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Conditional Release and Performance – Day Parole

Official Title: Performance Monitoring Report 2019-2020, Conditional Release and Performance – Day Parole
From: Parole Board of Canada

Day Parole

Tables 56-81

Day parole is a type of conditional release which allows offenders to participate in community‑based activities in preparation for full parole or statutory release. Offenders released on day parole return to an institution or a community-based residential facility each night or at another specified interval authorized by the Board.

In this section, the number of day parole grants includes not only those for whom day parole has been directed or granted, but those for whom day parole has been continued. A day parole is continued to allow the offender additional time to further prepare for full parole. It should be noted that the Board must conduct an assessment of risk before each day parole grant/directed decision, as well as each day parole continued decision.

The day parole population changed significantly when Bill C-55, which came into force on July 3, 1997, reinstated automatic day parole review and day parole eligibility at one-sixth of the sentence for offenders who, according to the law, were entitled to be considered for accelerated parole review.

On March 28, 2011, Bill C-59 abolished the APR process, which resulted in fewer day and full parole reviews in 2011-12, for first-time federal non-violent offenders (those serving sentences for schedule II and non-scheduled offences), who in the previous years would have been eligible for an APR review. The number of reviews for these types of offenders rebounded in the following years.

Due to court challenges, the abolition of APR had a smaller effect in the Pacific and Quebec regions in 2012-13 and 2013-14. Since 2012, the Pacific region has been processing active APR cases for offenders sentenced or convicted prior to the abolition of APR. In 2013-14, the Quebec region started processing their active APR cases.

On March 20, 2014, following the Canada (Attorney General) v. Whaling decision, the accelerated parole review process was reinstated across all regions for offenders sentenced prior to the abolition of APR. In some provinces, however, due to court challenges in their respective jurisdictions, APR was also reinstated for offenders who committed at least one of their offences prior to the abolition of APR and were sentenced after the legislation came into force (Quebec in 2016, Ontario in 2015, Manitoba in 2015, Alberta in 2015, British Columbia in 2014). On December 8, 2016, the Court of Appeal for Ontario held that APR would be reinstated for offenders who committed a continuous offence (an offence that started before the coming into force of Bill C-59 on March 28, 2011 but also continued after this date).

