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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). For additional information, please see the “About Access to Information Requests” webpage.
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Req # A-2023-00061
OIC - Para 11(2) Discretion - Provide all records concerning the OIC’s decision to systematically waive the application fee for access requests. Only provide information of business value.Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
February 2024
Nothing to report this month
Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
Req # A-2022-00065
For the last 5 fiscal years, provide a list of the top 20 Institutions with the most OIC complaints that includes the following fields: 1) Total number of complaints for each category as follows: -Deemed Refusal -Time Extension -Fees Assessed -Exemptions/Exclusions -Incomplete Search/No Records -Destruction of Records/Obstruction of Access -Political Interference -Any Other Matter (Specify other matter if possible) 2) Average number of days taken by OIC to complete investigations for each field mentioned in item #1. For each category, indicate the shortest and longest time taken to complete the investigations. 3) Number of findings for each institution (i.e, Founded, Resolved, Not well founded, Discontinued).Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
February 2023
Req # A-2022-00049/CH
I am asking for access to 1- the number of complaints your office received 2- the number of complaints your office refused or ceased to investigate along with the reasons from January 1, 2019 to November 6, 2022, by each month during that timeframe.Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
December 2022
Req # A-2022-00051/CH
I would like to receive the following information: A full version of the guidance document Exemption from disclosure: personal information. The document published on the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) website is missing some text from one page to the next (ex. page 3 to 4, page 5 to 6, page 6 to 7, page 8 to 9, etc.); The statistics on complaints registered by the OIC in 2021-22 broken down by federal institution. I cannot find the breakdown of complaints registered by the OIC about the refusal of access to information by federal department or institution, in the annual report. This segmentation would allow readers of the annual report to have a better understanding of the state of play, rather than only an overview.Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
December 2022
Req # A-2022-00050/JM
Send draft or completed public speeches/statements given, directives to OIC employees, or plans by Commissioner Caroline Maynard that demonstrate an interest in ensuring the Access to Information Act is usable by blind Canadians, a protected group under section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedom. Scope: Since April 23, 2021 to the present.Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
December 2022
Req # A-2022-00052/JM
I am seeking any and all records held within or once held within the OIC Access to Information and Privacy group that contain the term "Privacy Incident" and/or "Privacy incident" and/or "privacy Incident" and/or "privacy incident" between the dates of 1 January 2020 to 14 December 2022.Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
December 2022
Req # A-2020-00054
Please provide all official guidelines, policies or other official instruments that outline the criteria that the OIC has established that provide guidance for when a destruction of records complaint has enough evidence to refer the file to the Attorney General.Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
February 2021
Req # A-2021-00039
Obtain a copy of all correspondence/letters, emails about all topics, including attachments, sent and received by Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard for the following period: from July 1, 2021 to November 16, 2021 (Exclude only documents already made public)Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
February 2021
Req # A-2020-00044
All policies, guidelines, procedures or any written documents that relate to how the OIC processes complaints pursuant to subsection 67.1 of the Access to Information Act.Organization: Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
December 2020