Operational and Program Delivery Context

Official Title: Performance Monitoring Report 2022-2023, Operational and Program Delivery Context – Federal Admissions
From: Parole Board of Canada

Federal Admissions

Table 30-37

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.

Figure 14. Federal Admissions

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*
2018-19	3,919	1,181	1,581	211	594	81
2019-20	3,625	1,132	1,607	251	557	79
2020-21	2,485	815	1,517	240	416	71
2021-22	3,142	963	1,710	351	437	85
2022-23	3,823	1,110	1,651	388	420	78

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

Compared to the previous fiscal year, in 2022-23:
- the total number of federal admissions increased to 7,470 (+11.7%).
- federal admissions on initial warrants of committal (first-time federal offenders) increased 21.7% (to 3,823), while federal admissions on repeat warrants of committal increased 15.3% (to 1,110).
- federal admissions due to revocations decreased by 1.6% (to 2,459).
- federal admissions on warrants of committal increased in every region; Atlantic (+18.3%), Quebec (+13.6%), Ontario (+41.5%), Prairie (+6.1%) and Pacific (+20.8%). Federal admissions due to revocations decreased in the Atlantic (-5.4%), Quebec (-3.4%), and Prairie (-6.1%) regions and increased in the Ontario (+2.7%) and Pacific (+23.1%) regions.
- the proportion of offenders serving sentences for violent offences increased (+2.0%), whereas the proportion of offenders serving sentences for non-violent offences decreased (-2.0%) in federal admissions.
Over the last five fiscal years (between 2018-19 and 2022-23):
- The average age of a first-time federal offender admitted to custody has been relatively stable, although the proportion of offenders between 18 and 29 years old has been steadily decreasing since 2020-21. In 2022-23, most federal admissions on initial warrants of committal (first-time federal offenders) were for offenders between 18 to 29 years of age (32%), and offenders between 30 to 39 years of age (33%).
- All race groups were more likely to be admitted on initial warrants of committal than other types of admissions.
  - Asian offenders were the most likely to be admitted on initial warrant of committal (74%), followed closely by offenders in the category ‘Other’ race group (73%). Indigenous offenders were the least likely to be admitted on this admission type out of the race groups (40%).
  - Indigenous (16%) and Caucasian (16%) offenders were the most likely to be admitted on repeat warrants of committal, followed closely by Black offenders (15%).
  - Indigenous offenders were the most likely to be admitted on all types of revocations (43%), followed by Caucasian offenders (34%), while Asian offenders (18%) and offenders in the ‘Other’ race group (19%) were the least likely.
  - Asian offenders were the most likely to be admitted for other types of admissions (2%) by 1 percentage point from the other race groups.
- Most first-time Black offenders (53%) and first-time Indigenous offenders (45%) admitted to federal custody on initial warrants of committal over the last five fiscal years were between 18 and 29 years of age.
- Both men (48%) and women (61%) were most likely to be admitted to federal custody on initial warrants of committal in comparison with other types of admission. Men (16%) had a higher proportion of repeat warrant of committal admissions than women (7%). Men and women offenders had similar proportions of admissions for all types of revocations.
- When looking at the offence profile, the proportion of admissions of offenders serving sentences for violent offences has been increasing whereas the proportion of offenders serving sentences for non-violent offences has been decreasing.

Table 30. Federal Admissions to Institutions
Admission Type		2018-19		2019-20		2020-21		2021-22		2022-23
Admission Type		#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Warrant of committal	Initial	3,919	52	3,625	50	2,485	45	3,142	47	3,823	51
	Repeat	1,181	16	1,132	16	815	15	963	14	1,110	15
	Subtotal	5,100	67	4,757	66	3,300	60	4,105	61	4,933	66
Revocation for breach of condition	Day parole	311	4	331	5	270	5	251	4	247	3
	Full parole	125	2	118	2	129	2	114	2	95	1
	Stat. release	1,145	15	1,158	16	1,118	20	1,345	20	1,309	18
Revocation with outstanding charge	Day parole	12	<1	14	<1	15	<1	12	<1	29	<1
	Full parole	21	<1	32	<1	27	<1	36	1	38	1
	Stat. release	178	2	205	3	198	4	303	5	321	4
Revocation with offence	Day parole	68	1	58	1	44	1	40	1	37	<1
	Full parole	46	1	36	<1	39	1	35	1	19	<1
	Stat. release	480	6	463	6	333	6	362	5	364	5
	Subtotal	2,386	32	2,415	33	2,172	39	2,498	37	2,459	33
Other	Termination	2	<1	2	<1	5	<1	1	<1	-	0
	Transfer from foreign countries	14	<1	15	<1	11	<1	13	<1	13	<1
	‘Other’	65	1	62	1	55	1	71	1	65	1
	Subtotal	81	1	79	1	71	1	85	1	78	1
Total admissions		7,567		7,251		5,544		6,688		7,470
Total offenders		7,419		7,108		5,411		6,388		7,163

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 1: 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 fiscal year.

