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A life sentence is a sentence of life-imprisonment with different parole ineligibility periods depending on the age of the offender and the seriousness of the offense.
An indeterminate sentence is a sentence applied to a person considered a dangerous offender likely to be a continued threat to the community if released. Parole review occurs after 7 years and every 2 years after that.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Corrections and Conditional Release 2022, page 101, FY 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Distribution of life determinate and indeterminate sentences Canada FY 2022
This statistic shows the distribution of offenders serving life, determinate, and indeterminate sentences under federal jurisdiction in Canada in the fiscal year of 2022. About 24.5 percent of the inmate population under federal jurisdiction was serving a life sentence in Canada in the fiscal year of 2022.
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Public Safety Canada. (March 4, 2024). Distribution of federal offenders serving life, determinate and indeterminate sentence in Canada in the fiscal year of 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/602188/distribution-of-life-determinate-and-indeterminate-sentences-canada/
Public Safety Canada. "Distribution of federal offenders serving life, determinate and indeterminate sentence in Canada in the fiscal year of 2022." Chart. March 4, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/602188/distribution-of-life-determinate-and-indeterminate-sentences-canada/
Public Safety Canada. (2024). Distribution of federal offenders serving life, determinate and indeterminate sentence in Canada in the fiscal year of 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/602188/distribution-of-life-determinate-and-indeterminate-sentences-canada/
Public Safety Canada. "Distribution of Federal Offenders Serving Life, Determinate and Indeterminate Sentence in Canada in The Fiscal Year of 2022." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 4 Mar 2024, /statistics/602188/distribution-of-life-determinate-and-indeterminate-sentences-canada/
Public Safety Canada, Distribution of federal offenders serving life, determinate and indeterminate sentence in Canada in the fiscal year of 2022 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/602188/distribution-of-life-determinate-and-indeterminate-sentences-canada/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Distribution of federal offenders serving life, determinate and indeterminate sentence in Canada in the fiscal year of 2022 [Graph], Public Safety Canada, March 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/602188/distribution-of-life-determinate-and-indeterminate-sentences-canada/
