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Operational and Program Delivery Context - Offender Population

Official Title: Performance Monitoring Report 2019-2020, Operational and Program Delivery Context – Offender Population
From: Parole Board of Canada

Offender Population

Tables 1-24

The Parole Board of Canada (PBC) and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) use the following definitions in reporting offender population information to ensure consistency:

  • Incarcerated: includes offenders serving federal sentences in penitentiaries and in provincial facilities, those housed as inmates in Community Correctional Centres (as distinguished from conditionally released offenders), those temporarily absent from the institution on some form of temporary release (Temporary Absence or Work Release), and those remanded in federal custodyFootnote 1 .
  • Conditional Release: includes those federal offenders conditionally released on day parole, full parole and statutory release, including those deported, those on long term supervision orders and temporary detainees whether detained in a penitentiary or a provincial jail.
Figure 1. The Federal Offender Population
Text equivalent of Figure 1 – Federal Offender Population
Year Incarcerated Conditional release
2010-11 14,219 8,644
2011-12 14,419 8,737
2012-13 14,744 8,500
2013-14 14,826 8,585
2014-15 14,337 8,830
2015-16 14,134 9,189
2016-17 13,514 9,747
2017-18 13,385 10,072
2018-19 13,475 10,237
2019-20 13,221 10,154
  • On April 12, 2020, the total federal offender population decreased 1.4% compared to the previous year (the snapshot of April 7, 2019). The federal incarcerated offender population decreased 1.9%, while the federal conditional release population decreased 0.8%.
Figure 2 - Annual Changes in the Federal Offender Population
Text equivalent of Figure 2 – Annual Changes in the Federal Offender Population
Year Incarcerated Conditional release
2005-06 0.4% 1.8%
2006-07 3.9% 1.0%
2007-08 3.1% -0.2%
2008-09 -2.2% 3.3%
2009-10 1.8% -0.1%
2010-11 5.1% -0.7%
2011-12 1.4% 1.1%
2012-13 2.3% -2.7%
2013-14 0.6% 1.0%
2014-15 -3.3% 2.9%
2015-16 -1.4% 4.1%
2016-17 -4.4% 6.1%
2017-18 -1.0% 3.3%
2018-19 0.7% 1.6%
2019-20 -1.9% -0.8%

In 2011-12 and 2012-13, annual increases in the incarcerated offender population were larger than those in the conditional release offender population. This was in part related to the abolition of accelerated parole review (APR) in 2010-11. Higher proportions of non‑violent offenders were released later in their sentences in the following years. Additionally, in 2016-17 and 2017-18, larger proportions of offenders serving sentences for violent offences were released on day and full parole. Combined, the increases in releases of these two offender groups resulted in five consecutive increases in the federal conditional release population between 2014-15 and 2018-19. However, the difference in the annual changes between the incarcerated and the conditional release population has been significantly smaller in 2018-19 and 2019-20.

  • The federal incarcerated offender population decreased in 2019-20 in the Atlantic (‑1.0%), Quebec (-7.8%), Prairie (-1.3%) and Pacific (-4.5%) regions and increased in the Ontario (+3.0%) region when compared to the previous year.
  • In 2019-20, the federal conditional release offender population decreased in the Atlantic (-1.7%) and Quebec (-5.4%) regions and increased in the Ontario (+0.3%), Prairie (+1.8%) and Pacific (+1.5%) regions.

It is important to note that annual changes vary from region to region. This is in part attributed to the offence profile of the regional offender population. The Atlantic region had the lowest proportion of offenders serving sentences for sex offences (10%), while the Quebec region reported the highest (14%). The Quebec and Ontario region reported the lowest proportion of offenders serving sentences for violent offences (56%). The Pacific region reported the largest proportion of federal offenders serving sentences for violent offences (70%) while reporting the lowest proportions of federal offenders serving sentences for non‑violent offences (19%). The highest proportions of federal offenders serving sentences for non-violent offences was reported in the Ontario and Prairie regions (32%).

