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Province of Canada

British Columbia

British Columbia, Canada has 23 prisons and jails and 202 police agencies in this atlas. Among them are 202 police stations, 15 prisons and 2 young offender institutions. Most entries (65%) come with a telephone number, so you can contact the facility directly. Lower Mainland--Southwest / L* has the most entries of any census division, with 94. The atlas lists entries in 13 provinces of Canada, British Columbia among them. As elsewhere in Canada, prisons here are run by the Correctional Service Canada. Choose one of 8 census divisions to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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British Columbia, by census division

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CaribooKootenayLower Mainland--Southwest / L*NechakoNorth Coast / Côte-nordNortheast / Nord-estThompson--OkanaganVancouver Island and Coast / *100 Mile House RCMPAlexis Creek RCMPAnahim Lake RCMPMackenzie RCMPMcbride RCMPPrince George RCMPQuesnel RCMPRCMP North District HeadquartersValemount RCMPWilliams Lake RCMPCastlegar RCMPColumbia Valley RCMPCranbrook RCMPCreston RCMPElk Valley RCMP (Elkford)Elk Valley RCMP (Sparwood)Elk Valley RCMP (Fernie)Grand Forks RCMPMidway RCMPNakusp RCMPNelson City PoliceRCMP – NelsonRCMP Police Station – KimberleyRoyal Canadian Mounted PoliceSalmo RCMPSlocan Lake RCMPTrail RCMPAbbotsford Police DepartmentAbbotsford Police Department AnnexAbbotsford Police Department HeadquartersAbbotsford Police Department – AbbotsfordBC Sheriff ServicesBCIT SecurityBowen Island RCMPBurnaby RCMPBurquilam Community Police StationCanadian Pacific Police ServiceCity Centre Community Police Office – RichmondCloverdale - District 4 Community Police OfficeCollingwood Community Policing CentreCommunity Police – VancouverCommunity Police Station – LadnerCommunity Policing CentreCommunity Policing OfficeCoquitlam RCMPCoquitlam RCMP (Ridgeway CPO)Delta Police StationDowntown Community Policing CentreGuildford/Fleetwood - District 2 Community Police OfficeHastings Sunrise Community Policing CentreKitsilano Fairview Community Policing CentreLangley RCMPLangley RCMP (Aldergrove CPO)Langley RCMP (Brookswood)Langley RCMP (City CPO)Langley RCMP (Willowbrook CPO)Lilooet RCMPMetro Vancouver Transit PoliceMission RCMPNew Westminster Community CorrectionsNew Westminster Police DepartmentNewton - District 3 Community Police OfficeNorth Delta Police StationNorth Vancouver RCMPPemberton RCMPPitt Meadows Community Policing OfficePolice Station – VancouverPort Coquitlam Community Police StationPort Moody Police DepartmentRCMP Donald N. Brown Community Police OfficeRCMP E Division Headquarters – SurreyRCMP Hastings-Brentwood Community Police OfficeRCMP Lougheed Community Police OfficeRCMP North Langley Community Police OfficeRCMP Southwest Community Police OfficeRichmond RCMPRidge Meadows RCMPSouth Arm Community Police OfficeSouth Coast Highway Patrol (Lougheed)South Coast Highway Patrol (Chilliwack)South Surrey - District 5 Community Police OfficeSquamish RCMPSteveston Community Policing OfficeSunshine Coast RCMPSunshine Coast RCMP (Gibsons)Surrey Police Service HeadquartersTransit Police – New WestminsterTsawwassen Community Police StationTsawwassen First Nation Police StationUniversity RCMPUpper Fraser Valley RCMPUpper Fraser Valley RCMP (Agassiz CPO)Upper Fraser Valley RCMP (Boston Bar CPO)Upper Fraser Valley RCMP (Hope CPO)Vancouver Police AnnexVancouver Police DepartmentVancouver Police Department HeadquartersVancouver Police Department Property OfficeVancouver Police Mounted UnitVancouver Police Training Academy – Centre of ExcellenceWest End - Coal Harbour Community PolicingWest Vancouver Police DepartmentWhalley/City Centre - District 1 Community Police OfficeWhistler RCMPWhite Rock RCMPAtlin RCMPBurns Lake RCMPFort St. James RCMPFraser Lake RCMPGranisle RCMPHouston RCMPRCMP Detachment - Takla LandingSmithers RCMPVanderhoof RCMPDaajing Giids RCMPDease Lake RCMPKitimat RCMPLisims-Nass Valley RCMPMasset RCMPNew Hazelton RCMPPrince Rupert RCMPRoyal Canadian Mounted PoliceStewart RCMPTerrace RCMPChetwynd RCMPDawson Creek RCMPFort St. John RCMPHudson’s Hope RCMPNorthern Rockies RCMPTsay Keh Dene RCMPAshcroft RCMPBC Highway Patrol (Kamloops)Barriere RCMPChase RCMPClearwater RCMPClinton RCMPHighway Patrol UnitKamloops RCMP DetatchmentKelowna RCMP DetachmentKeremeos RCMPLake Country RCMPLogan Lake RCMPMerritt RCMPNorth Okanagan RCMP (Armstrong CPO)North Okanagan RCMP (Enderby CPO)North Okanagan RCMP (Falkland CPO)North Okanagan RCMP (Lumby CPO)Oliver RCMPOsoyoos RCMPPenticton RCMPRCMP - North Shore Community Police OfficeRCMP Lytton DetachmentRCMP Princeton DetachmentRevelstoke RCMPRoyal Canadian Mounted Police – KelownaRutland Community Policing StationSalmon Arm RCMPSicamous RCMPSummerland RCMP DetachmentTk’emlúps Rural RCMPVernon North Okanagan RCMPWest Kelowna RCMP'Uy 'Skweyul Si'emAlert Bay RCMPBella Bella RCMPBella Coola RCMPCampbell River RCMPCentral Saanich Police ServiceComox Valley RCMPComox Valley RCMP (Hornby Island CPO)Gabriola Island RCMPLadysmith RCMPLake Cowichan RCMPMilitary Police – ComoxNanaimo RCMPNootka Sound RCMPNootka Sound RCMP - Tahsis CPONorth Cowichan / Duncan RCMPNorth Cowichan / Duncan RCMP (Chemainus CPO)Oak Bay Police DepartmentOceanside RCMPOuter Gulf Islands RCMPOuter Gulf Islands RCMP (Galiano CPO)Outer Gulf Islands RCMP (Mayne CPO)Port Alberni RCMPPort Alice RCMPPort Hardy RCMPPort McNeill RCMPPowell River RCMP (Texada Island)Powell RiverRCMPQuadra Island RCMPSaanich Police DepartmentSalt Spring Island RCMPSayward RCMPShawnigan Lake RCMPSidney / North Saanich RCMPSooke RCMPTofino RCMP DetachmentUcluelet RCMPVictoria Police DepartmentVictoria Police Department - West DivisionWest Shore RCMPPrince George Youth Custody CentreAbbotsford Community CorrectionsAlouette Correctional Centre for WomenBritish Columbia Immigration Holding CentreBurnaby Youth Custody CentreFerndale InstitutionFord Mountain Correctional CentreFraser Regional Correctional CentreKent InstitutionKwìkwèxwelhp Healing VillageMatsqui InstitutionMission InstitutionNorth Fraser Pretrial CentrePacific InstitutionRegional Supply DepotSurrey Pretrial Services CentreYouth Forensic Psychiatric ServicesKamloops Regional Correctional CenterOkanagan Correctional CentreImmigration BuildingNanaimo Regional Correctional CentreVancouver Island Regional Correctional CentreWilliam Head Institution
Composition

