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Ontario Parole Board (Tribunals Ontario)

Ministry
Attorney General
URL
http://tribunalsontario.ca/opb/
Address
Box 250
TORONTO
M7A1N3
Phone
416-325-4480
Background
Ministry of Correctional Services Act (opens a new window)
Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009 (opens a new window)
Function

The Ontario Parole Board is dedicated to the process of promoting public safety by making responsible decisions regarding the return of offenders to the community through supervised conditional release (parole and unescorted temporary absences). The Board derives its authority from the federal Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the federal Prison and Reformatories Act and the Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services Act and Regulations. The board, responsible to the Minister, provides in-person parole hearings automatically for offenders who are serving sentences six months or longer. Those serving sentences of less than six months or offenders interested in a temporary absence must apply to the parole board in order to receive a hearing. Inmates are eligible for release on parole after having served one-third of their sentence. They may, however, apply for early parole consideration under exceptional or compelling circumstances. A quorum of two board members, reviews all available information on an individual case prior to the in-person hearing. Additionally, the board conducts case reviews, in quorum, and undertakes a wide scope of administrative functions and decisions. The primary goal of the board is to assess an offender's risk to society by reoffending and to help protect society by assisting in the offender's reintegration into the community. 

The Ontario Parole Board is designated as part of an adjudicative tribunal cluster by regulation made under the Adjudicative Tribunals Accountability, Governance and Appointments Act, 2009.

Membership

The Lieutenant Governor in Council appoints the number of full- and part-time members considered necessary and may designate one of the members as chair. 

In accordance with the governance structure of the clusters, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint: an executive chair to be responsible for all of the adjudicative tribunals included in a cluster; an associate chair for each adjudicative tribunal that is included in a cluster; one or more of the associate chairs as alternate executive chairs of the cluster; one or more vice-chairs for each adjudicative tribunal that is included in a cluster. The executive chair and each alternate executive chair must also be members of each of the adjudicative tribunals in the cluster, and the associate chair and each vice-chair must also be members of the tribunal to which they are appointed as associate chair and vice-chair.

Term

There is no limitation in legislation.

Meetings
Hearings are scheduled as required at various correctional facilities across the province. Some travel time is necessary to fulfill the legal mandate of the board. Part-time community members attend approximately four hearing days a month.
Remuneration

Appointees are remunerated according to Schedule B of the Agencies and Appointments Directive

Appointments & Vacancies

No. Position Member Term Location
1. Associate Chair (Full-Time) SIMON CHAPELLE
24-Sep-2022 - 23-Sep-2025
kingston
2. Vice-Chair (Full-Time) YUGITA LOOKNAUTH
20-Aug-2022 - 19-Aug-2025
whitby
3. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) EMILY MORTON
21-Oct-2023 - 20-Oct-2026
toronto
4. Vice-Chair (Part-Time) CAROLINE FLETCHER-DAGENAIS
04-Nov-2023 - 03-Nov-2026
rockland
5. Member (Full-Time) ASHLEIGH NOTHER
29-Apr-2023 - 28-Apr-2026
kitchener
6. Member (Full-Time) MARNI SOUPCOFF
22-Jul-2023 - 21-Jul-2026
toronto
7. Member (Full-Time) JAMES HART
25-Nov-2023 - 24-Nov-2026
ottawa
8. Member (Part-Time) BARRY RAISON
22-Oct-2022 - 21-Oct-2025
lyn
9. Member (Part-Time) JULIA BRYAN
03-Dec-2022 - 02-Dec-2025
lindsay
10. Member (Part-Time) LOUISE CHARETTE
03-Dec-2022 - 02-Dec-2025
l`orignal
11. Member (Part-Time) DAVID MCFADDEN
07-Jan-2023 - 06-Jan-2026
peterborough
12. Member (Part-Time) JOE WAMBACK
07-Jan-2023 - 06-Jan-2026
newmarket
13. Member (Part-Time) LAWRENCE FELDMAN
10-Feb-2024 - 09-Feb-2026
toronto
14. Member (Part-Time) MATTHEW LETOURNEAU
28-Feb-2023 - 27-Feb-2026
ottawa
15. Member (Part-Time) AGI METE
01-Apr-2023 - 31-Mar-2026
welland
16. Member (Part-Time) GORDON STENCELL
01-Apr-2023 - 31-Mar-2026
kingston
17. Member (Part-Time) JOHN MUISE
13-May-2023 - 12-May-2026
toronto
18. Member (Part-Time) TRACY FOSTER
07-Oct-2023 - 06-Oct-2026
lynden
19. Member (Part-Time) WILLIAM (BILL) GREENBERG
07-Oct-2023 - 06-Oct-2026
smiths falls
20. Member (Part-Time) BRETT TODD
10-Nov-2023 - 09-Nov-2026
prescott
21. Member (Part-Time) ATHENA LACARTE
21-Nov-2024 - 20-Nov-2026
kirkland lake
22. Member (Part-Time) DEBORAH VITTIE-PAGLIARO
21-Nov-2024 - 20-Nov-2026
burlington
23. Member (Part-Time) JOHN DOW
21-Nov-2024 - 20-Nov-2026
greater sudbury
24. Member (Part-Time) ROSA FRAGALA
21-Nov-2024 - 20-Nov-2026
newmarket
25. Member (Part-Time) STEVE GILCHRIST
21-Nov-2024 - 20-Nov-2026
cobourg
26. Member (Part-Time) SYLVIE PARENT
21-Nov-2024 - 20-Nov-2026
collingwood
27. Member (Part-Time) NATALIE JAMES
10-Feb-2024 - 08-Dec-2026
whitchurch-stouffville
28. Member (Part-Time) ISABELLE BOULAY
12-Dec-2024 - 11-Dec-2026
frankford
29. Member (Part-Time) MATHIEU QUESNEL
12-Dec-2024 - 11-Dec-2026
casselman
30. Member (Part-Time) KATHERINE LIVINGSTONE
11-Jan-2024 - 10-Jan-2027
hamilton
31. Member (Part-Time) (TIMOTHY) JAMES O'HALLORAN
16-Jan-2025 - 15-Jan-2027
mississauga
32. Member (Part-Time) DANNY PAQUETTE
16-Jan-2025 - 15-Jan-2027
sharbot lake
33. Member (Part-Time) RICHARD FLOYD
16-Jan-2025 - 15-Jan-2027
belleville
34. Member (Part-Time) ANNE HODGSON
10-Feb-2024 - 09-Feb-2027
haliburton
35. Member (Part-Time) CORNELIA MAZGAREAN
10-Feb-2024 - 09-Feb-2027
north york
36. Member (Part-Time) LINDA LENNON
10-Feb-2024 - 09-Feb-2027
kitchener
37. Member (Part-Time) MARY MACNEILL
10-Feb-2024 - 09-Feb-2027
toronto
38. Member (Part-Time) GARY NIKOTA
01-Mar-2025 - 28-Feb-2027
tecumseh
39. Member (Part-Time) RUPINDER HANS
26-Jul-2022 - 25-Jul-2027
kleinburg
40. Member (Part-Time) ANTHONY TAMBURRO
12-Dec-2024 - 11-Dec-2027
ottawa
41. Member (Part-Time) LAURA HODGSON
12-Mar-2023 - 11-Mar-2028
ottawa
42. Member (Part-Time) GREGORY KUNG
31-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2030
ottawa
43. Executive Chair (Full-Time) SEAN WEIR
02-Dec-2022 - 01-Dec-2025
oakville