  • Across Canada, the federal conditional release population decreased slightly (-0.8%) compared to 2018-19. The federal day parole (-9.3%) and statutory release (-1.4%) population decreased while the federal full parole (2.2%) and long-term supervision (5.3%) population increased.
  • Decreases in the federal day parole population were reported in all regions in 2019-20. The Atlantic region reported the highest decrease in the federal day parole population (-27.0%) while reporting the highest increase in the federal full parole population (+9.1%). The federal full parole population decreased only in the Quebec region (-4.3%). The Quebec region accounted for the majority of the decrease in the statutory release population (-7.4%). Smaller decreases were reported in the Atlantic (-2.9%) and Prairie (-0.9%) regions, while the statutory release population increased in the Ontario (+3.2%) region and remained the same in the Pacific region.
  • As for the provincial conditional release population in 2019-20, it remained the same as last year (123). Fifty-one provincial offenders were on day parole, 71 were on full parole and one was on long-term supervision.
Figure 3 - Federal Full Parole and Statutory Release Offender Population
Text equivalent of Figure 3 - Federal Full Parole and Statutory Release Offender Populations
Year Full parole Statutory release
2005-06 4,038 2,926
2006-07 3,997 3,038
2007-08 3,969 3,016
2008-09 4,007 3,311
2009-10 4,002 3,207
2010-11 4,040 3,177
2011-12 3,664 3,466
2012-13 3,390 3,499
2013-14 3,457 3,519
2014-15 3,564 3,550
2015-16 3,805 3,527
2016-17 4,146 3,508
2017-18 4,508 3,329
2018-19 4,711 3,229
2019-20 4,813 3,185

While traditionally the federal full parole population has been larger than the statutory release population, this trend was reversed in 2011-12 and the statutory release population remained larger than the full parole population for the following two years. However, in 2014-15, the federal full parole population surpassed the statutory release population once again.

In 2019-20, federal full parolees accounted for 47% of the federal conditional release population compared to 31% of offenders on statutory release.

  • The number of federal Indigenous inmates remained relatively stable in 2019-20 (two more offenders) as did their proportion (29%).
  • By comparison, the number of federal Indigenous offenders on conditional release increased by 6% and their proportion increased to 20% as compared to 2018-19.
  • In 2019-20, the highest proportion of Indigenous offenders was in the Prairie region; 52% of federal men inmates and 66% of federal women inmates in the Prairie region were Indigenous. By comparison, 38% of federal men offenders on conditional release and 51% of federal women offenders on conditional release in the Prairie region were Indigenous.
  • Overall, federal men offenders represented 95% of the federal incarcerated population and 92% of the federal conditional release offender population in 2019-20.
  • On April 12, 2020, 9,778 federal offenders on conditional release were serving their sentences in Canada, 374 had been deported and two had been extradited. Offenders who have been deported or extradited are listed as active offenders by CSC until sentence completionFootnote 2 .

