KINDERSLEY – The Parole Board of Canada has revoked the statutory release of 45-year-old Curtis Mikituk, for breaching his release conditions and a return to substance use following a personal tragedy.
Mikituk, who was serving his second federal sentence – a nearly three-year term for break, enter, and robbery – was released into the community after reaching his statutory release date on June 4. His release came with strict conditions and access to support services, but parole documents reveal that he failed to engage with these resources after learning of a friend’s death.
Instead, Mikituk relapsed into fentanyl use and missed a scheduled rehabilitation program session on Aug. 15. When contacted by the program facilitator, he appeared disoriented and offered inconsistent explanations. He later admitted to his parole officer that he had used fentanyl the night before, expressing remorse and acknowledging the impact his actions would have on his family.
Despite being urged to turn himself in to the RCMP, Mikituk remained in the community with his whereabouts unknown, when he voluntarily surrendered at a local police station. He was cooperative and didn’t face new charges at the time. But he refused to participate in a post-suspension interview, preventing any discussion of alternative release plans.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) recommended revocation of his statutory release, a recommendation the Parole Board upheld during a hearing on Oct. 28.
Mikituk’s current sentence stems from a violent home invasion in which he and accomplices broke into the home of a 71-year-old woman, threatening her with a taser while under the influence of methamphetamine or fentanyl. Though the victim wasn’t physically harmed, she later submitted a Victim Impact Statement detailing lasting psychological trauma, including anxiety, sleep disturbances, and cognitive difficulties.
As part of his sentence, Mikituk is subject to a lifetime weapons prohibition and a mandatory DNA order.
Criminal history
Parole documents reveal that Mikituk has a history of being a street gang member.
“Your first federal sentence did not deter you from continuing involvement with street gang activity and criminal behaviour,” read parole documents. “Since your first federal sentence, your offending has increased in frequency and severity as you incurred serious offences/convictions for kidnapping and most recently break enter and commit robbery.”
Mikituk disaffiliated himself from a street gang in 2020 after he “purportedly recognized that it was a mistake to be involved in that lifestyle,” according to parole documents.
His criminal record spans over two decades, beginning in 2004. His convictions include a range of property crimes, weapons offences, and repeated breaches of court orders. Early charges involved possession of stolen property and break-in tools. Over the years, Mikituk accumulated multiple convictions for failing to comply with probation and recognizance conditions, theft over $5,000, and carrying concealed weapons.
In 2006, he was convicted of possessing a prohibited firearm with ammunition. By 2014, he received his first federal sentence – two years – for robbery and break and enter with intent. In the years that followed, he was convicted of drug possession, fleeing police, and obstructing peace officers.
His next statutory release is in February 2026 and his warrant of committal expiry date is in June 2026.
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