Treatment and rehabilitation services for federal offenders is provided by Correctional Service Canada (CSC). The core of CSC programming involves four levels of treatment intensity and inmates are matched according to a comprehensive assessment. The CSC also provides programs for long-term offenders, for offenders just released from prison to prevent relapse, for women, and a the Native Offender Pre-Treatment Substance Abuse Program (Source: Health Canada).
Only a select few residential treatment facilities are equipped to take direct referrals from Correctional Services Canada. Here is a listing for treatment centers by region:
Pacific Region (BC and Yukon)
Prairie Region (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba)
Ontario Region
Quebec Region
Atlantic Region
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Calgary
Suite 600, 1509 Centre St. SW
Calgary, AB T2G 2E6
Phone: 403.294.0737
Toll Free: 1.877.398.3656
E-Mail: reception@elizabethfry.ab.ca
Note: Has a program called Berkana House which is a joint project of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Calgary and the Calgary John Howard Society, Berkana House is a residence for women who are on conditional release from the federal correctional system. Berkana House can accommodate children reuniting with their mothers.
Calgary John Howard Society
917 – 9 Ave. SE
Calgary, AB T2G 0S5
Phone: 403.266.4566
E-Mail: info@calgaryjohnhoward.org
Edmonton Drug Treatment Court Service (EDTCS)
Jim Myklebust, Executive Director
101, 10010-105 St.
Edmonton AB T5J 1C4
Phone: 780.970.5127
Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton
10523 100th Ave.
Edmonton, AB T5J 0A8
Phone: 780.425.8989
E-Mail: admin@efryedmonton.ab.ca
Edmonton John Howard Society
#401 – 10010 105 St.
Edmonton, AB T5J 1C4
Phone: 780.428.7590
E-Mail: mail@johnhoward.org
Grande Prairie John Howard Society
# 200 – 10135 101 Ave.
Grande Prairie, AB T8V 0Y4
Phone: 780.532.0373
E-Mail: info@johnhowardgp.ca
Lethbridge John Howard Society
909 – 3rd Ave. N
Lethbridge, AB T1H 0H5
Phone: 403.327.8202
E-Mail: lethjhs@telus.net
Medicine Hat John Howard Society
208 – 535 3rd St. SE
Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0H2
Phone: 403.526.5916
E-Mail: mhjhs@telusplanet.net
Red Deer John Howard Society
4916 50th St.
Red Deer, AB T4N 1X7
Phone: 403.343.1770
E-Mail: admin@jhsrd.ca
John Howard Society of BC
South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society
601 Bancroft St.
Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0
Phone: 250.453.9656
E-Mail: scelizfry@telus.net
Prince George & District Elizabeth Fry Society
347 Highway #16
Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0
Phone: 250.692.7559
E-Mail: haven436@telus.net
John Howard Society of BC
201 – 140A 10th Ave.
Campbell River, BC V9W 4E3
Phone: 250.286.0611
E-Mail: mail@jhsni.bc.ca
John Howard Society of BC
1455 Cliffe Ave.
Courtenay, BC V9N 2K6
Phone: 250.338.6568
E-Mail: mail@jhsni.bc.ca
Kamloops & District Elizabeth Fry Society
827 Seymour St.
Kamloops, BC V2C 2H6
Phone: 250.374.2119
E-Mail: admin@kamloopsefry.com
Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society
280 – 1855 Kirschner Road
Kelowna, BC V1Y 4N7
Phone: 250.763.4613
E-Mail: See Website Contact us Form.
John Howard Society of BC
1440 St. Paul St.
Kelowna, BC V1Y 2E6
Phone: 250.763.1331
E-Mail: info@jhscso.bc.ca
John Howard Society of BC
1585 Bowen Rd.
Nanaimo, BC V8T 4Y4
Phone: 250.754.1266
E-Mail: See Website Contact us Form.
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
402 E. Columbia St.
New Westminster, BC V3L 3X1
Phone: 604.520.1166
E-Mail: info@elizabethfry.com
Prince George & District Elizabeth Fry Society
1575 – 5th Ave.