Federal Offender Profile

Figure 4. Offence Profile of the Total Federal Offender Population
Text equivalent of Figure 4 - Offence Profile of the Total Federal Offender Population 
  Sexual Violent Non-Violent
2015-16 13 56 31
2016-17 12 57 30
2017-18 12 57 30
2018-19 12 58 29
2019-20 13 59 28
  • On April 12, 2020, 13% of federal offenders were serving a sentence for a sexual offence, 59% were serving a sentence for a violent offence and 28% were serving a sentence for a non-violent offence.
  • Compared to 2015-16, the proportion of federal offenders serving a sentence for a sexual offence remained relatively stable (-0.3%), the proportion increased 3.3% for offenders serving a sentence for a violent offence and decreased 2.9% for offenders serving a sentence for a non-violent offence.
Figure 5. Offence Profile of the Federal Incarcerated Offender Population
Text equivalent of Figure 5 - Offence Profile of the Federal Incarcerated Offender Population 
  Sexual Violent Non-Violent
2015-16 13% 60% 27%
2016-17 13% 61% 26%
2017-18 12% 62% 26%
2018-19 13% 62% 25%
2019-20 12% 64% 24%
  • On April 12, 2020, 12% of federal incarcerated offenders were serving a sentence for a sexual offence, 64% were serving a sentence for a violent offence and 24% were serving a sentence for a non-violent offence.
  • Compared to 2015-16, the proportion of federal incarcerated offenders serving a sentence for a sexual offence decreased 1.2%, the proportion increased 4.5% for offenders serving a sentence for a violent offence while it decreased 3.4% for offenders serving a sentence for a non-violent offence.
Figure 6 - Offence Profile of the Federal Day Parole Population
Text equivalent of Figure 6. Offence Profile of the Federal Day Parole Population
  Sexual Violent Non-Violent
2015-16 9% 47% 44%
2016-17 9% 48% 43%
2017-18 10% 49% 41%
2018-19 10% 50% 40%
2019-20 11% 51% 38%
  • On April 12, 2020, 11% of federal offenders on day parole were serving a sentence for a sexual offence, 51% were serving a sentence for a violent offence and 38% were serving a sentence for a non-violent offence.
  • Compared to 2015-16, the proportion of federal offenders serving a sentence for a sexual offence on day parole increased 1.9%, the proportion increased 3.3% for offenders serving a sentence for a violent offence and decreased 5.2% for offenders serving a sentence for a non-violent offence.
Figure 7. Offence Profile of the Federal Full Parole Population
Text equivalent of Figure 7. Offence Profile of the Federal Full Parole Population
  Sexual Violent Non-Violent
2015-16 5% 56% 39%
2016-17 6% 56% 38%
2017-18 6% 55% 39%
2018-19 7% 56% 37%
2019-20 8% 57% 35%
  • On April 12, 2020, 8% of federal offenders on full parole were serving a sentence for a sexual offence, 57% were serving a sentence for a violent offence and 35% were serving a sentence for a non-violent offence.
  • Compared to 2015-16, the proportion of federal offenders serving a sentence for a sexual offence on full parole increased 3.1%, the proportion increased slightly (0.8%) for offenders serving a sentence for a violent offence and decreased 3.9% for offenders serving a sentence for a non-violent offence.
Figure 8. Offence Profile of the Federal Statutory Release Population
Text equivalent of Figure 8. Offence Profile of the Federal Statutory Release Population 
  Sexual Violent Non-Violent
2015-16 14% 49% 37%
2016-17 13% 51% 36%
2017-18 15% 53% 33%
2018-19 14% 52% 34%
2019-20 14% 51% 34%
  • On April 12, 2020, 14% of federal offenders on statutory release were serving a sentence for a sexual offence, 51% were serving a sentence for a violent offence and 34% were serving a sentence for a non-violent offence.
  • Compared to 2015-16, the proportion of federal offenders serving a sentence for a sexual offence on statutory release remained relatively stable (+0.2%), the proportion increased 2.2% for offenders serving a sentence for a violent offence and decreased 2.4% for offenders serving a sentence for a non-violent offence.

Indigenous/Non-Indigenous Profile

Figure 9. Offence Profile of the Federal Indigenous Offender Population in 2019-20
Text equivalent of Figure 9. Offence Profile of the Federal Indigenous Offender Population in 2019-20
  Sexual Violent Non-Violent
INC 9% 72% 19%
DP 8% 63% 28%
FP 9% 70% 22%
SR 11% 59% 30%
Figure 10. Offence Profile of the Federal non-Indigenous Offender Population in 2019-20
Text equivalent of Figure 10. Offence Profile of the Federal non-Indigenous Offender Population in 2019-20
  Sexual Violent Non-Violent
INC 14% 61% 26%
DP 12% 47% 41%
FP 8% 55% 37%
SR 15% 48% 37%
  • In 2019-20, federal Indigenous offenders sentenced for a sexual offence or a non-violent offence were more likely to be serving their sentence on statutory release and those sentenced for a violent offence were more likely to be incarcerated.
  • In 2019-20, federal non-Indigenous offenders sentenced for a sexual offence were more likely to be serving their sentence on statutory release, those sentenced for a violent offence were more likely to be incarcerated and those sentenced for a non-violent offence were more likely to be serving their sentence on day parole.
  • In 2019-20, federal non-Indigenous offenders sentenced for a sexual offence were more likely to be incarcerated or to be serving their sentence on day parole or on statutory release compared to federal Indigenous offenders.
  • In 2019-20, federal Indigenous offenders sentenced for a violent offence were more likely to be incarcerated or on any type of conditional release than federal non-Indigenous offenders.
  • In 2019-20, federal non-Indigenous offenders sentenced for a non-violent offence were more likely to be incarcerated or on any type of conditional release compared to federal Indigenous offenders.

