2021 to 2022 Annual Report to Parliament: Access to Information Act
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Statistics
- IV. Interpretation of the Statistical Report
- Requests under the Access to Information Act
- Informal Requests
- Applications to the Information Commissioner on Declining to Act on Requests
- Requests closed during the reporting period
- Extensions
- Fees
- Consultations Received from other Institutions and Organizations
- Completion time of Consultations on Cabinet Confidences
- Complaints and Investigations
- Court Action
- Resources related to the Access to Information Act
- IV. Interpretation of the Statistical Report
- Highlights
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
Introduction
I. Introduction
The purpose of the Access to Information Act (ATIA) is to provide Canadians with access to records under the control of federal institutions, except for records subject to limited and specific exemptions and exclusions.
This report reflects the access to information activities of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) with respect to the stated legislation, for the period of April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
The annual report is tabled in Parliament pursuant to section 94 of the ATIA and in accordance to section 20 of the Service Fees Act. The report describes the activities of ISC that support compliance with access to information legislation. In addition, it provides details on the activities and accomplishments of the Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Directorate, including highlights such as:
- Limiting the break in service during Covid-19;
- Continued training initiatives to increase departmental ATIA capacity and awareness; and
- Further development of ATIP in a shared service.
Creation and Growth of the New Departments
In June 2019, the Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Act and the Department of Indigenous Services Act received royal ascent. This formalized the creation of the two new departments. The ATIP Directorate provides shared services support for ISC and CIRNAC through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the departments' enabling legislation.
Delegation on ministerial responsibilities for the ATIA remains institutionally specific.
Indigenous Services Canada's Mandate
The primary mandate of ISC is improving the quality of services delivered to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. The Department will work to close socio-economic gaps and ultimately ensure that Indigenous Peoples have control over their services and programs. The Department of Indigenous Services will focus, in partnership with Indigenous peoples, on the following five interconnected priority areas: health, education, children and families, infrastructure, and a new fiscal relationship.
ISC works collaboratively with partners to improve access to high quality services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples.
Our vision is to support and empower Indigenous peoples to independently deliver services and address the socio-economic conditions in their communities.
ISC has been given the responsibility to identify the best models for delivering improved services to Indigenous Peoples and improve accountability to Indigenous Peoples for the quality of services delivered by the Department.
As Canada moves towards greater Indigenous self-government, ISC will oversee the provision of existing services to Indigenous Peoples, and particularly First Nations under the Indian Act, including the provision of community infrastructure, emergency management, water, education, moneys and trusts, and registration.
The Department works in collaboration with its partners to create systemic change in how the federal government delivers health services to Indigenous Peoples.
II. Organization
Access to Information Directorate at Indigenous Services Canada
The ATIP Directorate is responsible for the administration of requests made under the ATIA and the Privacy Act (PA). It was established within the Corporate Secretariat and reports to the Corporate Secretary, who is directly accountable to the Deputy Head and is a member of the ISC Senior Management Committee. The Directorate also coordinates and implements policies, guidelines and procedures to ensure departmental compliance with the ATIA and PA.
Workshop presentations, training courses and awareness sessions designed to increase access to information and privacy capacity across the Department are also provided by the ATIP Directorate.
Under a shared service MOU, all ATIP analysts processed requests for both ISC and CIRNAC. Requests are varied in volume and complexity based on their classification level.
The ATIP Directorate provides advice and guidance to the Department on a number of topics:
- The application of the ATIA and PA;
- The release of sensitive or protected information to the public;
- Education and awareness of access to information and privacy issues throughout the Department; and
- Proactive publications.
The Intake Team triages and coordinates the receipt of requests for information under the control of the Department made pursuant to the ATIA and the PA.
The Operations Team ensures that a response is provided within the legislated timeframe (30 days). All requests are monitored using the tracking system Access Pro Case Management.
ATIP analysts work closely with the relevant program areas in order to ensure that all responsive documents are provided and to ensure that the information contained within those documents are treated in accordance with the Acts to allow for government records to be safely disclosed to the Canadian public.
The Privacy/Policy team is available to provide expert advice, maintain and monitor privacy risks as well as support ISC with the creation of privacy policy training.
In addition to the ATIP Directorate, within each of the sectors and regional offices of ISC are located ATIP Liaison Officers (ALOs) who receive requests for records from the ATIP Directorate and subsequently task the requests, as appropriate, to areas within their sector. The ALOs play a crucial role in ensuring the appropriate records, impact statements and approvals are obtained and communicated to ATIP Directorate officials within the designated time allowances.
Director's Office
The Director (EX-01), as institutional ATIP Coordinator, holds full delegated authority under the ATIA. The Director is supported in day-to-day administrative tasks by the Deputy Director Operations (PM-06), Deputy Director Privacy/Policy (PM-06), an Administrative Assistant (AS-01) and in reporting by the Systems Administrator (AS-04)
Privacy/Policy Team
The Privacy/Policy Team is led by two Team Leaders (PM-05), who are responsible for the overview of request processing by their team, including the review of privacy/policy requests. The Privacy/Policy Team consists of Analysts at the PM-04, PM-03 and PM-02 levels who respond to privacy policy matters (such as privacy breaches, court ordered disclosure requests, Privacy Assessments, etc.), provides training and Privacy advice, supported by an intake Clerk (CR-04).
Operations Team
The Operations Team is led by three Team Leaders (PM-05), who are responsible for the overview of request processing by their team, including the review of completed requests. The Operations Team consists of Analysts at the PM-04, PM-03, and PM-02 levels who process Access and Privacy requests of varying volume and complexity, as well as provide training.
Intake Team
The Intake Team is led by one Team Lead (PM-5) and is comprised of various Intake Officers (PM-04, PM-01 and CR-04's), who enter all applications into the electronic case management system, acknowledge receipt of requests, perform imaging services, interact with and respond to inquiries from the public.
III. Delegation Order
Under section 95 of the ATIA, the Minister's authority may be delegated to departmental officials in order to administer the ATIA within ISC.
During the reporting period, the delegation order signed by Minister Marc Miller on November 6, 2020, was in effect (Appendix A). Under section 95 of the ATIA, the order delegates full authority and responsibility for the ATIA to the following positions:
- Deputy Minister
- Associate Deputy Minister
- Corporate Secretary
- ATIP Coordinator
- ATIP Deputy Directors
Statistics
IV. Interpretation of the Statistical Report
ISC's Statistical Report and Supplemental Report were submitted to the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) on August 2, 2022 (Appendix B). The Report details various aspects of the requests ISC received and processed during the period of April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
1. Requests under the Access to Information Act
1.1 Number of requests
In 2021-2022, ISC received 444 requests, representing an increase of approximately 24% compared to the 358 received in 2020-2021 (Table 1.1). With the addition of the 377 requests that were carried over from the previous year, this reflected a total of 821 requests to be processed in course of the reporting period. The ATIP Directorate completed 484 requests, 9% more than received, and carried 337 requests, into the next reporting period 2022-2023.
The listing of ISC's completed access to information requests can be found on the Open Canada's website.
Number of Requests | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 |
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Received during reporting period | 499 | 498 | 358 | 444 |
Outstanding from previous reporting period | 50 | 154 | 359 | 377 |
Total | 549 | 652 | 717 | 821 |
Number of Requests | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 |
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Closed during reporting period | 395 | 302 | 342 | 484 |
Carried over to next reporting period | 154 | 350 | 375 | 337 |
1.2 Sources of requests
Of the 444 requests received during the reporting period, 124 (28%) had declined to identify, followed by 105 (24%) from the Public, and 87 (20%) from businesses (Table 1.2). ISC has seen a significant increase from individuals declining to identify compared to other years where requests were predominantly from the public and the media.
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Text alternative for: Table 1.2 Sources of Requests 2018 to 2022
The bar chart (Table 1.2) above compares the source of requests for the period 2018 to 2022 by fiscal year.
