Appendix A: statistical report
Statistical report on the Access to Information Act
Name of institution: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Reporting period: 2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31
Part 1: Requests under the Access to Information Act
Requests | Number of requests |
---|---|
Received during reporting period | 1720 |
Outstanding from previous reporting period | 281 |
Total | 2001 |
Closed during reporting period | 1529 |
Carried over to next reporting period | 472 |
Source | Number of requests |
---|---|
Media | 155 |
Academia | 17 |
Business (private sector) | 1184 |
Organization | 72 |
Public | 168 |
Decline to Identify | 124 |
Total | 1720 |
Completion time 1 to 15 days |
Completion time 16 to 30 days |
Completion time 31 to 60 days |
Completion time 61 to 120 days |
Completion time 121 to 180 days |
Completion time 181 to 365 days |
Completion time More than 365 days |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
Note: All requests previously recorded as “treated informally” will now be accounted for in this section only.
Part 2: Requests closed during the reporting period
Disposition of requests | Completion time 1 to 15 days |
Completion time 16 to 30 days |
Completion time 31 to 60 days |
Completion time 61 to 120 days |
Completion time 121 to 180 days |
Completion time 181 to 365 days |
Completion time More Than 365 days |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All disclosed | 4 | 37 | 53 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
Disclosed in part | 4 | 39 | 73 | 110 | 47 | 22 | 26 | 321 |
All exempted | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
All excluded | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No records exist | 518 | 384 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 951 |
Request transferred | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Request abandoned | 38 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 100 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 574 | 473 | 177 | 159 | 58 | 27 | 61 | 1529 |
Section | Number of requests |
---|---|
13(1) a) | 9 |
13(1) b) | 5 |
13(1) c) | 15 |
13(1) d) | 1 |
13(1) e) | 0 |
14 | 20 |
14 a) | 28 |
14 b) | 10 |
15(1) | 29 |
15(1) - A.I.* | 0 |
15(1) - Déf.* | 0 |
15(1) - A.S.* | 0 |
16(1) a)(i) | 1 |
16(1) a)(ii) | 0 |
16(1) a)(iii) | 0 |
16(1) b) | 1 |
16(1) c) | 17 |
16(1) d) | 0 |
16(2) | 24 |
16(2) a) | 0 |
16(2) b) | 0 |
16(2) c) | 15 |
16(3) | 0 |
16.1(1) a) | 0 |
16.1(1) b) | 0 |
16.1(1) c) | 0 |
16.1(1) d) | 0 |
16.2(1) | 0 |
16.3 | 0 |
16.4(1) a) | 0 |
16.4(1) b) | 0 |
16.5 | 1 |
17 | 1 |
18 a) | 2 |
18 b) | 1 |
18 c) | 3 |
18 d) | 0 |
18.1(1) a) | 0 |
18.1(1) b) | 0 |
18.1(1) c) | 0 |
18.1(1) d) | 0 |
19(1) | 254 |
20(1) a) | 0 |
20(1) b) | 81 |
20(1) b.1) | 0 |
20(1) c) | 66 |
20(1) d) | 3 |
20.1 | 0 |
20.2 | 0 |
20.4 | 0 |
21(1) a) | 116 |
21(1) b) | 124 |
21(1) c) | 21 |
21(1) d) | 2 |
22 | 7 |
22.1(1) | 0 |
23 | 37 |
24(1) | 1 |
26 | 3 |
* I.A.: International Affairs; Def.: Defence of Canada; S.A.: Subversive Activities
Section | Number of requests |
---|---|
68 a) | 7 |
68 b) | 0 |
68 c) | 0 |
68.1 | 0 |
68.2 a) | 0 |
68.2 b) | 0 |
69(1) | 1 |
69(1) a) | 3 |
69(1) b) | 0 |
69(1) c) | 0 |
69(1) d) | 1 |
69(1) e) | 3 |
69(1) f) | 1 |
69(1) g) re a) | 16 |
69(1) g) re b) | 0 |
69(1) g) re c) | 10 |
69(1) g) re d) | 2 |
69(1) g) re e) | 10 |
69(1) g) re f) | 8 |
69.1(1) | 0 |
Disposition | Paper | Electronic | Other formats |
---|---|---|---|
All disclosed | 35 | 102 | 0 |
Disclosed in part | 102 | 219 | 0 |
Total | 137 | 321 | 0 |
2.5 Complexity
Disposition of requests | Number of pages processed | Number of pages disclosed | Number of requests |
---|---|---|---|
All disclosed | 15245 | 10765 | 137 |
Disclosed in part | 78542 | 50483 | 321 |
All exempted | 96 | 0 | 4 |
All excluded | 54 | 0 | 3 |
Request abandoned | 70894 | 19094 | 100 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 4 | Total | 110 138 | 58 825 | 759 |
Disposition | Less than 100 pages processed number of requests |
Less than 100 pages processed pages disclosed |
101-500 pages processed number of requests |
101-500 pages processed pages disclosed |
501-1000 pages processed number of requests |
501-1000 pages processed pages disclosed |
1001-5000 pages processed number of requests |
1001-5000 pages processed pages disclosed |
More than 5000 pages processed number of requests |
More than 5000 pages processed pages disclosed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All disclosed | 105 | 1920 | 24 | 4764 | 5 | 2768 | 3 | 1313 | 0 | 0 |
Disclosed in part | 203 | 5051 | 92 | 14607 | 10 | 4619 | 14 | 19943 | 2 | 6263 |
All exempted | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All excluded | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Request abandoned | 79 | 95 | 12 | 1604 | 4 | 2101 | 3 | 1309 | 2 | 13985 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 398 | 7066 | 128 | 20975 | 19 | 9488 | 20 | 22565 | 4 | 20248 |
Disposition | Consultation required | Assessment of fees | Legal advice sought | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All disclosed | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Disclosed in part | 211 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 234 |
All exempted | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All excluded | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Request abandoned | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 34 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 270 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 303 |