Gender Profile

Figure 11. Offence Profile of the Federal Men Offender Population in 2019-20
Text equivalent of Figure 11. Offence Profile of the Federal Men Offender Population in 2019-20
  Sexual Violent Non-Violent
INC 13% 64% 23%
DP 12% 52% 36%
FP 9% 59% 33%
SR 15% 51% 34%
Figure 12. Offence Profile of the Federal Women Offender Population in 2019-20
Text equivalent of Figure 12. Offence Profile of the Federal Women Offender Population in 2019-20
  Sexual Violent Non-Violent
INC 3% 57% 40%
DP 2% 39% 58%
FP 2% 41% 57%
SR 3% 54% 43%
  • In 2019-20, men sentenced for a sexual offence were more likely to be serving their sentence on statutory release, those sentenced for a violent offence were more likely to be incarcerated and those sentenced for a non-violent offence were more likely to be serving their sentence on day parole.
  • In 2019-20, women sentenced for a sexual offence were more likely to be incarcerated or to be serving their sentence on statutory release and those sentenced for a non-violent offence were more likely to be serving their sentence on day parole.
  • Overall in 2019-20, men were more likely to be sentenced for a sexual offence and a violent offence compared to women. Although women sentenced for a violent offence were more likely to be serving their sentence on statutory release compared to men.
  • In 2019-20, women sentenced for a non‑violent offence were more likely to be incarcerated or on any type of conditional release compared to men.

Dangerous Offender Designation

The Dangerous Offender provisions of the Criminal Code are intended to protect all Canadians from the most dangerous offenders serving sentences for violent or sexual offence. The court shall find an offender to be a dangerous offender if it is satisfied that the offence for which the offender is convicted is a primary designated offence for which it would be appropriate to impose a sentence of imprisonment of two years or more; that the offender was convicted previously at least twice of a primary designated offence and was sentenced to at least two years of imprisonment for each of those convictions. Therefore the conditions in section 753 (1)(a) or (b) of the Criminal Code, as the case may be, are presumed to have been metFootnote 3 .

If the court finds an offender to be a dangerous offender, it shall impose a sentence of detention in a penitentiary for an indeterminate period, impose a sentence for the offence for which the offender has been convicted — which must be a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of two years — and order that the offender be subject to long-term supervision for a period that does not exceed 10 years or impose a sentence for the offence for which the offender has been convictedFootnote 4 .

Figure 13. The Federal Offender Population with a Dangerous Offender Designation
Text equivalent of Figure 13. The Federal Offender Population with a Dangerous Offender Designation
  Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairie Pacific
2015-16 42 117 214 149 185
2016-17 45 119 235 154 198
2017-18 46 132 269 159 207
2018-19 49 134 285 157 217
2019-20 47 143 303 170 213
  • The federal offender population with a dangerous offender (DO) designation has been constantly increasing in the last five years reaching 876 in 2019-20, which amounts to 3.7% of the total offender population.
  • On April 12, 2020, of those offenders that had a DO designation, 741 were still incarcerated; 20 were on day parole, 33 were on full parole, 9 were on statutory release and 73 were on long-term supervision for a total of 135 offenders with a DO designation in the community.
  • The federal offender population with a DO designation increased in 2019-20 in the Quebec (+9), Ontario (+18) and Prairie (+13) regions, and decreased in the Atlantic (-2) and Pacific (-4) regions.
  • On April 12, 2020, 51% of federal offenders with a DO designation were those sentenced for sexual offences, 43% were those sentenced for violent offences and 5% were those sentenced for non‑violent offences.
  • Thirty-five percent (35%) of federal offenders with a DO designation were Indigenous.
  • Men offenders represented 99% of the federal offender population with a DO designation in 2019-20.
  • The Board rendered 757 decisions for offenders that had a DO designation in 2019-20, an 8% decrease compared to the previous year.
Table 1. Federal Offender Population
Year Incarcerated Conditional Release Total
# % # % # % change
2010-11 14,219 62.2 8,644 37.8 22,863 2.8
2011-12 14,419 62.3 8,736 37.7 23,155 1.3
2012-13 14,744 63.4 8,500 36.6 23,244 0.4
2013-14 14,826 63.3 8,585 36.7 23,411 0.7
2014-15 14,337 61.9 8,830 38.1 23,167 -1.0
2015-16 14,134 60.6 9,189 39.4 23,323 0.7
2016-17 13,514 58.1 9,747 40.9 23,261 -0.3
2017-18 13,385 57.1 10,072 42.9 23,457 0.8
2018-19 13,475 56.8 10,237 43.2 23,712 1.1
2019-20 13,221 56.6 10,154 43.4 23,375 -1.4

Note: Excluded as of April 12, 2020, were: escapees (120), those on bail (285), and UAL (466).

