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Req # A-2020-00068
Briefing material titled “New Information Sharing Agreement (ISA) between Elections Canada (EC) and Elections Newfoundland and Labrador (E-NL) 2020-12-03.” Ref # 2020-102313. Sector: Electoral Events and Innovation. Addressee: Deputy head (including a person appointed to a position of an equivalent rank).Organization: Elections Canada
March 2021
Req # A-2020-00070
All documents from your department or agency that show the total amount spent in connection with COVID 19 or the pandemic between February 28, 2020, and February 28, 2021, including all types of expenses: number and value of contracts awarded; number and value of hours of overtime paid; value of equipment and materials purchased; value of grants, financial assistance, advertising campaigns and other programs; and the cost of preparing for an election called by a minority government during the pandemic.Organization: Elections Canada
March 2021
Req # A-2020-01220
The names, appointment dates, and region/location of all members of the Refugee Appeals Division from 2012 to January 13, 2021.Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
February 2021
Req # A-2020-01177
Statistics: 1) For the Eastern Region RPD, the number of (new system) refugee protection claims that were referred, accepted, rejected, abandoned, withdrawn and pending for the top 10 countries of alleged persecution, for 2017, 2018, 2019, and also for the first 6 months of 2020. 2) For the Eastern Region RAD, the number of refugee appeals that were filed, dismissed for lack of RAD jurisdiction, dismissed because the appeal was not perfected, withdrawn or abandoned, dismissed on the merits, allowed and referred back to the RPD, allowed and determination substituted, for the top 10 countries of alleged persecution, for 207, 2018, 2019, and also for the first 6 months of 2020. 3) For the Eastern Region RPD, the number of refugee protection claims made by irregular border crossers that were referred, accepted, rejected, abandoned, withdrawn and pending for the top 10 countries of alleged persecution, for 2017, 2018, 2019, and also for the first 6 months of 2020 4. TheThe average processing time for refugee claims in the Eastern region for the following periods: a) Between January 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020, and b) Between January 1, 2020 and September 1, 2020Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
February 2021
Req # A-2020-00046
I would like all briefing notes, emails, memos or other records contributing to or related to the crafting of Elections Canada’s Nov. 16 tweet that read, “Elections Canada does not use Dominion Voting Systems. We use paper ballots counted by hand in front of scrutineers and have never used voting machines or electronic tabulators to count votes in our 100-year history. #CdnPoli”. The timeframe I am interested in is Nov. 13 to Nov. 16.Organization: Elections Canada
December 2020
Req # A-2020-00035
I would like a copy of any records created between October 21, 2019 and November 4, 2020 referencing the number of special ballots received by Elections Canada or at a returning office by mail after the deadline that were therefore not counted. If it is available, I would like this number broken down by electoral district. Clarification: I would like that requested information in relation to ballots cast for the 2019 election and relating to the ballot deadline for that election.Organization: Elections Canada
December 2020
Req # A-2020-00039
Provide copies of any documents, including e-mails, reports, memos, briefing notes, etc., about the use of Dominion Voting Systems electronic voting machines in Canada, since January 1, 2015.Organization: Elections Canada
December 2020
Req # A-2020-00903
Copies of the following briefing notes: Ref CH-19-446 (IRB Support for the Training of Pre-Removal Risk Assessment Officers). Excluding records requiring consultations with PCO and DOJ.Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
December 2020
Req # A-2020-00907
Provide a list of the vendor, contract value, and product name for all new or renewed contracts for the use of software for the benefit of Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada that were concluded between 1 April 2020 and 30 June 2020Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
December 2020
Req # A-2020-00908
The ATIP Online Request Tool has posted a general notice of delay for institutions responding to requests to information. From among all of the access to information requests that the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada has received since 1 April 2020, how many (total number and percentage of all requests) were responded to beyond the initial 30-day time limit? From among these, for how many was the delay related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Again, from among these, in how many cases was notice of an extension provided to the applicant within the initial 30-day time limit? We are only interested in aggregated information and not in any details related to individual requests.Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
December 2020