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Matsqui Institution
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Matsqui Institution is a medium-security federal correctional institution operated by Correctional Service Canada in the Pacific Region, British Columbia.
Background
Matsqui Institution is a federal medium-security prison facility in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, about 70 kilometres east of Vancouver. The Institution is operated by the Correctional Service of Canada and was opened in 1966. Accommodations for the general population are provided in a three-story living unit with a central core of security control posts. Matsqui provides a number of basic programs, as well as vocational training programs and the Aboriginal Basic Healing Program, which focuses on First Nations. Work is completed to increase capacity at the Institution.
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1966
Operational
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Facility profile
Operator
Correctional Service CanadaPopulation held
male
Opened
1966
Region
British Columbia
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
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Data completeness
62%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Correctional Service Canada â institutions
- Wikipedia â Correctional Service Canada
- Correctional Service Canada â Institutional profiles — Government of Canada (CSC)
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Correctional Service Canada â institutions directory — Correctional Service Canada / Nova Scotia Open Data
- Wikidata (Q6787998)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Matsqui Institution. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/matsqui-institution
"Matsqui Institution." World Prisons. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/matsqui-institution.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Matsqui Institution},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/matsqui-institution},
urldate = {2026-10-22}
}