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Port-Cartier Institution

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Verified 2 Jun 2026
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Port-Cartier Institution is a maximum-security federal correctional institution operated by Correctional Service Canada in the Quebec Region, Quebec.

Capacity

237

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Correctional Service Canada

Population held

male

Opened

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Region

Quebec

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Alexandre Bissonnette
    1989 · murderer

    The Quebec City mosque shooting (French: Attentat de la grande mosquée de Québec) was an attack by a single gunman on the evening of January 29, 2017, at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, a mosque in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood of Quebec City, Canada.

  • Vital Lemire
    1940–2019 · con artist
  • Robert Pickton
    1949–2024 · farmer

    Robert William Pickton (October 24, 1949 – May 31, 2024), also known as the Pig Farmer Killer or the Butcher, was a Canadian pig farmer and serial killer.

  • Luka Magnotta
    Luka Magnotta
    1982 · murderer

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

1 chemin de l'Aéroport, Port-Cartier G5B 2W4
+1 418-766-7070
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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Compared to other facilities in Canada

229 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 237 · peers avg: 568 (58%)

Data completeness

68%

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