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Contents
Preface and Purpose
The Access to Information Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, Chapter A-1, 1985) was proclaimed on July 1, 1983.
Section 2 of the Access to Information Act gives Canadian citizens and permanent residents a broad right of access to information contained in government records, subject to certain specific and limited exceptions.
Section 72 of the Access to Information Act requires that the head of every government institution prepare, for submission to Parliament, an annual report on the administration of the Act within the institution during each financial year.
This annual report is tabled in Parliament in accordance with section 72 of the Access to Information Actand describes how Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada administered its responsibilities for the reporting period.
About the Organization
Departmental Mandate
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) helps Canadian businesses grow, innovate and export so that they can create good quality jobs and wealth for Canadians. The Department works with provinces, territories, municipalities, the post-secondary education system, employers and labour to improve the quality and impact of its programs that support innovation, scientific research and entrepreneurship, in order to build a prosperous and innovative Canada.
ISED works with Canadians in all areas of the economy and in all parts of the country to improve conditions for investment, to enhance Canada's innovation performance, and to make Canadian firms more productive and competitive in the knowledge-based economy. The Department works on a broad range of matters related to industry and technology, trade and commerce, science, consumer affairs, corporations and corporate securities, competition and restraint of trade, weights and measures, bankruptcy and insolvency, intellectual property, investment, small business, and tourism. ISED supports three ministers and two deputy ministers.
Access to Information and Privacy Services
Access to Information and Privacy ( ATIP ) Services is part of the Office of the Corporate Secretary ( OCS ) of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. The team has a complement of 15 employees consisting of one Director, three managers, nine advisors and two support staff, all of whom are dedicated to processing access and privacy requests, as well as related functions. In 2016-17, the team lost two seasoned advisors (PM-04 and PM-05).
ATIP Services is responsible for the implementation and management of programs and services relating to the administration of the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act for the Department. Specifically, ATIP Services makes decisions on the disposition of access and privacy requests; promotes awareness of the legislation to ensure departmental responsiveness to statutory obligations; monitors and advises on departmental compliance with the Acts, regulations, procedures and policies; and acts as the spokesperson for the Department when dealing with the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Information Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, and other government departments and agencies. ATIP Services is also responsible for consulting with other federal departments and third parties with respect to ATIP requests received.
Delegation of Authority
The current ATIP Delegation Order was approved in June 2016. Pursuant to section 73 of the Acts, the Minister has delegated full authority to the Corporate Secretary, the Director and the Managers of ATIP Services. The designation of the Corporate Secretary position is for the purposes of providing strategic support and advice to the executive management of the Department concerning ATIP issues, if and when required. For all daily ATIP activities and operations, the Director and the Managers of ATIP Services exercise full responsibility (see Appendix B).
The Director of ATIP Services is responsible for the development, coordination and implementation of effective policies, guidelines and procedures to manage the Department’s compliance with the Acts. The administration of the legislation within the Department is managed by ATIP Services, but is also facilitated at the sector, branch and regional office levels. Each sector and corporate branch has an ATIP Liaison Officer (reporting to an Assistant Deputy Minister, Executive Director, etc.) who coordinates activities and provides guidance on the administrative processes and procedures of the Acts. ATIP Services, which is located in Ottawa, responds to all formal requests submitted to the Department under both Acts.
ATIP Policies, Procedures and Business Practices
To improve the administration of the ATIP program, and to ensure that Treasury Board ATIP policies are respected and implemented, ATIP Services regularly develops and updates various internal guidelines, procedures, and business practices.
Faced with a significant workload increase, the team put in place measures to address the volume of work and mitigate a possible backlog situation using past experiences and lessons learned. For example, team members doubled their efforts in negotiating with applicants, conducted faster consultations with other government departments and third-parties, relied on research and evidence provided by program officials to reduce the amount of consultations overall, ensured timelines at all stages of the process were efficient, and that tracking and reporting mechanisms were effective. Ongoing communication and collaboration across the department was also critical in achieving the level of productivity achieved by the team.
