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Operational and Program Delivery Context – Federal Admissions

Official Title: Performance Monitoring Report 2018-2019, Operational and Program Delivery Context – Federal Admissions
From: Parole Board of Canada

Federal Admissions

Tables 25-32

There are two types of admissions to federal custody: admissions on warrants of committal (new federal sentence) and admissions due to revocations (same sentence). Admissions that do not fall strictly into these two categories, such as federal-provincial transfers, interprovincial exchange of service, transfers from foreign countries, etc. are placed into the category Other.

  • The total number of federal admissions in 2018-19 increased 1.8% (to 7,597).
Figure 14. Federal Admissions
Federal Admissions

*Includes transfers from foreign countries, exchanges of service, supervision terminated, etc.

Text equivalent  of Figure 14. Federal Admissions
  Initial warrants of committal Repeat warrants of committal Revocations for breach of conditions Revocations with outstanding charge Revocations with offence Other*
2014/15 3,692 1,191 1,896 204 584 89
2015/16 3,759 1,207 1,859 242 560 95
2016/17 3,839 1,183 1,625 164 499 110
2017/18 3,850 1,309 1,532 172 524 77
2018/19 3,964 1,176 1,587 247 545 78
  • Federal admissions on initial warrants of committal (first-time federal offenders) increased 3.0% (to 3,964) in 2018-19, while federal admissions on repeat warrants of committal decreased 10.2% (to 1,176) compared to the previous year.
  • Federal admissions due to revocations increased (+6.8%; to 2,379) in 2018-19.
  • In 2018-19, federal admissions on warrants of committal increased in the Ontario (+8.2%) and Prairie (+0.3%) regions and decreased in the Atlantic (-7.7%), Quebec (‑8.4%) and Pacific (-2.1%) regions. Federal admissions due to revocations increased in the Atlantic (+5.3%), Ontario (+20.0%) and Prairie regions (+8.6%) and decreased in the Quebec (-3.1%) and Pacific (-0.9%) regions.
  • In the last five years (between 2014-15 and 2018-19), non-Indigenous offenders were the most likely to be admitted on initial warrants of committal and Indigenous offenders were the most likely to be admitted on repeat warrants of committal and on all types of revocations.
  • During the same time period, female federal offenders were more likely to be admitted on initial warrants of committal and male federal offenders were more likely to be admitted on repeat warrants of committal and on all types of revocations.
  • When looking at the offence profile in 2018-19, there were no substantial changes in the proportions of admissions for offenders serving sentences for non-violent offences. The proportion of federal admissions increased for offenders serving sentences for sexual offences (+1.2%) and decreased for offenders serving sentences for violent offences (-0.9%) in 2018-19 compared to 2017-18.
  • The average age of a first-time federal offender admitted to custody has increased slightly over the last five years. In 2018-19, 40% of federal admissions on initial warrants of committal (first-time federal offenders) were for offenders between 18-29 years of age, and 30% were for offenders between 30-39 years of age. By comparison, in 2014-15, first-time federal offenders between 18-29 years of age accounted for 46% of federal admissions on initial warrants of committal, and those between 30-39 years of age accounted for 26% of federal admissions on initial warrants of committal.
  • The majority of first-time Indigenous offenders admitted to federal custody over the last five years were between 18 and 29 years of age, accounting for 54% of federal admissions on initial warrants of committal. By comparison, the proportion was 38% for non-Indigenous offenders. The difference in the proportion between the two groups was significantly smaller for offenders between 30 to 39 years of age, as Indigenous offenders accounted for 28% of federal admissions on initial warrants of committal and non-Indigenous offenders accounted for 29% of federal admissions on initial warrants of committal during the same reference period.
Table 25. Federal Admissions to Institutions
Admission Type 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
# % # % # % # % # %
Warrant of committal Initial 3,692 48 3,759 49 3,839 52 3,850 52 3,964 52
Repeat 1,191 16 1,207 16 1,183 16 1,309 18 1,176 15
Subtotal 4,883 64 4,966 64 5,022 68 5,159 69 5,140 68
Revocation for breach of condition Day parole 252 3 264 3 228 3 274 4 312 4
Full parole 95 1 94 1 91 1 86 1 126 2
Stat. release 1,549 20 1,501 19 1,306 18 1,172 16 1,149 15
Revocation with outstanding charge Day parole 7 0 10 0 8 0 8 0 17 0
Full parole 18 0 15 0 12 0 17 0 26 0
Stat. release 179 2 217 3 144 2 147 2 204 3
Revocation with offence Day parole 31 0 37 0 35 0 48 1 62 1
Full parole 39 1 29 0 33 0 26 0 42 1
Stat. release 514 7 494 6 431 6 450 6 441 6
Subtotal 2,684 35 2,661 34 2,288 31 2,228 30 2,379 31
Other Termination 5 0 3 0 3 0 4 0 2 0
Transfer from foreign countries 19 0 26 0 62 1 23 0 13 0
‘Other’ 65 1 66 1 45 1 50 1 63 1
Subtotal 89 1 95 1 110 1 77 1 78 1
Total admissions 7,656   7,722   7,420   7,464   7,597  
Total offenders 7,491   7,544   7,302   7,343   7,449  

Definition: ‘Repeat warrant of committal’ is when an offender, after completing a first federal sentence, subsequently receives another federal sentence. ‘Other’ includes transfers from foreign countries, supervision terminated, exchange of services, provincial transfers, etc. 
Note: The number of admissions may be greater than the number of offenders admitted to federal institutions, as an offender could be admitted to an institution more than once during the same year.

