 Unlike remission, the sentence is not abated; rather the accused person will be released on parole and will be subject to conditions for the last one-third of the sentence.The Parole Board of Canada may refuse statutory release for certain accused persons or for certain offences, and as such, many accused persons end up serving their entire sentence in custody and are only released on their warrant expiry date.Any accused person sentenced to a term of imprisonment greater than six months may apply for parole after serving one-third of the sentence.