For 2021-2022, ATIP received one-hundred-five (105) requests from the public, seventy-six (76) requests from media, eighty-seven (87) from business organisations, seven (7) from other organisations, forty-five (45) from academia, and one-hundred-twenty-four (124) who declined to identify.
For 2020-2021, ATIP received one-hundred-forty-three (143) requests from the public, twenty-one (21) requests from media, eighty-one (81) from business organisations, five (5) from other organisations, ninety-sever (97) from academia, and eleven (11) who declined to identify.
For 2019-2020, ATIP received one-hundred-sixty-four (164) from the public, one-hundred-sixty-seven (167) from media, fifty-seven (57) from business organisations, nine (9) from other organisations, seventy-seven (77) from academia, and twenty-four (24) who declined to identify.
For 2018-2019, ATIP received one-hundred-five (105) from the public, one-hundred-forty-nine (149) from media, seventy-one (71) from business organisations, nineteen (19) from other organisations, eighty-six (86) from academia, and sixty-nine (69) who declined to identify.
1.3 Channels of requests
The channels of requests serve to identify the mechanism used by the Canadian public to request records from the Department: Open Government of Canada Portal, e-mail, mail, phone or fax. The Government of Canada Online Portal was the most used mechanism to request records from the Department.
Channel | Number of Requests |
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Online | 415 |
23 | |
6 | |
In person | 0 |
Phone | 0 |
Fax | 0 |
Total | 444 |
2. Informal Requests
An informal request is defined as a request for copies of previously released access to information requests. As per Treasury Board of Canada (TBS) policies, institutions are required to publicly post titles of summaries of completed requests. Government departments do not charge any application fees for the informal requests and there are no timelines for responding to the requesters. In addition, the requesters have no statutory right of complaint to the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (OIC).
2.1 Number of informal requests
During the 2021-2022 reporting period, ISC received 231 informal requests, an increase of 60% compared to the 144 requests received in 2020-2021. With the addition of the three (3) requests that were carried over from the previous year, this reflected a total of 234 informal requests to be processed. The Department completed 223 informal requests and carried 11 requests into the next reporting period 2022-2023.
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Text alternative for: Table 2.1 Number of Informal Requests Received
The bar chart (Table 2.1) above compares the number of Informal Requests Received by fiscal year from 2018 to 2022.
ATIP received two-hundred-thirty-one (231) informal requests in 2021-2022, one-hundred-forty-four (144) in 2020-2021, thirty-three (33) in 2019-2020, and five (5) in 2018-2019.
2.2 Channels of informal requests
The channels of requests serve to identify the number and mechanism used by the Canadian public for informal requests: Government of Canada Online Portal, e-mail, mail, phone or fax. The channels of requests are a new reporting requirement. The majority of informal requests this reporting fiscal year were received through the Government of Canada Online Portal.
Channel | Number of Requests |
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Online | 226 |
5 | |
0 | |
In person | 0 |
Phone | 0 |
Fax | 0 |
Total | 231 |
2.3 Completion time of informal requests
The following, table 2.3, reports the number of informal requests received and completion time for closed requests during the 2021-2022 reporting period. The table demonstrates the percentage of informal requests closed during the reporting period according to the number of days it took to process and close them.
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Text alternative for: Table 2.3 Completion time of informal requests
Table 2.3 is a pie chart comparing the completion time of informal requests.
Thirteen percent (13%) of files were completed in one (1) to fifteen (15) days. Six percent (6%) of files required sixteen (16) to thirty (30) days. Twenty-five percent (25%) of requests were completed in thirty-one (31) to sixty (60) days, compared to twenty-eight percent (28%) for files that took sixty-one (61) to one-hundred-twenty (120) days.
Twenty percent (20%) of informal requests were completed between one-hundred-twenty-one (121) and one-hundred-eighty (180) days. Seven percent (7%) of files took between one-hundred-eighty-one (181) and three-hundred-sixty-five (365) days, while 1% of requests received took more than three-hundred-sixty-five (>365) days to complete.
2.4 Pages released informally
This section provides information on the number of informal requests closed in relation to pages released. Table 2.4 provides information on the number of informal requests that were closed during the 2021-2022 reporting period that fall under each range of pages released.
Pages Released | Number of Requests | Pages Released |
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< 100 | 126 | 3,612 |
100-500 | 67 | 13,342 |
501-1,000 | 10 | 6,338 |
1,001-5,000 | 20 | 47,905 |
> 5,000 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 223 | 71,197 |
2.5 Pages re-released informally
This new reporting requirement seeks to capture the number of requests for copies of the 231 informal requests received. No requests were received in 2021-2022 that sought copies of previously released informal requests.
3. Applications to the Information Commissioner on Declining to Act on Requests
As per the Act, Departments may submit an application to the Information Commissioner of Canada to decline to act on a received request should a request be considered to be vexatious, made in bad faith or considered to be an abuse of rights. However, this application must be approved by the Information Commissioner of Canada (IC) pursuant to section 6 of the ATIA.
ISC has not submitted any application to decline to act pursuant to the section 6, as none met the set criteria's for such an application during the 2021-2022 reporting year.
4. Requests closed during the reporting period
4.1 Disposition and completion time
Of the 484 formal access to information requests closed during the reporting period, ISC was able to fully or partially disclose records in 274 cases (56% of the requests) (Table 4.1.1).
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Text alternative for: Table 4.1.1 Percentage of completed files relevant to each disclosures
The above pie chart (Table 4.1.1) demonstrates the disposition of the completed requests and their completion time, displayed as:
All disclosed: fourteen percent (14%).
Seventy (70) files were "all disclosed". Zero (0) requests were completed within one (1) to fifteen (15) days, eleven requests (11) between sixteen (16) to thirty (30) days, and fifteen (15) requests between thirty-one (31) to sixty (60) days. Twenty (20) requests were completed between sixty-one (61) to one-hundred-twenty (120) days, three (3) between one-hundred-twenty-one (121) to one-hundred-eighty (180) days, and seven (7) requests between one-hundred-eighty-one (181) to three-sixty-five (365) days. Fourteen (14) files took more than three-hundred-sixty-five (>365) days.
Disclosed in part: forty-two percent (42%)
Two-hundred-four (204) files were "disclosed in part". This is two (2) files between one (1) to fifteen (15) days, twelve (12) closed between sixteen (16) to thirty (30) days, and twenty-three (23) between thirty-one (31) to sixty (60) days. Thirty-eight files closed between sixty-one (61) to one-hundred-twenty (120) days, twenty-one (21) between one-hundred-twenty-one (121) to one-hundred-eighty (180) days, and thirty-one (31) between one-hundred-eighty-one (181) to three-sixty-five (365) days. Seventy-seven (77) files took more than three-hundred-sixty-five (>365) days.
All exempted: four percent (4%)
Eighteen (18) were "all exempted". Zero (0) files closed in the first fifteen (15) days, one (1) between sixteen (16) to thirty (30) days, and one (1) between thirty-one (31) and sixty (60) days. Six (6) files closed between sixty-one (61) and one-hundred-twenty (120) days, zero (0) between one-hundred-twenty-one (121) and one-hundred-eighty (180) days, and four (4) between one-hundred-eighty-one (181) and three-hundred-sixty-five (365) days. Six (6) files took more than three-hundred-sixty-five (>365) to close.
All excluded: one percent (1%)
Six (6) files were "all excluded". Zero (0) files closed in the first fifteen (15) days, one (1) between sixteen (16) to thirty (30) days, and zero (0) between thirty-one (31) and sixty (60) days. One (1) file closed between sixty-one (61) and one-hundred-twenty (120) days, and two (2) between one-hundred-twenty-one (121) and one-hundred-eighty (180) days. Between one-hundred-eighty-one (181) and three-hundred-sixty-five (365) days, one (1) file closed. One (1) file took more than three-hundred-sixty-five (>365) to close.
