Edmonton Institution

Edmonton Institution is located near the Northeast boundary of the city of Edmonton, in the Province of Alberta. It is located within city limits on the west side of Highway 15 of the City of Edmonton, approximately 18 kilometres from the city centre. Edmonton Institution opened as a maximum-security institution in 1978.

We acknowledge that this institution is situated on the following traditional territories:

• Treaty 6, 1876
• ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐤ ᐊᐢᑭᕀ Nêhiyaw-Askiy (Plains Cree)
• Ĩyãħé Nakón mąkóce (Stoney)
• Michif Piyii (Métis)
• Cree

Edmonton Institution is a standalone facility that encompasses maximum security site based on a courtyard design model with direct observation cell ranges. The shape of the building is rectangular with the inner courtyard.

Rated capacity: 324