Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Homicide

Application
The parole ineligibility dates run from the date of arrest.

Second Degree
In Nova Scotia, the parole ineligibility is set within the range of 12 to 15 years.

Only in the extreme cases will the ineligibility be set at between 18 and 20 years.

Murder of a spouse will usually be in the range of 10 to 15 years.

Manslaughter
Most manslaughter cases fall within the range of 4 to 15 years. (R. v. Lawrence (1999), 172 N.S.R. (2d) 375 (NSCA) 2011 NSSC 186 - 4 to 10 years range; R v Brisson, 2009 BCSC 1606 - 4 to 15 years)

Manslaughter runs a broad spectrum of unlawful acts ranging from near accidents to near murders.(R v Laberge (1995), 165 AR 375, [1995] AWLD 588 (CA), at para 6) The distinction is the level of moral culpability.

One factor to moral culpability is the nature of the unlawful act, including the level risk arising from the act and the foreseeability of the risk. This can be divided into three categories:
 * Lowest: risk of bodily harm
 * Mid: risk of serious bodily harm
 * Highest: risk of life-threatening injury

Ancillary Order

 * DNA Order
 * Weapons Prohibition (Mandatory)