The federal government has selected Ontario-based construction giant EllisDon Corp. to design and build a health centre for prison inmates in southeast New Brunswick.
Federal government selected EllisDon Corp. to design, build facility by 2032
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: Sep 29, 2026 6:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Dominic LeBlanc, Liberal Beauséjour MP and federal trade minister, speaking at a news conference inside Dorchester Penitentiary on Tuesday. (Shane Magee/CBC)
The federal government has selected Ontario-based construction giant EllisDon Corp. to design and build a health centre for prison inmates in southeast New Brunswick.
The 155-bed facility will be constructed on the grounds of Dorchester Penitentiary, replacing the 53-bed Shepody Healing Centre inside the prison.
The centre will offer mental and physical health care in French and English to men and women in the federal correctional system.
Dominic LeBlanc, the Liberal MP for the area and federal trade minister, announced EllisDon was the successful proponent out of three firms during a news conference held inside the prison Tuesday.
“The health centre of excellence project will bring a total investment of over $1 billion and the design and construction will bring an estimated 450 jobs to the region,
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