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 # A-2020-00012

We are looking for information regarding the following questions: 1. How many requests for releases from prison based on the royal prerogative of mercy have been made since 2005? We would like this data separated by the grounds of the application, who initiated the procedure, and what type of offence was the individual serving time for? 2. How many of these have been successful? We would like this data separated by the grounds of the application, who initiated the procedure, and what type of offence was the individual serving time for? 3. How many requests for respite have been made since 2005 based on RPM? On what grounds? We would like this data separated by the grounds of the application, who initiated the procedure, and what type of offence was the individual serving time for? 4. How many have been successful? On what grounds? We would like this data separated by the grounds of the application, who initiated the procedure, and what type of offence was the individual serving time for? 5. Has clemency ever been granted for a group of individuals as opposed to just an individual since 2005?

Organization: Parole Board of Canada

2 page(s)
July 2020

Req # A-2019-01879

Records resulting from meetings between the Department of Justice, the Non-For-Profit organization called "Dying With Dignity Canada", the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Employment.