Allan Memorial Institute

The Allan Memorial Institute (AMI; sometimes colloquially referred to as The Allan), located in Montreal, Quebec, houses the Psychiatry Department of the Royal Victoria Hospital, part of the McGill University Health Centre. Although currently a respected psychiatric hospital, the institute is known for its role in the Project MKULTRA by the CIA. The Agency's initiative to develop drug-induced "mind control" techniques were implemented in the institute by its then Director Donald Ewen Cameron from 1957 to 1964. The institute occupies the mansion built by Sir Hugh Allan, a wealthy Montreal businessman. This Italianate villa-like building, named Ravenscrag by the Allan family, is perched on the side of Mount Royal at the top of McTavish...