Institutional profiles: Quebec region: Regional Reception Centre

The Regional Reception Centre is located in the city of Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec. It occupies the same site as Archambault Institution and the Regional Mental Health Centre.

The Regional Reception Centre is located about 30 kilometres northwest of Laval, Quebec.

The RRC was opened in 1973, and is a multi-level security institution that includes the intake assessment sector and the Special Handling Unit (open since 1984).

The RRC, a stand-alone multi-level security institution, is based on an axial design model.

RCC rated capacity: 321
SHU rated capacity: 81