Table 26. Federal Admissions to Institutions by Region
Region 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
W. of C. Rev. W. of C. Rev. W. of C. Rev. W. of C. Rev. W. of C. Rev.
Atlantic 571 257 514 287 534 339 546 285 504 300
Quebec 1,226 476 1,152 476 1,075 422 1,074 420 984 407
Ontario 1,201 531 1,307 459 1,329 345 1,423 345 1,539 414
Prairies 1,529 1,101 1,633 1,102 1,695 911 1,741 956 1,746 1,038
Pacific 356 319 360 337 389 271 375 222 367 220
Canada 4,883 2,684 4,966 2,661 5,022 2,288 5,159 2,228 5,140 2,379

Note: Excluded were ‘other’ admissions, such as transfers from foreign countries, supervision terminated, exchange of services, provincial transfers, etc.

Table 27. Federal Admissions to Institutions by Indigenous and Non-Indigenous (between 2014-15 and 2018-19)
Admission Type Indigenous Non-Indigenous
# % # %
Warrant of committal (Initial) 4,451 41 14,653 54
Warrant of committal (Repeat) 1,860 17 4,206 16
Revocation for breach of condition 2,897 27 5,602 21
Revocation with outstanding charge 428 4 601 2
Revocation with offence 1,147 11 1,565 6
Other* 125 1 324 1
Total 10,908   26,951  

*Includes transfers from foreign countries, supervision terminated, exchange of services, provincial transfers, etc.

Table 28. Federal Admissions to Institutions by Gender (between 2014-15 and 2018-19)
Admission Type Male Female
# % # %
Warrant of committal (Initial) 17,314 49 1,790 65
Warrant of committal (Repeat) 5,859 17 207 7
Revocation for breach of condition 7,951 23 548 20
Revocation with outstanding charge 998 3 31 1
Revocation with offence 2,549 7 163 6
Other* 420 1 29 1
Total 35,091   2,768  

*Includes transfers from foreign countries, supervision terminated, exchange of services, provincial transfers, etc.

Table 29. Federal Admissions to Institutions by Offence Type
Offence Type 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
# % # % # % # % # %
Sexual 869 11 779 10 883 12 797 11 901 12
Violent 3,587 47 3,577 46 3,399 46 3,600 48 3,599 47
Non-Violent 3,200 42 3,366 44 3,138 42 3,067 41 3,097 41
Total 7,656   7,722   7,420   7,464   7,597  
Table 30. Proportions of Admissions by Offence Type for Warrants of Committal and due to Revocations (%)
Offence Type 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
W.C. Rev. W.C. Rev. W.C. Rev. W.C. Rev. W.C. Rev.
Sexual 12.8 8.8 12.1 6.4 13.8 8.0 12.8 5.9 13.7 7.9
Violent 43.2 53.4 41.8 54.7 42.4 54.0 43.9 58.2 43.5 55.6
Non-Violent 43.9 37.7 46.1 38.9 43.8 38.0 43.3 35.9 42.9 36.4
Total 4,883 2,684 4,966 2,661 5,022 2,288 5,159 2,228 5,140 2,379
Table 31. Age at Admission on Initial Warrants of Committal
Age Group 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
# % # % # % # % # %
Under 18 - - 2 0 - - 1 0 - -
18-29 1,692 46 1,508 40 1,614 42 1,588 41 1,590 40
30-39 952 26 1,129 30 1,064 28 1,089 28 1,194 30
40-49 514 14 574 15 602 16 594 15 644 16
50-59 350 9 344 9 333 9 366 10 330 8
60-69 128 3 149 4 158 4 141 4 144 4
70-79 49 1 48 1 55 1 61 2 53 1
Over 80 7 0 5 0 13 0 10 0 9 0
Total 3,692   3,759   3,839   3,850   3,964  
Table 32. Average Age at Admission on Initial Warrants of Committal by Indigenous and Non-Indigenous (between 2014-15 and 2018-19)
Age Group Indigenous Non-Indigenous
# % # %
Under 18 3 0 - -
18-29 2,407 54 5,585 38
30-39 1,230 28 4,198 29
40-49 525 12 2,403 16
50-59 208 5 1,515 10
60-69 61 1 659 4
70-79 16 0 250 2
Over 80 1 0 43 0
Total 4,451   14,653  

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