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.

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Found 258 record(s)

Req # A-2018-09841

Records concerning the removal of inadmissible individuals to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and its regulations, including: any written policies, manuals, or other documents instructing Border Services Officers on whether and how to use physical force on individuals who resist or attempt to escape during the process of removal. This includes any guidance on what circumstances justify the use of force, how much force is proportional, and what de-escalation strategies are to be used. Additionally, any written policies, criteria, or other documents guiding the removal of an individual to any country that will authorize entry under Section 241(2) of the IRPA Regulations. This includes: at what point officers resort to this option, how such countries are selected, and whether the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) ceases efforts to remove the individual after a certain number of unsuccessful attempts have been made to arrange removal. Finally, any records from January 1, 2003 to May 31, 2018, on whether and to what extent CBSA has relied on private firms or contractors to assist in the process of removals.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

149 page(s)
May 2021

Req # A-2018-05516

Records of the following Briefing Notes: 15-0487- Border Operations Centre Significant Event Notifications; 15-04561 - Bill C-51 Customs Tariff; 15-04686 - Financial Transactions and Report Analysis Centre of Canada - Relationship with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA); 15-04719 - Post 2016 Canada-United States Border Strategy Ideas; 15-04450 - Alternative to Detention Electronic Supervision Tools, 15-04480 - Status Update on Departmental Security Plan; 15-04892 - Request for Legal Assistance and Indemnification, 15-04916 - Request for Legal Assistance and Indemnification of the President of the CBSA.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

28 page(s)
May 2021

Req # A-2018-00329

Phase 2 of A-2014-00685, concerning 2 emails with attachments from February 15 to April 11, 2014, belonging to Danielle Sarazin, excluding records requiring consultations with the Privy Council Office or the Department of Justice.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

14 page(s)
May 2021

Req # A-2018-00328

Phase 2 of A-2014-00678, concerning 12 emails with attachments from February 15 to April 11, 2014, belonging to Alec Attfield, excluding records requiring consultations with the Privy Council Office or the Department of Justice.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

82 page(s)
May 2021

Req # A-2017-13993

Records from September 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, regarding the interception or detention of irregular border crossers in Manitoba. This includes final versions of: briefing notes, decks, presentations, reports, plus emails and correspondence of policy value. This excludes publicly available records and those that are Cabinet confidences.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

249 page(s)
May 2021

Req # A-2020-00043

Order in Council P.C. 2020-298, May 01, 2020 (the “Order in Council”)/all participants in the public engagement who expressed their views that a ban on assault-style firearms is either (a) needed, or (b) not needed, in order to protect public safety

Organization: Public Safety Canada

1014 page(s)
May 2021

Req # A-2020-00264

All records created by Medical and Related Sciences (MaRS) and sent to Public Safety Canada between January 01, 2017 and November 30, 2020

Organization: Public Safety Canada

752 page(s)
May 2021

Req # A-2020-00343

PS-032552: Cyber Security Engagement with Critical Infrastructures Owners and Operators

Organization: Public Safety Canada

5 page(s)
May 2021

Req # A-2020-00373

PSC's budget for funding for social justice organizations and societies that serve the youth of the African diaspora and/or Black youth from January 01, 1992 to December 31, 2020

Organization: Public Safety Canada

497 page(s)
May 2021

Req # A-2020-00404

Any and all documents regarding: Excise Act governance/oversight/regulatory activity on instances/cases (ongoing or historical) of counterfeit/fraudulent (or suspected) excise stamps from January 01, 2019 to March 30, 2021

Organization: Public Safety Canada

30 page(s)
May 2021
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