Note 2: In 2021-22, there was one (1) Warrant of Committal with an outstanding charge.

Table 31. Federal Admissions to Institutions by Region
Region	2018-19		2019-20		2020-21		2021-22		2022-23
Region	W. of C.	Rev.	W. of C.	Rev.	W. of C.	Rev.	W. of C.	Rev.	W. of C.	Rev.
Atlantic	513	300	492	263	358	238	388	279	459	264
Quebec	974	405	790	428	645	434	890	471	1,011	455
Ontario	1,476	415	1,478	452	760	423	1,207	518	1,708	532
Prairies	1,770	1,046	1,667	1,044	1,345	825	1,381	1,048	1,465	984
Pacific	367	220	330	228	193	252	240	182	290	224
Canada	5,100	2,386	4,757	2,415	3,301	2,172	4,106	2,498	4,933	2,459

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

Table 32. Federal Admissions to Institutions by Race Group (between 2018-19 and 2022-23)
Admission Type	Indigenous		Asian		Black		Caucasian		Other
Admission Type	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Warrant of committal (Initial)	4,572	40	988	74	1,554	58	8,362	49	1,518	73
Warrant of committal (Repeat)	1,801	16	82	6	405	15	2,774	16	139	7
Revocation for breach of condition	3,001	26	173	13	484	18	4,121	24	287	14
Revocation with outstanding charge	627	5	35	3	126	5	603	4	50	2
Revocation with offence	1,251	11	31	2	88	3	989	6	65	3
Other*	156	1	30	2	25	1	156	1	27	1
Total	11,408		1,339		2,682		17,005		2,086

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

Table 33. Federal Admissions to Institutions by Gender (between 2018-19 and 2022-23)
Admission Type	Men		Women
Admission Type	#	%	#	%
Warrant of committal (Initial)	15,433	48	1,552	61
Warrant of committal (Repeat)	5,006	16	190	7
Revocation for breach of condition	7,496	23	566	22
Revocation with outstanding charge	1,373	4	68	3
Revocation with offence	2,265	7	159	6
Other*	370	1	24	1
Total	31,943		2,559

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

Note: Between 2018-19 and 2022-23, there were 18 admissions to institutions of offenders who identified as another gender.

Table 34. Federal Admissions to Institutions by Offence Type
Offence Type	2018-19		2019-20		2020-21		2021-22		2022-23
Offence Type	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Violent	4,342	57	4,357	60	3,534	64	4,373	65	5,025	67
Non-Violent	3,225	43	2,894	40	2,010	36	2,316	35	2,445	33
Total	7,567		7,251		5,544		6,689		7,470

Table 35. Proportions of Admissions by Offence Type for Warrants of Committal and due to Revocations (%)
Offence Type	2018-19		2019-20		2020-21		2021-22		2022-23
Offence Type	W. of C.	Rev.	W. of C.	Rev.	W. of C.	Rev.	W. of C.	Rev.	W. of C.	Rev.
Violent	56	61	59	62	63	64	65	65	66	70
Non-Violent	44	39	41	38	37	36	35	35	34	30
Total (#)	5,100	2,386	4,757	2,415	3,300	2,172	4,106	2,498	4,933	2,459

Table 36. Age at Admission on Initial Warrants of Committal
Age Group	2018-19		2019-20		2020-21		2021-22		2022-23
Age Group	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Under 18	-	0	1	<1	-	0	-	0	1	<1
18-29	1,491	38	1,379	38	976	39	1,070	34	1,210	32
30-39	1,243	32	1,151	32	786	32	1,020	32	1,258	33
40-49	654	17	537	15	385	15	571	18	692	18
50-59	335	9	334	9	199	8	262	8	360	9
60-69	131	3	149	4	95	4	147	5	198	5
70-79	56	1	63	2	39	2	64	2	89	2
Over 80	9	<1	11	<1	5	<1	8	<1	15	<1
Total	3,919		3,625		2,485		3,142		3,823

Table 37. Average Age at Admission on Initial Warrants of Committal by Race Group (between 2018-19 and 2022-23)
Age Group	Indigenous		Asian		Black		Caucasian		Other
Age Group	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Under 18	2	<1	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0
18-29	2,073	45	393	40	819	53	2,317	28	524	35
30-39	1,556	34	304	31	437	28	2,671	32	490	32
40-49	609	13	168	17	179	12	1,637	20	246	16
50-59	226	5	68	7	80	5	964	12	152	10
60-69	86	2	41	4	31	2	491	6	71	5
70-79	17	<1	12	1	7	<1	245	3	30	2
Over 80	3	<1	2	<1	1	<1	37	<1	5	<1
Total	4,572		988		1,554		8,362		1,518

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