The Regional Reception Centre (French: Centre régional de réception[3]) is a Canadian federal prison for men located with Archambault Institution at the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) complex at Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec, a short distance from Mirabel International Airport.

The Special Handling Unit (SHU; French: Unité spéciale de détention or USD[3]), within the centre, is Canada's highest security (supermax)[4] prison.

When escorting inmates, officers are unarmed to prevent inadvertently placing a weapon in the vicinity of the prisoner.

Weapons and other equipment are carried by officers manning the elevated catwalk.

Inmates must progress through programs in the SHU before being transferred back to the general population of other maximum security prisons; however, some inmates are considered to be too high-risk to be eligible for this and are detained in the SHU for longer periods.