Definition: Incarcerated population includes: offenders serving federal sentences in penitentiaries and in provincial facilities, those housed as inmates in Community Correctional Centres (as distinguished from conditionally released offenders), those temporarily absent from the institution on some form of temporary release (Temporary Absence or Work Release), and those remanded in federal custody.

Conditional Release population includes: : those federal offenders conditionally released on day parole, full parole and statutory release including those paroled for deportation and those on long-term supervision orders and temporary detainees whether detained in a penitentiary or a provincial jail.

Table 2. Federal Offender Population by Region
Year Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies Pacific Canada
# % # % # % # % # % #
2015-16 2,180 9.3 5,862 25.1 6,006 25.8 5,967 25.6 3,308 14.2 23,323
2016-17 2,184 9.4 5,548 23.9 6,106 26.2 6,020 25.9 3,403 14.6 23,261
2017-18 2,210 9.4 5,440 23.2 6,313 26.9 6,010 25.6 3,484 14.9 23,457
2018-19 2,210 9.3 5,345 22.5 6,555 27.6 6,131 25.9 3,471 14.6 23,712
2019-20 2,181 9.3 4,988 21.3 6,676 28.6 6,126 26.2 3,404 14.6 23,375

Note: Excluded as of April 12, 2020, were: escapees (2 Atlantic, 21 Quebec, 49 Ontario, 17 Prairies and 31 Pacific), those on bail (9 Atlantic, 60 Quebec, 170 Ontario, 34 Prairies and 12 Pacific), and UAL (30 Atlantic, 103 Quebec, 108 Ontario, 165 Prairies and 60 Pacific).

Table 3. Federal Incarcerated Population by Region
Year Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies Pacific Canada
# % # % # % # % # % #
2015-16 1,282 9.1 3,518 23.7 3,582 25.3 3,996 28.3 1,926 13.6 14,134
2016-17 1,289 9.5 2,925 21.6 3,451 25.5 3,861 28.6 1,988 14.7 13,514
2017-18 1,277 9.5 2,846 21.3 3,489 26.1 3,720 27.8 2,053 15.3 13,385
2018-19 1,265 9.4 2,739 20.3 3,689 27.4 3,782 28.1 2,000 14.8 13,475
2019-20 1,252 9.5 2,524 19.1 3,800 28.7 3,734 28.2 1,911 14.5 13,221
Table 4. Federal Incarcerated Population by Indigenous and Non-Indigenous
Year Indigenous Non-Indigenous Canada
# % # % #
2015-16 3,630 25.7 10,504 74.3 14,134
2016-17 3,574 26.4 9,940 73.6 13,514
2017-18 3,657 27.3 9,728 72.7 13,385
2018-19 3,896 28.9 9,579 71.1 13,475
2019-20 3,898 29.5 9,323 70.5 13,221
Table 5. Federal Incarcerated Population by Gender
Year Men Women Canada
# % # % #
2015-16 13,464 95.3 670 4.7 14,134
2016-17 12,865 95.2 649 4.8 13,514
2017-18 12,751 95.3 634 4.7 13,385
2018-19 12,837 95.3 638 4.7 13,475
2019-20 12,570 95.1 648 4.9 13,221

Note: As of April 12, 2020, there were three offenders who identified as other gender.

