Absolutely. Each report is different, so if we have a first-time offender in front of us with no mental health issues, you could probably prepare a pre-sentence report in 10 hours. The average is about 15 hours.
To clarify, we already include this information in our reports. This will legally compel us to do so, and so the reports we're writing right now, if there is a mental health issue that we need to investigate or gather information about, probably adds another four to five hours, depending on the complexity of the situation and the availability of information.
In Chatham, I work right beside the Canadian Mental Health Association so if we have the proper releases of information signed, it can go fairly smoothly, but it's all dependent on area and resources and accessibility of information.