No records exist: twenty-six percent (26%)
One-hundred-twenty-six (126) files closed as "no records exist". Eight (8) files were closed between day one (1) and fifteen (15), fifty-five (55) between day sixteen (16) and thirty (30) , and twenty-eight (28) between day thirty-one (31) and sixty (60). Between days sixty-one (61) and one-hundred-twenty (120), fourteen (14) files were closed, and between days one-hundred-twenty-one (121) and one-hundred-eighty (180), one (1) file was closed. From days one-hundred-eighty-one (181) to three-hundred-sixty-five (365), nine (9) records were closed, and eleven (11) took more than three-hundred-sixty-five (>365) days.
Request transferred: one percent (1%)
Four (4) requests were transferred. One (1) in the first fifteen (15) days, one (1) between sixteen (16) and thirty (30) days, one (1) between thirty-one (31) and sixty (60) days, and one (1) between sixty-one (61) and one-hundred-twenty (120) days. Zero (0) requests were transferred for the one-hundred-twenty-one (121) to one-hundred-eighty (180), and one-hundred-eighty-one (181) to three-hundred-sixty-five (365) days periods. There were zero (0) requests that took more than three-hundred-sixty-five (>365) days.
Request abandoned: twelve percent (12%)
There were fifty-six (56) requests abandoned. Fourteen (14) in the first fifteen (15) days, ten (10) between sixteen (16) and thirty (30) days, and five (5) between thirty-one (31) and sixty (60) days. Three (3) requests closed between sixty-one (61) and one-hundred-twenty (120) days, and three (3) closed between one-hundred-twenty-one (121) to one-hundred-eighty (180) days. One (1) file closed between three-hundred-sixty-five (365) days, and twenty (20) were closed at more than three-hundred-sixty-five (>365) days.
About 13% percent of requests were abandoned or transferred to the appropriate government institution. In only 24 cases (5% of all requests) were the relevant records fully exempted under provisions of the Act. Finally, there were no records that existed in response to 126 cases or 26% of the requests (Table 4.1.2).
Disposition of requests | Completion Time (days) | |||||||
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1 to 15 | 16 to 30 | 31 to 60 | 61 to 120 | 121 to 180 | 181 to 365 | > 365 | Total | |
All disclosed | 0 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 70 |
Disclosed in part | 2 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 21 | 31 | 77 | 204 |
All exempted | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
All excluded | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
No records exist | 8 | 55 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 126 |
Request transferred | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Request abandoned | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 56 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Decline to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 25 | 91 | 73 | 83 | 30 | 53 | 129 | 484 |
4.2 Exemptions
The most commonly used exemptions applied were under section 20(1) (third party) which was applied in 175 instances. The next most commonly applied exemption was section 19 (personal information) which was applied 165 times. The third most applied exemption was section 21(1) (advice or deliberations) which was applied in 155 instances. In the total number of exemptions, a file can have more than one exemption applied (Table 4.2).
Section | Number of requests |
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13(1)(a) | 0 |
13(1)(b) | 0 |
13(1)(c) | 0 |
13(1)(d) | 0 |
13(1)(e) | 5 |
14 | 2 |
14(a) | 5 |
14(b) | 0 |
15(1) | 1 |
15(1) – I.A.* | 0 |
15(1) – Def.* | 0 |
15(1) – S.A.* | 0 |
16(1)(a)(i) | 0 |
16(1)(a)(ii) | 0 |
16(1)(a)(iii) | 0 |
16(1)(b) | 0 |
16(1)(c) | 0 |
16(1)(d) | 0 |
16(2) | 12 |
16(2)(a) | 0 |
16(2)(b) | 0 |
16(2)(c) | 19 |
16(3) | 0 |
16.1(1)(a) | 0 |
16.1(1)(b) | 0 |
16.1(1)(c) | 0 |
16.1(1)(d) | 0 |
16.2(1) | 0 |
16.3 | 0 |
16.4(1)(a) | 0 |
16.4(1)(b) | 0 |
16.5 | 0 |
16.6 | 0 |
17 | 0 |
18(a) | 0 |
18(b) | 3 |
18(c) | 0 |
18(d) | 2 |
18.1(1)(a) | 0 |
18.1(1)(b) | 0 |
18.1(1)(c) | 0 |
18.1(1)(d) | 1 |
19(1) | 165 |
20(1)(a) | 3 |
20(1)(b) | 98 |
20(1)(b.1) | 44 |
20(1)(c) | 15 |
20(1)(d) | 15 |
20.1 | 19 |
20.2 | 0 |
20.4 | 0 |
21(1)(a) | 57 |
21(1)(b) | 66 |
21(1)(c) | 27 |
21(1)(d) | 5 |
22 | 0 |
22.1(1) | 0 |
23 | 28 |
23.1 | 0 |
24(1) | 3 |
26 | 1 |
* I.A.: International Affairs Def.: Defence of Canada S.A.: Subversive Activities |
4.3 Exclusions
In 2021-2022, the Department applied 38 mandatory exclusion provisions on requests completed. The most frequently applied was under section 68 for records already publicly available (Table 4.3).
Section | Number of requests |
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68(a) | 7 |
68(b) | 0 |
68(c) | 0 |
68.1 | 7 |
68.2(a) | 7 |
68.2(b) | 7 |
69(1) | 0 |
69(1)(a) | 1 |
69(1)(b) | 0 |
69(1)(c) | 0 |
69(1)(d) | 1 |
69(1)(e) | 2 |
69(1)(f) | 0 |
69(1)(g) re (a) | 1 |
69(1)(g) re (b) | 1 |
69(1)(g) re (c) | 1 |
69(1)(g) re (d) | 1 |
69(1)(g) re (e) | 1 |
69(1)(g) re (f) | 1 |
69.1(1) | 0 |
4.4 Format of information released
Over the course of this reporting period, the majority of responses were provided to the requesters electronically through E-post Connect or through e-mail. On seven (7) occasions, individuals who did not have access to retrieve records electronically were provided with paper copies through regular mail (Table 4.4).
Paper | Electronic | Other | |||
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E-Record | Data Set | Video | Audio | ||
7 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4.5 Complexity
The following sections details several factors affecting the complexity of requests that were completed throughout 2021-2022.
4.5.1 Relevant pages processed and disclosed
Of the 484 requests closed, 354 requests generated a total of 218,173 pages processed. The total amount of pages disclosed was 48,543 during the reporting period (Table 4.5.1).
Number of Pages Processed | Number of Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests |
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218,173 | 48,543 | 354 |
4.5.2 Relevant pages processed per request disposition for paper and e-records formats by size of requests
Of the 354 requests, 205 requests (58%) required the processing of 100 pages or less. Also, a total of 36,589 pages required processing for 108 requests (31%). However, 41 requests (11%) had more than 1,001 pages to be reviewed. (Table 2.5.2).
Disposition | < 100 pages | 101-500 pages | 501-1,000 pages | 1,001-5,000 pages | > 5,000 pages | |||||
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Requests | Pages | Requests | Pages | Requests | Pages | Requests | Pages | Requests | Pages | |
All disclosed | 52 | 1,169 | 14 | 2,553 | 1 | 628 | 3 | 4,412 | 0 | 0 |
Disclosed in part | 95 | 4,016 | 64 | 15,093 | 21 | 13,873 | 22 | 43,541 | 2 | 32,007 |
All exempted | 7 | 206 | 1 | 237 | 4 | 2,603 | 2 | 3,877 | 4 | 65,233 |
All excluded | 5 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,396 | 0 | 0 |
Abandoned | 46 | 124 | 1 | 221 | 2 | 1,381 | 5 | 11,864 | 2 | 13,541 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 205 | 5,713 | 80 | 18,104 | 28 | 18,485 | 33 | 65,090 | 8 | 110,781 |
4.5.3 Relevant minutes processed and disclosed for audio formats
No audio files were provided to the ISC ATIP office in response to an ATIA request.
