The exterior of Insite. A sign on the door reading welcome to insite is visible

Medical mask policy in effect during respiratory illness season

Masks are currently required in all patient care areas of hospitals, long-term care facilities and community health-care sites and clinics. Please do not enter these facilities if you have cold or flu-like symptoms, such as runny nose, sore throat, fever, cough, shortness of breath/trouble breathing, diarrhea or vomiting. Do not enter these facilities if you feel unwell, no matter how mild the symptoms. 

Visitors to long-term care and seniors’ assisting living facilities need to wear a medical mask in common areas and when participating in indoor events in common areas. 

Thank you for helping keep patients and staff healthy this season.

Supervised consumption services use a harm-reduction model, which means they strive to decrease the adverse health, social and economic consequences of drug use without requiring abstinence.

How to access

  • Drop in

    Drop in during regular hours to access our services.

Hours of operation

Currently closed
  • Monday:   9:00 am to 2:00 am
  • Tuesday:   9:00 am to 2:00 am
  • Wednesday:   9:00 am to 2:00 am
  • Thursday:   9:00 am to 2:00 am
  • Friday:   9:00 am to 2:00 am
  • Saturday:   9:00 am to 2:00 am
  • Sunday:   9:00 am to 2:00 am

Insite

Insite is North America’s first legal supervised consumption site. It opened in 2003 and is located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The facility operates under a Health Canada exemption from prosecution under federal drug laws. Insite operates on a harm-reduction model, which means it strives to decrease the adverse health, social and economic consequences of drug use without requiring abstinence from drug use.

Supervised Consumption & Overdose Prevention Sites

Supervised consumption and overdose prevention sites are safe spaces where teams of trained staff monitor people who use illicit drugs while they use to help prevent and recover from overdoses.