<P> There have only been two private detention facilities in Canada to date, and both reverted to government control . </P> <P> The only private prison in Canada was the maximum - security Central North Correctional Centre, Penetanguishene, Ontario, operated by the U.S. - based Management and Training Corporation from its opening in 2001 through the end of its first contract period in 2006 . The contract was held by the Ontario provincial Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services . A government comparison between the Central North "super-jail" and a nearly identical facility found that the publicly run prison had measurably better outcomes . </P> <P> Additionally the GEO Group built the New Brunswick Miramichi Youth Detention Center under contract with the provincial Department of Public Safety, then had its contract ended in the 1990s after public protests . </P> <P> As of mid-2012, private prison companies continued to lobby the Correctional Service of Canada for contract business . </P>

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