What the atlas holds here

202Police stations
15Prisons
2Young offender institutions
2Immigration detention centers
2Remand prisons
1Women's prison
1Secure hospital
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Prisons & jails

23 facilities

23 entries
Abbotsford Community CorrectionsPrisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*+1-877-504-4133
Alouette Correctional Centre for WomenWomen's prisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*+1 604-476-2660
British Columbia Immigration Holding CentreSurreyImmigration detentionLower Mainland--Southwest / L*—
Burnaby Youth Custody CentreYoung offender institutionLower Mainland--Southwest / L*—
Ferndale InstitutionMissionPrisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*+1 604-820-5720
Ford Mountain Correctional CentreChilliwackPrisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*+1-604-824-5350
Fraser Regional Correctional CentrePrisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*+1 604-462-9313
Immigration BuildingImmigration detentionVancouver Island and Coast / *—
Kamloops Regional Correctional CenterPrisonThompson--Okanagan+1 250 571 2200
Kent InstitutionPrisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*+1 604-796-2121
Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing VillagePrisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*—
Matsqui InstitutionPrisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*+1 604-859-4841
Mission InstitutionPrisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*+1-604-826-1231
Nanaimo Regional Correctional CentrePrisonVancouver Island and Coast / *—
North Fraser Pretrial CentreRemand prisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*+1 604-468-3500
Okanagan Correctional CentrePrisonThompson--Okanagan+1-236-216-2000
Pacific InstitutionPrisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*—
Prince George Youth Custody CentreYoung offender institutionCariboo+1-250-562-5393
Regional Supply DepotPrisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*—
Surrey Pretrial Services CentreRemand prisonLower Mainland--Southwest / L*+1 604-599-4110
Vancouver Island Regional Correctional CentrePrisonVancouver Island and Coast / *+1 250-953-4400
William Head InstitutionPrisonVancouver Island and Coast / *+1 250-391-7000
Youth Forensic Psychiatric ServicesSecure hospitalLower Mainland--Southwest / L*—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many prisons and jails are in British Columbia, Canada?

The atlas lists 23 prisons, jails and detention centres in British Columbia, Canada, including 15 prisons and 2 young offender institutions.

How many police stations are in British Columbia, Canada?

202 police units are listed for British Columbia, Canada, all recorded as police stations.

Can I look up a prisoner in British Columbia, Canada?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Canada. Contact the facility or the Correctional Service Canada, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which census division has the most facilities?

Lower Mainland--Southwest / L*, with 16 prisons and jails and 78 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 15 entries of 23. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

Who runs the prisons in British Columbia, Canada?

Prisons in Canada, including those in British Columbia, are run by the Correctional Service Canada.

What specialised facilities are there in British Columbia, Canada?

The atlas lists 1 women's prison, 2 young offender institutions and 2 remand prisons here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

How is British Columbia, Canada divided in the atlas?

The atlas files British Columbia, Canada by census division, following official administrative boundaries; 8 census divisions currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the census division where it is located; Lower Mainland--Southwest / L* is the largest by number of entries.

How do I contact the police in British Columbia, Canada?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 202 police units here. Open a census division to see the units in each area.

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