In 2016-17, new services were implemented to coordinate reporting on ATI business for all members of the ISED portfolio. Portfolio members include:
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
- Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
- Canadian Space Agency, Competition Tribunal
- Copyright Board Canada
- Destination Canada
- Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
- National Research Council Canada
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Standards Council of Canada
- Statistics Canada
- Western Economic Diversification Canada
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
- Science, Technology and Innovation Council
- Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Resources required to coordinate these activities were absorbed within the existing team.
ATIP Services communicates information using various methods from direct interactions with departmental officials (i.e.: training and meetings), to publishing articles in the department’s weekly newsletter and/or posting on its intranet site.
The department now regularly uses epost Connect ™ to transmit records to requesters electronically in a safe, secure and timely manner. Feedback from our clients who have signed up for this service has been positive.
ATIP Services continues to maintain its lean engineering practices by reviewing processes and eliminating redundant administrative activities to ensure a high-level compliance and performance as well as positive communications with its clients and stakeholders.
Training and Outreach
Enhanced awareness and knowledge of ATIP obligations on the part of departmental officials has shown to improve the quality of responses and the Department’s rate of compliance with legal obligations.
Due to a 54 percent increase in formal requests (access, privacy and access consultations) and limited capacity in ATIP Services, very little training was made available to employees. Only new employees received training this year – approximately 12 sessions took place over the year and about 50 individuals received training.
Access to Information — Trends and Statistics
A summarized statistical report on Access to Information Act requests processed from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 is found at Appendix A. An explanation and interpretation of the information contained in the statistical report follows.
Statistical Report — Interpretation and Analysis
The Department received a total of 1,476 ATI requests and completed 1,371 during the reporting period. The total of completed requests included 470 deemed to be treated informally either upon request by applicants or by negotiating with applicants to accept previously released material or by redirecting them to areas of the department that have publicly accessible information.
During the reporting period, the Department also received 200 consultation requests from other government institutions and organizations, closed 192 and carried forward 14 outstanding consultations.
The volume of pages processed (both access and consultation requests, including informal ones) totaled 1,947,063 pages – nearly a tenfold increase from the previous year. Of these pages, 480,280 pages were disclosed in part or in full, while the balance was either entirely exempt or excluded in keeping with legislative requirements. Of the total pages processed, a number of significantly large files stand-out, in particular several Competition Bureau investigative files (1.3 million pages), another 100,000 pages were related to large requests on telecommunications, intellectual property, transition material, Measurement Canada, and the Canada Small Business Financing Program.
Topics of requests received were similar to those reported in previous years, most notably relating to aerospace, telecommunications, funding agreements and expenses, intellectual property, business and consumer affairs as well as requests for specific briefing notes on many topics relating to the Department’s mandate.
In 2015-16 we identified a new trend of requests for briefing documents, which represented 24 percent of completed requests. This year, requests for briefing notes and lists of briefing notes represented nearly 66 percent of all requests.
Levelling of costs and human resources
ATIP Services
Total salary costs associated with ATIP Services administering the Access to Information Act activities amounted to $1,046,854 for this reporting period. Non-salary costs amounted to $42,718 for a total cost of $1,089,570 slightly less than what was reported the previous year. This is due to the limited replacement resources available.
The human resources required to administer the Access to Information Act amounted to 13.23 full-time equivalents ( FTEs ), a small increase from the previous year. The additional resources were acquired from existing resources that normally fulfill privacy and policy responsibilities.
Department
Administrative costs as reported by program officials across the Department associated with retrieving, reviewing and providing information to ATIP Services amounted to $156,578. The human resources outside of ATIP Services required to retrieve documents and provide recommendations totaled 2.35 FTEs.
Total Costs
The overall cost to administer the Access to Information Act at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada amounts to $1,246,088 for the reporting period. Total human resources requirements for the reporting period was 15.6 FTEs.
Changes in requester source
The media and businesses were once again the most frequent type of requesters, representing 25 percent and 27 percent of all requests received in 2016-17 respectively. In light of policy changes that occurred in 2015, requesters who declined to identify themselves represented 23 percent of all requests received during the reporting period.
Organizations and members of the general public also submitted a notable portion of received requests, at 10 percent and 9 percent respectively. Academic institutions submitted the least amount of requests at 6 percent.
