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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Found 181 record(s)

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-2023-00016

Records relating to changes to the federal public service’s Second Language Evaluation – Oral Language Assessment, including: 1.Consultations with people with disabilities and experts, on the test formats, methodology, questions, and way it is administered, (January 1, 2019, to July 1, 2023), and any updates on the evolution of the test (January 2020 to July 2023) 2.Any changes to the test resulting from consultations to ensure that it complies with the Accessible Canada Act and Canada’s Disability Inclusion Action Plan, and that it supports the findings of the evaluation of the test’s accommodation measures.

Organization: Public Service Commission of Canada

803 page(s)
October 2023

Req # A-2023-00019

Copy of briefing note titled “Privy Council - Refocusing Government Spending to Deliver for Canadians,” reference number: PRES-2023-003117

Organization: Public Service Commission of Canada

0 page(s)
October 2023

Nothing to report this month

Organization: The Correctional Investigator Canada

October 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

Nothing to report this month

Organization: Public Service Commission of Canada

September 2023

Req # A-2023-00017

For the period of April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2023, information on how PSC second language evaluation tests and test administration procedures have been reviewed, and actions implemented for bias-free and barrier-free selection, universal access, and inclusion, including: •format and question content review for the tests of reading comprehension and written expression •ongoing and planned training of assessors •format and content review of the Oral Language Assessment •use of accommodation measures for candidates

Organization: Public Service Commission of Canada

43 page(s)
August 2023

Nothing to report this month

Organization: The Correctional Investigator Canada

August 2023

Req # A-2023-00008

Any records, in any form, from 2020 to present about, related to, or verbatim: Any equity hires (where race, gender, or gender expression is used as a consideration for hiring) in the federal public service (line departments, Crown corporations, agencies, boards, commissions).

Organization: Public Service Commission of Canada

88 page(s)
July 2023
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