Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum has been sentenced to one year in prison following his conviction on corruption-related charges.
He has also received two years' probation.
The sentence came down in a Montreal courtroom Thursday afternoon.
The charges stemmed from two separate deals between 2007 and 2010 when Applebaum was mayor of the Cote des Neiges-NDG borough.
He was found guilty of pocketing about $37,000 in kickbacks from developers and engineering firms through his former aide.
The prosecution had sought a two-year prison sentence followed by two years' probation after his conviction in January on eight charges.
Applebaum's lawyer had countered with a recommendation of either a suspended sentence or a mixed sentence that could include probation, community work and non-consecutive jail time.
The maximum sentence was five years.
Applebaum served as interim mayor of Montreal between November 2012 and June 2013 after a lengthy political career at the municipal level.