Opioid Agonist Treatment: March 2023

The following data shows a point-in-time snapshot (March 2023) of the number of individuals, by institution, on Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) and the number of individuals on the wait list.

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Opioid Agonist Treatment: March 2023

OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
3,061 774 1,818 469 192

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Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia

Nova Scotia

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Nova Institution for Women 37 12 9 16 0
Springhill Institution 183 78 98 7 4

New Brunswick

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Atlantic Institution 64 15 46 3 0
Dorchester Penitentiary, Medium 132 60 59 13 16
Dorchester Penitentiary, Minimum 24 8 12 4 1
Shepody Healing Centre 7 3 4 0 1

Quebec

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Archambault Institution, Medium 40 10 27 3 4
Archambault Institution, Minimum 2 1 0 1 0
Cowansville Institution 65 20 33 12 5
Donnacona Institution 75 23 49 3 2
Drummond Institution 31 13 18 0 1
Federal Training Centre, Minimum 25 6 10 9 2
Joliette Institution for Women 10 6 4 0 0
La Macaza Institution 28 3 17 8 1
Port-Cartier Institution 48 11 35 2 4
Regional Mental Health Centre 9 3 5 1 0
Regional Reception Centre 15 7 7 1 2

Ontario

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Bath Institution 94 25 52 17 0
Bath Regional Treatment Centre 4 1 3 0 0
Beaver Creek Institution, Medium 127 35 68 24 2
Beaver Creek Institution, Minimum 21 5 14 2 0
Collins Bay Institution, Maximum 9 2 7 0 0
Collins Bay Institution, Medium 98 34 45 19 2
Collins Bay Institution, Minimum 15 3 9 3 0
Grand Valley Institution for Women 55 22 29 4 0
Joyceville Institution 93 39 33 21 0
Joyceville Institution, Minimum 21 9 7 5 0
Millhaven Institution 75 20 52 3 2
Regional Treatment Centre, Millhaven 16 7 9 0 0
Warkworth Institution 137 51 62 24 5

Manitoba

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Stony Mountain Institution, Maximum 27 4 22 1 3
Stony Mountain Institution, Medium 101 5 88 8 48
Stony Mountain Institution, Minimum 9 1 6 2 1

Saskatchewan

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Regional Psychiatric Centre 28 4 14 10 1
Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Maximum 41 4 34 3 5
Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Medium 115 10 59 46 34
Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Minimum 16 2 10 4 0
Willow Cree Healing Centre 10 0 8 2 0

Alberta

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Bowden Institution, Medium/Minimum 113 21 81 11 24
Drumheller Institution, Medium/Minimum 120 15 92 13 4
Edmonton Institution 68 19 42 7 3
Edmonton Institution for Women 60 1 35 24 0
Grande Cache Institution 101 0 98 3 2
Grierson Institution 2 0 2 0 0
Pê Sâkâstêw Centre 5 0 3 2 0

British Columbia

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Fraser Valley Institution for Women 25 8 14 3 0
Kent Institution 84 24 53 7 0
Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Lodge 6 0 2 4 0
Matsqui Institution 91 25 46 20 3
Mission Institution, Medium 82 15 51 16 1
Mission Institution, Minimum 8 3 2 3 0
Mountain Institution 73 17 45 11 1
Pacific Institution 29 3 21 5 1
Regional Reception Assessment Centre 23 5 18 0 7
Regional Treatment Centre, Pacific 36 6 25 5 0
William Head Institution 12 2 7 3 0

Community supervision

Institution OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
Atlantic 24 11 4 9 N/A
Quebec 12 3 6 3 N/A
Ontario 71 20 32 19 N/A
Prairies 74 3 59 12 N/A
Pacific 35 11 16 8 N/A

Note: As of December 2022, the reporting method was updated to capture location at the end of the reporting month. As a result, some individuals who had an active prescription during the month are not reflected in the institution where OAT was prescribed. These individuals are shown above to indicate show those under community supervision at the time of the report.

Opioid Agonist Treatment in CSC over time: March 2023

Month OAT total Methadone Suboxone Sublocade Waitlist
March 2023 3,061 774 1,818 469 192
February 2023 3,076 759 1,880 437 188
January 2023 3,080 768 1,848 464 173
December 2022 3,054 759 1,865 430 212
November 2022 3,020 757 1,868 396 212
October 2022 2,991 756 1,851 384 193
September 2022 2,956 760 1,816 380 201
June 2022 2,860 755 1,722 383 216
May 2022 2,815 742 1,725 348 252
April 2022 2,815 752 1,724 339 217
March 2022 2,776 743 1,704 329 236
February 2022 2,731 744 1,689 298 259
January 2022 2,709 750 1,658 301 260
December 2021 2,775 756 1,701 318 275
November 2021 2,732 735 1,685 312 310
October 2021 2,721 746 1,686 289 325
September 2021 2,684 759 1,649 276 351
August 2021 2,655 767 1,640 248 347
July 2021 2,640 757 1,638 245 379
June 2021 2,646 767 1,640 239 418
May 2021 2,626 751 1,636 239 418
April 2021 2,592 745 1,619 228 422
March 2021 2,572 744 1,619 228 422
February 2021 2,479 735 1,555 189 439
January 2021 2,481 760 1,531 190 476
December 2020 2,487 779 15,07 201 474
November 2020 2,470 779 1,508 183 467
October 2020 2,200 753 1,319 148 451
September 2020 2,202 715 1,353 134 473
August 2020 2,162 713 1,328 121 463
July 2020 2,121 748 1,252 121 482
June 2020 2,202 787 1,289 126 476
March 2020 2,155 779 1,281 95 447
December 2019 1,855 770 1,047 38 460
December 2018 1,445 815 630 N/A 435
December 2017 1,088 712 376 N/A N/A
December 2016 920 755 165 N/A N/A
Pre-2016 725 720 5 N/A N/A

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