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Req # A-2021-15495
Statistics from March 1, 2019 to August 31, 2021, concerning the Canadian immigration detention system broken down by month, specifically: the total number of individuals detained, number newly detained, number released from detention, number detained in provincial correctional facilities, number detained in immigration holding centres, number released into a Community Case Management and Supervision facility, number released with electronic monitoring as a release condition, number released with voice reporting as a release condition, and the number released with the posting of a bond by a bondsperson as a release condition.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
December 2021
Req # A-2021-16585
Statistics from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2020, related to the removals of Chinese nationals from Canada; specifically, the number convicted of a crime in Canada, versus how many were convicted or charged with a crime in China. Additionally, records that explain why the old criminality term was changed to the new term "safety and security" and any documents that explain why the reported number of removals from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2014, decreased when the new term was applied to the data. Additionally, records explaining the difference between the terms "Safety and Security Inadmissibilities" versus "other" for statistical reporting.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
December 2021
Req # A-2021-16974
Records of the electronic reports entitled Q1 Updated Canada Border Services Agency Workforce Analysis Employment Equity, issued from July 1, 2018 to August 26, 2021.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
December 2021
Req # A-2021-17224
Records of the following communications: COVID-19 updates, March 15, 2020; Remote work except for critical service positions, March 16, 2020; and Am I expected to go into work?, March 17, 2020. Additionally, the full text of all emails related to Culture Change and the Public Service Employee Survey (PSES), why the culture needs to be changed, the latest PSES results, including the following emails: 2019 PSES, July 23, 2019; Creating a Healthy Workplace, November 29, 2019; Results of the 2019 PSES January 13, 2020; Auditor General of Canada releases a report on Respect in the Workplace, February 18, 2020; Working together to improve the Agency's workplace culture, February 26, 2020.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
December 2021
Req # A-2021-24039
Statistics from January 1, 2015 to November 24, 2021, on the percentage of employees that the Canada Border Services Agency recruited that were visible minorities and who have achieved the FB-03 level compared to recruits that were not visible minorities.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
December 2021
Req # A-2021-24452
Statistics from January 1, 2017 to September 31, 2021, on the rate of immigration infractions by country of citizenship. Specifically, the rate at which citizens of various countries receive: departure orders, exclusion orders, deportation orders, are detained, overstay their period of authorized stay, claim refugee status after travelling to Canada on a visitor visa, study permit or work permit, or breach other conditions imposed on their stay in Canada.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
December 2021
Req # A-2021-01431
Number of claims for Convention Refugee status made by persons who at the time the claims were made claimed to be citizens of Sri Lanka. Time period covered - 1983 to 2015 Breakdown by year, by ancestry, ethnicity, religion, language Total number of dependants included in the annual totalOrganization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
December 2021
Req # A-2021-01547
The number of asylum claims received from 2011 to 2019 that were based on: a) sexual orientation and / or gender identity, b) sexual orientation and / or gender identity that were granted, c) sexual orientation and / or gender identity that were denied, d) sexual orientation and / or gender identity that are still under review. Please include the country of persecution, and if possible, gender of the refugee claimant for each of these categories. Please also include the reasoning for rejecting claims for the claims that have been denied within the established time frame.Organization: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
December 2021
Req # A-2020-17529
Statistics from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2019, on the number of deferrals of removal requested by failed refugee claimants each year; broken down by whether they were submitted by a representative, a representative with no fee, or no representative. Additionally, the number of deferral of removal requests that were granted and refused each year, and for those granted, the average number of days for which the stay was granted, and only including cases where a specific end date was given.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
December 2020
Req # A-2018-09364
Records of daily briefs from January 1, 2017 to May 23, 2018, sent to Public Safety Canada or any other departments regarding asylum seekers, irregular migrants, or border crossers.Organization: Canada Border Services Agency
December 2020