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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Req # 2A-2019-02301

Please provide the list of advertising purchases (titles, purpose of advertising, vendor) purchased by the department for budget year 2018-2019 on a month to month basis.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

3 page(s)
March 2020

Req # 2A-2019-06924

Number of individuals who first made a refugee claim in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia or New Zealand before coming to Canada and claiming refugee status in Canada, from January 1, 2014 to December 31 2019. Please include data on country of origin and port of entry.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

1 page(s)
March 2020

Req # 2A-2019-03163

Request access to IRCC operational instructions/guidelines/policy for processing of temporary residence application for spouses of international students from 2018 to present (Jan 21, 2020).

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

17 page(s)
March 2020

Req # 2A-2019-14098

We would like to obtain the number of work permit applications made and the number of work permits issued under the Canada-Europe Free Trade Agreement, AECG or CETA (since it came into effect on September 21, 2017, up to March 10, 2020), which includes but is not limited to permits issued under the following exemptions: T44, T46, T43, T47.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

16 page(s)
March 2020

Req # A-2017-12028

As of May 15, 2017, the latest version of the Canada Border Services Agency Customs Enforcement Manual.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

1457 page(s)
February 2020

Req # A-2015-14660

Records concerning the March 11, 2015, regulatory amendment to the Department of Employment and Social Development Regulations which allows Employment and Social Development Canada to share information it collects with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Specifically reasons for this regulatory amendment and how CBSA intends to use this new tool for accessing information about persons in contravention of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. This excludes Cabinet Confidences.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

1068 page(s)
February 2020

Req # A-2016-00487

Policy documents concerning security screening at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), including those related to the High Integrity Personnel Security Screening Standard, as well as the interview guide relating to this process. Additionally correspondence between the CBSA and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada in relation to the Privacy Impact Assessment submitted by the CBSA on February 3, 2014.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

103 page(s)
February 2020

Req # A-2016-10155

The following Briefing Notes: 15-03211 - Audit by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner: Privacy and Portable Storage Devices; 15-05439 - Initial of Interchange Canada Assignment of Conway Griddell-Gray; 15-05470 - Issues Impacting The Minister's Riding; 15-05516 - High Profile Cases; 15-05693 – Temporary suspensions of removals Update: Haiti and Zimbabwe; 15-05727 - Recognition Event Marking the Decommissioning of the Field Operations Support System Package; 15-05805 - PO Tasking: Update on Van Heest Case; 15-05841 - Request for Canadian Armed Forces Assistance for Irregular Marine Arrivals; 16-00263 – Memorandum of Understanding between Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada , the Canada Border Services Agency and the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada; BN-16-00133 - National Criminal Investigations Workshop; and 16-00318 - Shared Services Canada Aging Infrastructure Letter and Briefing Note.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

169 page(s)
February 2020

Req # A-2016-11808

Briefing materials provided to the President of the Canada Border Services Agency: 16-02611 - Deck for Minister's Briefing on June 03, 2016, National Security Related Ministerial Directives; 16-02657 -Preclearance Legislation Briefing Binder; 16-02748 – Deputy Minister Conference call with the Chief Human Resources officer on June 27, 2016; 16-02837 - Canadian Red Cross Society's Immigration Detention Monitoring Program; 16-02849 -Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security - Follow-up to Committee; 16-02981 - Meeting with Canada Post on August 24, 2016; 16-03183 - National Immigration Detention Program Governance; and 16-03235 –Deputy Minister meeting with the Public Services and Procurement Canada on Postal Modernization.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

67 page(s)
February 2020

Req # A-2016-13526

Records concerning a delegation sent to China in January 2015 by the Canada Border Services Agency to meet with public security officials. This includes the names and positions of the people in the delegation, a breakdown of the overall cost of the trip, an itinerary of the trip, and any briefing books members of the delegation were provided with prior to travelling to China.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

2 page(s)
February 2020
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