4.5.4 Relevant minutes processed per request disposition for audio formats by size of requests
No audio files were provided to the ISC ATIP office in response to an ATIA request.
4.5.5 Relevant minutes processed and disclosed for video formats
No video files were provided to the ISC ATIP office in response to an ATIA request.
4.5.6 Relevant minutes processed per request disposition for video formats by size of requests
No video files were provided to the ISC ATIP office in response to an ATIA request.
4.5.7 Other complexities
During the reporting period, the Department consulted other federal institutions 81 times. The most frequently consulted institutions included Health Canada and Department of Justice. More than one institution can be consulted per request (Table 4.5.7).
Disposition | Consultation required | Legal advice sought | Other | Total |
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All disclosed | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Disclosed in part | 57 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
All exempted | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
All excluded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Abandoned | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 81 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
4.6 Closed Requests
4.6.1 Number of requests closed within legislated timelines
The following section reports the number and percentage of requests closed within legislated timelines with or without extensions during the current reporting period. Overall, 292 representing 60%, of the 484 requests, were closed within the legislative timelines. This result is down from the 68% achieved in the previous fiscal year.
Number of requests closed within legislated timelines | 292 |
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Percentage of requests closed within legislated timelines (%) | 60.33 |
4.7 Deemed refusals
4.7.1 Reasons for not meeting legislated timelines
During the reporting period, ISC did not respond within the statutory timelines on 192 occasions. The majority of deemed refusals (late) were a result of challenges in the Departments ability to retrieve records due to ongoing remote work requirements and a rise in the number of requests received. Pressures also included external consultations with First Nation's communities and other institutions. All of these factors affected workload and overall performance for the Department.
Number of requests closed past the legislated timelines | Principal Reasons | |||
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Interference with Operations / Workload | External Consultation | Internal Consultation | Other | |
192 | 186 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
4.7.2 Requests closed beyond legislated timelines (including any extension taken)
Requests closed beyond legislated timelines include any files where a request for extension was requested. During the current reporting period the total number of closed requests that were deemed refusals (late) is broken down by the number of days that elapsed past the legislated timelines. During this reporting period 67 requests had no requested extension taken on the file and were closed past the legislated timelines and 125 were closed past the timelines and an extension was taken on the file.
Number of days past legislated timelines | Number of requests past legislated timeline where no extension was taken | Number of requests past legislated timeline where an extension was taken |
---|---|---|
1 to 15 days | 4 | 2 |
16 to 30 days | 8 | 4 |
31 to 60 days | 6 | 2 |
61 to 120 days | 5 | 16 |
121 to 180 days | 2 | 10 |
181 to 365 days | 15 | 22 |
> 365 days | 27 | 69 |
Total | 67 | 125 |
4.8 Requests for translation
During the reporting period, there were no instances where a requester asked for responsive records be translated to another official language.
Translation Requests | Accepted | Refused | Total |
---|---|---|---|
English to French | 0 | 0 | 0 |
French to English | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5. Extensions
5.1 Reasons for extensions and disposition of requests
With a workload of 821 formal access to information requests for 2021-2022, reflecting both received and carried over from previous fiscal year, a total of 365 extensions were applied pursuant to section 9(1) of the Act. The most prevalent reason for extending deadlines during this reporting period was for interference with operations (high workload) which was applied 251 times, representing 69% of all extensions. In addition, 14% were taken due to necessary consultations with other departments and another 17% due to necessary consultations with third-parties including but not limited to First Nations.
In cases where extensions were applied pursuant to section 9(1)(a), due to volume/interference, it resulted in a full or partial disclosure in 195 files representing 78%. Where an extension was taken pursuant to either 9(1)(b) or 9(1)(c) due to necessary consultations, records were disclosed in full or in part in 67 out of 114 instances representing 59% (Table 5.1).
Disposition of Requests Where an Extension Was Taken | 9(1)(a) Interference Operations / Workload |
9(1)(b) Consultation |
9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice |
Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Section 69 | Other | ||||
All disclosed | 40 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 45 |
Disclosed in part | 155 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 217 |
All exempted | 18 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 52 |
All excluded | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Request abandoned | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
No records exist | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 251 | 8 | 45 | 61 | 365 |
5.2 Length of extensions
The majority of extensions, more specifically 268 extensions or 73%, requested and applied during the reporting period were for a length of time of 120 days or less (Table 5.2).
More than one type of extension may be taken for a single request. The number of extensions reported is not necessarily equal to the number of requests involved.
Length of extensions | 9(1)(a) Interference Operations / Workload |
9(1)(b) Consultation |
9(1)(c) Third party notice |
Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Section 69 | Other | ||||
30 days or less | 45 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 51 |
31 to 60 days | 59 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 117 |
61 to 120 days | 62 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 100 |
121 to 180 days | 72 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 80 |
181 to 365 days | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
365 days or > | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 251 | 8 | 45 | 61 | 365 |
6. Fees
In accordance with the changes to the ATIA that came into force on June 21, 2019, ISC may only charge an application fee of $5, as set out in paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Regulations. Pursuant to section 11 of the Access to Information Act, institutions can waive this application fee as deemed appropriate.
With respect to fees collected under the ATIA, the information below is reported in accordance with the requirements of section 20 of the Service Fees Act.
Under the authority of the ATIA, the Department collected a $5 application fee for 407 requests, a total of $2,035, over the course of the 2021-2022 reporting period (Table 5) and waived the applicable fee on 37 requests for a total of $185. Fees were waived in support of openness and transparency and when requested by Indigenous partners.
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Text alternative for: Table 6. Fees collected and waived
Table 6 is a pie chart that shows ATIP fees collected and waived. Ninety-two percent (92%) of the total was for fees collected, for two-thousand-thirty-five dollars ($2,035). The remaining eight percent (8%) of the total was fees waived, at one-hundred-eighty-five dollars ($185).
7. Consultations Received from other Institutions and Organizations
The Access to Information and Privacy Directorate, communicates with other departments to inquire on their service standards in order to ensure legislative timelines are met.
7.1 Consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions and organizations
The Department received 93 consultations for a total of 5,168 pages from other government institutions and 16 consultations from other organizations with another 514 pages to review. Sixteen files from the previous year were carried over, for a total of 125 consultations in 2021-2022 (Table 7.1). A total of 110 consultations were completed, which included the review and release of 3,688 pages.
Consultation received from Other Government of Canada institutions are other government institutions subject to the Act and Other organizations includes provincial governments, territories, and municipalities in addition to consultations received from other countries.
Consultations | Other Government of Canada Institutions | Pages to Review | Other Organizations | Pages to Review |
---|---|---|---|---|
Received during reporting period | 93 | 5,168 | 16 | 514 |
Outstanding from the previous reporting period | 14 | 973 | 2 | 35 |
Total | 107 | 6,141 | 18 | 549 |
Consultations | Other Government of Canada Institutions | Pages to Review | Other Organizations | Pages to Review |
---|---|---|---|---|
Closed during the reporting period | 93 | 3,471 | 17 | 217 |
Carried over within negotiated timelines | 7 | 393 | 1 | 332 |
Carried over beyond negotiated timelines | 7 | 2,277 | 0 | 0 |
7.2 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions
In 2021-2022, of the 93 consultations completed, 66 consultations or 71% were recommended by the Department for full disclosure (Table 7.2). Seventy-eight consultations or 84%, were completed within 120 days of their receipt. There were (15) occurrences (16%) where the Department required longer than 120 days to provide a response to their request.
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Text alternative for: Table 7.2 Consultation and completion time for consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions
Table 7.2 describes the consultation and completion time for consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions.
Files were recommended to be disclosed entirely four (4) times in the first fifteen (15) days, twenty-two (22) times from day sixteen (16) to thirty (30), twenty-eight (28) times from day thirty-one (31) to sixty (60), seven (7) times from day sixty-one (61) to one-hundred-twenty (120), twice from day one-hundred-twenty-one (121) to one-hundred-eighty (180), once from day one-hundred-eighty-one (181) to three-hundred-sixty-five (365), and twice for day three-hundred-sixty-five and over (>365).
