About this information
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.
Download datasets of the summaries of completed access to information requests.
Current Search
Report Type
Organization
Disposition
Year
Month
Found 1476 record(s)
Req # 2A-2019-05511
Requesting 1 e-mail and attachment of Lori MacDonald for the period October 22, 2019 to January 5, 2020, excluding records requiring consultation with PCO and DOJ.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
1 page(s)
February 2020
February 2020
Req # 2A-2019-00675
I would like to receive Start-Up Business Applications Received and Processed in 2018 and 2019. I am not sure if this information is available by country/processing visa office. If additional fees are required, please advise. I am attaching the report I received in Mid 2018 for your records.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
2 page(s)
February 2020
February 2020
Req # 2A-2019-02352
Please provide the total amounts spent on advertising for budget year 2018-2019 on a month to month basis, separating for production and media placement costs.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
1 page(s)
February 2020
February 2020
Req # 2A-2019-02298
request reports or memos regarding the most recent Permanent Resident Travel Document processing timelines globally.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
2 page(s)
February 2020
February 2020
Req # 2A-2019-00565
Requesting existing statistical reports from Case Management Branch showing the following: - Number of files received - Number of decisions rendered Period: from January 2014 to December 2019. The following types of decisions are requested: -Danger to the public (115(2)a) and b)), Restricted PRRAs, H&C exemption requests (for inadmissibility under A34, A35, A36, A38, A37) and decisions made under the IMP program.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
4 page(s)
February 2020
February 2020
Req # A-2019-00454
Documents in relation to the September 4, 2019 announcement, “Governments of Canada and British Columbia Announce Expert Panel on the Future of Housing Supply and Affordability"Organization: Department of Finance Canada
2 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-83837
Please provide copy of officer training manuals for purposes of training visa officer's in CPC-Ottawa and NHQ-CPR, on study permit applications. If training manuals are visa post specific, provide copies from the tem resident unit in Ankara visa post. If training manuals are visa country-specific, provide copies from the manuals/protocols used to process study permit applications for Iranian nationals. - Please provide copies of officer training manuals for purposes of training visa officer on use of software or artificial intelligence (AI) in processing initial study permit applications; specifically the negative or positive factors (points) given for country condition, travel history, previous refusal, conditional admission versus full admission, ELI versus main program, different provinces of Canada or other factors that the software is utilizing to make a decision for a certain application. - Please provide following statistics regarding initial study permits for Iranian nationals applications processed in Ankara visa post and CPC-Ottawa and NHQ-CPR in 2017, 2018 and 2019: Total applications received; approved, refused; level of education of primary-secondary, college, or university. - The procedure of processing reconsideration request for refused study permits and TRV applications in CPC-Ottawa and NHQ-CPR - Number of reconsideration requests for SP and TRV received in 2017, 2018, 2019 by CPC-O and NHQ-CPR; number of cases reopened and reconsidered.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
48 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-64739
First question: Copies of emails, correspondence and documents relating to PRRA applications under paragraph 101(1)(c.1) of the IRPA and more specifically: 1. The procedures guide for PRRA applications pursuant to paragraph 101(1)(c.1) of the IRPA. 2. Discussions regarding the implementation, paragraph 101(1)(c.1) of the IRPA. 3. Names of PRRA officers who will be reviewing the files covered by paragraph 101(1)(c.1) of the IRPA: English/French/bilingual officers. 4. The exact procedures for holding a hearing (location, videoconferences). 5. Rules/guidelines for interviews (interpretation, recording, role of the lawyer, examination allowed by the lawyer, final observations allowed...). 6. Directives for vulnerable persons, cases of incompetent persons, unaccompanied minors, detained individuals. 7. To what extent is the ineligibility under paragraph 101(1)(c.1) of the IRPA communicated with refugee claimants and the IRB? What are the expected interactions with the IRB? 8. What is the likely duration of PRRA hearings? 9. Will the IRB's national documentation packages be used systematically in the context of PRRA hearings? 10. Rates of acceptance and refusal of PRRA applications by country and by officer. Of this number, which files involved a claim for refugee protection before vs. files that never involved refugee protection. 11. Percentage of people represented by a lawyer, consultant and who were not represented. 12. Procedures for people who are not represented. 13. Procedures for minors. 14. Procedures for cases involving people who are incompetent under the law due to mental health issues. 15. Procedures for cases where asylum requests for the United States were withdrawn or cancelled. Second question: Statistics on the percentage of TRV applications and super visas issued to Syrians without any other nationality by Canada’s embassies in Beirut or Amman?Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
1 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-82761
Request the number of working holiday work permits, young professionals work permits and coop work permits that were made available to the 9 Recognized Organizations for foreign youths - International Experience Canada in 2019 to December 16, 2019. Requesting 2019 RO Quota details including WH, YP, and COOP breakdown for 2019 participation across all 9 Recognized Organizations. Also how many are being made available for 2020. How many open work permits are being made available to Citizens of USA, Brazil and Ecuador in 2020. Requesting 2020 Season Recognized Organizations with Category and Quota details for all 9 Recognized Organizations.Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
1 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020
Req # A-2019-87803
The total number of Temporary Resident Visa applications refused by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on the basis of criminal inadmissibility pursuant to sections 36 and 37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, during each of the following periods: a. January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 b. January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 c. January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 d. January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 e. January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
191 page(s)
January 2020
January 2020