  • In 2019-20, the Board rendered less federal day parole release decisions compared to the previous year (5,083; -5%). This included 48 day parole release decisions following an APR and one day parole release decision by exception.
  • The number of federal day parole release decisions rendered in 2019-20 increased in the Pacific (+20%) region and decreased in the Atlantic (-6%), Quebec (-5%), Ontario (-7%) and Prairie (-14%) regions when compared to the previous year.
  • The number of provincial day parole release decisions rendered by the Board in 2019-20 decreased (to 322; -19%) when compared to the previous year.
  • In 2019-20, the number of federal and provincial day parole release decisions rendered following an EAH remained stable (to 463; two more decisions) compared to 2018-19.
  • In 2019-20, the average proportion of sentence served before the first federal day parole release for offenders serving determinate sentences decreased one percentage point to 36% compared to the previous year. The proportion increased in the Atlantic (+1%) and Quebec (+1%) regions, decreased in the Prairie (-1%) and Pacific (-3%) regions and remained the same in the Ontario (37%) region.
  • Over the last five years, the average proportion of sentence served before the first federal day parole release for offenders serving sentences for sexual offences and violent offences was 39% while the proportion for offenders serving sentences for non-violent offences was 34%.
  • Over the last five years, Indigenous offenders had a highest proportion of their sentence served before their first federal day parole release (40%) than non-Indigenous offenders (36%).
  • Over the last five years, men offenders had a higher proportion of their sentence served before their first federal day parole release (37%) than women offenders (32%).
Figure 24. Day Parole Grant Rates
Text equivalent of Figure 24. Day Parole Grant Rates
  Federal day parole regular Federal day parole APR Provincial day parole
2015-16 75% 96% 58%
2016-17 78% 96% 60%
2017-18 79% 94% 69%
2018-19 80% 97% 60%
2019-20 80% 100% 52%
  • In 2019-20, the federal day parole grant rate (regular and APR) remained stable (80.2%; +0.5%) compared to the previous year.
  • The federal regular day parole grant rate remained stable in 2019-20 (80.0%; +0.5%) compared to 2018-19. The federal APR day parole grant rate increased to 100% (from 96.6% in 2018-19).
  • The provincial day parole grant rate decreased 7.7 percentage points to 52.5% in 2019-20.
  • By region, the federal day parole grant rate increased in the Ontario (84%; +3%) and Prairie (78%; +1%) regions, decreased in the Atlantic (88%; -4%) and Pacific (79%; -1%) regions and remained stable in the Quebec (77%) region.
  • In 2019-20, offenders serving sentences for non-violent offences reported the highest federal day parole grant rate (85%) and offenders serving sentences for sexual offences, the lowest (66%).
  • Offenders serving sentences for non-violent offences reported the highest provincial day parole grant rate (56%) and offenders serving sentences for sexual offences, the lowest (42%).
  • In 2019-20, Indigenous offenders reported a lower federal day parole grant rate (76%) than non-Indigenous offenders (81%).
  • The provincial day parole grant rate was higher for non-Indigenous offenders (55%) compared to Indigenous offenders (46%).
  • Women offenders had a much higher grant rate of federal day parole in 2019-20 than men offenders (93% vs 79%).
  • The provincial day parole grant rate was higher for women offenders than men offenders (70% vs 51%) in 2019-20.
  • In 2019-20, federal offenders serving determinate sentences accounted for 81% of all day parole grants (with a grant rate of 82%), while lifers accounted for 18% of day parole grants (with a grant rate of 92%), and offenders with other indeterminate sentences accounted for 1% of grants (with a grant rate of 14%).
  • While the federal day parole grant rate for lifers was 92% in 2019-20, it should be noted that 77% of those decisions were decisions to continue day parole. The day parole grant rate for lifers who were granted day parole releases directly from institutions was 73%.
  • In 2019-20, the federal day parole grant rate following an EAH remained stable (72%) compared to the previous year.

Outcome of Day Parole Supervision Periods

Federal Day Parole

Figure 25. Outcome Rates of Federal Day Parole Supervision Periods
Text equivalent of Figure 25. Outcome Rates of Federal Day Parole Supervision Periods
  Successful Completion Revocation for Breach of Condition Total Revocation with Offence
2015-16 91% 8% 1%
2016-17 92% 7% 1%
2017-18 91% 7% 2%
2018-19 90% 8% 1%
2019-20 91% 8% 1%
  • In 2019-20, the successful completion rate (without any breaches of special conditions or reoffending) of federal day parole remained stable (91.1%; +0.7%) compared to 2018-19.
  • The successful completion rate of federal regular day parole for offenders serving determinate sentences for non-violent offences was on average seven percentage points lower over the last five years (between 2015-16 and 2019-20) than the rate of federal APR day parole (90% and 97% respectively). It should be noted that APR numbers have been diminishing since 2010-11 when the APR-related provisions were rescinded.
  • In 2019-20, offenders serving sentences for sexual offences had the highest successful completion rate (95%) on federal day parole, while offenders serving sentences for violent offences had the lowest (90%).
  • Over the last five years, Indigenous offenders were less likely to successfully complete federal day parole than non-Indigenous offenders (87% vs 92%).
  • Over the last five years, the successful completion rate of federal day parole for men offenders was on average higher than for women offenders (91% vs 89%).
  • In 2019-20, the successful completion rate of federal day parole was the highest in the Ontario region (94%) and the lowest in the Atlantic region (85%).
  • Over the last five years, the revocation for breach of condition rate of federal day parole was on average 7.8%.
  • Over the last five years, the total revocation with offence rate of federal day parole was on average 1.3%.
  • The rate of violent reoffending of federal day parole has been very low in the last five years, averaging 0.2%. Offenders serving sentences for violent offences accounted for 89% of all revocations with a violent offence on federal day parole (31 out of 35). Three federal sex offenders had their day parole revoked with a violent offence in the last five years.
  • In the last five years, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders averaged a 0.2% revocation with a violent offence rate. Non-Indigenous offenders accounted for 80% of all revocations with a violent offence of federal day parole (28 out of 35).
  • The revocation with a violent offence rate of federal day parole in the last five years was 0.2% for men offenders. No women offenders had their day parole supervision period revoked with a violent offence in the last five years.
  • The Atlantic region (0.5%) reported a higher revocation with violent offence rate in the last five years than the national average of 0.2%. The Quebec and Prairie regions reported a rate of 0.2% while the Ontario and Pacific regions reported a rate of 0.1%. The Atlantic region accounted for the most revocations with a violent offence of federal day parole (12 out of 35) and the Pacific region the least (3 out of 35).