Files were recommended to be disclosed in part twice for consults closed between sixteen (16) and thirty (30) days, four (4) times between day thirty-one (31) to sixty (60), six (6) times between day sixty-one (61) to one-hundred-twenty (120), once between day one-hundred-twenty-one (121) to one-hundred-eighty (180), five (5) times from day one-hundred-eighty-one (181) to three-hundred-sixty-five (365), and twice for three-hundred-sixty-five days and over (>365).
ATIP recommended consult other organisations twice for files closed in the first fifteen (15) days, once for files closed between day thirty-one (31) to sixty (60), twice between day sixty-one (61) to one-hundred-twenty (120), once between day one-hundred-twenty-one (121) to one-hundred-eighty (180), and once for three-hundred-sixty-five days and over (>365).
7.3 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organizations outside the Government of Canada
In 2021-2022, the Department received 16 new consultation requests from other organizations and a total of 17 consultations were closed in the course of the same period. Amongst the 17 responses, 11 were recommended for full disclosure and five (5) were recommended to be partially disclosed.
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Text alternative for: Table 7.3 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organizations
Table 7.3 lists recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organisations.
For consults recommended to be disclosed entirely, six (6) were closed between days sixteen (16) to thirty (30), two (2) times between day thirty-one (31) to sixty (60), and three (3) times between sixty-one (61) to one-hundred-twenty (120).
For consults recommended to be disclosed in part, two (2) were closed between days sixteen (16) to thirty (30), one (1) between days and two (2) from day one-hundred-eighty-one (181) to three-hundred-sixty-five (365).
Other institutions were recommended to be consulted once, between day thirty-one (31) to sixty (60).
8. Completion time of Consultations on Cabinet Confidences
In this section, the information provides detailed information on the number of completed consultations during the current reporting period in regards to the application of Section 69 (cabinet confidences) of the Act. It some instances, a file may have required more than one consultation concerning the application of Section 69. For this reason, the number of consultation may not necessarily reflect the total number of closed requests where consultations on Section 69 were completed.
8.1 Requests with Legal Services
In 2021-2022, six (6) consultations were sent for the application of Section 69 of the Act to the Departmental Legal Services Unit, due to possible Cabinet Confidences (Table 8.1). A response was received within 60-days in three (3) instances, and three (3) took longer than 60 days to obtain a response. A total of 159 pages were recommended to be disclosed.
Number of Days | < 100 Pages Processed | 100‒500 Pages Processed | 501‒1,000 Pages Processed | 1,001‒5,000 Pages Processed | > 5,000 Pages Processed | |||||
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Requests | Pages Disclosed | Requests | Pages Disclosed | Requests | Pages Disclosed | Requests | Pages Disclosed | Requests | Pages Disclosed | |
1 to 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 to 30 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 to 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
61 to 120 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
121 to 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
181 to 365 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
> 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 47 | 1 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8.2 Requests with Privy Council Office
In 2021-2022, ISC did not send any consultation requests to the Privy Council Office (Table 8.2).
Number of Days | < 100 Pages Processed | 100‒500 Pages Processed | 501‒1,000 Pages Processed | 1,001‒5,000 Pages Processed | > 5,000 Pages Processed | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Requests | Pages Disclosed | Requests | Pages Disclosed | Requests | Pages Disclosed | Requests | Pages Disclosed | Requests | Pages Disclosed | |
1 to 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 to 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 to 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
61 to 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
121 to 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
181 to 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
> 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9. Complaints and Investigations
The Access to Information and Privacy Directorate has assigned a Team Leader (PM-05) as the Complaint Coordinator. The Complaint Coordinator oversees the processing of complaints with the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) and briefs the Director and Deputy Director on the progress made on complaints in addition to any issues concerning specific files.
The Director, Deputy Director and the Complaint Coordinator, regularly meet with the OIC. During these meetings, they discuss the progress and status of complaint files and shifting priorities. These meetings have assisted CIRNAC to open the line of communication with the OIC and has also assisted with the closing of numerous complaints during the reporting period.
The annual statistical report requires institutions to identify sections of the Act under complaint (section 32, 30(5) 35 and 37).
- Section 32 captures a new formal complaint from the OIC;
- Section 30(5) captures when a complaint is discontinued or abandoned;
- Section 35 requires the institution to make representations against a complaint to the OIC; and
- Section 37 is the formal finding of the OIC and closure of the complaint.
9.1 Investigations
During the 2021-2022 reporting period, 20 new complaints were registered with the OIC (Table 9.1), 12 are complaints concerning delays in the processing of the files and eight (8) are concerning exemptions or exclusions applied on the records. The Department has also received three (3) section 35 letters, where the OIC was seeking formal representations for files under complaint investigation. These sections are not cumulative.
During the reporting period, 20 delay complaints were closed, where a total 14,501 pages were reviewed and 1,667 pages were released. In addition, four (4) complaints were closed concerning exemptions or exclusions applied on the records, 348 pages were re-reviewed in response to these complaints. Ten (10) complaints were closed, addressing an incomplete search within the department as the complainants were in the view that some records were missed.
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Text alternative for: Table 9.1 Investigation
Table 9.1 describes OIC investigations
were three (3) Section 35 Formal representations, and twenty (20) Notices of intention to investigate.
9.2 Reports of findings
During the current reporting period, the Department worked with the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) to successfully close 34 complaints (carry over from previous years) more than the 20 complaints received.
Section 37(1) Initial Reports | Section 37(2) Final Reports | ||||
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Received | Containing recommendations issued by the Information Commissioner | Containing orders issued by the Information Commissioner | Received | Containing recommendations issued by the Information Commissioner | Containing orders issued by the Information Commissioner |
0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
10. Court Action
There was no federal court action during this reporting period.
11. Resources related to the Access to Information Act
11.1 Allocated Costs
In 2021-2022, ISC spent a total of $1,138,761 on staffing and goods and services. Of this total, $270,428 spent for goods and services which included Professional service contracts and other related costs. These amounts reflect the level of effort in support of ISC's responsibilities pursuant to the Act (Table 11.1).
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Text alternative for: Table 11.1 Costs
Table 11.1 is a pie chart that lists breakdown of allocated costs. Goods and services amounted to two-hundred-seventy-thousand-four-hundred-twenty-eight dollars ($270,428) while eight-hundred-sixty-eight-thousand-three-hundred-thirty-three dollars ($868,333) went to salaries.
11.2 Human Resources
In 2021-2022, ISC allocated a total 7.79 full time employees (FTE), including the services of one consultant, in the course of the reporting period (Table 11.2).
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Text alternative for: Table 11.2 Human resources
Table 11.2 is a pie chart that lists the employees allocated to ISC.
Highlights
V. 2021-2022 Points of Interest
The ATIP Directorate is located under Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), who administers the Access to Information Act (ATIA) on behalf of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Departments. This past fiscal year (2021-2022) was the fourth full year of reporting for ISC under the ATIA.
The Department received 444 ATIA requests and closed 484. It processed 218,173 pages of records under the legislation and carried over 337 files into the new fiscal year (2022-2023).
The Department achieved 60% compliance under the ATIA for meeting legislative timelines down from 68% achieved the previous fiscal year.
During this reporting period, there was a considerable increase in the number of requesters who declined to identify themselves (public, media, business etc.) which represents 28% of the requests received. Requests from the Public followed at 24% and then 20% from businesses.
In addition, 109 requests for consultation were received from other federal institutions and organizations with a total page count of 5,682 pages processed. This is an increased compared to the previous year, where 65 consultations required review of 2,940 pages.
Furthermore, 231 informal requests were received and processed in the course of the 2021-2022 reporting period. An increase from the previous fiscal year where 144 informal request were processed.
