Access to Information and Privacy Dashboard (July 2023)

Introduction

As part of the Government’s commitment to transparency the Directorate of Access to Information and Privacy works continuously to respond to requests related to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

This page shows the numbers of access to information requests and privacy requests that the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have received and closed over the last year. Additional information shows how these requests are broken down by senior organizations within DND/CAF.

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Figure 1: Access to Information Requests Received and Closed – Rolling 12 Months

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Access Requests Received and Closed - Number of Requests, Rolling 12 Months
Month Received Closed

August 2022

185

199

September 2022

151

144

October 2022

173

241

November 2022

198

221

December 2022

140

175

January 2023

236

191

February 2023

207

201

March 2023

199

236

April 2023

168

149

May 2023

177

193

June 2023

239

220

July 2023

211

152

Figure 2: Access to Information Requests

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Access to Information Requests

Requests Closed (Fiscal year-to-date): 705

Total Active Requests - 1892

  • Received - 211
  • Late - 1645
  • Backlog- 972

Figure 3: Reasons for Extension

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Reasons for extension

July 2023 (27 total): Consults 15, 3rd Party notice 0, Would interfere with operations 12

June 2023 (19 total): Consults 14, 3rd Party notice 1, Would interfere with operations 4

Figure 4: Access to Information Requests Closed on-time

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Access to Information Requests Closed On-Time (Rolling 12 Months): 59%

July 2023: 77%, 24% Increase over last month

Number of Requests Closed This Month: 152

Figure 5: L1 On-Time Compliance Rates (Rolling 12 Months) – L1 Tasking Retrievals

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L1 On-Time Compliance Rates (Rolling 12 Months) – L1 Tasking Retrievals
Division L1 Tasking Retrievals On-Time Closed Percentage

ADM(DIA)

14

93%

ADM(FIN)/CFO

52

67%

ADM(HR CIV)

60

57%

ADM(IE)

65

62%

ADM(IM)

44

43%

ADM(MAT)

109

22%

ADM(PA)

111

32%

ADM(POL)

84

30%

ADM(RS)

31

94%

C ARMY

124

84%

CANSOFCOM

47

96%

CDS

91

57%

CFINTCOM

44

25%

CJOC

119

56%

CMJ

4

75%

CORP SEC

107

85%

CPCC

64

44%

DLO

8

88%

DM

60

77%

DRDC

85

48%

IRPDAO

10

100%

JAG

36

64%

MILPERSCOM

302

26%

MND

0

N/A

RCAF

205

49%

RCN

79

39%

SJS

98

52%

SMRC

42

31%

VCDS

225

64%

Figure 6: L1 Internal Consultations

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L1 On-Time Compliance Rates (Rolling 12 Months) – L1 Internal Consultations
Division L1 Internal Consultations On-Time Closed Percentage
ADM(DIA)

2

100%

ADM(FIN)/CFO

16

63%

ADM(HR CIV)

26

58%

ADM(IE)

34

68%

ADM(IM)

36

42%

ADM(MAT)

88

32%

ADM(PA)

40

35%

ADM(POL)

55

18%

ADM(RS)

9

78%

C ARMY

29

79%

CANSOFCOM

32

100%

CDS

48

73%

CFINTCOM

85

38%

CJOC

75

60%

CMJ

1

100%

CORP SEC

12

100%

CPCC

16

63%

DLO

3

100%

DM

36

75%

DRDC

32

69%

IRPDAO

3

100%

JAG

43

86%

MILPERSCOM

53

36%

MND

2

50%

RCAF

61

80%

RCN

29

31%

SJS

69

75%

SMRC

7

14%

VCDS

71

63%

Figure 7: Monthly L1 top 5 – Highest Tasking Volume

 

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Monthly L1 Top 5
Highest Tasking Volume Files Closed this Month

MILPERSCOM

32

CJOC

19

VCDS

18

CORP SEC

17

RCAF

17

Figure 8: Most Improved Tasking

 

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Most Improved Tasking
Year-to-Date On-Time Compliance Increase Over Last Month (Percentage Points)
Organizations Percentage

CMJ

67

ADM(HR CIV)

30

CFINTCOM

17

RCN

7

CJOC

6

Figure 9: Privacy Requests Closed on-time

 

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Privacy Requests Closed On-Time (Rolling 12 Months): 76%

July 2023: 73%, No change over last month

Number of Requests Closed This Month: 564

Figure 10: Privacy Requests Received and Closed – Rolling 12 Months

 

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Access to information requests received and closed – Number of requests, rolling 12 months
Month Received Closed

August 2022

636

450

September 2022

516

452

October 2022

521

376

November 2022

527

542

December 2022

401

393

January 2023

555

546

February 2023

529

547

March 2023

586

726

April 2023

463

375

May 2023

639

504

June 2023

588

551

July 2023

536

564

Figure 11: Personal Information Requests

 

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Personal Information Requests

Requests Closed (Fiscal year-to-date) - 1993

Total Active Requests - 1447

  • Received - 536
  • Late - 655
  • Backlog- 43

Figure 12: Privacy Incidents

 

Figure 12: Long description

Total Active Files - 348

Active Complaints Initiated by OPC - 2

Backlog - 94

Figure 13: Privacy Incidents – Incidents Reported – Rolling 12 Months

 

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Privacy Incidents Received and Closed
Incidents Reported, Rolling 12 Months
Month Received Closed
August 2022 12 23
September 2022 5 20
October 2022 14 6
November 2022 19 13
December 2022 8 4
January 2023 25 10
February 2023 32 21
March 2023 19 17
April 2023 11 3
May 2023 25 7
June 2023 61 25
July 2023 26 10

Figure 14: Briefing Note Error Identification

 

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Table - Briefing Note Error Identification
Error March 2023 April 2023 May 2023 June 2023
Acronym in Title 67 92 94 92
Late Level 1 (L1) Validation 0 0 0 0
Missing Translations 22 22 28 20
Sensitive Information in Title 0 0 0 0
Spelling Errors in Title 0 0 2 0
Translations Entered in Wrong ccmMercury Field 24 11 7 4

Figure 15: Privacy Informal Requests – Received, closed, pages reviewed

 

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Privacy Informal Requests – Received, closed, pages reviewed
Month time BOI/SI Harassment Other Pages Reviewed

August 2022

CLOSED

0

0

0

0

August 2022

RECEIVED

13

6

0

-

September 2022

CLOSED

4

6

0

274

September 2022

RECEIVED

1

0

0

-

October 2022

CLOSED

4

6

1

128

October 2022

RECEIVED

13

6

1

-

November 2022

CLOSED

11

0

0

176

November 2022

RECEIVED

14

0

0

-

December 2022

CLOSED

8

4

0

101

December 2022

RECEIVED

13

2

0

-

January 2023

CLOSED

11

2

0

628

January 2023

RECEIVED

4

2

0

-

February 2023

CLOSED

18

14

0

1555

February 2023

RECEIVED

4

6

0

-

March 2023

CLOSED

7

0

0

89

March 2023

RECEIVED

6

0

0

-

April 2023

CLOSED

5

0

0

61

April 2023

RECEIVED

5

0

0

-

May 2023

CLOSED

8

0

0

90

May 2023

RECEIVED

10

0

0

-

June 2023

CLOSED

11

0

0

310

June 2023

RECEIVED

9

0

0

-

July 2023

CLOSED

4

0

0

57

July 2023

RECEIVED

3

0

0

-

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