Provincial Day Parole

Figure 26. Outcome Rates of Provincial Day Parole Supervision Periods
Text equivalent of Figure 26. Outcome Rates of Provincial Day Parole Supervision Periods
  Successful Completion Revocation for Breach of Condition Total Revocation with Offence
2015-16 86% 12% 2%
2016-17 85% 14% 1%
2017-18 82% 18% 0%
2018-19 83% 16% 2%
2019-20 91% 9% 0%
  • Over the last five years, the successful completion rate for offenders on provincial day parole had been fluctuating, averaging 85%.
  • In 2019-20, the successful completion rate of provincial day parole increased to 91% (from 83%) compared to the previous year. The rate increased in the Atlantic (to 96%), Prairie (to 98%) and Pacific (to 87%) regions.
  • Over the last five years, offenders serving sentences for sexual offences reported the highest successful completion rate of provincial day parole (92%), while offenders serving sentences for violent offences, the lowest (81%).
  • In 2019-20, the revocation for breach of condition rate of provincial day parole decreased seven percentage points to 9% compared to 2018-19.
  • Over the last five years, the total revocation with offence rate of provincial day parole was 1% (11 offences in total). In 2019-20, no offender had their day parole revoked because of an offence.
  • The rate of violent reoffending of provincial day parole has been very low in the last five years: one offender serving a sentence for a violent offence and one offender serving a sentence for a non-violent offence had their day parole revoked because of a violent offence.
Table 56. Day Parole Release Decisions
Year Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies Pacific Canada
Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov.
2015-16 539 88 1,166 - 1,026 - 1,251 89 622 281 4,604 458
2016-17 526 98 1,414 - 1,118 - 1,302 110 656 277 5,016 485
2017-18 555 74 1,233 - 1,278 - 1,385 115 773 257 5,224 446
2018-19 590 59 1,211 1 1,319 - 1,491 106 736 233 5,347 399
2019-20 554 54 1,151 - 1,221 - 1,275 77 881 191 5,082 322
5-Yr. Avg. 553 75 1,235 - 1,192 - 1,341 99 734 248 5,055 422

Note: The provincial case in the Quebec region was a federal sentence, which was completed in less than two years after the sentence was reduced by court order.

Table 57. Day Parole Release Decisions by Regular and APR Review
Year Type Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies Pacific Canada
Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov.
15-16 Reg. 539 88 1,115 - 969 - 1,240 89 611 281 4,514 458
APR - - 11 - 57 - 11 - 11 - 90 -
All 539 88 1,166 - 1,026 - 1,251 89 622 281 4,604 458
16-17 Reg. 526 98 1,389 - 1,088 - 1,292 110 638 277 4,933 485
APR - - 25 - 30 - 10 - 18 - 83 -
All 526 98 1,414 - 1,118 - 1,302 110 656 277 5,016 485
17-18 Reg. 555 74 1,198 - 1,230 - 1,369 115 766 257 5,118 446
APR - - 35 - 48 - 16 - 7 - 106 -
All 555 74 1,233 - 1,278 - 1,385 115 773 257 5,224 446
18-19 Reg. 590 59 1,194 1 1,294 - 1,483 106 727 233 5,288 399
APR - - 17 - 24 - 8 - 9 - 58 -
By exc. - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 -
All 590 59 1,211 1 1,319 - 1,491 106 736 233 5,347 399
19-20 Reg. 554 54 1,141 - 1,195 - 1,267 77 876 191 5,033 322
APR - - 10 - 25 - 8 - 5 - 48 -
By exc. - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 -
All 554 54 1,151 - 1,221 - 1,275 77 881 191 5,082 322

Note: Includes only pre-release decisions to grant/direct/continue or deny/not direct day parole, except APRI not-directed.

