There is no minimum here. We're talking 14 years. A judge can impose a sentence from a few days up to the maximum of 14 years. But some of the outcomes that are currently available in the Criminal Code would not be possible after this new maximum comes into force. What would not be available are absolute or conditional discharges.
The effect of that is as follows. You might have someone who is, say, a first-time offender, and the offence is relatively small. But for some reason, the decision has been made to prosecute this offender. Perhaps he has cooperated. There are lots of mitigating factors. What you will sometimes see is that the crown and the accused will agree on a joint submission for an absolute or conditional discharge. That is technically not a conviction. If you go and plead guilty, and you are discharged, you are not convicted. You don't have a criminal record. It's effectively a “go and sin no more” outcome from the judge. It's an exceptional remedy for those cases where the offence needs to be recognized but doesn't rise to a very serious level. This would not be available anymore, because there are provisions in the Criminal Code that make it not available for offences that carry a maximum of 14 years.
The same goes for conditional sentences. Sentences served in the community or, as people like to put it, house arrest would no longer be available. Probation would be available, so the judge could order it. Therefore it's not automatic that someone is going to jail. However, if this is passed, it is more likely that people would go to real jail as opposed to a discharge or a sentence in the community.