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Quebec Region

FEDERAL TRAINING CENTRE

Laval, Quebec

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About the Institution

The Federal Training Centre is a minimum-security facility, located in Laval, Quebec. It opened in 1952 and can accommodate 375 inmates.

Inmates are housed in five living units and two closed units.

Academic instruction takes up the largest share of the institution's programs. There are also programs for living skills and for substance abuse.

Facility Characteristics

• Institution for male offenders
• Security level: minimum
• Date opened: 1952
• Number of inmates: 178
• Average length of sentences:
  • Less than 40 months: 29 per cent of inmates
  • 40 months and over: 35 per cent of inmates
  • Life sentences: 36 per cent of inmates
• Number of employees: 164

As of April 2010

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