Table 58. Day Parole Release Decisions Following Elder-Assisted Hearings
Year Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies Pacific Canada
Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov. Fed. Prov.
2015-16 17 - 37 - 27 - 133 - 65 - 279 -
2016-17 15 - 38 - 44 - 196 2 102 - 395 2
2017-18 17 - 41 - 54 - 223 2 97 2 432 4
2018-19 19 - 43 - 61 - 260 - 77 1 460 1
2019-20 18 - 53 - 50 - 250 - 92 - 463 -
5-Yr. Avg. 17 - 42 - 47 - 212 1 87 1 406 1

Note: Includes only pre-release decisions to grant/direct/continue or deny/not direct day parole, except APRI not-directed.

Table 59. Average Proportion of Sentence Served at First Federal Day Parole Release by Region (%)
Region 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 5-Yr. Avg.
Atlantic 36 32 32 32 33 33
Quebec 38 36 34 35 36 36
Ontario 38 37 37 37 37 37
Prairies 37 36 38 39 38 37
Pacific 40 40 39 41 38 39
Canada 38 36 36 37 36 36

Note: Excludes those serving indeterminate sentences.

Table 60. Average Proportion of Sentence Served at First Federal Day Parole Release by Offence Type (%)
Offence Type 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 5-Yr. Avg.
Sexual 41 39 40 39 39 39
Violent 41 40 39 39 38 39
Non-Violent 35 34 33 35 35 34

Note: Excludes those serving indeterminate sentences.

Table 61. Average Proportion of Sentence Served at First Federal Day Parole Release by Indigenous and Non-Indigenous (%)
Ind./Non-Ind. 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 5-Yr. Avg.
Indigenous 42 39 40 41 40 40
Non-Indigenous 37 35 35 35 36 36

Note: Excludes those serving indeterminate sentences.

Table 62. Average Proportion of Sentence Served at First Federal Day Parole Release by Gender (%)
Gender 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 5-Yr. Avg.
Men 38 36 36 37 37 37
Women 36 33 32 32 31 32

Note: Excludes those serving indeterminate sentences.

Table 63. Grant Rates of Federal Day Parole
Year Type Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies Pacific Canada
# % # % # % # % # % # %
15-16 Reg. 478 89 794 69 761 79 907 73 444 73 3,384 75
APR - - 11 100 54 95 11 100 10 91 86 96
All 478 89 805 69 815 79 918 73 454 73 3,470 75
16-17 Reg. 455 86 1,048 75 882 81 970 75 489 77 3,844 78
APR - - 25 100 30 100 9 90 16 89 80 96
All 455 86 1,073 76 912 82 979 75 505 77 3,924 78
17-18 Reg. 493 89 925 77 1,014 82 1,068 78 549 72 4,049 79
APR - - 33 94 47 98 13 81 7 100 100 94
All 493 89 958 78 1,061 83 1,081 78 556 72 4,149 79
18-19 Reg. 517 88 924 77 1,050 81 1,131 76 583 80 4,205 80
APR - - 17 100 24 100 7 88 8 89 56 97
By exc. - - - - 1 100 - - - - 1 100
All 517 88 941 78 1,075 82 1,138 76 591 80 4,262 80
19-20 Reg. 463 84 882 77 1,005 84 984 78 693 79 4,027 80
APR - - 10 100 25 100 8 100 5 100 48 100
By exc. - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0 0
All 463 84 892 77 1,030 84 992 78 698 79 4,075 80

Note: Includes only pre-release decisions to grant/direct/continue or deny/not direct day parole, except APRI not-directed.

