1. Approximate Number of Offenders Under Federal Custody
2. Federal Conditional Release Population
3. Number of National Parole Board Members
4. Number of Reviews and Hearings
5. Number of Elder Assisted Hearings Conducted
6. Parole Grant Rate
7. Number of Appeal Decisions
8. Outcomes of Conditional Release
9. Number of NPB Contacts with Victims
10. Number of Victim Statements Presented at Hearings
11. Number of Observers at Hearings
12. Number of Decisions Released
13. Number of Pardons Granted
14. Number of Prerogatives of Mercy Granted
15. Number of offenders who have had a judicial review (Section 745 Criminal Code – also known as the Faint Hope Clause)

(Note: Unless otherwise noted, the following statistics are for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.)

1. Approximate Number of Offenders under Federal Custody

Incarcerated – 13,289

Conditional Release – 8,716

(Conditional Release includes those federal offenders conditionally released on day parole, full parole and statutory release and those on long term supervision orders including those paroled for deportation and temporary detainees whether detained in a penitentiary or a provincial jail.)

2. Federal Conditional Release Population

• Canada: 8,716
• Atlantic region: 842
• Quebec region: 2,185
• Ontario region: 2,334
• Prairies region: 2,003
• Pacific region: 1,352

3. Number of National Parole Board Members

As of November 2009, the NPB had 40 full-time members. (The maximum number of members the Board may have is 45. This number is capped by law.)

As of November 2009, the NPB had 37 part-time members. (The maximum number of part-time members is 40. Part-time members are used to help manage workloads.)

4. Number of Reviews and Hearings

17,565 (both pre- and post-release)

This number represents both federal level reviews (16,589) and provincial level reviews (976) where the NPB is responsible to hear provincial cases.

Note: A review could be by way of a file review in the office or by way of a face-to-face panel hearing with the offender in the institution.

5. Number of Elder Assisted Hearings Conducted

481

Note: The purpose of Elder assisted hearings is to create an environment that facilitates a culturally-sensitive hearing process for Aboriginal offenders.

6. Parole Grant Rate

Federal day parole: 69%

Federal full parole: 44%

7. Number of Appeal Decisions by the Appeals Division of the NPB

Federal cases: 652 decisions with the initial decision being affirmed in 97 percent

Provincial cases: 37 decisions with the initial decision being affirmed in 100 percent

8. Successful Completion Rates for Federal Conditional Release

Day parole: 85%

Full Parole: 75%

Statutory Release: 60% (Note: SR is legislated and is not a NPB decision)

Offenders released on statutory release were far more likely to have had their releases revoked because of a breach of condition than federal offenders on day parole or full parole during each of the last five years.

9. Number of NPB Contacts with Victims

In 2008-2009: 20,039

Last five years: 94,120

10. Number of Victim Statements Presented at Hearings

In 2008-2009: 192 presentations at 112 hearings.

Last five years: 1006 presentations at 615 hearings

11. Number of Observers at Hearings

In 2008-2009: 1,904

Last five years: More than 8,700

12. Number of Decisions Released

In 2008-2009: 6,140

Last five years: 28,462

13. Number of Pardons Granted

In 2008-2009: 39,628

Last five years: 111,769

Note: Since 1970, more than 400,000 Canadians have received pardons. 96 percent of these are still in force, indicating that the vast majority of pardon recipients remain crime-free in the community.

14. Number of Royal Prerogative of Mercy Granted

In 2008-2009: 21 requests received and 4 granted.

As of the end of 2008, there were 28 active clemency cases.

15. Number of offenders who have had a judicial review (Section 745 Criminal Code – also known as the Faint Hope Clause)

As of October 18, 2009, 1,023 offenders were deemed eligible to apply for a judicial review. Of those eligible, there were 174 court decisions of which 144 became eligible for earlier parole. Of these, 85 were granted parole.

Source: NPB Statistics