Improvements for completion time
The 1,371 requests were completed within the following timeframes:
- 627 within 1 to 15 days (46%)
- 371 within 16 to 30 days (27%)
- 106 within 31 to 60 days (8%)
- 153 within 61 to 120 days (11%)
- 74 within 121 to 180 days (5%)
- 29 within 181 to 365 days (2%)
- 11 in 366 or more days (1%)
An overall 93 percent on-time compliance level was achieved during the reporting period, a ranking of “B” based on the Information Commissioner’s compliance formula. This is a slight decrease from the previous year (96 percent) and is the result of a 54 percent increase in the overall volume of business.
With respect to monitoring the processing time of requests, ATIP Services has continued the following business practices:
- Managers regularly review and monitor the status of access requests using the ATIP case management tool (Axcess-1);
- Managers regularly review the status of consultations processes on access requests using the ATIP case management tool (Axcess-1);
- Managers conduct weekly operational meetings with staff to review work plans and establish priorities; and
- Managers report weekly to the Director on requests to be closed as well as on-time compliance.
- The Director reports on the overall departmental performance to senior management on a monthly basis.
Frequency and reasons for not meeting statutory deadline
Of the 1,371 completed requests, the Department was able to respond within legislated deadlines 94 percent of the time (1,292 requests). However, 79 requests were completed past the legal due date, compared to 45 the previous year. This represents a 79 percent increase in the number of requests that were not completed on time and is directly attributable to the significant increase in the volume of requests received overall.
Disposition of requests
The disposition of the 1,371 completed requests is as follows:
- 597 were fully disclosed (44%)
- 539 were disclosed in part (38%)
- 134 had no existing records (9%)
- 67 requests were abandoned (5%)
- 17 requests were transferred (2%)
- 9 were all excluded (1%)
- 8 were all exempted (1%)
Records were fully disclosed in 44 percent of instances, as compared to 46 percent the previous year. Also, records were fully exempted in only 1 percent of responses, as compared to 4 percent in 2015-16.
Limits to the right of access – Exemptions and Exclusions
Exemptions in accordance with sections 13 through 24 of the Access to Information Act were invoked by the Department as outlined at Appendix A. Several exempting provisions can be applied to withhold information in response to one request, and these are reported separately in the statistical report. However, the same exempting provision invoked to withhold information more than once within the same request is reported only once in the statistical report.
The statistics demonstrate that the Department invoked a broad range of exempting provisions throughout the reporting period, with sections 15, 19, 20, 21, 23 and 24 being the most frequently used. This reflects the nature of the information held by the Department (i.e., third party, personal, advice/recommendations, legal advice and other statutes).
Although the Department has four statutory provisions recognized by the Access to Information Act relating to section 24, such exemptions are most frequently applied to information relating to the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act.
The Access to Information Act does not apply to published material, material available for purchase by the public, or confidences of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, pursuant to sections 68 and 69 of the Act, respectively. As in the case of exemptions, Appendix A shows the types of exclusions invoked. The majority of exclusionary provisions invoked by the Department to withhold information related to Cabinet Confidences.
Complaints, Audits, Investigations and Appeals
Applicants have the right to register a complaint with the Office of the Information Commissioner ( OIC ) regarding any matter relating to the processing of their requests, and several complaints can be linked to the same request. The Department received 19 new complaint notices from the OIC during the reporting year. Of these, nine concerned the length of extensions taken, five were related to the exemptions invoked to withhold information, three concerned the delay in responding and the other two alleged that not all records were provided.
The OIC issued findings on 12 complaint investigations during the reporting period. The nature of these complaints and their findings are summarized below:
| Complaint type | Completed | Findings |
|---|---|---|
| Refusal – exemptions | 4 |
|
| Refusal – general ( i.e. : missing information, no records, etc .) |
4 |
|
| Extensions | 4 | resolved |
| Total | 12 |
The two court challenges that were received in 2014 are still outstanding.
No audits relating to the administration of ATIP legislation were concluded during the reporting period.