Table 64. Grant Rates of Federal Day Parole Following Elder-Assisted Hearings
Year Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies Pacific Canada
# % # % # % # % # % # %
2015-16 15 88 23 62 22 81 80 60 46 71 186 67
2016-17 13 87 28 74 34 77 131 67 79 77 285 72
2017-18 14 82 29 71 39 72 158 71 68 70 308 71
2018-19 15 79 27 63 49 80 178 68 65 84 334 73
2019-20 14 78 42 79 33 66 184 74 62 67 335 72
5-Yr. Avg. 14 83 30 70 35 75 146 69 64 74 290 71

Note: Includes only pre-release decisions to grant/direct/continue or deny/not direct day parole, except APRI not-directed.

Table 65. Grant Rates of Provincial Day Parole
Year Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies Pacific Canada
# % # % # % # % # % # %
2015-16 61 69 - - - - 49 55 154 55 264 58
2016-17 68 69 - - - - 60 55 163 59 291 60
2017-18 48 65 - - - - 67 58 191 74 306 69
2018-19 40 68 0 0 - - 66 62 134 58 240 60
2019-20 32 59 - - - - 44 57 93 49 169 52
5-Yr. Avg. 50 67 - - - - 57 58 147 59 254 60

Note: The provincial case in the Quebec region was a federal sentence, which was completed in less than two years after the sentence was reduced by court order.

Table 66. Grant Rates of Federal and Provincial Day Parole by Offence Type (%)
Year Sexual Violent Non-Violent
Federal Provincial Federal Provincial Federal Provincial
2015-16 55 67 75 53 82 59
2016-17 56 52 78 55 85 64
2017-18 63 60 78 62 87 74
2018-19 61 52 80 58 87 63
2019-20 66 42 81 48 85 56
5-Yr. Avg. 60 55 78 56 85 63
Table 67. Grant Rates of Federal and Provincial Day Parole by Indigenous and Non-Indigenous (%)
Year Indigenous Non-Indigenous
Federal Provincial Federal Provincial
2015-16 70 53 77 59
2016-17 74 53 79 62
2017-18 74 59 81 71
2018-19 77 64 81 59
2019-20 76 46 81 55
5-Yr. Avg. 74 55 80 62
Table 68. Grant Rates of Federal and Provincial Day Parole by Gender
Year Men Women
Federal Provincial Federal Provincial
2015-16 75 57 86 62
2016-17 77 59 90 73
2017-18 78 66 94 91
2018-19 78 59 95 74
2019-20 79 51 93 70
5-Yr. Avg. 77 59 92 76

Note: Between 2015-16 and 2019-20, there were two decisions made in respect of an offender who identified as other gender, one granted federal day parole decision and one denied federal day parole decision.

Table 69. Grant Rates of Federal Day Parole by Sentence Type
Year Determinate Lifers Other Indeterminate
# % # % # %
2015-16 2,881 78 564 85 25 11
2016-17 3,286 81 604 89 34 13
2017-18 3,493 82 623 88 33 13
2018-19 3,542 82 684 92 36 12
2019-20 3,311 82 725 92 39 14
5-Yr. Avg. 3,303 81 640 89 33 13

Note: Includes only pre-release decisions to grant/direct/continue or deny/not direct day parole.

Definition: Lifers include those offenders sentenced to life as a minimum sentence or life as a maximum sentence. Other indeterminate includes dangerous offenders, dangerous sexual offenders, habitual criminals, and those offenders who are on Lieutenant Governor Warrants.

