The Ontario Parole Board (OPB; French: ''Commission ontarienne des libérations conditionnelles'') is an independent inquisitorial agency in

Ontario, Canada Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

. It is one of 13 adjudicative tribunals under the

Ministry of the Attorney General The Attorney General of Ontario is the chief legal adviser to His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario and, by extension, the Government of Ontario. The Attorney General is a senior member of the Executive Council of Ontario (the cabinet) and ...

that make up

Tribunals Ontario Tribunals Ontario (french: Tribunaux décisionnels Ontario) is the umbrella organization for 13 adjudicative tribunals under the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario. It was formed on January 1, 2019, from the merger of the Social Justice ...

. The OPB is separate from the

Parole Board of Canada The Parole Board of Canada (french: Commission des libérations conditionnelles du Canada; formerly known as the National Parole Board) is the Canadian government agency that is responsible for reviewing and issuing parole and criminal pardons in ...

, which can make parole decisions for individuals who are serving a sentence of 2 years or more.

Authority

The OPB can grant, deny, 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. Parole is a conditional release from a correctional institution. If a parolee breaches a condition of their parole, then the parole may be suspended or revoked. The OPB renders decisions for offenders serving a sentence of less than two years in an

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

correctional institution A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correcti ...

and applications for temporary absences from correctional institutions for more than 72 hours.

References

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