Find Whitehorse Correctional Centre admissions statistics

  1. April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023
  2. April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022
  3. April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021
  4. April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020
  5. April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019
  6. April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018

People admitted to the Whitehorse Correctional Centre include those sentenced to provincial custody by the courts, those remanded awaiting trial or those being held on orders such as immigration holds or Yukon Review Board clients. Anyone who enters the facility for these purposes is counted as an admission. 


  1. April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023
    Whitehorse Correctional Centre Total admissions
    We count every admission. Therefore 1 person may have more than 1 admission in a reporting period. 292
    Sentence 27.4%
    Remand 70.5%
    Other sentence types: immigration hold, Yukon Review Board, or federal sentence. 2.1%
    Admissions by gender  
    Male 88.0%
    Female 12.0%
    Admissions by age  
    18 to 34 53.4%
    35 to 49 33.9%
    50 and over 12.7%
    Average age at admission 35.6 years old
    Admissions by ethnicity  
    First Nations 67.5%
    Non-First Nations 32.5%
    Sentenced admission by length (original sentence)  
    Less than 30 days 35.0%
    30 days to 89 days 37.5%
    90 days to 364 days 25.0%
    365 days to 2 years or more 1.3%
    Average length of sentenced admission 79.1 days
    Time served by length (actual) for sentenced inmates  
    Each inmate is eligible to have their period of incarceration reduced up to 33% with earned remission days.  
    Less than 30 days 39.5%
    30 days to 89 days 29.1%
    90 days to 364 days 29.1%
    365 days to 2 years or more 2.3%
    Average time served by length (actual)  
    Sentenced inmates 91.6 days
    Remand inmates 62.4 days

  2. April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022
    Whitehorse Correctional Centre Total admissions
    We count every admission. Therefore 1 person may have more than 1 admission in a reporting period. 252
    Sentence 21.4%
    Remand 77.1%
    Other sentence types: immigration hold, Yukon Review Board, or federal sentence. 1.5%
    Admissions by gender  
    Male 88.7%
    Female 11.3%
    Admissions by age  
    18 to 34 48%
    35 to 49 37%
    50 and over 15%
    Average age at admission 36.3 years old
    Admissions by ethnicity  
    First Nations 63.9%
    Non-First Nations 36.1%
    Sentenced admission by length (original sentence)  
    Less than 30 days 22.9%
    30 days to 89 days 31.4%
    90 days to 364 days 28.6%
    365 days to 2 years or more 10%
    Average length of sentenced admission 105.9 days
    Time served by length (actual) for sentenced inmates  
    Each inmate is eligible to have their period of incarceration reduced up to 33% with earned remission days.  
    Less than 30 days 44.8%
    30 days to 89 days 28.4%
    90 days to 364 days 25.4%
    365 days to 2 years or more 1.5%
    Average time served by length (actual)  
    Sentenced inmates 69.5 days
    Remand inmates 38.2 days

  3. April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021
    Whitehorse Correctional Centre Total admissions
    We count every admission. Therefore 1 person may have more than 1 admission in a reporting period. 459
    Sentence

    19.6%

    Remand 79.1%
    Other sentence types: immigration hold, Yukon Review Board, or federal sentence. 1.5%
    Admissions by gender  
    Male 89.5%
    Female 10.5%
    Admissions by age  
    18 to 34 45.8%
    35 to 49 41%
    50 and over 13.3%
    Average age at admission 36.4 years old
    Admissions by ethnicity  
    First Nations 63.6%
    Non-First Nations 36.4%
    Sentenced admission by length (original sentence)  
    Less than 30 days 31.1%
    30 days to 89 days 43.3%
    90 days to 364 days 24.4%
    365 days to 2 years or more 1.1%
    Average length of sentenced admission 69.3 days
    Time served by length (actual) for sentenced inmates  
    Each inmate is eligible to have their period of incarceration reduced up to 33% with earned remission days.  
    Less than 30 days 48.2%
    30 days to 89 days 36.1%
    90 days to 364 days 13.3%
    365 days to 2 years or more 2.4%
    Average time served by length (actual)  
    Sentenced inmates 56.3 days
    Remand inmates 40.9 days

  4. April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020
    Whitehorse Correctional Centre Total admissions
    We count every admission. Therefore 1 person may have more than 1 admission in a reporting period. 399
    Sentence

    18.5%

    Remand 80.7%
    Other sentence types: immigration hold, Yukon Review Board, or federal sentence. <1%
    Admissions by gender  
    Male 87.2%
    Female 12.8%
    Admissions by age  
    18 to 34 45.9%
    35 to 49 38.6%
    50 and over 15.5%
    Average age at admission 38 years old
    Admissions by ethnicity  
    First Nations 65.4%
    Non-First Nations 34.6%
    Sentenced admission by length (original sentence)  
    Less than 30 days 26%
    30 days to 89 days 37%
    90 days to 364 days 31.5%
    365 days to 2 years or more 5.5%
    Average length of sentenced admission 101.9 days
    Time served by length (actual) for sentenced inmates  
    Each inmate is eligible to have their period of incarceration reduced up to 33% with earned remission days.  
    Less than 30 days 27.4%
    30 days to 89 days 37%
    90 days to 364 days 32.9%
    365 days to 2 years or more 2.7%
    Average time served by length (actual)  
    Sentenced inmates 86.6 days
    Remand inmates 34.8 days

  5. April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019
    Whitehorse Correctional Centre Total admissions
    We count every admission. Therefore 1 person may have more than 1 admission in a reporting period. 424
    Sentence

    30%

    Remand 69%
    Other sentence types: immigration hold, Yukon Review Board, or federal sentence. <1%
    Admissions by gender  
    Male 91%
    Female 9%
    Admissions by age  
    18 to 34 44%
    35 to 49 36%
    50 and over 20%
    Average age at admission 38 years old
    Admissions by ethnicity  
    First Nations 66%
    Non-First Nations 34%
    Sentenced admission by length (original sentence)  
    Less than 30 days 32%
    30 days to 89 days 26%
    90 days to 364 days 31%
    365 days to 2 years or more 7%
    Average length of sentenced admission 94 days
    Time served by length (actual) for sentenced inmates  
    Each inmate is eligible to have their period of incarceration reduced up to 33% with earned remission days.  
    Less than 30 days 60%
    30 days to 89 days 24%
    90 days to 364 days 13%
    365 days to 2 years or more 2%
    Average time served by length (actual)  
    Sentenced inmates 52 days
    Remand inmates 37 days

  6. April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018
    Whitehorse Correctional Centre Total admissions
    We count every admission. Therefore 1 person may have more than 1 admission in a reporting period. 476
    Sentence

    28%

    Remand 65%
    Other sentence types: immigration hold, Yukon Review Board, or federal sentence. 1%
    Admissions by gender  
    Male 91%
    Female 9%
    Admissions by age  
    18 to 34 48%
    35 to 49 35%
    50 and over 1%
    Average age at admission 37 years old
    Admissions by ethnicity  
    First Nations 62%
    Non-First Nations 38%
    Sentenced admission by length (original sentence) 162
    Less than 30 days 32%
    30 days to 89 days 41%
    90 days to 364 days 23%
    365 days to 2 years or more 4%
    Average length of sentenced admission 77 days
    Time served by length (actual) for sentenced inmates 168
    Each inmate is eligible to have their period of incarceration reduced up to 33% with earned remission days.  
    Less than 30 days 45%
    30 days to 89 days 39%
    90 days to 364 days 11%
    365 days to 2 years or more 5%
    Average time served by length (actual)  
    Sentenced inmates 67 days
    Remand inmates 44 days