<Tr> <Td> Second degree murder </Td> <Td> In general </Td> <Td> 10--25 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Committed by an offender previously convicted of murder </Td> <Td> 25 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Where the offender was 16 or 17 years old at time of the offence </Td> <Td> 7 years </Td> </Tr> <P> For multiple murder offences committed after December 2, 2011, a court may, after considering any jury recommendation, impose consecutive periods of parole ineligibility for each murder . While the provision is not mandatory, this means, for example, that an individual convicted of three counts of first degree murder could face life with no parole for 75 years - or 25 years for each conviction . This provision has been used in several cases where parole ineligibility periods have been extended beyond 25 years; in four cases to 75 years prior to parole eligibility . </P>

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