Corrections and Conditional Release Act

Marginal note:Day parole review

• 122 (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:Renewal of application

  (4) Where the Board decides not to grant day parole, no further application for day parole may be made until six months after the decision or until such earlier time as the regulations prescribe or the Board determines.

• 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 withdraw an application for day parole at any time before the commencement of the review under this section.