Overdose Incidents in Federal Custody, 2019/2020

Corresponding with the opioid crisis in Canada, there has been a notable increase in the number of overdose incidents in federal custody (McKendy et al., 2020). As part of ongoing tracking efforts, the current study provides an overview of non-fatal overdose incidents in federal institutions in 2019/2020.

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Last Updated January 16, 2026, 21:10 (UTC)
Created January 16, 2026, 21:10 (UTC)
contains_pii non
crisis_categories Sécurité publique
criticality_level Moyen
data_formats HTML
fair_openness Level 2 - Machine-readable
geographic_scope Canada
sensitivity_level Faible
source_inventaire Inventaire_W
source_url https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/524f0166-9874-45c2-9e7f-d3f0f8b122aa
subject law
update_frequency as_needed
year_most_recent 2025-05-05 18:40:57.922000
year_start 2024-01-02 20:52:29.958000