REGINA — A federal offender once deemed “a very high risk to re-offend violently” has had his statutory release revoked, with the Parole Board of Canada ruling on March 16 that he continues to pose an undue risk to public safety.
Clayton Grant Moose, 47, is under a Long-Term Supervision Order (LTSO). He was living in the community under the LTSO, which is a decade-long form of post-sentence monitoring reserved for offenders considered a substantial risk to re-offend. The LTSO begins after the entire sentence has been served.
He appeared before the Board by video conference in March following his latest suspension. According to the decision, Moose went unlawfully at large just weeks after his May 2025 release to a Regina halfway house, remaining on the run for more than six months until his arrest on Dec. 31, 2025.
The Board found Moose had deliberately planned to abscond, saying he admitted he was “close to emptying [his] bank account” before disappearing, and had returned to alcohol use while unlawfully at large. His behaviour, wrote the panel, showed a lack of compliance with conditions, including his residency condition, and a failure to participate in his release responsibilities.
Moose told the Board he would have been more successful if released to Manitoba, where his family lives, but Correctional Service Canada told the Board that safety concerns related to his former gang affiliation prevented placement there. A facility in his home province also confirmed it could no longer accommodate him due to his current medical condition, which requires wheelchair access.
According to Parole Board of Canada documents, he was serving his fourth federal sentence of eight years and three months. He has an extensive violent criminal history that includes convictions for robbery with a firearm, pointing a firearm, disguise with intent, break and enter, and multiple escapes, the most recent adding another five months to his sentence.
Moose was convicted for a 2012 violent home invasion. Moose and an accomplice, armed with a shotgun and wearing disguises, robbed a couple, reveal parole documents. During the robbery, he pointed the firearm at the victims and struck the male victim with the firearm. Moose shot a shell into the ceiling as he fled.
The Parole Board said the event caused “significant and lasting trauma” to the victims.
Moose has a long-standing addiction to alcohol and drugs, which he has used as a coping mechanism stemming from a traumatic childhood that included parental substance abuse, violence, and being a victim of sexual assault by an older male relative for two years.
