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Corrections and Conditional Release Act

Version of section 122 from 2012-06-13 to 2024-08-18:


Marginal note:Day parole review

  •  (1) Subject to subsection 119(2), the Board shall, on application, at the time prescribed by the regulations, review, for the purpose of day parole, the case of every offender other than an offender referred to in subsection (2).

  • Marginal note:Special cases

    (2) The Board may, on application, at the time prescribed by the regulations, review, for the purpose of day parole, the case of an offender who is serving a sentence of two years or more in a provincial correctional facility in a province in which no program of day parole has been established for that category of offender.

  • Marginal note:Decision or adjournment

    (3) With respect to a review commenced under this section, the Board shall decide whether to grant day parole, or may adjourn the review for a reason authorized by the regulations and for a reasonable period not exceeding the maximum period prescribed by the regulations.

  • Marginal note:No application for one year

    (4) No application for day parole may be made until one year after the date of the Board’s decision — or until any earlier time that the regulations prescribe or the Board determines — if, following a review, the Board does not grant day parole or cancels or terminates parole.

  • Marginal note:Maximum duration

    (5) Day parole may be granted to an offender for a period not exceeding six months, and may be continued for additional periods not exceeding six months each following reviews of the case by the Board.

  • Marginal note:Withdrawal of application

    (6) An offender may not withdraw an application for day parole within 14 days before the commencement of the review unless the withdrawal is necessary and it was not possible to withdraw it earlier due to circumstances beyond their control.

  • 1992, c. 20, s. 122
  • 1995, c. 42, ss. 36(F), 69(E)
  • 2012, c. 1, s. 78

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