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).

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Found 109 record(s)

Req # A-2023-00034

Provide records detailing who is currently on second language training, including at least their employee status.

Organization: Parole Board of Canada

1 page(s)
April 2024

Req # A-2023-00039

General demographic information and program information relating to volume and application success of Record Suspensions (Pardons): 1. How many submissions for a pardon where sent this past year 2023? 2. How many requests for a pardon where submitted the past 5 years? 3. How many requests for a pardon were submitted in the past 10 years? 4. How many requests are in French? 5. How many requests are submitted by a third party in French? 6. What is the average processing time for a Summary offence? 7. What is the average processing time for an Indictable offence? 8. What is the average number of charges a person has on their record when requesting a pardon? 9. How many requests are approved? 10. How many requests are denied? 11. How many requests have a third party submitting on their behalf? 12. What is the rate of approval for applications submitted by a third-party vs submitted on behalf of a client? 13. What is the most common reason an application is denied? 14. What is the most common reason an application is proposed to be denied? 15. What is the average age of a person submitting a request for a pardon? 16. What ratio of applicants identify as male vs female vs non/binary/other? 17. How many applications are sent from each province/ territory? 18. How many applicants file multiple request? 19. How many applicants, using a third-party, file multiple requests? 20. How many staff work on processing applications (Full Time Equivalent)? 21. Where does most of the processing of applications occur? 22. When are most applications received (application quantity sorted by month/quarter?)

Organization: Parole Board of Canada

2697 page(s)
April 2024

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-2023-00029

The following data, in machine-sortable format: All parole decisions, broken down by province, year, parole type, recommendation, final decision, offence category, applicant's gender and applicant's race, from 2013 through 2023 inclusive.

Organization: Parole Board of Canada

2645 page(s)
January 2024

Req # A-2023-00023

Please provide records showing the total cost of office furniture purchased by your department/agency during the calendar years of 2020, 2021 and 2022. Provide annual totals for those years as well. Also provide the breakdown of individual purchases, as well as a description of the item or items purchased and the corresponding costs.

Organization: Parole Board of Canada

7 page(s)
November 2023

Req # A-2023-00021

Please provide in both official languages the most recent, approved Delegation of Spending and Financial Signing Authorities instrument.

Organization: Parole Board of Canada

82 page(s)
November 2023

Req # A-2023-00022

Please provide the following briefing notes, reference numbers: 2023-09-10697, 2023-08-10664, 2023-08-10678, 2023-08-10645, 2023-07-10587, 2023-07-10622 2023-09-10697 - Employment Systems Review (ESR) - Corporate Services 2023-08-10664 - Parole Board of Canada (PBC) Staffing Sub-delegation - Corporate Services 2023-08-10678 - Launch of the 2023-2024 Executive Performance Management Agreement (PMA) Process - Corporate Services 2023-08-10645 - Appeal Division Orientation Training - Board Member Secretariat 2023-07-10587 - Remissions for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 - Clemency and Record Suspension 2023-07-10622 - Proactive Disclosure of Contracts - Finance and Procurement

Organization: Parole Board of Canada

200 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-2023-00020

Please provide in both official languages the most recent, approved version of the Corporate Services Delegation Instrument.

Organization: Parole Board of Canada

28 page(s)
October 2023
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