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

Port-Cartier Institution was built in 1986 and can accommodate upto 237 maximum security male offenders serving Federal sentences.

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 24hrs in advance.

Visitation Information:

Length of visit: You can stay with your loved one for the entire period of the visiting hour.

Number of visits per week: You can visit your loved one at each visiting hour of the week, for a total of 8 times a week.

Number of visitors per visit: 3.