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Operational and Program Delivery Context – Federal Admissions

Official Title: Performance Monitoring Report 2020-2021, 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 2020-21 decreased 21% (to 5,784).
Figure 12. Federal Admissions
Figure 12. Federal Admissions

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

Text equivalent  of Figure 12. Federal Admissions
  Initial warrants of committal Repeat warrants of committal Revocations for breach of conditions Revocations with outstanding charge Revocations with offence Other*
2016-17 3,822 1,183 1,625 164 499 112
2017-18 3,827 1,306 1,531 168 529 80
2018-19 3,942 1,182 1,581 212 593 82
2019-20 3,684 1,142 1,608 252 556 78
2020-21 2,698 847 1,523 276 371 69
  • In 2020-21, federal admissions on initial warrants of committal (first-time federal offenders) decreased 26.8% (to 2,698) compared to 2019-20, while federal admissions on repeat warrants of committal decreased 25.8% (to 847) compared to the previous fiscal year.
  • Federal admissions due to revocations decreased by 10.2% (to 2,170) in 2020-21.
  • In 2020-21, federal admissions on warrants of committal decreased in every region; Atlantic (-27.8%), Quebec (‑19.2%), Ontario (-33.9%), Prairie (-20.4%) and Pacific (-39.6%). Federal admissions due to revocations decreased in the Atlantic (-9.9%), Ontario (-6.6%), and Prairie (-21.2%) regions and increased in the Quebec (+1.9%) and Pacific (+10.5%) regions.
  • In the last five years (between 2016-17 and 2020-21), all ethno-cultural groups were more likely to be admitted on initial warrants of committal than other types of admissions with Asian offenders being the most likely to be admitted on this type of admission compared to the other groups. Indigenous and Caucasian offenders were the most likely to be admitted on repeat warrants of committal, followed closely by Black offenders. Indigenous offenders were the most likely to be admitted on all types of revocations, while Asian offenders and offenders in the category Other were the least likely. Asian offenders were the most likely to be admitted for other types of admissions.
  • Between 2016-17 and 2020-21, both men and women were most likely to be admitted to federal custody on initial warrants of committal in comparison with other types of admission. Also, men and women offenders had similar proportions of admissions for all types of revocations.
  • When looking at the offence profile in 2020-21, there was an increase in the proportion of offenders serving sentences for violent offences (+3 percentage points), whereas the proportion of offenders serving sentences for non-violent offences decreased (-3 percentage points) in federal admissions compared to 2019-20. This trend has been observed since 2016-17; proportions of admissions of offenders serving sentences for violent offences have been increasing and the proportion of offenders serving sentences for non-violent offences has been decreasing.
  • The average age of a first-time federal offender admitted to custody has been relatively stable over the last five years. In 2020-21, 41% of federal admissions on initial warrants of committal (first-time federal offenders) were for offenders between 18-29 years of age, and 31% were for offenders between 30-39 years of age.
  • 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 52% of federal admissions on initial warrants of committal.
Table 25. Federal Admissions to Institutions
Admission Type 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
# % # % # % # % # %
Warrant of committal Initial 3,822 52 3,827 51 3,942 52 3,684 50 2,698 47
Repeat 1,183 16 1,306 18 1,182 15 1,142 16 847 15
Subtotal 5,005 68 5,133 69 5,124 67 4,826 66 3,545 62
Revocation for breach of condition Day parole 228 3 274 4 311 4 331 5 273 5
Full parole 91 1 86 1 125 2 118 2 127 2
Stat. release 1,306 18 1,171 16 1,145 15 1,159 16 1,123 19
Revocation with outstanding charge Day parole 8 0 7 0 13 0 14 0 26 0
Full parole 12 0 16 0 21 0 32 0 34 1
Stat. release 144 2 145 2 178 2 206 3 216 4
Revocation with offence Day parole 35 0 49 1 67 1 58 1 30 1
Full parole 33 0 27 0 46 1 36 0 33 1
Stat. release 431 6 453 6 480 6 462 6 308 5
Subtotal 2,288 31 2,228 30 2,386 31 2,416 33 2,170 38
Other Termination 3 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 5 0
Transfer from foreign countries 64 1 26 0 14 0 15 0 11 0
‘Other’ 45 1 50 1 66 1 61 1 53 1
Subtotal 112 2 80 1 82 1 78 1 69 1
Total admissions 7,405 - 7,441 - 7,592 - 7,320 - 5,784 -
Total offenders 7,287 - 7,320 - 7,443 - 7,177 - 5,652 -