Appendix A — Statistical Report on the Access to Information Act
Name of institution: Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Reporting period: to
- Part 1: Requests Under the Access to Information Act
- Part 2: Requests Closed During the Reporting Period
- Part 3: Extensions
- Part 4: Fees
- Part 5: Consultations Received From Other Institutions and Organizations
- Part 6: Completion Time of Consultations on Cabinet Confidences
- Part 7: Complaints and Investigations
- Part 8: Court Action
- Part 9: Resources Related to the Access to Information Act
Part 1: Requests Under the Access to Information Act
1.1 Number of requests
| Number of Requests | |
|---|---|
| Received during reporting period | 1,476 |
| Outstanding from previous reporting period | 118 |
| Total | 1,594 |
| Closed during reporting period | 1,371 |
| Carried over to next reporting period | 223 |
1.2 Sources of requests
| Source | Number of Requests |
|---|---|
| Media | 364 |
| Academia | 95 |
| Business (private sector) | 395 |
| Organization | 145 |
| Public | 133 |
| Decline to Identify | 344 |
| Total | 1,476 |
1.3 Informal requests
| 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 |
| 377 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 470 |
Part 2: Requests Closed During the Reporting Period
2.1 Disposition and completion time
| Disposition of Requests | 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 | |
| All disclosed | 398 | 156 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 597 |
| Disclosed in part | 133 | 90 | 75 | 135 | 69 | 26 | 11 | 539 |
| All exempted | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| All excluded | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| No records exist | 31 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| Request transferred | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Request abandoned | 46 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 627 | 371 | 106 | 153 | 74 | 29 | 11 | 1,371 |
2.2 Exemptions
| Section | Number of Requests |
|---|---|
| 13(1)(a) | 10 |
| 13(1)(b) | 0 |
| 13(1)(c) | 8 |
| 13(1)(d) | 1 |
| 13(1)(e) | 0 |
| 14 | 3 |
| 14(a) | 28 |
| 14(b) | 8 |
| 15(1) | 0 |
| 15(1) - I.A.Footnote a | 0 |
| 15(1) - Def.Footnote b | 46 |
| 15(1) - S.A.Footnote c | 0 |
| 16(1)(a)(i) | 0 |
| 16(1)(a)(ii) | 0 |
| 16(1)(a)(iii) | 0 |
| 16(1)(b) | 4 |
| 16(1)(c) | 5 |
| 16(1)(d) | 0 |
| 16(2) | 4 |
| 16(2)(a) | 0 |
| 16(2)(b) | 0 |
| 16(2)(c) | 21 |
| 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 |
| 17 | 0 |
| 18(a) | 18 |
| 18(b) | 0 |
| 18(c) | 0 |
| 18(d) | 6 |
| 18.1(1)(a) | 0 |
| 18.1(1)(b) | 1 |
| 18.1(1)(c) | 0 |
| 18.1(1)(d) | 0 |
| 19(1) | 144 |
| 20(1)(a) | 0 |
| 20(1)(b) | 101 |
| 20(1)(b.1) | 0 |
| 20(1)(c) | 132 |
| 20(1)(d) | 0 |
| 20.1 | 0 |
| 20.2 | 0 |
| 20.4 | 0 |
| 21(1)(a) | 252 |
| 21(1)(b) | 268 |
| 21(1)(c) | 7 |
| 21(1)(d) | 4 |
| 22 | 4 |
| 22.1(1) | 3 |
| 23 | 26 |
| 24(1) | 29 |
| 26 | 0 |
2.3 Exclusions
| Section | Number of Requests |
|---|---|
| 68(a) | 14 |
| 68(b) | 0 |
| 68(c) | 0 |
| 68.1 | 0 |
| 68.2(a) | 0 |
| 68.2(b) | 0 |
| 69(1) | 0 |
| 69(1)(a) | 7 |
| 69(1)(b) | 1 |
| 69(1)(c) | 3 |
| 69(1)(d) | 6 |
| 69(1)(e) | 13 |
| 69(1)(f) | 2 |
| 69(1)(g) re (a) | 39 |
| 69(1)(g) re (b) | 0 |
| 69(1)(g) re (c) | 22 |
| 69(1)(g) re (d) | 10 |
| 69(1)(g) re (e) | 56 |
| 69(1)(g) re (f) | 11 |
| 69.1(1) | 0 |
2.4 Format of information released
| Disposition | Paper | Electronic | Other Formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| All disclosed | 259 | 338 | 0 |
| Disclosed in part | 230 | 309 | 0 |
| Total | 489 | 647 | 0 |
2.5 Complexity
2.5.1 Relevant pages processed and disclosed
| Disposition of Requests | Number of Pages Processed | Number of Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests |
|---|---|---|---|
| All disclosed | 73,706 | 73,706 | 597 |
| Disclosed in part | 1,620,215 | 406,574 | 539 |
| All exempted | 252,124 | 0 | 8 |
| All excluded | 554 | 0 | 9 |
| Request abandoned | 464 | 32 | 67 |
| Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2.5.2 Relevant pages processed and disclosed by size of requests
| Disposition | Less Than 100 Pages Processed | 101-500 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 | |
| All disclosed | 585 | 1,772 | 7 | 1,036 | 2 | 1,265 | 1 | 1,658 | 2 | 67,975 |
| Disclosed in part | 401 | 204,376 | 82 | 115,548 | 28 | 17,185 | 13 | 15,854 | 15 | 53,611 |
| All exempted | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All excluded | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Request abandoned | 66 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,063 | 206,148 | 93 | 116,616 | 31 | 18,450 | 15 | 17,512 | 18 | 121,586 |
2.5.3 Other complexities
| Disposition | Consultation Required | Assessment of Fees | Legal Advice Sought | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All disclosed | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Disclosed in part | 921 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 944 |
