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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Req # A2023-00010

1. All debrief letters from the OCI to Correctional Service Canada (“CSC”) following visits to maximum security institutions and regional treatment centres, as well as responses from CSC; and 2. All letters from the OCI to the Commissioner of Corrections regarding systemic concerns and/or policy issues.

Organization: The Correctional Investigator Canada

306 page(s)
March 2024

Req # A-2023-01

Documentation or records related to the planning and development of the film and online exhibition Greece: Secrets of the Past, including meeting minutes, emails, internal memos, and any other relevant materials. Any guidelines, instructions, or directives provided to the exhibition team regarding the content and scope of the film/exhibit, including those linked to the accompanying IMAX film. Information on the individuals involved in the film / exhibition development process, including curators, researchers, content writers, and advisors. Details of any external consultants, experts, or community members who were consulted or engaged during the development of the exhibit or film. Policies, procedures, or guidelines employed by the Canadian Museum of History to ensure accurate and inclusive representation of exhibitions.

Organization: Canadian Museum of History

996 page(s)
November 2023

Req # A2023-00017

In November, 2013, the OCI published a report titled “A Case Study of Diversity in Corrections: The Black Inmate Experience in Federal Penitentiaries Final Report.” That report was based in part on interviews and focus groups conducted with Black prisoners. Last year’s annual report included an update to the Black experiences report based on additional interviews. I would like anonymized copies of the notes taken during these interviews.

Organization: The Correctional Investigator Canada

67 page(s)
November 2023

Req # A2023-00015

We request records, including all data, reviews, communications, investigative findings, research, or other documentation, as well as any correspondence with CSC regarding these findings, related to: • The 2020-2021 report’s finding that Black, Indigenous and Peoples of Colour are overrepresented in use of force incidents in federal prisons, regardless of risk level, security level, age, sentence length or gender; • The 2012-2013 report’s finding that Black individuals are disproportionately involved in use of force incidents, institutional charges, maximum security, and segregation; • The 2012-2013 report’s findings regarding prejudicial attitudes by CSC staff toward Black people; • The 2021-2022 report’s finding that Black people are overrepresented in the number of discretionary charges and underrepresented in categories of charges requiring less discretion; • The 2021-2022 report’s findings regarding Black people being targeted with institutional charges by staff.

Organization: The Correctional Investigator Canada

143 page(s)
November 2023

Req # A-2023-03

Every final Harassment and Violence investigation report completed during the period of April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023.

Organization: Canadian Museum of History

162 page(s)
September 2023

Req # A-2022-0005

Provide copies of all Statement of Work, and correspondence (director level or higher) related to the contract with Qmr Staffing Solutions Inc (Procurement Identification Number 7227113) referred to in this proactive disclosure report: search.open.canada.ca/en/ct/id/oci-bec,C-2020-2021-Q4-00001

Organization: The Correctional Investigator Canada

9 page(s)
September 2023

Req # A-2022-0023

The 2021-2022 Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator (OCI) states: Some institutions that required our attention were visited more than once: including the maximum-security institutions, notably Atlantic (2x), Edmonton (2x), Donnacona (2x), Port Cartier (2x), Millhaven (2x), and Kent (3x). Some women's institutions were also visited more than once. Release any reports, notes, emails, photographs, and videos created by any OCI representative or staff member during or as a result of these visits. Clarification Received: January 9, 2023 - in relation to the Edmonton visit Release any report, interview transcripts, interview notes, emails, videos, and photographs created during or as a result of this three-day visit.

Organization: The Correctional Investigator Canada

363 page(s)
September 2023

Req # A-2020-00019

I am looking for the case files, notes, and reports on the following deaths in custody: Jamie Edward Bouman, Craig Kimberley, Timothy James Black, Sean Parsons, Jordan Lee Trudeau, Shawn McKenzie, Robert Conroy, Andrew Townsend, Robert Alairie, Chaine Anderson, and Aram Hadi, Dennis Guerin and Angus Snow, Ronald Penney, Jeffrey Ysbert, Richard Foster, Ryan Henke, Richard Chatelain, Jesse David Piney, John James Macdonald, Jeffrey Woodman, Jeffrey Kellar

Organization: The Correctional Investigator Canada

1233 page(s)
July 2023

Req # A-2018-06

With respect to the Canadian History Hall, I request access to: The names of the members of the General Committee; the Women's Committee; and the period committee for 1945 to the present day, and the time frame in which such members served; Any and all reports from the Women's committee, and from the period committee for 1945 to the present day, to "the museum team" and/or to the General Committee, particularly but not limited to any reports from 2013-2016 responding to "preliminary research" or to "draft exhibition text"; and, The documentation that constitutes the final proposal from the curatorial team for Story 4 (Diversity and Human Rights: 1914 to the Present Day) of Gallery 3 (Modern Canada: 1914 to the Present Day) which sets out what is to be included in that Story, how is it to be exhibited and the exhibition text, and on which the official approval or sign-off to proceed with creating of Story 4 of Gallery 3.

Organization: Canadian Museum of History

3647 page(s)
June 2023

Req # A-2021-05

We are requesting all records related to the John Stacey collection held by the Canadian Museum of History. The John Stacey collection refers to 57 items from Kwakwaka'wakw dancers from British Columbia that were acquired by the National Museum of Australia in 1911. Our request includes any records that address how the Canadian Museum of History obtained objects from this collection, any objects that remain with the Australian Museum, any objects that remain at the Canadian Museum of history, and objects that were repatriated.

Organization: Canadian Museum of History

1951 page(s)
May 2023
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