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Does Canada Use Concurrent or Consecutive Sentencing?

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Does Canada Use Concurrent or Consecutive Sentencing?

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I do not know where you are getting your information from but in Canada depending on the situation the judge can give out concurrent or consecutive. That’s the way it was and is when I studied law in Canada and I have lived here all my life. Hope this is of help to you.

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All sentences for multiple convictions in Canada are served concurrently. A judge may impose a consecutive sentence if the offender is already serving a prison sentence for an earlier conviction, provided the combined sentence is not unduly long or harsh. There have been parliamentary attempts to allow for consecutive sentences for multiple murders. As it stands now, the maximum sentence is life and an offender cannot serve longer than life. It is up to the Parole Board to consider multiple convictions when determining whether an offender should be paroled.

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