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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Found 239 record(s)

Req # A-2021-17395

Records from January 1, 2020 to August 30, 2021, including Briefing Notes, memos, decks, placemats, and other internal communication regarding social media monitoring and the use and collection of social media data or metadata from sources such as, but not limited to, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Whatsapp, WeChat Tinder, or Grindr for the purpose of immigration application determination, decisions, decision-making, inadmissibility, refugee claim, asylum claim, irregular border crossing, risk assessment, border security at all ports of entry, primary inspection, secondary inspection, detention, or enforcement, including deportation and removal proceedings, prepared or received by the Canada Border Services Agency Data Science Division. This is limited to final or most recent version records and excludes information that is subject to solicitor client privilege.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

0 page(s)
February 2022

Req # A-2021-18915

Records as of September 20, 2021, of all active contracts under Tier 1 and Tier 2 Task-Based Informatics Professional Services Standing Offer and Supply Arrangements with an initial contract value greater than $150,000.00. This includes the contract number, solicitation number, contract award date, contract end date, and vendor name.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

1615 page(s)
February 2022

Req # A-2021-20591

Statistics on the number of ethnic Tibetans who have been deported from Canada to either China, India, or Nepal.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

0 page(s)
February 2022

Req # A-2021-20594

Statistics from January 1, 2018 to October 11, 2021, on the total number of employees that are in excluded positions within the Canada Border Services Agency in the Greater Toronto Area Region, broken down by the number at the FB-04, FB-05, FB-06, FB-07 and FB-08 level. Additionally, the number of these excluded employees that had disciplinary action rendered against them.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

1 page(s)
February 2022

Req # A-2021-22233

Records from January 1 to September 31, 2021, of all Task and Solutions Professional Services and Task Based Informatics Professional Services Supply Arrangement contracts and Standing Offer call-ups issued in the National Capital area.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

891 page(s)
February 2022

Req # A-2021-22752

Records from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021, of policies, procedures, and training material relating to the use of National Risk Assessment for Detention as it relates to the detainment of alleged persons having suspected or known involvement in terrorism. Additionally, copies of procedures, and manuals relating to the screening of suspected terrorists, including any additional notes regarding if the individuals were involved in an identified terrorist organization or if they were involved loosely through extreme ideological belief.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

0 page(s)
February 2022

Req # A-2021-24549

Monthly statistics from May 1 to November 30, 2021, on how many arrivals into Canada via Manitoba have occurred, and how many of those have been allowed to skip the 14 day quarantine requirement with the exemptions used, including exemptions related to being a truck drivers, and how many had vaccination exemptions. Additionally, the number of people turned away from the land border in Manitoba, including the reason, method, and citizenship, for the same time frame.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

4 page(s)
February 2022

Req # A-2022-00235

Statistics from January 1, 2015 to December 29, 2021, on the number of persons who attempted to enter Canada with counterfeit Canadian passports. Broken down by year and the country of origin of the persons involved.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

1 page(s)
February 2022

Req # A-2022-00459

Statistics from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2019, on deferral outcomes including accepted, refused and withdrawn. Also, from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2020, broken down by year, region including the Greater Toronto Area, Southern Ontario Region, Northern Ontario Region and Quebec. Further broken down by the number of failed refugee claimants under new systems claims called in for first pre-removal appointment before and after the one year Pre-Removal Risk Assessment bar expires. Additionally, the average amount of time to conduct a removal under section R240(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, of failed refugee claimants under new systems claims, broken down by year. This is limited to electronic records and excluding records requiring consultations with Privy Council Office and the Department of Justice.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

2 page(s)
February 2022

Req # A-2022-00563

Briefing Note for the Minister: 21-01584, Operational Readiness, September 7, 2021.

Organization: Canada Border Services Agency

4 page(s)
February 2022
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