Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) are clinical spaces for people to bring their own drugs to use in the presence of trained health professionals. Canadian and international evidence shows that SCS save lives, connect people to social services and are pathways to treatment.
Supervised Consumption Services (SCS) support the health of people who use drugs by providing immediate care during overdoses and connecting them to health and social services, including mental health support. They help prevent overdose deaths and reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Toronto’s first SCS opened in 2017.
With the passing of the Community Care and Recovery Act, 2024, TPH was directed to close its supervised consumption site no later than March 31, 2025. TPH will no longer offer supervised consumption services starting April 1st, 2025. Those needing supervised consumption services will be directed to SCS that will remain open.
Toronto faces a drug toxicity epidemic. Overdoses and deaths due to the toxic drug supply can be prevented. Increased federal and provincial funding could support an evidence-based approach to reducing the health harms from substance use.
Please note that the hours listed below may change. Contact the locations directly for more information.
| Location | Hours |
|---|---|
| Fred Victor* 139 Jarvis St. (Queen Street East/Jarvis Street) Phone: 416-644-3081 |
Monday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. last call Tuesday to Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. last call |
| Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre* 1229 Queen St. W. (Queen Street West/Dufferin Street) Phone: 416-537-2455 Note: Last call is 30 minutes before close |
Monday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Street Health 338 Dundas St. E. (Dundas Street East/Sherbourne Street) Phone: 416-921-8668 |
Monday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Casey House 119 Isabella St. (Isabella/Jarvis Street) Phone: 416-962-7600 Note: For use by Casey House patients only |
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
*indicates CTS Site
Consumption and Treatment Service sites (CTSs) are provincially regulated and funded services that have a specific set of provincially established rules and requirements in order to operate and receive provincial funding. They provide a similar range of services to SCS. The number of CTS sites is determined by the Ministry of Health.
Learn more about the Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) Inspection Program.
Questions, Concerns or Complaints about Infection Control at CTS Sites
Questions, Concerns or Complaints about Public Safety
If there is a concern about a supervised consumption service that isn’t captured by the CTS complaint process, you can call the organization providing the supervised consumption service and speak to a member of their staff.
All needles and biohazards found in City facilities or parks will be removed as soon as possible. To date, there has been no reported transmission of HIV following injuries by improperly discarded needles in the community.
Needles found on or in roads, sidewalks, boulevards, or city laneways can be reported immediately by calling 311 or by submitting an online service request. Needles found in city parks can be reported by calling 311.
The federal government (Health Canada) is responsible for granting exemptions to Section 56.1 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). An exemption is required to operate a supervised consumption service site (clinical space where people bring their own drugs to use in the presence of trained health professionals). All ten sites providing supervised consumption services in Toronto have received such an exemption from Health Canada.
Additional information from Health Canada on supervised consumption services and sites is available on the Health Canada website.
CTS in Toronto operate under provincially established rules and requirements.
Organizations (such as a CHC or similar incorporated health care or community based organization) that operate a CTS must complete a provincial application process which includes demonstrating that they have an exemption from Health Canada (see above). The complete list of provincial requirements to operate a CTS and receive provincial funding are outlined in Ontario’s CTS application guide.
The Ministry of Health publishes the Ontario Public Health Standards: Requirements for Programs, Services, and Accountability (Standards), under the authority of section 7 of the Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA). The Standards specify the health programs and services that local public health units, including Toronto Public Health, must provide; under the Standards, there are also Protocols which provide specific operational direction to local public health units.
The Consumption and Treatment Services Compliance and Enforcement Protocol describes the terms under which Toronto Public Health is to conduct routine on-site inspections and complaints-based inspections of the six Consumption and Treatment Service (CTS) sites in Toronto. Inspection results are posted on the City’s website.
Toronto Public Health has no legislative role or authority under the Health Protection and Promotion Act or the Ontario Public Health Standards with respect to the governance or operations of a Consumption and Treatment Service (CTS) site or a Community Health Centre.