Ontario Parole Board Explained

The Ontario Parole Board (OPB; French: Commission ontarienne des libérations conditionnelles) is an independent inquisitorial agency in Ontario, Canada.^[1] It is one of 13 adjudicative tribunals under the Ministry of the Attorney General that make up Tribunals Ontario.^{[2] [3]}

The OPB is separate from the Parole Board of Canada, which can make parole decisions for individuals who are serving a sentence of 2 years or more.^[4]

Authority

The OPB can grant,^[5] deny,^[6] revoke, and suspend parole under the Ministry of Correctional Services Act. Also, the Ontario Parole Board can also authorize the re-committal of parolees to custody, lift one's parole suspension, or cancel a temporary absence it has granted.^{[7] [8]}

Parole is a conditional release from a correctional institution.^[9] If a parolee breaches a condition of their parole, then the parole may be suspended or revoked.^[10]

The OPB renders decisions for offenders serving a sentence of less than two years in an Ontario correctional institution and applications for temporary absences from correctional institutions for more than 72 hours.^{[11] [12] [13] [14]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: About the OPB . Tribunals Ontario: Ontario Parole Board . The Ontario Parole Board (OPB) is an independent, inquisitorial agency....
2. Web site: Definitions . Human Rights Legal Support. Tribunals Ontario is a group of fourteen (14) adjudicative tribunals that play an important role in the administration of justice in Ontario, including the HRTO. The tribunals are the Assessment Review Board, Animal Care Review Board, Child and Family Services Review Board, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, Custody Review Board, Fire Safety Commission, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, Landlord and Tenant Board, Licence Appeal Tribunal, Ontario Civilian Police Commission, Ontario Parole Board....
3. Web site: Tribunals Ontario . Tribunals Ontario. Our tribunals are: Assessment Review Board, Animal Care Review Board, Child and Family Services Review Board, Custody Review Board, Fire Safety Commission, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, Landlord and Tenant Board, Licence Appeal Tribunal, Ontario Civilian Police Commission, Ontario Parole Board....
4. News: Moye. MJ . Everything You Need to Know About Parole and Probation in Canada . September 19, 2023 . Toronto Star . May 13, 2023 . The federal and provincial parole boards have complete discretion in decision-making on the granting or denying of parole....
5. News: Ferguson . Bob . McGuinty chief of staff served just one-quarter of four-month jail sentence behind bars . September 20, 2023 . Toronto Star . January 18, 2019. David Livingston voluntarily surrendered at the Toronto South Detention Centre on July 29 and was released 35 days later after being granted a temporary absence permit by the Ontario Parole Board....
6. News: Mandel . Michele . Early parole denied again in 'nip-tipping' tragedy . September 19, 2023 . Toronto Sun . May 10, 2013. But while Colin and Terry Berwick are pleased the Ontario Parole Board has denied Middleton....
7. Web site: About the OPB . Tribunals Ontario: Ontario Parole Board . Under the authority of the Ministry of Correctional Services Act, the OPB can....
8. Web site: Ministry of Correctional Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.22 . Ministry of Correctional Services . Upon an application by an inmate for parole, the Board shall, (a) grant parole upon the conditions that it considers appropriate; or (b) deny parole....
9. Web site: Probation and Parole . Government of Ontario . Parole is a conditional release from a correctional institution. It permits an offender to serve the remainder of their sentence in the community under the supervision of a probation and parole officer..
10. Web site: What happens when prisoners breach their parole conditions? . Blory's Law. If a prisoner on parole breaches a condition, then the prisoner’s parole may be suspended....
11. Web site: Introduction . Government of Canada. Only the provinces of Ontario and Quebec currently have their own parole boards that make parole decisions for offenders serving sentences of less than two years....
12. News: Powell . Betsy . Thunder Bay inmates, union leaders question institution’s safety after lack of coronavirus information. September 19, 2023 . The Globe and Mail . March 25, 2020. Previously, inmates’ applications for temporary absence of longer than 72 hours needed to be decided by the Ontario Parole Board. Legislative changes made last week now allow senior corrections officials to make those decisions as well....
13. News: Powell . Betsy . ‘I want out of here before it gets here’: Jail inmate fears COVID-19 as Ontario halts in-person parole hearings . September 21, 2023 . Toronto Star . March 19, 2020 . The Ontario Parole Board also hears applications for temporary absences from jail of more than 72 hours and up to 60 days....
14. News: Cardoso. Tom . Ontario to release some inmates nearing end of their sentence. September 21, 2023 . The Globe and Mail . March 20, 2020 . Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General, which manages the province’s adult correctional system....