Prince George, BC V2L 3L9
Phone: 250.563.1113
Toll-free: 1.866.563.1113
John Howard Society of BC
154 Quebec St.
Prince George, BC V2L 1W2
Phone: 250.561.7343
Saint Patrick’s House Society
1735 Yew St.
Prince George, BC V2L 2X3
Phone: 250.564.5530
Note: Supportive recovery services for 6 weeks to 90 days.
Drug Treatment Court of Vancouver
209B – 1200 West Pender
Vancouver, BC V6E 2S8
Phone: 604.775.0144
Note: The Drug Treatment Court is a special court within the legal system that emphasizes treating rather than incarcerating people with addictions. The Drug Treatment Court has been designed to meet the needs of non-violent offenders who are addicted to cocaine, heroin or opiates.
John Howard Society of BC
763 Kingsway
Vancouver, BC V5V 3C2
Phone: 604.872.5651
E-Mail: jhsed@jhslmbc.ca
Vernon Women’s Transition House Society
2400 46th Ave.
Vernon, BC V1T 9N5
Phone: 250.542.1122
John Howard Society of BC
2307 43rd St.
Vernon, BC V1T 6K7
Phone: 250.542.4041
E-Mail: info@jhsnok.ca
John Howard Society of BC
2675 Bridge St.
Victoria, BC V8T 4Y4
Phone: 250.386.3428
E-Mail: jhs@jhsvic.ca
Elizabeth Fry Society Manitoba
544 Selkirk Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R2W 2M9
Phone: 204.589.7335
Toll-Free: 1.800.582.5655
E-Mail: administration@efsmanitoba.org
John Howard Society of Manitoba
583 Ellice Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3B 1Z7
Phone: 204.775.1514
Email: office@johnhoward.mb.ca
Winnipeg Drug Treatment Court (WDTC)
Winnipeg, MB
Phone: 204.944.6343
Elizabeth Fry Society of Saint John
68 Carleton St.
Saint John, NB E2L 2Z4
Phone: 506.635.8851
E-Mail: efry@nb.aibn.com
John Howard Society of New Brunswick
68 Carleton St.
Saint John, NB E2L 2Z4
Phone:
506.854.3499
E-Mail: info@johnhowardsenb.com
Elizabeth Fry Society of Newfoundland & Labrador (Thrive)
108 LeMarchant Rd.
St. John’s, NL A1C 2H2
Phone: 709.754.0536
E-Mail: info@thrivecyn.ca
Howard House
7 Garrison Hill
St. John’s, NL A1C 3Y7
Phone: 709.722.1849
Email: vflynn@jhsnl.ca
Note: Offers a Moderate Intensity Management of Offender Substance Abuse (MIMOSA) program. This program was developed to provide substance abuse intervention using a variety of treatment strategies. Its goal is to assist offenders in making informal lifestyle changes conducive to prosocial behaviour that contributes to criminality, reducing the client’s risk to reoffend.
John Howard Society
342 Pennywell Rd.
St. John’s, NL A1E 1V9
Phone: 709.726.5500
E-Mail: info@jhsnl.ca
Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia
1 Tulip St.
Dartmouth, NS B3K 3B9
Phone: 902.454.5041
E-Mail: efrymain@eastlink.ca
John Howard Society of Nova Scotia
Suite #1 – 541 Sackville Dr.
Lr Sackville, NS B4C 2S1
Phone: 902.429.6429
E-Mail: contact@ns.johnhoward.ca
Elizabeth Fry Society of Cape Breton
106 Townsend St.
Sydney, NS B1P 5E1
Phone: 902.539.6165
E-Mail: efrycb@eastlink.ca
John Howard Society Ajax
136 Commercial Ave.
Ajax, ON L1S 2H6
Phone: 905.427.8165
Elizabeth Fry Society of Simcoe County
102 Maple Ave.
Barrie, Ontario, L4N 1S4
Phone: 705.725.0613
John Howard Society of Simcoe and Muskoka
Unit 336 – 80 Bradford St.