The majority of exemptions applied pursuant to the ATIA Act was section 20 for third party information. The second most applied exemption was section 21(1) for advice or deliberations and the third most applied was section 19(1) for personal information. The exclusion applied the most was under section 68 as the records were already publicly available.
Extensions requested beyond 30 days, pursuant to the ATIA, was applied under Section 9(1)(a) for interference with operations due to higher than normal requests and workloads.
The Department received 20 complaints from the Office of the Information Commissioner, closed 34 and processed 14,849 pages under complaints.
During the fiscal year, the ATIP office provided recommendations to the sectors concerning the proactive disclosure of their documents. A total of 31 files were processed and 2,616 pages were reviewed.
ATIP Directorate also trained a total of 369 employees on the ATIA and the Privacy Act (PA) in 2021-2022.
The ATIP office continuously monitors progress on all ATIA files. Reports are prepared monthly to ensure compliance with legislative timelines. In addition, quarterly reports are also extracted on the Department's performance in meeting legislative time frames and are shared with the senior management table.
In 2021-2022, ISC spent a total of $1,138,761 on staffing and goods and services in support of the ATIA. Of this total, $270,428 included Professional service contracts and other related costs. These amounts reflect the level of effort in support of ISC's responsibilities pursuant to the Act.
A total 7.79 full time employees (FTE) were allocated, including the services of one consultant to address backlog files.
In effort to better serve Canadians, ATIP has continued to provide responses to requesters electronically through E-Post Connect and email. The department continues to monitor for new internal procedures options to streamline processes and increase effectiveness. In addition, a consultant was hired to help in reducing backlog files.
Appendix A
Order of Delegation of the Privacy Act dated November 6, 2020
Delegation Order
Access to Information Act and Privacy Act
I, the Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, pursuant to section 95 of the Access to Information Act and section 73 of the Privacy Act, hereby delegate the persons holding the positions set out in the Delegation of Authority Schedule attached hereto, or the persons occupying on an acting basis those positions, to exercise the powers, duties and functions of the Minister as head of Indigenous Services Canada, under the provisions of the Act and related regulations set out in the schedule opposite each position. This delegation supersedes all previous delegation orders.
Original document signed on 6 November, 2020
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Indigenous Services
Designation Pursuant to Section 73 of the Accees Information Act
- 6
- Advise requesters that we need additional information to proceed with their request
- 7(a)
- Give written notice to requestor that we can proceed with the request
- 8(1)
- Transfer request to another institution or accept transfer from another institution
- 9
- Extend time limits
- 10
- Refuse to acknowledge or deny the existence of records
- 11
- Charge additional fees
- 12
- Provide access in alternate format
- 13
- Exempt information obtained in confidence
- 14
- Exempt information pertaining to federal-provincial affairs
- 15
- Exempt information pertaining to international affairs and/or defence
- 16
- Exempt information pertaining to law enforcement and investigations
- 17
- Exempt information pertaining to the safety of individuals
- 18
- Exempt information pertaining to the economic interests of Canada
- 19
- Exempt personal information
- 20
- Exempt or disclose third party information
- 21
- Exempt information pertaining to advice, decision-making processes of government plans and positions etc.
- 22
- Exempt information pertaining to testing procedures or audits
- 23
- Exempt information pertaining to solicitor-client privilege
- 24
- Exempt information subject to statutory prohibitions or other Acts of Parliament
- 25
- Sever information
- 26
- Exempt information to be published within 90 days
- 27(1)(4)
- Notify third parties of their rights to provide comments/representations regarding the disclosure of their records
- 28
- Receive third party representations; make a decision as to whether to disclose the record or part thereof; and, notify third party of right to appeal to Federal Court
- 29(1)
- Disclose information on Information Commissioner's recommendation
- 33
- Advise the Information Commissioner of any third-party involvement
- 35(2)
- Make representations to the Information Commissioner during an investigation
- 37(4)
- Release information to complainant
- 43(1)
- Issue a notice to a third party of an application for Court review
- 44(2)
- Issue a notice to an applicant that a third party has applied for Court review
- 52
- Request special rules for hearings
- 69
- Exclude Cabinet Confidences
- 71
- Inspect and exempt information in manuals
- 72(1)
- Prepare Annual Report to Parliament
- 77
- Carry out responsibilities conferred to the Head of the institution by the regulations made under section 77 which are not included in the above
Delegation of Authority Schedule
Position | Access to Information Act and Regulations | Privacy Act and Regulations |
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Deputy Minister | Full authority | Full authority except: sections 73.1(3), 73.1(5). |
Associate Deputy Minister | Full authority | Full authority except: sections 73.1(3), 73.1(5). |
Corporate Secretary | Full authority except: sections 94, 96(3) or 96(5). |
Full authority Sections 72, 73.1(3), 73.1(5). |
Director, Access to Information and Privacy | Full authority except: sections 94, 96(3) or 96(5). |
Full authority, except: Sections 72, 73.1(3), 73.1(5). |
Deputy Director, Access to Information and Privacy | Full authority, except: sections 33, 37(1)(c), 37(4), 41(2), 43(2), 44(2) and 52(2)(b) and 52(3), 94, 96(3) or 96(5). |
Full authority except: Sections 8(2)(j), 8(2)(m), 8(5), 9(1), 9(4), 10, 33(2), 35(1)b), 35(4), 36(3)(b), 51(2)(b), (3), 72, 73.1(3), 73.1(5). |
Please see Access to Information Act for more information on the Access to Information Act.
Designation Pursuant to Section 73 of the Privacy Act
Sections and Powers, Duties or Functions
- 8(2)
- Disclose personal information without the consent of the individual to whom it relates
- 8(4)
- Keep copies of requests made under 8(2)(e), keep records of information disclosed pursuant to such requests and to make those records available to Privacy Commissioner
- 8(5)
- Notify the Privacy Commissioner in writing of disclosure under paragraph 8(2)(m)
- 9(1)
- Retain a record of use of personal information
- 9(4)
- Notify the Privacy Commissioner of consistent use of personal information and update index accordingly
- 10
- Include personal information in personal information banks
- 11(a)
- Publish annually an index of all personal information banks and their respective contents
- 11(b)
- Publish annually an index of all personal information held by the institution which is not part of a bank
- 14
- Respond to request for access, within statutory deadline; give access or give notice
- 15
- Extend time limit and notify applicant
- 16
- Where access is refused
- 17(2)(b)
- Language of access or alternative format of access
- 17(3)(b)
- Access to personal information in alternative format
- 18(2)
- May refuse to disclose information contained in an exempt bank
- 19(1)
- Shall refuse to disclose information obtained in confidence from another government
- 19(2)
- May disclose any information referred to in 19(1) if the other government consents to the disclosure or makes the information pubic
- 20
- May refuse to disclose information injurious to federal-provincial affairs
- 21
- May refuse to disclose information injurious to international affairs and/or defence
- 22
- May refuse to disclose information injurious to law enforcement and investigation
- 23
- May refuse to disclose information injurious to security clearances
- 24
- May refuse to disclose information collected by the Canadian Penitentiary Service, the National Parole Service or the National Parole Board
- 25
- May refuse to disclose information injurious to which could threaten the safety of individuals
- 26
- May refuse to disclose information about other individuals, and shall refuse to disclose such information where disclosure is prohibited under section 8
- 27
- May refuse to disclose information subject to solicitor-client privilege
- 28
- May refuse to disclose information relating to an individual's physical or mental health where disclosure is contrary to the best interests of the individual
- 31
- Receive notice of investigation by the Privacy Commissioner
- 33(2)
- Make representations to the Privacy Commissioner during an investigation
- 35(1)
- Receive the Privacy Commissioner's report of findings of the investigation and give notice of action taken
- 35(4)