Outcome Rates of Day Parole Supervision Periods

Federal Day Parole

Table 70. Outcome Rates of Federal Day Parole
Outcome 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
# % # % # % # % # %
Successful completions 3,020 90.6 3,258 91.7 3,550 91.0 3,701 90.4 3,753 91.1
Revoked for breach of conditions 272 8.2 251 7.1 292 7.5 331 8.1 330 8.0
Revoked for non-violent offences 32 1.0 37 1.0 54 1.4 52 1.3 32 0.8
Revoked for violent offences 9 0.3 7 0.2 7 0.2 8 0.2 4 0.1
Total revocations with offence 41 1.2 44 1.2 61 1.6 60 1.5 36 0.9
Total completions 3,333 100 3,553 100 3,903 100 4,092 100 4,119 100
Table 71. Outcome Rates of Federal Day Parole by Regular and APR
Year Type Successful Completion Revoked for Breach of Conditions Revocations with Offence Total Revocations with Offence Total Completions
Non-Violent Violent
# % # % # % # % # % #
2015-16 Regular 2,982 90.5 272 8.3 32 1.0 9 0.3 41 1.2 3,295
APR 38 100 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 38
2016-17 Regular 3,172 91.5 249 7.2 37 1.1 7 0.2 44 1.3 3,465
APR 86 97.7 2 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 88
2017-18 Regular 3,466 90.9 286 7.5 54 1.4 7 0.2 61 1.6 3,813
APR 84 93.3 6 6.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 90
2018-19 Regular 3,626 90.3 330 8.2 52 1.3 8 0.2 60 1.5 4,016
APR 75 98.7 1 1.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 76
2019-20 Regular 3,696 91.1 327 8.1 32 0.8 4 0.1 36 0.9 4,059
APR 57 95.0 3 5.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 60
Table 72. Outcome Rates of Federal Day Parole with Determinate Sentences for Non-Violent Offences by Regular and APR (from 2015-16 to 2019-20)
Outcome Regular APR
# % # %
Successful completions 7,197 90.2 332 96.8
Revoked for breach of conditions 672 8.4 11 3.2
Revoked for non-violent offences 109 1.4 0 0.0
Revoked for violent offences 1 0.0 0 0.0
Total revocations with offence 110 1.4 0 0.0
Total completions 7,979 100 343 100
Table 73. Outcome Rates of Federal Day Parole by Region
Year Region Successful Completion Revoked for Breach of Conditions Revocations with Offence Total Revocations with Offence Total Completions
Non-Violent Violent
# % # % # % # % # % #
2015-16 Atlantic 382 84.5 64 14.2 5 1.1 1 0.2 6 1.3 452
Quebec 772 95.0 33 4.1 5 0.6 3 0.4 8 1.0 813
Ontario 641 93.9 39 5.7 1 0.1 2 0.3 3 0.4 683
Prairie 762 86.7 100 11.4 16 1.8 1 0.1 17 1.9 879
Pacific 463 91.5 36 7.1 5 1.0 2 0.4 7 1.4 506
2016-17 Atlantic 390 84.1 64 13.8 7 1.5 3 0.6 10 2.2 464
Quebec 898 96.7 27 2.9 3 0.3 1 0.1 4 0.4 929
Ontario 731 96.3 25 3.3 2 0.3 1 0.1 3 0.4 759
Prairie 745 86.0 99 11.4 21 2.4 1 0.1 22 2.5 866
Pacific 494 92.3 36 6.7 4 0.7 1 0.2 5 0.9 535
2017-18 Atlantic 373 84.8 51 11.6 14 3.2 2 0.5 16 3.6 440
Quebec 992 93.7 57 5.4 8 0.8 2 0.2 10 0.9 1,059
Ontario 876 94.3 44 4.7 8 0.9 1 0.1 9 1.0 929
Prairie 770 85.7 108 12.0 18 2.0 2 0.2 20 2.2 898
Pacific 539 93.4 32 5.5 6 1.0 0 0.0 6 1.0 577
2018-19 Atlantic 383 81.1 76 16.1 8 1.7 5 1.1 13 2.8 472
Quebec 879 94.4 45 4.8 7 0.8 0 0.0 7 0.8 931