Barrie, ON L4N 6S7
Phone: 705.733.0683
John Howard Society of Belleville
19-21 Wallbridge Crescent
Belleville, ON, K8P 1Z3
Phone: 613.968.6628
E-Mail: reception@johnhowardbelleville.ca
John Howard Society (Clarington Office)
132 Church St.
Bowmanville, ON L1C 1T5
Phone: 905.623.6814
Elizabeth Fry Society of Peel Halton
200 – 44 Peel Centre Dr.
Brampton, ON L6T 4B5
Phone: 905.459.1315
E-Mail: efry@efrypeelhalton.ca
John Howard Society of Peel-Halton-Dufferin
134 Main St. N
Brampton, ON L6V 1N8
Phone: 905.459.0111
E-Mail: brampton@johnhowardphd.ca
John Howard Society (Cambridge Office)
40 Ainslie St. South
Cambridge, ON N1R 3K1
Phone: 519.622.0815
E-Mail: ccc@waterloo.johnhoward.on.ca
John Howard Society – Guelph Area Office
85 Westmount Rd.
Guelph, Ontario N1H 5J2
Phone: 519.836.1501
E-Mail: inquiries@waterloo.johnhoward.on.ca
Elizabeth Fry Society of Hamilton
85 Holton Ave. S
Hamilton, ON L8M 2L4
Phone: 905.527.3097
John Howard Society of Hamilton, Burlington & Area
654 Barton St. E
Hamilton, ON L8L 3A2
Phone: 905.522.4446
John Howard Society of Kingston & District
771 Montreal St.
Kingston, ON K7K 3J4
Phone: 613.542.7373
E-Mail: ED@johnhowardkingston.ca
Elizabeth Fry Society for the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
300 Frederick St.
Kitchener, ON N2H 2N5
Phone: 519.579.6732
E-Mail: e.f.society@gmail.com
John Howard Society of Waterloo-Wellington
310 Charles St. E
Kitchener, ON N2G 2P9
Phone: 519.743.6071
E-Mail: inquiries@waterloo.johnhoward.on.ca
John Howard Society of Kawartha Lakes & Haliburton
31 Peel St.
Lindsay, ON K9V 3L9
Phone: 705.328.0472
E-Mail: info@jhscklh.on.ca
John Howard Society of London & District
601 Queens Ave.
London, ON N6B 1Y9
Phone: 519.438.4168
E-Mail: jhslondon@execulink.com
John Howard Society (Milton/Oakville Office)
193 Main St. E
Milton, ON L9T 1N7
Phone: 905.864.1306
E-Mail: milton@johnhowardphd.ca
John Howard Society (Minden Office)
101 – 14 IGA Rd.
Minden, ON K0M 2K0
Phone: 705.328.0472 ext. 930
John Howard Society (Mississauga Office)
107 – 1090 Dundas St. E
Mississauga, ON L4Y 2B8
Phone: 905.275.9117
John Howard Society of York Region
306 – 16600 Bayview Ave.
Newmarket, ON L3X 1Z9
Phone: 905.895.9943
E-Mail: admin@johnhowardyorkregion.on.ca
John Howard Society of Sarnia Lambton
300 Christina St.
North Sarnia, ON N7T 5V5
Phone: 519.336.1020
E-Mail info@johnhowardsarnia.com
John Howard Society (Orangeville Office)
184 Broadway
Orangeville, ON L9W 1L2
Phone: 519.940.3061
E-Mail: orangeville@johnhowardphd.ca
John Howard Society – Sub office Non-Residential Attendance Center
109 – 17 Colborne St. E
Orillia, ON L3V 1T4
Phone: 705.325.6561
E-Mail: tboynton@jhssm.ca
John Howard Society of Durham Region
75 Richmond St. W
Oshawa, ON L1G 1E3
Phone: 905.579.8482
E-Mail: jhsd@jhsd.ca
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa 309-211 Bronson Ave.