| All exempted | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| All excluded | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Request abandoned | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 958 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 982 |
2.6 Deemed refusals
2.6.1 Reasons for not meeting statutory deadline
| Number of Requests Closed Past the Statutory Deadline | Principal Reason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workload | External Consultation | Internal Consultation | Other | |
| 79 | 64 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
2.6.2 Number of days past deadline
| Number of Days Past Deadline | Number of Requests Past Deadline Where No Extension Was Taken | Number of Requests Past Deadline Where An Extension Was Taken | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 15 days | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 16 to 30 days | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 31 to 60 days | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 61 to 120 days | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 121 to 180 days | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 181 to 365 days | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| More than 365 days | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 8 | 71 | 79 |
2.7 Requests for translation
| Translation Requests | Accepted | Refused | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| English to French | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| French to English | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Part 3: Extensions
3.1 Reasons for extensions and disposition of requests
| Disposition of Requests Where an Extension Was Taken | 9(1)(a) Interference with Operations |
9(1)(b) Consultation |
9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 69 | Other | |||
| All disclosed | 13 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Disclosed in part | 87 | 67 | 159 | 101 |
| All exempted | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| All excluded | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| No records exist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Request abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 103 | 71 | 181 | 105 |
3.2 Length of extensions
| Length of Extensions | 9(1)(a) Interference with Operations |
9(1)(b) Consultation |
9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 69 | Other | |||
| 30 days or less | 63 | 2 | 33 | 4 |
| 31 to 60 days | 29 | 5 | 78 | 98 |
| 61 to 120 days | 9 | 60 | 69 | 3 |
| 121 to 180 days | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 181 to 365 days | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 365 days or more | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 103 | 71 | 181 | 105 |
Part 4: Fees
| Fee Type | Fee Collected | Fee Waived or Refunded | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Requests | Amount | Number of Requests | Amount | |
| Application | 727 | $3,635 | 294 | $1,110 |
| Search | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Production | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Programming | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Preparation | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Alternative format | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Reproduction | 0 | $0 | 0 | $360 |
| Total | 727 | $3,635 | 294 | $1,470 |
Part 5: Consultations Received From Other Institutions and Organizations
5.1 Consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions and organizations
| Consultations | Other Government of Canada Institutions | Number of Pages to Review | Other Organizations | Number of Pages to Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received during reporting period | 188 | 6,330 | 12 | 112 |
| Outstanding from the previous reporting period | 6 | 318 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 194 | 6,648 | 12 | 112 |
| Closed during the reporting period | 180 | 5,848 | 12 | 112 |
| Pending at the end of the reporting period | 14 | 800 | 0 | 0 |
5.2 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions
| 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 | 66 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| Disclose in part | 33 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| Exempt entirely | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Exclude entirely | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Consult other institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 101 | 48 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
5.3 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organizations
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Disclose in part | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Exempt entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exclude entirely | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Consult other institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Part 6: Completion Time of Consultations on Cabinet Confidences
