Surrey, B.C. — September 4, 2026 — Construction has begun on a new 60-bed mental-health and substance-use treatment facility in Surrey that will provide specialized care for people with complex mental-health, addiction and brain-injury needs.
The renovated facility, located at 6833/6869 King George Boulevard, is expected to open in spring 2028.
The Province of B.C. has approved a budget of up to $57 million for the project. The facility is being developed in collaboration with the Province, Fraser Health, the Provincial Health Services Authority and local partners.
60 beds to include involuntary-care capacity
The facility will add 60 new beds, including capacity for involuntary admissions under B.C.’s Mental Health Act.
It will provide mental-health and substance-use care along with specialized treatment and rehabilitation services for people in the Fraser Health region with severe and complex mental-health and substance-use needs.
Health Minister Ravi Kahlon said the additional beds will help expand access to specialized care closer to home.
“Specialized care and treatment for patients with the most complex needs is a vital part of their path to wellness,” Kahlon said.
“These new beds in Surrey mean more people will be able to access this care closer to home, building on the progress already made to create a system of care that meets people where they are.”
The new beds will add to more than 2,000 existing mental-health beds across B.C. that can provide care for people admitted both voluntarily and involuntarily under the Mental Health Act.
The provincial total includes beds recently opened at the Surrey Pretrial Services Centre and Spiritwood Homes in Maple Ridge, as well as other efforts to expand specialized mental-health care across B.C.
Growing need for mental-health care in Surrey
The new facility is intended to increase access to mental-health and substance-use services for people with complex care needs in Surrey and surrounding communities.
Garry Begg, parliamentary secretary for Surrey infrastructure and MLA for Surrey-Guildford, said the new beds will help address growing demand for services in the community.
“Surrey has seen a clear and growing need for more mental-health and substance-use supports,” Begg said.
“These new beds will make a real difference for individuals and families by improving access to care when it’s needed most and helping meet long-standing community demand for these services.”
Amna Shah, parliamentary secretary for mental health and addictions and MLA for Surrey City Centre, said the facility will provide a supportive environment for people experiencing complex mental-health and substance-use challenges.
“With construction now underway in Surrey, we’re one step closer to bringing this important, specialized care closer to home,” Shah said.
She said the facility will provide care focused on stability, healing and recovery for people in Surrey and surrounding communities.
Province expanding specialized mental-health services
The Surrey facility is part of the B.C. government’s broader effort to expand mental-health and addictions care.
The Province said the creation of new designated mental-health services under the Mental Health Act is a key recommendation from Dr. Daniel Vigo, B.C.’s chief scientific adviser for psychiatry, toxic drugs and concurrent disorders. Vigo was appointed to the position in June 2024.
Vigo said B.C. needs to continue expanding integrated, evidence-based treatment for people experiencing mental-health and substance-use disorders.
He pointed to recent and ongoing investments, including approved homes in Maple Ridge, mental-health units in corrections, 72 tertiary mental-health beds in Prince George and the new 60 beds in Surrey.
Vigo said the goal is to provide a full continuum of inpatient and community services to people when they are most vulnerable.
The Province said it is also continuing to expand early intervention and prevention, treatment and recovery services, supportive and complex-care housing, and overdose-prevention services.
Surrey mayor welcomes additional capacity
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said expanding involuntary-care capacity is important for both public safety and the health of people experiencing serious mental-health and addiction challenges.
“Public safety depends on having the right support in place for people experiencing serious mental-health and addiction challenges,” Locke said.
She said expanding involuntary-care capacity will help connect more people with care and support while making the community safer and healthier.
Fraser Health president and CEO Dermot Kelly said people with complex mental-health and substance-use challenges deserve access to specialized care in an environment that supports their health, safety and dignity.
He said the new facility will provide care in a compassionate, person-centred environment.
Facility expected to open in spring 2028
Construction is now underway at 6833/6869 King George Boulevard in Surrey.
The Province has approved funding of up to $57 million, and the renovated facility is expected to open in spring 2028.
The facility will serve people with complex mental-health and substance-use needs in Surrey and surrounding communities, with services delivered as part of the Fraser Health region.
A name for the facility will be announced later.
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