Ontario 964 92.4 73 7.0 5 0.5 1 0.1 6 0.6 1,043
Prairie 867 86.6 105 10.5 27 2.7 2 0.2 29 2.9 1,001
Pacific 608 94.3 32 5.0 5 0.8 0 0.0 5 0.8 645
2019-20 Atlantic 414 85.4 63 13.0 7 1.4 1 0.2 8 1.6 485
Quebec 855 93.3 56 6.1 4 0.4 1 0.1 5 0.5 916
Ontario 949 93.6 60 5.9 5 0.5 0 0.0 5 0.5 1,014
Prairie 899 87.9 109 10.7 13 1.3 2 0.2 15 1.5 1,023
Pacific 636 93.4 42 6.2 3 0.4 0 0.0 3 0.4 681
Table 74. Outcome Rates of Federal Day Parole by Offence Type (%)
Year Offence Type Successful Completion Revoked for Breach of Conditions Revocations with Offence Total Revocations with Offence Total Completions
Non-Violent Violent
# % # % # % # % # % #
2015-16 Sexual 256 95.2 12 4.5 1 0.4 0 0.0 1 0.4 269
Violent 1,333 89.9 135 9.1 7 0.5 8 0.5 15 1.0 1,483
Non-Violent 1,431 90.5 125 7.9 24 1.5 1 0.1 25 1.6 1,581
2016-17 Sexual 318 97.5 8 2.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 326
Violent 1,466 90.9 118 7.3 22 1.4 7 0.4 29 1.8 1,613
Non-Violent 1,474 91.3 125 7.7 15 0.9 0 0.0 15 0.9 1,614
2017-18 Sexual 369 96.9 10 2.6 1 0.3 1 0.3 2 0.5 381
Violent 1,606 90.5 139 7.8 24 1.3 6 0.3 30 1.7 1,778
Non-Violent 1,572 90.1 143 8.2 29 1.7 0 0.0 29 1.7 1,744
2018-19 Sexual 411 94.1 21 4.8 3 0.7 2 0.5 5 1.1 437
Violent 1,732 90.6 152 7.9 22 1.2 6 0.3 28 1.5 1,912
Non-Violent 1,558 89.4 158 9.1 27 1.5 0 0.0 27 1.5 1,743
2019-20 Sexual 448 94.5 24 5.1 2 0.4 0 0.0 2 0.4 474
Violent 1,788 90.3 173 8.7 16 0.8 4 0.2 20 1.0 1,981
Non-Violent 1,517 91.2 133 8.0 14 0.8 0 0.0 14 0.8 1,664
Table 75. Outcome Rates of Federal Day Parole by Indigenous and Non-Indigenous
Year Ind./ N-Ind. Successful Completion Revoked for Breach of Conditions Revocations with Offence Total Revocations with Offence Total Completions
Non-Violent Violent
# % # % # % # % # % #
2015-16 Ind. 521 87.1 66 11.0 11 1.8 0 0.0 11 1.8 598
N-Ind. 2,499 91.4 206 7.5 21 0.8 9 0.3 30 1.1 2,735
2016-17 Ind. 546 86.1 71 11.2 16 2.5 1 0.2 17 2.7 634
N-Ind. 2,712 92.9 180 6.2 21 0.7 6 0.2 27 0.9 2,919
2017-18 Ind. 644 87.5 73 9.9 17 2.3 2 0.3 19 2.6 736
N-Ind. 2,906 91.8 219 6.9 37 1.2 5 0.1 42 1.3 3,167
2018-19 Ind. 786 86.5 97 10.7 24 2.6 2 0.2 26 2.9 909
N-Ind. 2,915 91.6 234 7.4 28 0.9 6 0.2 34 1.1 3,183
2019-20 Ind. 767 87.8 96 11.0 9 1.0 2 0.2 11 1.3 874
N-Ind. 2,986 92.0 234 7.2 23 0.7 2 0.1 25 0.8 3,245
Table 76. Outcome Rates of Federal Day Parole by Gender
Year Gender Successful Completion Revoked for Breach of Conditions Revocations with Offence Total Revocations with Offence Total Completions
Non-Violent Violent
# % # % # % # % # % #
2015-16 Men 2,751 90.7 245 8.1 27 0.9 9 0.3 36 1.2 3,032
Women 267 89.3 27 9.0 5 1.7 0 0.0 5 1.7 299
2016-17 Men 2,937 92.0 218 6.8 31 1.0 7 0.2 38 1.2 3,193
Women 321 89.2 33 9.2 6 1.7 0 0.0 6 1.7 360
2017-18 Men 3,184 91.4 249 7.1 45 1.3 7 0.2 52 1.5 3,485
Women 366 87.6 43 10.3 9 2.2 0 0.0 9 2.2 418
2018-19 Men 3,286 90.5 292 8.0 44 1.2 8 0.2 52 1.4 3,630
Women 415 89.8 39 8.4 8 1.7 0 0.0 8 1.7 462
2019-20 Men 3,326 91.5 282 7.8 24 0.7 4 0.1 28 0.8 3,636
Women 427 88.4 48 9.9 8 1.7 0 0.0 8 1.7 483

