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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-2023-00005

Provide the 2022, 2023 (calendar year) documentation that lead the Minister requesting impact assessments be done. Include exchanges, documentation exchanged between the minister and officials. Provide 2022, 2023 (calendar year) documentation on the positives and negative effects of regional assessments where used or proposed to be used, including for the ring of fire project. Calendar year = January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 and January 1, 2023 to June 26, 2023

Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

0 page(s)
July 2023

Req # A-2022-05111

Electronic copies of the following documents. In all cases, cabinet confidences may be excluded and draft versions of documents. In all of the requests below, “draft guidelines” refers to the PMPRB Guidelines that were published for comment on October 6, 2022, or any prior drafts or versions of those 2022 Guidelines (for example, if a draft version was circulated to Health Canada for comment in September 2022, it would be part of the “draft guidelines” for the purpose of this request). • Emails or other communications from Health Canada commenting on the draft guidelines, and that were sent between July 1, 2022, and October 6, 2022. • Emails or other communications from the Board members or Board Chair commenting on the draft guidelines, and that were sent between July 1, 2022, and October 6, 2022. • Any training presentations, training manuals, or summaries of the new guidelines prepared for use by the Board Staff, Board, or other governmental departments prepared between July 1, 2022, and October 6, 2022. • Any documents with calculations of how much prices will decrease under the draft guidelines, or under alternative pricing rules, and that were prepared between January 1, 2022, and October 6, 2022 (note the change in date relative to other requests). • Any documents comparing prices or price reductions under the draft guidelines and the old PMPRB Compendium of Guidelines and Procedures. • Any documents, including legal memos, on the compliance of the draft guidelines with legal decisions about the PMPRB, including Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FCA 157, Merck Canada c Canada, 2022 QCCA 240, and Innovative Medicines Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 725. • Any documents which discuss how a medicine’s therapeutic class and comparator products will be established under the draft guidelines. • Any documents showing how the Board Staff arrived at the exact pricing tests discussed in paragraph 33-35 of the draft Guidelines. • Any documents which discuss how Board Staff will assess whether a price is excessive *after* an investigation has been opened. For context, the backgrounder which accompanied the draft guidelines suggested that staff will consider “the totality of the circumstances surrounding the price of the medicine, through the lens of the section 85 factors.

Organization: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada

197 page(s)
July 2023

Req # A-2023-025211

With regard to the c. 2003 HDAP Report on New Patented Drug - Angiomax (http://www.pmprbcepmb.gc.ca/view.asp?ccid=583), I am looking for a copy of any supporting research, reports and calculations used to determine dosage regimens. I am specifically interested in how these quantities (in mL) were derived, the benchmark patient weight that was used (in kg) and the timeframe of the dosing.

Organization: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada

18 page(s)
July 2023

Req # A-2023-025599

For FY 2015-2022 (inclusive), how many investigations into prescription pricing on the basis that the pricing exceeded the guidelines resulted in a public hearing? Of those that resulted in a public hearing, in how many was the pricing found to be excessive? Of those that were found to be excessive, how many resulted in orders to reduce the prescription price?

Organization: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada

1 page(s)
July 2023

Req # A-2023-025896

For fiscal years 2015-2022 (inclusive), how many new patented medicines were reported to the board by Bayer, Inc.? From among those reports, how many included claims that a price exceeded the guidelines?

Organization: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada

588 page(s)
July 2023

Req # A-2023-025600

For FY 2015-2022 (inclusive), how many Advance Certificate Rulings were issued by the board?

Organization: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada

0 page(s)
July 2023

Req # A-2022-00053

(1) Copies of all contracts, from Jan. 1 2015 to Feb. 12, 2023, for the provision of Indigenous Knowledge/Aboriginal Knowledge services (including the contract with Firelight Group (procurement ID: 3000603846). (2) Copies of any final reports that arise from any of these contracts, and any decision documents that reference any of these contracts (including any final report from Firelight Group (procurement ID: 3000603846)). (3) Any records providing guidance on Government of Canada's mandatory minimum target for all departments to require of 5% of the total value of contracts to go to Indigenous businesses.

Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

629 page(s)
June 2023

Req # A-2022-00057

Copies of the 'Detailed Project Description' (including all draft copies) pertaining to what is now known as the "Cedar LNG" project. The requester is aware of certain documents that are available publicly via the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry (the "Registry") and requests only those documents which have not already been made available via the Registry. In so far as they are available, digital copies of documents are preferred. The requester also requests only copies of French documents where English documents are not provided.

Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

160 page(s)
June 2023

Nothing to report this month

Organization: Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada

June 2023

Req # A-2022-00046

Excluding French documents where English documents are provided and copies of the following draft documents: Detailed Project Description, draft Application Information Requirements, draft Initial Project Description, draft Engagement Plan, draft Project Description Summary pertaining to what is now known as the "Ksi Lisims LNG" project (the "Project"): (a) Any and all records relating to engagement with the proponents of the Project (namely, Seven Generations Energy Ltd., ARC Resources Ltd., Rockies LNG, Western LNG, the Nisga'a Nation and any other relevant parties engaged relating to the Project). (b) Any and all records under which pertain to the aforementioned proponents' consultation or engagement with Indigenous Bands, Nations, Groups, Communities and/or Peoples, other than the Nisga'a Nation, relating to the Project. For both a) and b) we request all records dating back to the first such consultation or engagement which likely began in or around January 1, 2017. These records may include but are not limited to: records of engagements, records of individual comments, original correspondence, written materials or documents, written presentations and meeting notes, minutes or transcripts. The requester is aware of certain documents that are available publicly via the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry (the "Registry") and requests only those documents which have not already been made available via the Registry. In so far as they are available, digital copies of documents are preferred. The requester requests any records that do not require consultation or notification to be sent by a preliminary release.

Organization: Impact Assessment Agency of Canada

1294 page(s)
May 2023
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