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 # 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-2023-00090

All materials produced in compliance with P.C. 2008-1598, the directive issued pursuant to section 89 of the Financial Administration Act.