Table 6. Federal Conditional Release Population
Year Day Parole Full Parole Statutory Release Long-term Supervision Total
# % # % # % # % #
2010-11 1,128 13.0 4,040 46.7 3,176 36.7 299 3.5 8,644
2011-12 1,272 14.6 3,664 41.9 3,466 39.7 334 3.8 8,736
2012-13 1,243 14.6 3,390 39.9 3,499 41.2 366 4.3 8,500
2013-14 1,220 14.2 3,457 40.3 3,519 41.0 388 4.5 8,585
2014-15 1,341 15.2 3,564 40.4 3,550 40.2 371 4.2 8,830
2015-16 1,406 15.3 3,805 41.4 3,527 38.4 447 4.9 9,189
2016-17 1,625 16.7 4,146 42.5 3,508 36.0 468 4.8 9,747
2017-18 1,734 17.2 4,508 44.8 3,329 33.1 495 4.9 10,072
2018-19 1,804 17.6 4,711 46.0 3,229 31.5 487 4.8 10,237
2019-20 1,637 16.1 4,813 47.4 3,185 31.4 513 5.1 10,154

Note 1: As of April 12, 2020, excluded UAL from supervision were 84 DP (4.9% of total DPs), 111 FP (2.3% of total FPs), 256 SR (7.4% of total SRs) and 15 LTS (2.8% of total LTS s).

Note 2: Totals include offenders who were deported or extradited.

Table 7. Federal Conditional Release Population by Region
Year Supervision Type Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies Pacific Canada
2015-16 Day parole 170 330 353 293 260 1,406
Full parole 380 1,027 1,035 773 590 3,805
Statutory Release 333 1,019 893 845 437 3,527
Long-term supervision 15 138 143 60 91 447
Total 898 2,514 2,424 1,971 1,382* 9,189
2016-17 Day parole 162 437 403 320 303 1,625
Full parole 437 1,103 1,177 831 598 4,146
Statutory Release 279 933 923 947 426 3,508
Long-term supervision 17 150 152 61 83 463
Total 895 2,623 2,655 2,159 1,415* 9,747
2017-18 Day parole 190 377 470 382 315 1,734
Full parole 471 1,232 1,322 869 614 4,508
Statutory Release 255 826 873 964 411 3,329
Long-term supervision 17 159 159 75 85 495
Total 933 2,594 2,824 2,290 1,431* 10,072
2018-19 Day parole 211 409 455 381 348 1,804
Full parole 481 1,265 1,383 952 630 4,711
Statutory Release 240 771 867 941 410 3,299
Long-term supervision 13 161 161 75 77 487
Total 945 2,606 2,866 2,349 1,471* 10,237
2019-20 Day parole 154 365 421 369 328 1,637
Full parole 525 1,210 1,404 1,010 664 4,813
Statutory Release 233 714 895 933 410 3,185
Long-term supervision 17 175 156 80 85 513
Total 929 2,464 2,876 2,392 1,493* 10,154

* Includes offenders who were deported following release on UTA (per Criminal Code of Canada).

Note: Excluded as of April 12, 2020, were UAL (30 Atlantic, 103 Quebec, 108 Ontario, 165 Prairies and 60 Pacific).

Table 8. Federal Conditional Release Population by Indigenous and Non-Indigenous
Year Indigenous Non-Indigenous Canada
# % # % #
2015-16 1,564 17.0 7,625 83.0 9,189
2016-17 1,700 17.4 8,047 82.6 9,747
2017-18 1,874 18.6 8,198 81.4 10,072
2018-19 1,941 19.0 8,296 81.0 10,237
2019-20 2,060 20.3 8,094 79.7 10,154
Table 9. Federal Conditional Release Population by Gender
Year Male Female Canada
# % # % #
2015-16 8,570 93.3 619 6.7 9,189
2016-17 9,057 92.9 690 7.1 9,747
2017-18 9,314 92.5 758 7.5 10,072
2018-19 9,432 92.1 805 7.9 10,237
2019-20 9,381 92.4 772 7.6 10,154

Note: As of April 12, 2020, there was one offender who identified as other gender.

Table 10. Provincial Conditional Release Population by Region
Year Supervision Type Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies Pacific Canada
2015-16 Day parole 17 - - 14 48 79
Full parole 33 1 - 16 21 71
Long-term supervision - 1 - - - 1
Total 50 2 - 30 69 151
2016-17 Day parole 17 - - 17 33 67
Full parole 31 1 1 26 21 80
Long-term supervision - - - - - -
Total 48 1 1 43 54 147
2017-18 Day parole 9 - - 19 54 82
Full parole 23 - - 25 40 88
Long-term supervision - - - - - -
Total 32 - - 44 94 170
2018-19 Day parole 8 - - 16 30 54
Full parole 20 1 - 20 28 69
Long-term supervision - - - - - -
Total 28 1 - 36 58 123
2019-20 Day parole 7 - - 14 30 51
Full parole 17 - - 28 26 71
Long-term supervision - - 1 - - 1
Total 24 - 1 42 56 123

Note: Excluded as of April 12, 2020, were: UAL (2 Atlantic, 2 Prairies and 4 Pacific).