Ottawa, ON K1R 6H5
Phone: 613.237.7427
E-Mail: info@efryottawa.com
John Howard Society of Ottawa
550 Old St. Patrick St.
Ottawa, ON K1N 5L5
Phone: 613.789.7418
E-Mail: jhsottawa@ottawa.johnhoward.ca
John Howard Society – Supportive Housing (Tom Lamothe Residence)
387 MacLaren St.
Ottawa, ON K2P 0M7
Phone: 613.565.1739
E-Mail: kevind@ottawa.johnhoward.ca
John Howard Society (Kirkpatrick House)
591 MacLaren St.
Ottawa, ON K1R 5K8
Phone: 613.236.3077
E-Mail: scotth@ottawa.johnhoward.ca
Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough
223C Aylmer St. N
Peterborough, ON K9J 3K3
Phone: 705.749.6809
E-Mail: info@efryptbo.org
John Howard Society of Peterborough
305 Stewart St.
Peterborough, ON K9J 3N2
Phone: 705.743.8331
E-Mail: jhsptbo@jhsptbo.com
John Howard Society of Niagara Region
210 King St.
St. Catharines, ON L2R 3J9
Phone: 905.682.2657
E-Mail: jobgym@jhs-niagara.ca
Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre
800 Great Northern Rd
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 5K7
Phone: 705.946.0995
Note: Medium security intensive residential treatment centre for inmates.
John Howard Society of Sault Ste. Marie
27 King St.
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 6K3
Phone: 705.759.1703
E-Mail: sstortini@jhsossm.ca
Elizabeth Fry of Society of Sudbury
204 Elm St. West
Sudbury, ON P3C 1V3
Phone: 705.673.1364
E-Mail: info@efrysudbury.com
John Howard Society of Sudbury
204 Pine St.
Sudbury, ON P3C 1X5
Phone:705.673.9576
E-Mail: office@johnhowardsudbury.com
Elizabeth Fry Society of Northwestern Ontario
210 – 212 Miles St. E.
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 1J6
Phone:807.623.1319
Email: efsnwo@gmail.com
John Howard Society of Thunder Bay & District
315 Syndicate Ave. S
Thunder Bay, ON P7C 3X8
Phone: 807.623.5355
Email: info@johnhowardtbay.on.ca
Elizabeth Fry Society of Toronto
215 Wellesley St. E
Toronto, ON M4X 1G1
Phone: 416.924.3708
E-Mail: info@efrytoronto.org
John Howard Society of Toronto
1669 Eglinton Ave. W
Toronto, ON M6E 2H4
Phone: 416.925.4386
E-Mail: contact@johnhowardtor.on.ca
Toronto Drug Treatment Court
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
33 Russell St., 3rd Floor
Toronto ON M5S 2S1
Phone: 416.314.3765
John Howard Society (Whitby Office)
200 – 114 Dundas St. E
Whitby, ON L1N 2H7
Phone: 905.666.8847
John Howard Society of Windsor-Essex County
275 Oak St.
Windsor, ON N9A 5E5
Phone: 519.252.3461
E-Mail: info@jhswindsor.org
John Howard Society of Prince Edward Island
163 Queen St.
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7M8
Phone: 902.566.5425
E-Mail: johnhowardsociety@pei.aibn.com
Société Elizabeth Fry du Québec
5105 Chemin De la Côte St. Antoine
Montréal, QC H4A 1N8
Phone: 514.489.2116
E-Mail: info@elizabethfry.qc.ca
John Howard Québec
1857, boul. de Maisonneuve O.
Montreal, QC H3H 1J9
E-Mail: bernheim@videotron.ca, tom.boushel@gmail.com
John Howard Society of Saskatchewan
2010 7th Ave.
Regina, SK S4R 1C2
Phone: 306.584.2115
E-Mail: g.fleet@sk.johnhoward.ca
Regina Drug Treatment Court
Regina, SK
Phone: 306.766.6300 (ask for the DTC Director)
E-Mail: judie.birns@gov.sk.ca
Note: Regina is one of six locations in Canada with a Drug Treatment Court. The Regina DTC forms part of the Regina Drug Strategy’s response to addiction problems and furthers Project Hope: Saskatchewan’s Action Plan for Substance Abuse.
Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan
600-245 3rd Ave. S
Saskatoon, SK S7K 1M4
Phone: 306.934.4606
Elizabeth Fry Society of Yukon
23-1114 First Ave.
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1A3
Phone: 867.334.2419
Email: baileyae@gmail.com
