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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).
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Req # A-2023-00061
OIC - Para 11(2) Discretion - Provide all records concerning the OIC’s decision to systematically waive the application fee for access requests. Only provide information of business value.Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
February 2024
Req # EA_2023_0050040
Full text of the final report, "Public Opinion Research Study: High Cost Credit Users" by Leger Marketing Inc., contract number CW2241314 dated July 17, 2023.Organization: Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
January 2024
Req # A-2023-00055
OIC - Para 11(2) Discretion - Provide all records concerning the OIC’s decision to systematically waive the application fee for access requests. Only provide information of business value.Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
January 2024
Req # A-2023-00059
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) issued a Privacy Implementation Notice requiring institutions to establish procedures to validate the identity of requesters. This Notice states that institutions responding to requests for personal information should be reasonably assured of the identity of the person requesting, so that personal information is only disclosed to that individual. There a section of the notice that states “If the request is coming from an individual other than the individual to whom the information pertains, the institution must verify both the identity of the requester and the individual, as well as the validity of the authorization of the individual to have that third party make the request on their behalf.”. It is up to each institution to assess and mitigate the risks of privacy breaches. With regards to the above Privacy Implementation Notice, please provide copies of correspondence between OIC and CBSA ATIP with regards to CBSA ATIP's strategy to handle non compliance by requesters.Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
January 2024
Req # A-2022-00065
For the last 5 fiscal years, provide a list of the top 20 Institutions with the most OIC complaints that includes the following fields: 1) Total number of complaints for each category as follows: -Deemed Refusal -Time Extension -Fees Assessed -Exemptions/Exclusions -Incomplete Search/No Records -Destruction of Records/Obstruction of Access -Political Interference -Any Other Matter (Specify other matter if possible) 2) Average number of days taken by OIC to complete investigations for each field mentioned in item #1. For each category, indicate the shortest and longest time taken to complete the investigations. 3) Number of findings for each institution (i.e, Founded, Resolved, Not well founded, Discontinued).Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
February 2023
Req # A-2022-00044
Please provide the following: a) the level of each within the Public service Executive or Assistant Deputy Head hierarchy; b) the job description (this is a generic term) detailing the role and responsibilities for each of the following Deputy Information Commissioners; and c) the salary range for the current incumbent for each of the following three positions. a. Deputy Commissioner, Legal Services and Public Affairs; b. Deputy Commissioner, Corporate Services, Strategic Planning and Transformation Services; and, c. Deputy Commissioner, Investigations and Governance. Please provide records providing the rationale as to why the Information Commissioner (past or present) elected to appoint Deputies under the current (or predecessor) TBS Policy on the Management of Executives as well as the Directive on Executive (EX) Group Organization and Classification and in so doing a) purposely bypassed a statutory authority provided by subsection 56(2) of the Act; b) and, in so doing, elevated the rank and status of such "Assistant Information Commissioners" to that of "Deputy Information Commissioners.' For each of the three positions of Deputy Information commissioners, please provide copy of records which were approved by the Information Commissioner (past or prevent) for the creation and classification of each of the above listed positions classified in accordance with the TBS Policy on the Management of Executives as well as the Directive on Executive (EX) Group Organization and Classification. Please also include a copy of the Job Evaluation Rationale as well as the Classification decision for each of these three Deputy Information Commissioners. Please provide records indicating for each employee at the OIC currently serving at the EX level as defined by the Federal Public Service. For each such officer provide a) his/her name; b) title; c) EX levelOrganization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
January 2023
Req # A-2022-001471
Provide copies of any documents, including e-mails, regarding reports that RBC denied a mortgage based on political opinions, as reported here: https://www.theepochtimes.com/rebel-news-says-mortgage-denied-based-on-its-opinions_4184557.htmlOrganization: Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
January 2022
Req # 1025-2021-000816
I would like a copy of a briefing note to the Deputy Head of the FCAC from November 22, 2020 titled "Market Conduct Review under the Code of Conduct for the Credit and Debit and Card Industry in Canada" Ref # 347739Organization: Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
February 2021
Req # A-2020-00054
Please provide all official guidelines, policies or other official instruments that outline the criteria that the OIC has established that provide guidance for when a destruction of records complaint has enough evidence to refer the file to the Attorney General.Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
February 2021
Req # A-2021-00039
Obtain a copy of all correspondence/letters, emails about all topics, including attachments, sent and received by Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard for the following period: from July 1, 2021 to November 16, 2021 (Exclude only documents already made public)Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
February 2021