The provincial cases in the Quebec and Ontario regions were transfers from another region upon parole release or on an exchange of service.

Table 11. Offence Profile of the Total Federal Offender Population by Region (%)
Region Year Sexual Violent Non-Violent
Atlantic 2015-16 10 54 35
2016-17 10 57 33
2017-18 10 57 33
2018-19 10 59 32
2019-20 10 59 30
Quebec 2015-16 14 54 32
2016-17 13 55 32
2017-18 13 56 31
2018-19 14 57 29
2019-20 14 56 30
Ontario 2015-16 14 54 32
2016-17 14 54 32
2017-18 14 54 32
2018-19 13 55 32
2019-20 13 56 31
Prairies 2015-16 13 55 32
2016-17 12 56 31
2017-18 12 56 32
2018-19 12 56 32
2019-20 12 58 31
Pacific 2015-16 12 67 21
2016-17 11 68 21
2017-18 11 69 20
2018-19 11 69 20
2019-20 11 70 19
Table 12. Offence Profile of the Federal Incarcerated and Conditional Release Population by Region in 2019-20 (%)
Region Offender Population Sexual Violent Non-Violent
Atlantic Incarcerated 10 66 24
Conditional release 10 51 39
Quebec Incarcerated 14 66 20
Conditional release 15 47 38
Ontario Incarcerated 14 60 27
Conditional release 12 51 37
Prairies Incarcerated 10 62 27
Conditional release 13 50 37
Pacific Incarcerated 12 72 15
Conditional release 9 66 25
Table 13. Offence Profile of the Federal Conditional Release Population (%)
Supervision Type Year Sexual Violent Non-Violent
Day parole 2015-16 9 47 44
2016-17 9 48 43
2017-18 10 49 41
2018-19 10 50 40
2019-20 11 51 38
Full parole 2015-16 5 56 39
2016-17 6 56 38
2017-18 6 55 39
2018-19 7 56 37
2019-20 8 57 35
Statutory release 2015-16 14 49 37
2016-17 13 51 36
2017-18 15 53 33
2018-19 14 52 34
2019-20 14 51 34
Long-term supervision 2015-16 67 32 1
2016-17 65 33 2
2017-18 63 35 2
2018-19 62 37 2
2019-20 58 40 3
Table 14. Offence Profile of the Total Federal Offender Population by Indigenous and Non-Indigenous (%)
Ind/N-Ind Year Sexual Violent Non-Violent
Indigenous 2015-16 12 66 22
2016-17 11 69 20
2017-18 11 68 21
2018-19 10 68 21
2019-20 10 69 21
Non-Indigenous 2015-16 13 53 34
2016-17 13 54 33
2017-18 13 54 33
2018-19 13 55 32
2019-20 13 56 30
Table 15. Offence Profile of the Total Federal Offender Population by Gender (%)
Gender Year Sexual Violent Non-Violent
Male 2015-16 14 56 30
2016-17 13 58 29
2017-18 13 58 29
2018-19 13 59 28
2019-20 13 60 27
Female 2015-16 3 52 46
2016-17 2 51 46
2017-18 3 50 47
2018-19 3 50 47
2019-20 3 50 47

Note: As of April 12, 2020, there were four offenders who identified as other gender serving a sentence for violent offence.

Dangerous Offender Designation

Table 16. Federal Offender Population with a Dangerous Offender Designation
Year Incarcerated Conditional Release Total
# % # % #

% of Total
Offender Population
2015-16 640 90.5 67 9.5 707 3.0
2016-17 673 89.6 78 10.4 751 3.2
2017-18 707 87.0 106 13.0 813 3.5
2018-19 726 86.2 116 13.8 842 3.6
2019-20 741 84.6 135 15.4 876 3.7

Note: Excluded as of April 12, 2020 were: escapees (4) and UAL (4).

