:
$580,482/day | $17.7 million/month | $211.9 million/year