Note: Between 2015-16 and 2019-20, two offenders who identified as other gender have successfully completed their federal day parole supervision period.

Provincial Day Parole

Table 77. Outcome Rates of Provincial Day Parole
Outcome 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
# % # % # % # % # %
Successful completions 217 86.5 241 84.6 216 81.8 198 82.5 148 91.4
Revoked for breach of conditions 30 12.0 41 14.4 48 18.2 38 15.8 14 8.6
Revoked for non-violent offences 3 1.2 2 0.7 0 0.0 4 1.7 0 0.0
Revoked for violent offences 1 0.4 1 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Total revocations with offence 4 1.6 3 1.1 0 0.0 4 1.7 0 0.0
Total completions 251 100 285 100 264 100 240 100 162 100
Table 78. Outcomes Rates of Provincial Day Parole by Region
Year Region Successful Completion Revoked for Breach of Conditions Revocations with Offence Total Revocations with Offence Total Completions
Non-Violent Violent
# % # % # % # % # % #
2015-16 Atlantic 56 87.5 7 10.9 1 1.6 0 0.0 1 1.6 64
Prairie 36 94.7 2 5.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 38
Pacific 125 83.9 21 14.1 2 1.3 1 0.7 3 2.0 149
2016-17 Atlantic 53 79.1 14 20.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 67
Prairie 52 94.5 3 5.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 55
Pacific 136 83.4 24 14.7 2 1.2 1 0.6 3 1.8 163
2017-18 Atlantic 38 76.0 12 24.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 50
Prairie 52 88.1 7 11.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 59
Pacific 126 81.3 29 18.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 155
2018-19 Atlantic 29 76.3 9 23.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 38
Prairie 55 91.7 4 6.7 1 1.7 0 0.0 1 1.7 60
Pacific 114 80.3 25 17.6 3 2.1 0 0.0 3 2.1 142
2019-20 Atlantic 25 96.2 1 3.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 26
Prairie 43 97.7 1 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 44
Pacific 80 87.0 12 13.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 92
Table 79. Outcome Rates of Provincial Day Parole by Offence Type (from 2015-16 to 2019-20)
Outcome Sexual Violent Non-Violent
# % # % # %
Successful completions 60 92.3 343 80.9 617 86.5
Revoked for breach of conditions 5 7.7 77 18.2 89 12.5
Revoked for non-violent offences 0 0.0 3 0.7 6 0.8
Revoked for violent offences 0 0.0 1 0.2 1 0.1
Total revocations with offence 0 0.0 4 0.9 7 1.0
Total completions 65 100 424 100 713 100
Table 80. Outcome Rates of Provincial Day Parole by Indigenous and Non-Indigenous (from 2015-16 to 2019-20)
Outcome Indigenous Non-Indigenous
# % # %
Successful completions 223 86.1 797 84.5
Revoked for breach of conditions 33 12.7 138 14.6
Revoked for non-violent offences 3 1.2 6 0.6
Revoked for violent offences 0 0.0 2 0.2
Total revocations with offence 3 1.2 8 0.8
Total completions 259 100 943 100
Table 81. Outcome Rates of Provincial Day Parole by Gender (from 2015-16 to 2019-20)
Outcome Men Women
# % # %
Successful completions 905 84.7 115 86.5
Revoked for breach of conditions 155 14.5 16 12.0
Revoked for non-violent offences 8 0.7 1 0.8
Revoked for violent offences 1 0.1 1 0.8
Total revocations with offence 9 0.8 2 1.5
Total completions 1,069 100 133 100

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