6.1 Requests with Legal Services
| Number of Days | Fewer than 100 Pages Processed | 101–500 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 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 to 30 | 23 | 350 | 4 | 554 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 508 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 to 60 | 13 | 113 | 8 | 1,063 | 3 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 to 120 | 2 | 36 | 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 | 40 | 534 | 12 | 1,617 | 3 | 272 | 1 | 508 | 0 | 0 |
6.2 Requests with Privy Council Office
| Number of Days | Fewer than 100 Pages Processed | 101–500 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 |
Part 7: Complaints and Investigations
| Section 32 | Section 35 | Section 37 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Part 8: Court Action
| Section 41 | Section 42 | Section 44 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Part 9: Resources Related to the Access to Information Act
9.1 Costs
| Expenditures | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Salaries | $1,046,852 | |
| Overtime | $0 | |
| Goods and Services | $42,718 | |
|
$0 | |
|
$42,718 | |
| Total | $1,089,570 | |
9.2 Human Resources
| Resources | Person Years Dedicated to Access to Information Activities |
|---|---|
| Full-time employees | 13.23 |
| Part-time and casual employees | 0.00 |
| Regional staff | 0.00 |
| Consultants and agency personnel | 0.00 |
| Students | 0.00 |
| Total | 13.23 |
Appendix B: Delegation of Authority
Industry Canada (to be known as Innovation, Science and Economic Development) /
Industrie Canada (qui sera connu sous le nom d'Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique)
Access to Information Act and Privacy Act Delegation Order
Arrêté sur la délégation en vertu de la Loi sur l'accès à l'information et de la Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels
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The Minister of Industry Canada, pursuant to section 73 of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, hereby designates the persons holding the positions set out in the schedule hereto, or the persons occupying on an acting basis those positions, to exercise the powers and functions of the Minister as the head of a government institution, under the section of the Acts set out in the schedule opposite each position. This Delegation Order supersedes all previous Delegation Orders |
En vertu de l'article 73 de la Loi sur l'accès à l'information et la Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels, le Ministre d'Industrie Canada délègue aux titulaires des postes mentionnés à l'annexe ci-après, ainsi qu'aux personnes occupant à titre intérimaire les-dits postes, les attributions dont il est, en qualité de responsable d'une institution fédérale, investie par les articles des lois mentionnées en regard de chaque poste. Le présent décret de délégation remplace et annule tout décret antérieur |
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Schedule / Annexe |
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Position / Poste |
Access to information Act and Regulations / Loi sur l'accès à l'information et règlements |
Privacy Act and Regulations / Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels et règlements |
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Corporate Secretary / Secrétaire général |
Full authority / Autorité absolue |
Full authority / Autorité absolue |
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Director, Access to Information and Privacy ( ATIP ) Services / Directeur (trice), Service de l'accès à l'information et à la protection des renseignements personnels ( AIPRP ) |
Full authority / Autorité absolue |
Full authority / Autorité absolue |
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Manager, ATIP Services / Gestionnaire, Services de l' AIPRP |
Full authority / Autorité absolue |
Full authority / Autorité absolue |
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And / et |
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Senior Advisor, ATIP Services / Conseiller (ère) principal(e), Services de l' AIPRP |
Section / Articles : 7, 8(1), 9, 11(4)(5), 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27(1), 68, 69 |
Section / Articles : 8(1), 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 69, 70 |
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Dated, at the City of Ottawa |
Daté, en la ville d'Ottawa |
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Original signed by the Honourable Navdeep Singh Bains
Minister of Industry (to be known as Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development) /
L'original a été signé par Navdeep Singh Bains
le Ministre d'Industrie Canada (sera identifié comme Ministre de l'Innovation, des sciences et du développement économique)
The Honourable Navdeep Singh Bains
Minister of Industry
Ministre d'Industrie Canada
l'Honorable Navdeep Singh Bains