- Give complainant access to information after 35(1)(b) notice
- 36(3)
- Receive Privacy Commissioner's report of findings of investigation of exempt
- 37(3)
- Receive report of Privacy Commissioner's findings after compliance investigation where the institution has not complied with sections 4 to 8
- 51(2)(b)
- Request that matter be heard and determined in National Capital Region
- 51(3)
- Request and be given right to make representations in section 51 hearing
- 72(1)
- Prepare Annual Report to Parliament
- 77
- Carry out responsibilities conferred on the Head of the institution by the regulations made under section 77 which are not included above
Delegation of Authority Schedule
Position | Access to Information Act and Regulations | Privacy Act and Regulations |
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Deputy Minister | Full authority | Full authority except: sections 73.1(3), 73.1(5). |
Associate Deputy Minister | Full authority | Full authority except: sections 73.1(3), 73.1(5). |
Corporate Secretary | Full authority except: sections 94, 96(3) or 96(5). |
Full authority Sections 72, 73.1(3), 73.1(5). |
Director, Access to Information and Privacy | Full authority except: sections 94, 96(3) or 96(5). |
Full authority, except: Sections 72, 73.1(3), 73.1(5). |
Deputy Director, Access to Information and Privacy | Full authority, except: sections 33, 37(1)(c), 37(4), 41(2), 43(2), 44(2) and 52(2)(b) and 52(3), 94, 96(3) or 96(5). |
Full authority except: Sections 8(2)(j), 8(2)(m), 8(5), 9(1), 9(4), 10, 33(2), 35(1)b), 35(4), 36(3)(b), 51(2)(b), (3), 72, 73.1(3), 73.1(5). |
Please see Privacy Act for more information on the Privacy Act
Appendix B
Statistical Report on the Access to Information Act
Name of institution: Indigenous Services Canada
Reporting period: 4/1/2021 to 3/31/2022
Section 1: Requests Under the Access to Information Act
Number of Requests | ||
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Received during reporting period | 444 | |
Outstanding from previous reporting periods | ||
Outstanding from previous reporting period |
183 | |
Outstanding from more than one reporting period |
194 | |
Total outstanding from previous reporting periods | 377 | |
Total | 821 |
Number of Requests | ||
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Closed during reporting period | 484 | |
Carried over to next reporting period | ||
Carried over within legislated timeline |
142 | |
Carried over beyond legislated timeline |
195 | |
Total Carried over to next reporting period | 337 |
Source | Number of Requests |
---|---|
Media | 76 |
Academia | 45 |
Business (private sector) | 87 |
Organization | 7 |
Public | 105 |
Decline to Identify | 124 |
Total | 444 |
Source | Number of Requests |
---|---|
Online | 415 |
23 | |
6 | |
In person | 0 |
Phone | 0 |
Fax | 0 |
Total | 444 |
Section 2: Informal Requests
Number of Requests | ||
---|---|---|
Received during reporting period | 231 | |
Outstanding from previous reporting periods | ||
Outstanding from previous reporting period |
3 | |
Outstanding from more than one reporting period |
0 | |
Total outstanding from previous reporting periods | 3 | |
Total | 234 |
Number of Requests | |
---|---|
Closed during reporting period | 223 |
Carried over to next reporting period | 11 |
Source | Number of Requests |
---|---|
Online | 226 |
5 | |
0 | |
In person | 0 |
Phone | 0 |
Fax | 0 |
Total | 231 |
Completion Time | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 to 15 Days | 16 to 30 Days | 31 to 60 Days | 61 to 120 Days | 121 to 180 Days | 181 to 365 Days | More Than 365 Days | Total |
12 | 23 | 38 | 127 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 223 |
Less Than 100 Pages Processed | 100-500 Pages Processed | 501-1,000 Pages Processed | 1,001-5,000 Pages Processed | More Than 5,000 Pages Processed | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Requests | Pages Released | Number of Requests | Pages Released | Number of Requests | Pages Released | Number of Requests | Pages Released | Number of Requests | Pages Released |
126 | 3,612 | 67 | 13,342 | 10 | 6,338 | 20 | 47,905 | 0 | 0 |
Less Than 100 Pages Processed | 100-500 Pages Processed | 501-1,000 Pages Processed | 1,001-5,000 Pages Processed | More Than 5,000 Pages Processed | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Requests | Pages Released | Number of Requests | Pages Released | Number of Requests | Pages Released | Number of Requests | Pages Released | Number of Requests | Pages Released |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Section 3: Applications to the Information Commissioner on Declining to Act on Requests
Number of Requests | |
---|---|
Outstanding from previous reporting period | 0 |
Sent during reporting period | 0 |
Total | 0 |
Number of Requests | |
---|---|
Approved by the Information Commissioner during reporting period | 0 |
Declined by the Information Commissioner during reporting period | 0 |
Withdrawn during reporting period | 0 |
Carried over to next reporting period | 0 |
Section 4: Requests Closed During the Reporting Period
Disposition of requests | Completion Time (days) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 to 15 days | 16 to 30 days | 31 to 60 days | 61 to 120 days | 121 to 180 days | 181 to 365 days | More Than 365 Days | Total | |
All disclosed | 0 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 70 |
Disclosed in part | 2 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 21 | 31 | 77 | 204 |
All exempted | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
All excluded | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
No records exist | 8 | 55 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 126 |
Request transferred | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Request abandoned | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 56 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Decline to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 25 | 91 | 73 | 83 | 30 | 53 | 129 | 484 |
Section | Number of requests |
---|---|
13(1)(a) | 0 |
13(1)(b) | 0 |
13(1)(c) | 0 |
13(1)(d) | 0 |
13(1)(e) | 5 |
14 | 2 |
14(a) | 5 |
14(b) | 0 |
15(1) | 1 |
15(1) – I.A.* | 0 |
15(1) – Def.* | 0 |
15(1) – S.A.* | 0 |
16(1)(a)(i) | 0 |
16(1)(a)(ii) | 0 |
16(1)(a)(iii) | 0 |
16(1)(b) | 0 |
16(1)(c) | 0 |
16(1)(d) | 0 |
16(2) | 12 |
16(2)(a) | 0 |
16(2)(b) | 0 |
16(2)(c) | 19 |
16(3) | 0 |
16.1(1)(a) | 0 |
16.1(1)(b) | 0 |
16.1(1)(c) | 0 |
16.1(1)(d) | 0 |
16.2(1) | 0 |
16.3 | 0 |
16.4(1)(a) | 0 |
16.4(1)(b) | 0 |
16.5 | 0 |
16.6 | 0 |
17 | 0 |
18(a) | 0 |
18(b) | 3 |
18(c) | 0 |
18(d) | 2 |
18.1(1)(a) | 0 |
18.1(1)(b) | 0 |
18.1(1)(c) | 0 |
18.1(1)(d) | 1 |
19(1) | 165 |
20(1)(a) | 3 |
20(1)(b) | 98 |
20(1)(b.1) | 44 |
20(1)(c) | 15 |
20(1)(d) | 15 |
20.1 | 19 |
20.2 | 0 |
20.4 | 0 |
21(1)(a) | 57 |
21(1)(b) | 66 |
21(1)(c) | 27 |
21(1)(d) | 5 |
22 | 0 |
22.1(1) | 0 |
23 | 28 |
23.1 | 0 |
24(1) | 3 |
26 | 1 |
* I.A.: International Affairs Def.: Defence of Canada S.A.: Subversive Activities |
Section | Number of requests |
---|---|
68(a) | 7 |
68(b) | 0 |
68(c) | 0 |
68.1 | 7 |
68.2(a) | 7 |
68.2(b) | 7 |
69(1) | 0 |
69(1)(a) | 1 |
69(1)(b) | 0 |
69(1)(c) | 0 |
69(1)(d) | 1 |
69(1)(e) | 2 |
69(1)(f) | 0 |
69(1)(g) re (a) | 1 |
69(1)(g) re (b) | 1 |
69(1)(g) re (c) | 1 |
69(1)(g) re (d) | 1 |
69(1)(g) re (e) | 1 |
69(1)(g) re (f) | 1 |
69.1(1) | 0 |
Paper | Electronic | Other | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
E-Record | Data Set | Video | Audio | ||
7 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4.5 Complexity
Number of Pages Processed | Number of Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests |
---|---|---|
218,173 | 48,543 | 354 |
Disposition | Less Than 100 Pages Processed | 100-500 pages Processed | 501-1,000 pages Processed | 1,001-5,000 pages Processed | More Than 5,000 Pages Processed | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Requests | Pages Processed | Number of Requests | Pages Processed | Number of Requests | Pages Processed | Number of Requests | Pages Processed | Number of Requests | Pages Processed | |
All disclosed | 52 | 1,169 | 14 | 2,553 | 1 | 628 | 3 | 4,412 | 0 | 0 |
Disclosed in part | 95 | 4,016 | 64 | 15,093 | 21 | 13,873 | 22 | 43,541 | 2 | 32,007 |
All exempted | 7 | 206 | 1 | 237 | 4 | 2,603 | 2 | 3,877 | 4 | 65,233 |
All excluded | 5 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,396 | 0 | 0 |
Request abandoned | 46 | 124 | 1 | 221 | 2 | 1,381 | 5 | 11,864 | 2 | 13,541 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 205 | 5,713 | 80 | 18,104 | 28 | 18,485 | 33 | 65,090 | 8 | 110,781 |
Number of Minutes Processed | Number of Minutes Disclosed | Number of Requests |
---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
Disposition | Less Than 60 Minutes Processed | 60 - 120 Minutes Processed | More than 120 Minutes Processed | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Requests | Minutes Processed | Number of Requests | Minutes Processed | Number of Requests | Minutes Processed | |
