(CNN) -- The Canadian government has agreed to accept Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr after he finishes a year of incarceration in U.S. custody, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
"The American government agreed for Omar Khadr to return to Canada. We will implement the agreement between Omar Khadr and the U.S. government," said Melissa Lantsman, spokeswoman for the Canadian ministry.
Khadr agreed to plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of eight years, far less than the 40 years the military commission sentenced him to over the weekend. Part of the agreement was that he would be transferred to Canada to complete the incarceration.
Under rules of Canada's National Parole Board, Khadr could be eligible for parole after serving one-third of his sentence and could be released after serving two-thirds of the seven years, according to information sent out by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Khadr, a 24-year-old Canadian citizen, is the youngest detainee held at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He pleaded guilty last week to murder, attempted murder, providing material support for terrorism, spying and conspiracy.
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