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Bill S-281

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 08, 2023
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Act (parole review)
  • This bill, called S-281, is an amendment to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act in Canada. It states that for offenders who are serving a sentence for first or second-degree murder, parole will be reviewed according to specific time frames set by law, rather than being based on the offender's application. This means that once the Parole Board has decided not to grant day or full parole, or has canceled or terminated parole for the offender, their parole will be reviewed again based on these time frames. The full text of the bill can be found on the Senate of Canada's website.
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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament,

70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023

SENATE OF CANADA

BILL S-281
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole review)
FIRST READING, November 8, 2023

THE HONOURABLE SENATOR BOISVENU
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SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to provide that, in the case of an offender who is serving a sentence for first degree murder or second degree murder, parole is reviewed in accordance with the statutory time frames — not on application by the offender — once the Board has decided not to grant day or full parole to the offender or to cancel or terminate the offender’s parole.

Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address:
www.sencanada.ca/en


1st Session, 44th Parliament,

70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023

SENATE OF CANADA

BILL S-281

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole review)

His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1992, c. 20

Corrections and Conditional Release Act

1 Section 122 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):

No application — murder

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(4.‍1) Despite subsection (4), in the case of an offender who is serving a sentence for first degree murder or second degree murder within the meaning of section 231 of the Criminal Code, no further application for day parole may be made if, following a review, the Board does not grant day parole or cancels or terminates parole.
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2 Section 123 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (6):

No application — murder

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(6.‍1) Despite subsection (6), in the case of an offender who is serving a sentence for first degree murder or second degree murder within the meaning of section 231 of the Criminal Code, no further application for full parole may be made if, following a review, the Board does not grant full parole or cancels or terminates parole.
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Published under authority of the Senate of Canada


EXPLANATORY NOTES

Corrections and Conditional Release Act
Clause 1: New.
Clause 2: New.