Robert Latimer, seen while on leave in March 2008, has been granted another 10-day leave by the National Parole Board. (Geoff Howe/CP)

With only a few months to go before he is eligible to apply for full parole, Robert Latimer has won another extension of his day parole.

Latimer, 56, is the Saskatchewan man serving a life sentence for killing his disabled daughter, Tracy.

He is currently on day parole in British Columbia where he is working and studying to become an electrician. He also manages, from a distance, his family farm in Saskatchewan.

Latimer is allowed to be at school or work during the day and returns to a halfway house five nights per week. On weekends he stays at an apartment he is renting.

The latest decision from the National Parole Board, dated Feb. 12 and released to the media Wednesday, says Latimer is approved to continue this day parole.

He was also granted permission to leave B.C. for an extended family visit.

The board followed its usual practice of blacking out specific details, including the dates and locations, of that leave.

"[Y]our reintegration has been progressing favourably," the two-person panel of the board wrote in its decision. "You have positive family support in your release area, are continuing to participate in psychological counselling and continuing to pursue vocational training."

"There are no concerns regarding your behaviour in the community," the board added.

The board also considered Latimer's request to spend more time at his apartment, instead of the halfway house.

Latimer wants to spend five nights per week on his own, and two nights in the halfway house. He was turned down.

The board noted that Latimer had asked for the same parole conditions in the past, without success.

The extension of Latimer's day parole will last six months.

In December he will be eligible to apply for full parole, which — if granted — could begin in January 2011. His prison sentence was set at life with no opportunity for parole until 10 years had passed.

Latimer killed his daughter in 1993 by placing her in a family truck and connecting the exhaust to the cab. He let the motor run until she died.

He confessed to police that he acted out of compassion because of Tracy's chronic problems with pain due to her severe disability.

Latimer's case took years to get through the legal system. After two trials and several appeals, he began serving time in January 2001.