Bluewater Youth Centre (Ont.)

Identity area

Type of entity

Higher-level Ontario government office (type B)

Authorized form of name

Bluewater Youth Centre (Ont.)

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Bluewater Youth Centre

    Other form(s) of name

    • Bluewater Centre For Young Offenders

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1985-2012

    History

    The Bluewater Youth Centre, located in Goderich, Ontario, officially commenced operations in August of 1985, when it took over the 'Bluewater Centre' facilities from the Ministry of Community and Social Services following a 2 year closure and a $10 million refurbishment.

    Changes to Ontario's youth justice system over time and the introduction of more community-based programs, reduced the number of youths incarcerated in jail. Faced with an increasing provincial debt, and only operating at a quarter of its capacity, the facility was closed suddenly in March 2012.

    Places

    Legal status

    Functions, occupations and activities

    The Bluewater Youth Centre was a correctional facility for young offenders aged 16 to 17, placed in custody under the federal Young Offenders Act and, later, under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. At full capacity, it could handle 65 young wards.

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    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993) (1972-1993)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA81

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Ontario. Ministry of Correctional Services (1972-1993) controls Bluewater Youth Centre (Ont.)

    Dates of relationship

    1985-1993

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Ontario. Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services (1993-1999)

    Identifier of related entity

    AA82

    Category of relationship

    hierarchical

    Type of relationship

    Dates of relationship

    1993-2012

    Description of relationship

    Related entity

    Bluewater Centre (Ont.) (1976-1983)

    Identifier of related entity

    BA715

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Bluewater Centre (Ont.) is the predecessor of Bluewater Youth Centre (Ont.)

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

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    Subject access points

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    Epithet

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    BA486

    Institution identifier

    Rules and/or conventions used

    RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

    Status

    For Review

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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        Sources

        Government of Ontario Telephone Directory, 1998.

        Annual Reports of the Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services, 1984-1986

        Maintenance notes

        Agency not found in Canadiana Name Authorities, 1996-12-24

        Archivist(s):
        John Dirks; Bob Krawczyk; Robert Anger; Joseph Solovitch