Note:  Information below may no longer be accurate.  Please contact the Institution directly for up-to-date information.

Archambault Institution is both a Medium and Minimum security Federal penitentiary.  The Medium security area can house up to 284 adult male inmates.

Do I need to be on an Incarcerated person’s visitors list?

Yes, visiting application form must be filled out.  If there are children visiting then a child waiver application must be filled out for the child as well.

Click here to download any official forms from Correctional Service Canada: https://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/forms/index-eng.shtml

How can I schedule a visit?

Visits must be booked at least 24 hours prior to visitation, between 9:00 and 11:00 am.

Visitation Information:

 Length of visit: You can stay with your loved one for the entire period of the visiting hour, but, the visitors that arrived first will be the first to go, approximately 30 minutes before the ending of the visiting hour.

Number of visits per week: An incarcerated person that has a sentence of 15 years and more can have 15 visits during a month; otherwise, it is 12 visit/month.

Number of visitors per visit: 3.

Can I leave cash or money orders at the visitor desk? Money order only.