Community supervision

The court may order that you serve all or part of your sentence in the community. Probation, conditional sentences and suspended sentences all involve community supervision. See Serving a Community Sentence  for more information.

When you serve all or part of your sentence in the community, you must follow all conditions set out in your sentence. If you do not follow the conditions the consequences can be serious. You may be supervised by a probation officer, who will work closely with you to help you change your behaviour and connect you with supports in the community.

Probation officers:

• Balance supervising and enforcing court orders with helping you make positive changes in your life
• Apply the appropriate level of supervision, support and programming based on your assessed risk to reoffend
• Identify your needs that must be addressed to reduce reoffending
• Tailor support and programming to your characteristics and learning style

Consequence of not obeying your conditions

There are serious consequences for not following the conditions that the court has ordered. The consequences depend on the type of community sentence you received but may include being charged with a new offence, receiving an in custody term, another period of community supervision or a fine. Your probation officer can explain to you what penalties you can face if you do not obey the conditions of your sentence.

More information

For more information, see:

• Probation
• Community programs