Report on the administration of the Access to Information Act . , 2023-2024

Table of Contents

• Table of contents 3
• Introduction 4
• Summary of the purpose of the Access to Information Act 4
• Access to Information Act 4
• Annual report prepared in accordance with section 94 4
• Service Fees Act 4
• Mandate of the institution 4
• Organizational structure 5
• Access to Information and Privacy Office 5
• Access to Information Act Privacy Act 5
• The ATIP Office is primarily responsible for the following functions 5
• Processing requests and coordinating all attendant administrative and 5
• Assisting applicants. 5
• Developing opinions general guidelines and procedures relating to the 5
• Reporting on CEDs application of the ATIA and the PA. 5
• Meeting the information and training needs of CED employees. 5
• Agreement with the Access to Information and Privacy Communities Development Office APCDO 6
• Part 2 Proactive publication of information under the ATIA 6
• Access to Information Act 6
• Delegation order 8
• Access to Information Act Privacy Act 8
• 2023-2024 Performance 8
• Assessment for 2023-2024 8
• CED received a total of 7 requests which is a decrease of 36 compared to the 8
• No requests were carried over from the previous year and the ATIP Office carried 8
• All 19 pages reviewed during the year were disclosed. 8
• CED replied to 100 of the requests within the time limits specified in the Act 8
• The source of the applicants breaks down as follows 29 from media 43 from the 8
• Considering the requests for which documents were disclosed the ATIP Office cited 8
• CED also processed 8 consultations from other federal institutions for which 8
• 187 pages were revised. Furthermore 6 informal access to information requests were processed for which 69 pages were re-disclosed. 8
• Requests received and processed 9
• Decline to act on a request 9
• Source of applicants 10
• Subject of requests 10
• Disposition and processing times 10
• Informal requests 11
• Exemptions and exclusions invoked 12
• Format of information released documents 12
• Active complaints 12
• Pages processed and disclosed 13
• Extensions 13
• Consultations received from other federal institutions 13
• Consultations with the Privy Council Office 14
• Statistical reports 14
• Access to Information Act 14
• Access to information fees 15
• Fees collected and waived 15
• Service Fees Act 15
• Access to Information Act Service Fees Act 15
• Program operating costs 15
• Training and awareness 16
• Access to Information Act Privacy Act 16
• Access to Information Act 16
• Policies guidelines procedures and initiatives 17
• Info Source Info Source Info Sources Access to Information Act Privacy Act 17
• Access to Information Act Access to Information Act 17
• Proactive publication under Part 2 of the Access to Information Act 18
• Access to Information Act Access to Information Act Financial Administration Act 18
• Procedures and systems for meeting proactive publication requirements 20
• Access to Information Act 20
• Initiatives and projects aimed at improving access to information 20
• Access to Information Act and Privacy Act 20
• Summary of key issues and action taken following complaints or audits 21
• Complaints 21
• Audits 21
• Monitoring compliance 21
• Monitoring processing time 21
• Limitation of inter-institutional consultations 21
• Frequently requested information 22
• Measures to support the right of public access to information 22
• Monitoring the accuracy and completeness of published information 22
• Conclusion 23
• Access to Information Act 23
• Appendices 24