Table 17. Federal Offender Population with a Dangerous Offender Designation by Region
Year Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies Pacific Canada
# % # % # % # % # % #
2015-16 42 5.9 117 16.5 214 30.3 149 21.1 185 26.2 707
2016-17 45 6.0 119 15.8 235 31.3 154 20.5 198 26.4 751
2017-18 46 5.7 132 16.2 269 33.1 159 19.6 207 25.5 813
2018-19 49 5.8 134 15.9 285 33.8 157 18.6 217 25.8 842
2019-20 47 5.4 143 16.3 303 34.6 170 19.4 213 24.3 876

Note: Excluded as of April 12, 2020 were: escapees (1 Quebec, 1 Ontario and 2 Pacific) and UAL (1 Ontario, 2 Prairies and 1 Pacific).

Table 18. Federal Offender Population with a Dangerous Offender Designation by Indigenous and Non-Indigenous
Year Indigenous Non-Indigenous Canada
# % # % #
2015-16 228 32.2 479 67.8 707
2016-17 251 33.4 500 66.6 751
2017-18 280 34.4 533 65.6 813
2018-19 288 34.2 554 65.8 842
2019-20 310 35.4 566 64.6 876
Table 19. Federal Offender Population with a Dangerous Offender Designation by Gender
Year Men Women Canada
# % # % #
2015-16 703 99.4 4 0.6 707
2016-17 744 99.1 7 0.9 751
2017-18 805 99.0 8 1.0 813
2018-19 832 98.8 10 1.2 842
2019-20 866 98.9 9 1.0 876

Note: As of April 12, 2020, there was one offender who identified as other gender.

Table 20. Federal Conditional Release Population with a Dangerous Offender Designation
Year Day Parole Full Parole Statutory Release Long-term Supervision Total
# % # % # % # % #
2015-16 14 20.9 25 37.3 4 6.0 24 35.8 67
2016-17 20 25.6 24 30.8 4 5.1 30 38.5 78
2017-18 20 18.9 27 25.5 11 10.4 48 45.3 106
2018-19 17 14.7 28 24.1 12 10.3 59 50.9 116
2019-20 20 14.8 33 24.4 9 6.7 73 54.1 135

Note : As of April 12, 2020, excluded UAL from supervision were one FP and three LTS.

Table 21. Offence Profile of the Federal Incarcerated and Conditional Release Population with a Dangerous Offender Designation (%)
Year Offender Population Sexual Violent Non-Violent
2015-16 Incarcerated 58 36 6
Conditional release 40 42 18
2016-17 Incarcerated 55 40 5
Conditional release 45 38 17
2017-18 Incarcerated 54 40 6
Conditional release 41 47 12
2018-19 Incarcerated 53 41 5
Conditional release 38 53 9
2019-20 Incarcerated 53 42 5
Conditional release 40 50 10
Table 22. Offence Profile of the Federal Offender Population with a Dangerous Offender Designation by Indigenous and Non-Indigenous (%)
Ind/N-Ind Year Sexual Violent Non-Violent
Indigenous 2015-16 47 48 5
2016-17 43 54 3
2017-18 40 54 5
2018-19 41 56 3
2019-20 40 56 4
Non-Indigenous 2015-16 61 31 9
2016-17 59 32 8
2017-18 58 34 8
2018-19 57 36 7
2019-20 57 36 7
Table 23. Offence Profile of the Federal Offender Population with a Dangerous Offender Designation by Gender (%)
Gender Year Sexual Violent Non-Violent
Men 2015-16 56 36 7
2016-17 54 39 6
2017-18 52 41 7
2018-19 52 42 6
2019-20 51 43 6
Women 2015-16 - 100 -
2016-17 14 86 -
2017-18 13 88 -
2018-19 10 90 -
2019-20 22 78 -

Note: As of April 12, 2020, there was one offender who identified as other gender serving a sentence for violent offence.

Table 24. Federal Offender Population with a Dangerous Offender Designation by Sentence Type
Year Indeterminate Determinate
# % # %
2015-16 610 86.3 97 13.7
2016-17 637 84.8 114 15.2
2017-18 665 81.8 148 18.2
2018-19 676 80.3 166 19.7
2019-20 681 77.7 195 22.3

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