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Federal penitentiary · Gravenhurst, Ontario

Beaver Creek Institution

A federal penitentiary in Gravenhurst, run by Correctional Service Canada, for people sentenced to two years or more.

Updated Source: Correctional Service Canada (CSC)Français

Who is held at Beaver Creek Institution

Federal penitentiaries hold people sentenced to two years or more. After sentencing, a person is assessed and placed at a security level (minimum, medium or maximum) based on risk, and can move between institutions during the sentence.

Finding, calling and visiting someone inside

Visitors must be approved through a visitor application before their first visit. Phone calls go to numbers the inmate has had approved, and money is sent to their inmate account under CSC rules.

Beaver Creek Institution: To book or ask, call 705-687-1895.

Addresses, phone numbers and current visiting hours are on the official directory from Correctional Service Canada (CSC).

Questions people ask

Who is held at Beaver Creek Institution?

Beaver Creek Institution is a federal institution run by Correctional Service Canada. It holds people sentenced to two years or more (men).

How do I find out if someone is at Beaver Creek Institution?

Ask their lawyer or call the facility. Staff confirm that someone is in custody only within privacy rules. The official directory from Correctional Service Canada (CSC) lists the phone number.

How do I visit someone at Beaver Creek Institution?

Visitors to a federal penitentiary must first be approved through a visitor application. Each institution sets its own hours and rules.

Notable events at Beaver Creek Institution

  1. 1961

    Minimum security site opens in Gravenhurst

    The minimum security facility that later became Beaver Creek Institution opened in Gravenhurst, Ontario. It now holds up to 201 inmates in five residential-style units.

  2. 1998

    Fenbrook Institution opens as a medium security prison

    A medium security federal prison opened under the name Fenbrook Institution. It would later become the medium security site of Beaver Creek.

  3. 2014

    New 96-bed unit opens at medium security site

    A new 96-bed unit opened at the medium security site, bringing its capacity to 516 inmates.

  4. April 2014

    Fenbrook merged with the minimum security site

    The Correctional Service of Canada combined Fenbrook Institution and the minimum security unit into a single institution, Beaver Creek.

  5. 2015

    50-bed unit added at minimum security site

    An additional 50-bed unit was added to the minimum security site. The institution as a whole has a rated capacity of 717 inmates.

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