Exhibit 4.5—Offenders can be eligible for different types of release throughout the length of their sentence—text version
2014 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada
Exhibit 4.5—Offenders can be eligible for different types of release throughout the length of their sentence
This timeline shows the different types of release an offender may be eligible for throughout the length of a 42-month sentence (three and a half years).
After eight months (six months before one third of the sentence is served), the offender can be eligible for day parole. Day parole is a conditional release that is granted or denied by the Parole Board. Offenders granted day parole serve the remainder of their sentence under Correctional Service Canada (CSC) supervision in community facilities.
If the offender is not granted day parole he or she may be eligible for full parole after one third of the sentence is served (14 months). Full parole is a conditional release that is granted or denied by the Parole Board. Offenders granted full parole serve the remainder of their sentence in a location of their choice in the community and must report to the parole officers or the police.
After two thirds of the sentence has been served (28 months), the offender can be eligible for statutory release. Statutory release is a legislated release that allows offenders, other than those with a life sentence, to serve the final third of their sentence in the community in a location of their choice, unless they are required to reside within a community facility under CSC supervision.
At the end of the 42-month sentence, the warrant expires. Warrant expiry is a required release at the end of an offender’s sentence. It is a full release for offenders who were considered too dangerous to return to the community under statutory release.
Source: Correctional Service Canada
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