VANCOUVER, B.C. - The National Parole Board has extended Robert Latimer's day parole, saying his reintegration into society is progressing well but the special conditions placed on him will remain.

The former Saskatchewan farmer was released on day parole just over a year ago, after serving seven years of a life sentence for the 1993 death of his severely disabled daughter, Tracy.

In a written decision made March 12 and released Thursday, the board said Latimer has positive support, is continuing to pursue vocational training and has handled well the stress of a family member's recent medical difficulties.

Latimer's mother died last March and attended her funeral, but the board is not specific about the family illness in its decision.

"Based on a review of your correctional file . . . the board has concluded that were your day parole to be continued, your risk to reoffend would not be undue," the panel concluded.

Latimer, 55, applied for day parole in December 2007 but was denied. The decision was overturned on appeal and he was released in February last year.

But the National Parole Board imposed several special conditions before he was released to an Ottawa halfway house, and the board was clear in its latest decision that those conditions will remain.

"You are not to have responsibility for, or make decisions for, any individuals who are severely disabled," the report said. "This special condition is seen as reasonable and necessary given the circumstances of your current offence committed against your severely disabled daughter."

Latimer was convicted in 1994 of second-degree murder after he killed his 12-year-old daughter by piping exhaust fumes into his truck while the rest of the family was at church.

The girl's death sparked a huge public debate on assisted suicide and euthanasia.

The Supreme Court of Canada overturned his first conviction, but a second guilty verdict was later upheld.

"You maintain that you were motivated solely by a desire to end her suffering from severe and chronic pain," the board members said in the decision.

"File information indicates that you staged her death," the board said. "In order to make it appear that your daughter died of natural causes, you removed her body from the vehicle and placed her in her bed, giving the impression to your wife and others that she died in her sleep."

Board members also want Latimer to continue with psychological counselling to address any personal and emotional issues and to further develop stress management, noting the notoriety of his case.