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 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
W.C. Rev. W.C. Rev. W.C. Rev. W.C. Rev. W.C. Rev.
Atlantic 534 339 545 285 513 300 493 263 356 237
Quebec 1,072 422 1,078 420 981 405 801 428 647 436
Ontario 1,319 345 1,397 345 1,492 415 1,528 452 1,010 422
Prairies 1,692 911 1,740 956 1,770 1,046 1,673 1,045 1,332 823
Pacific 388 271 373 222 368 220 331 228 200 252
Canada 5,005 2,288 5,133 2,228 5,124 2,386 4,826 2,416 3,545 2,170

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 Ethno-Cultural Groups (between 2016-17 and 2020-21)
Admission Type Indigenous Asian Black Caucasian Other
# % # % # % # % # %
Warrant of committal (Initial) 4,482 41 972 72 1,617 60 9,141 50 1,761 75
Warrant of committal (Repeat) 1,869 17 105 8 417 15 3,113 17 156 7
Revocation for breach of condition 2,726 25 166 12 474 17 4,228 23 274 12
Revocation with outstanding charge 438 4 32 2 76 3 490 3 36 2
Revocation with offence 1,192 11 34 3 113 4 1,138 6 71 3
Other* 126 1 35 3 18 1 203 1 39 2
Total 10,833 - 1,344 - 2,715 - 18,313 - 2,337 -

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

Table 28. Federal Admissions to Institutions by Gender (between 2016-17 and 2020-21)
Admission Type Men Women
# % # %
Warrant of committal (Initial) 16,268 50 1,705 63
Warrant of committal (Repeat) 5,477 17 183 7
Revocation for breach of condition 7,290 22 578 21
Revocation with outstanding charge 1,024 3 48 2
Revocation with offence 2,396 7 152 6
Other* 389 1 32 1
Total 32,844 - 2,698 -

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

Table 29. Federal Admissions to Institutions by Offence Type
Offence Type 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
# % # % # % # % # %
Violent 4,039 55 4,169 56 4,323 57 4,407 60 3,652 63
Non-Violent 3,366 45 3,272 44 3,269 43 2,913 40 2,132 37
Total 7,405 - 7,441 - 7,592 - 7,320 - 5,784 -
Table 30. Proportions of Admissions by Offence Type for Warrants of Committal and due to Revocations (%)
Offence Type 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
W.C. Rev. W.C. Rev. W.C. Rev. W.C. Rev. W.C. Rev.
Violent 53 59 54 61 55 60 60 61 63 64
Non-Violent 47 41 46 39 45 40 40 39 37 36
Total 5,005 2,288 5,133 2,228 5,124 2,386 4,826 2,416 3,545 2,170
Table 31. Age at Admission on Initial Warrants of Committal
Age Group 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
# % # % # % # % # %
Under 18 - - 1 <1 - - 1 <1 1 <1
18-29 1,606 42 1,582 41 1,588 40 1,467 40 1,094 41
30-39 1,062 28 1,083 28 1,195 30 1,139 31 847 31
40-49 598 16 586 15 641 16 528 14 399 15
50-59 331 9 362 9 323 8 332 9 211 8
60-69 158 4 140 4 133 3 143 4 106 4
70-79 54 1 63 2 53 1 66 2 35 1
Over 80 13 <1 10 <1 9 <1 8 <1 5 <1
Total 3,822 - 3,827 - 3,942 - 3,684 - 2,698 -
Table 32. Average Age at Admission on Initial Warrants of Committal by Ethno-Cultural Groups (between 2016-17 and 2020-21)
Age Group Indigenous Asian Black Caucasian Other
# % # % # % # % # %
Under 18 2 <1 - - - - - - 1 <1
18-29 2,348 52 390 40 916 57 2,964 32 719 41
30-39 1,336 30 290 30 402 25 2,755 30 543 31
40-49 510 11 162 17 180 11 1,647 18 253 14
50-59 205 5 83 9 83 5 1,042 11 146 8
60-69 65 1 35 4 31 2 479 5 70 4
70-79 15 <1 11 1 3 <1 218 2 24 1
Over 80 1 <1 1 <1 2 <1 36 <1 5 <1
Total 4,482 - 972 - 1,617 - 9,141 - 1,761 -

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2024-07-02