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Parole Board Grants Jacob Hoggard Six Months of Day Parole and Denies Full Release

Strict conditions aim to limit his contact with minors, protect victims, require continued treatment, confine electronic devices, and place him in a supervised British Columbia halfway house.

Jacob Hoggard.
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard arrives at the Toronto courthouse for sentencing after being found guilty earlier this year of sexually assaulting an Ottawa woman, on Thursday, October 20, 2022.
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard is pictured during a performance in Grande Prairie, Alta., on Feb. 9 2018.

Overview

  • The Parole Board of Canada granted Jacob Hoggard six months of day parole in mid‑June while rejecting his request for full parole.
  • Day‑parole conditions include no unsupervised contact with anyone under 18, no contact with victims, no presence of sex workers, a limit on mobile devices, and a mandate to continue therapy and treatment.
  • The board assessed Hoggard as a low risk of reoffending and said he has begun making positive personal changes but still has further work to do.
  • Officials expect Hoggard to be placed in a halfway house in his home region of British Columbia and to reintegrate under close supervision from a parole officer.
  • Hoggard is serving a five‑year sentence after a 2022 conviction for sexually assaulting a Brockville woman in 2016 and withdrew a 2024 bid to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.