1. Learn if house arrest is available

A sentence that imposes house arrest is called a conditional sentence.

When a conditional sentence is allowed

You can only be given a conditional sentence if:

• the crime is not punishable by a minimum term in jail, and
• your sentence is for less than 2 years.

When a conditional sentence is not allowed

You can't be given a conditional sentence if you've been found guilty of an indictable offence that has a maximum term in jail of 14 years or life.

You also can't get a conditional sentence for these crimes:

• Attempted murder
• Torture
• Advocating genocide
• A terrorism or criminal organization offence that has a maximum sentence of 10 years or more