All disclosed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disclosed in part | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All exempted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All excluded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Request abandoned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of Minutes Processed | Number of Minutes Disclosed | Number of Requests |
---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
Disposition | Less Than 60 Minutes Processed | 60 - 120 Minutes Processed | More than 120 Minutes Processed | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Requests | Minutes Processed | Number of Requests | Minutes Processed | Number of Requests | Minutes Processed | |
All disclosed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disclosed in part | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All exempted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All excluded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Request abandoned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disposition | Consultation Required | Legal Advice Sought | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
All disclosed | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Disclosed in part | 57 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
All exempted | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
All excluded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Request abandoned | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 81 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
4.6 Closed requests
Number of requests closed within legislated timelines | 292 |
---|---|
Percentage of requests closed within legislated timelines (%) | 60.33057851 |
4.7 Deemed refusals
Number of requests closed past the legislated timelines | Principal Reason | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Interference with operations/ Workload | External Consultation | Internal Consultation | Other | |
192 | 186 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Number of days past legislated timelines | Number of requests past legislated timeline where no extension was taken | Number of requests past legislated timeline where an extension was taken | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 to 15 days | 4 | 2 | 6 |
16 to 30 days | 8 | 4 | 12 |
31 to 60 days | 6 | 2 | 8 |
61 to 120 days | 5 | 16 | 21 |
121 to 180 days | 2 | 10 | 12 |
181 to 365 days | 15 | 22 | 37 |
More than 365 days | 27 | 69 | 96 |
Total | 67 | 125 | 192 |
Translation Requests | Accepted | Refused | Total |
---|---|---|---|
English to French | 0 | 0 | 0 |
French to English | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Section 5: Extensions
Disposition of Requests Where an Extension Was Taken | 9(1)(a) Interference With Operations/ Workload |
9(1)(b) Consultation | 9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Section 69 | Other | |||
All disclosed | 40 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Disclosed in part | 155 | 7 | 15 | 40 |
All exempted | 18 | 0 | 21 | 13 |
All excluded | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Request abandoned | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
No records exist | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 251 | 8 | 45 | 61 |
Length of Extensions | 9(1)(a) Interference With Operations/ Workload |
9(1)(b) Consultation |
9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Section 69 | Other | |||
30 days or less | 45 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
31 to 60 days | 59 | 3 | 15 | 40 |
61 to 120 days | 62 | 4 | 21 | 13 |
121 to 180 days | 72 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
181 to 365 days | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
365 days or more | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 251 | 8 | 45 | 61 |
Section 6: Fees
Fee type | Fee Collected | Fee Waived | Fee Refunded | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Requests | Amount | Number of Requests | Amount | Number of Requests | Amount | |
Application | 407 | $2,035.00 | 37 | $185.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
Other fees | 0 | $0.00 | 0 | $0.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
Total | 407 | $2,035.00 | 37 | $185.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
Section 7: Consultations Received From Other Institutions and Organizations
Consultations | Other Government of Canada Institutions | Number of Pages to Review | Other Organizations | Number of Pages to Review |
---|---|---|---|---|
Received during the reporting period | 93 | 5,168 | 16 | 514 |
Outstanding from the previous reporting period | 14 | 973 | 2 | 35 |
Total | 107 | 6,141 | 18 | 549 |
Consultations | Other Government of Canada Institutions | Number of Pages to Review | Other Organizations | Number of Pages to Review |
---|---|---|---|---|
Closed during the reporting period | 93 | 3,471 | 17 | 217 |
Carried over within negotiated timelines | 7 | 393 | 1 | 332 |
Carried over beyond negotiated timelines | 7 | 2,277 | 0 | 0 |
Recommendation | Number of Days Required to Complete Consultation Requests | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 to 15 days | 16 to 30 days | 31 to 60 days | 61 to 120 days | 121 to 180 days | 181 to 365 days | More Than 365 Days | Total | |
Disclose entirely | 4 | 22 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 66 |
Disclose in part | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
Exempt entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Exclude entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Consult other institution | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 24 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 93 |
Recommendation | Number of Days Required to Complete Consultation Requests | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 to 15 days | 16 to 30 days | 31 to 60 days | 61 to 120 days | 121 to 180 days | 181 to 365 days | More Than 365 Days | Total | |
Disclose entirely | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Disclose in part | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Exempt entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Exclude entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Consult other institution | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
Section 8: Completion Time of Consultations on Cabinet Confidences
Number of Days | Fewer Than 100 Pages Processed | 100-500 Pages Processed | 501-1,000 Pages Processed | 1,001-5,000 Pages Processed | More Than 5,000 Pages Processed | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | |
1 to 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 to 30 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 to 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
61 to 120 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
121 to 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
181 to 365 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More than 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 47 | 1 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of Days | Fewer Than 100 Pages Processed | 100-500 Pages Processed | 501-1,000 Pages Processed | 1,001-5,000 Pages Processed | More Than 5,000 Pages Processed | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | |
1 to 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 to 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 to 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
61 to 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
121 to 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
181 to 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More than 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Section 9: Investigations and Reports of finding
Section 32 Notice of intention to investigate | Subsection 30(5) Ceased to investigate | Section 35 Formal Representations |
---|---|---|
20 | 0 | 3 |
Section 37(1) Initial Reports | Section 37(2) Final Reports | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Received | Containing recommendations issued by the Information Commissioner | Containing orders issued by the Information Commissioner | Received | Containing recommendations issued by the Information Commissioner | Containing orders issued by the Information Commissioner |
0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
Section 10: Court Action
Section 41 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Complainant (1) | Institution (2) | Third Party (3) | Privacy Commissioner (4) | Total |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Section 44 - under paragraph 28(1)(b) |
---|
0 |
Section 11: Resources Related to the Access to Information Act
Expenditures | Amount | |
---|---|---|
Salaries | $868,333 | |
Overtime | $0 | |
Goods and Services | ||
Professional services contracts |
$253,285 | |
Other |
$17,143 | |
Total Goods and Services | $270,428 | |
Total | $1,138,761 |
Resources | Person Years Dedicated to Access to Information Activities |
---|---|
Full-time employees | 6.790 |
Part-time and casual employees | 0.000 |
Regional staff | 0.000 |
Consultants and agency personnel | 1.000 |
Students | 0.000 |
Total | 7.790 |
Note: Enter values to three decimal places. |