Completed Access to Information Requests

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Search the summaries of completed Access to Information (ATI) requests to find information about ATI requests made to the Government of Canada after January 2020. If you find a summary of interest, you can request a copy of the records at no cost using the form below each summary. Requests made through this form are considered informal requests and are not subject to the same requirements as requests under the Access to Information Act (ATIA).

If you don’t find what you are looking for you can request additional government records under an institution’s control by contacting the institution’s Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator or by submitting a formal access to information request.

*All information provided will incorporate the necessary exemptions and exclusions as per the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

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Found 99 record(s)

Req # A-2021-23165

Records from March 1, 2016 to November 12, 2021, regarding the deaths of detainees while in the custody of the Canada Border Services Agency, either in an immigration holding center, provincial facility or other facility. Records may include: incident reports, information sheets, issue sheets, backgrounders, notes, list of deceased inmates, with the date of death, cause of death and place of detention.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

150 page(s)
May 2022

Req # A-2022-00559

Records from January 1, 2020 to January 4, 2022, of all founded misconduct allegations against employees of the Canada Border Services Agency and the resulting disciplinary actions rendered. This includes findings from both management led and professional standards investigations, but excludes any names.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

7 page(s)
May 2022

Req # A-2022-02599

Records of a complaint on December 24, 2021, concerning a pedestrian traveler forced to wait in the cold at the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle Port of Entry, including any correspondence sent to the managers of this Port of Entry by the Office of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness regarding this complaint.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

15 page(s)
May 2022

Req # A-2022-04586

A record from May 31 to July 10, 2018, of a redacted Memorandum of Understanding between the Canada Border Services Agency and Air Canada.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

12 page(s)
May 2022

Req # A-2022-05046

Phase 2 of A-2017-04461, containing records from January 20 to March 20, 2017, of e-mails belonging to John Helsdon, including attachments. This excludes records requiring consultations with Privy Council Office or the Department of Justice.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

25 page(s)
May 2022

Req # A-2022-06222

Records of contracts and call-ups issued under Internet Technologies professional services number 47419-224935/A for Ranstad Interim Incorporated.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

54 page(s)
May 2022

Req # A-2017-14914

Records regarding the facial recognition or facial biometric systems used in the Primary Inspection Kiosk (PIK) and Nexus machines. Specifically, records of the types of the hardware and software used in the PIK machines particularly the camera systems and software used in facial biometrics. Also, the methods used for facial recognition which may include, but not be limited to: facial features analyzed and determining if the camera sees a live person or picture on a piece of paper or on a digital screen. Additionally, records regarding use of two dimensional or three dimensional analyses when determining if a live image matches a photo stored on file and any research or analyses completed on the PIK machines in regards to the effectiveness; specifically accuracies, rates of false positives, and rates of false negatives. This excludes any Cabinet Confidences and is limited to final records.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

129 page(s)
April 2022

Req # A-2018-19262

Records from January 1 to November 1, 2018, including memorandums, briefing notes, prepared for the President or the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness relating to planning for the influx of asylum claimants.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

93 page(s)
April 2022

Req # A-2019-06719

Records from November 15, 2017 to April 12, 2019, of briefing notes, minutes and correspondence regarding the ongoing discussions with the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne on the potential installation of an unmanned customs station or alternative reporting station on Cornwall Island.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

90 page(s)
April 2022

Req # A-2019-17409

Briefing notes: 19-01835 - Proposed Pilot Projects with United States - Customs and Border Protection; 19-01733 - Update on the National Immigration Detention Framework; 19-01531 - Donning a duty firearm within an Immigration Holding Centre.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

48 page(s)
April 2022
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