Resident specific leave privileges

For program residents:

• 4 days of stabilization during which no outings are permitted (medical purposes excepted). 

• Next 10 days with limited leave privileges - 5 passes for a maximum of 2 hours each which must be approved by a counsellor. 

• 2-hour passes during the third week of residency. 

• 21:00 curfew for the first three weeks. 

• 4-hour passes and 22:00 curfew by the fourth week (with the exception of clients with a residency condition, imposed by the Parole Board of Canada, or a UTA (Unescorted Temporary Absence) whose curfew will be 21:00 for the duration of their stay)

• After 4 weeks, 8-hour weekend passes are available to those who are approved (resident must phone in every 4 hours) and the possibility of occasional curfew extension to 23:00.

For non-program residents:

• 1 day of ​stabilization where no outings are permitted (medical purposes excepted)

Standard sign-out rules for all residents:

• All leave privileges subject to change if problems arise.

• 21:00 curfew for all residents on Monday and Friday evenings.

• Residents are responsible for informing MDH every time their destination changes.

• Residents must contact MDH every 4 hours.

• Regular phone checks are made by staff to verify residents' destinations.

• A counsellor must approve passes and all curfew extensions.