These changes have important implications, especially for post-release adjustment. The assessment and reassessment of criminogenic needs is an important first step in service delivery for all offenders. Moreover, these data can be used to tailor treatment strategies targeting specific groups. The Service seems to be moving in the right direction to enhance community reintegration for women on conditional release. Offenders are eligible for day parole six months before they are eligible for full parole, and they are eligible for full parole after having served one third of their sentence.
Mandatory supervision begins when the offender has served two thirds of the sentence.
In Canada, offenders sentenced to two years or more of incarceration are under federal jurisdiction, while those sentenced to less than two years of incarceration are under provincial jurisdiction.