2.6 Deemed refusals
Number of Requests Closed Past the Statutory Deadline | Principal Reason Workload |
Principal Reason External Consultation |
Principal Reason Internal Consultation |
Principal Reason Other |
---|---|---|---|---|
190 | 107 | 38 | 20 | 25 |
Number of days past deadline | Number of requests past deadline where no extension was taken | Number of requests past deadline where an extension was taken | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 to 15 days | 4 | 24 | 28 |
16 to 30 days | 3 | 24 | 27 |
31 to 60 days | 2 | 34 | 36 |
61 to 120 days | 1 | 24 | 25 |
121 to 180 days | 0 | 6 | 6 |
181 to 365 days | 1 | 18 | 19 |
More than 365 days | 1 | 48 | 49 |
Total | 12 | 178 | 190 |
Translation requests | Accepted | Refused | Total |
---|---|---|---|
English to French | 0 | 0 | 0 |
French to English | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Part 3: Extensions
Disposition of requests where an extension was taken | 9(1)(a) Interference with operations |
9(1)(b) Consultation Section 69 |
9(1)(b) Consultation Other |
9(1)(c) Third-party notice |
---|---|---|---|---|
All disclosed | 66 | 0 | 34 | 10 |
Disclosed in part | 131 | 2 | 159 | 108 |
All exempted | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All excluded | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
No records exist | 21 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Request abandoned | 41 | 3 | 29 | 34 |
Total | 261 | 5 | 226 | 160 |
Length of extensions | 9(1)(a) Interference with operations |
9(1)(b) Consultation Section 69 |
9(1)(b) Consultation Other |
9(1)(c) Third-party notice |
---|---|---|---|---|
30 days or less | 190 | 0 | 66 | 1 |
31 to 60 days | 50 | 0 | 110 | 157 |
61 to 120 days | 19 | 5 | 49 | 2 |
121 to 180 days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
181 to 365 days | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
365 days or more | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 261 | 5 | 226 | 160 |
Part 4: Fees
Fee type | Fee collected Number of requests |
Fee collected amount |
Fee waived or refunded Number of requests |
Fee waived or refunded Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|
Application | 1443 | $7,215 | 54 | $270 |
Search | 2 | $362 | 4 | $130 |
Production | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Programming | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Preparation | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Alternative format | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Reproduction | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Total | 1445 | $7,577 | 58 | $400 |
Part 5: Consultations received from other institutions and organizations
Consultations | Other Government of Canada institutions | Number of pages to review | Other organizations | Number of pages to review |
---|---|---|---|---|
Received during reporting period | 208 | 9707 | 31 | 3156 |
Outstanding from the previous reporting period | 15 | 3095 | 2 | 599 |
Total | 223 | 12802 | 33 | 3755 |
Closed during the reporting period | 202 | 11096 | 28 | 3551 |
Pending at the end of the reporting period | 21 | 1706 | 5 | 204 |
Recommendation | Number of days required to complete consultation requests 1 to 15 days |
Number of days required to complete consultation requests 16 to 30 days |
Number of days required to complete consultation requests 31 to 60 days |
Number of days required to complete consultation requests 61 to 120 days |
Number of days required to complete consultation requests 121 to 180 days |
Number of days required to complete consultation requests 181 to 365 days |
Number of days required to complete consultation requests More than 365 days |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disclose entirely | 26 | 41 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 116 |
Disclose in part | 9 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 64 |
Exempt entirely | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Exclude entirely | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Consult other institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Total | 48 | 59 | 63 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 202 |
Recommendation | Number of days Required to complete consultation requests 1 to 15 days |
Number of days Required to complete consultation requests 16 to 30 days |
Number of days Required to complete consultation requests 31 to 60 days |
Number of days Required to complete consultation requests 61 to 120 days |
Number of days Required to complete consultation requests 121 to 180 days |
Number of days Required to complete consultation requests 181 to 365 days |
Number of days Required to complete consultation requests More than 365 days |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disclose entirely | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Disclose in part | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Exempt entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Exclude entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Consult other institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Part 6: Completion time of consultations on Cabinet confidences
Number of days | Fewer than 100 pages processed Number of requests |
Fewer than 100 pages processed pages Disclosed |
101-500 pages processed Number of requests |
101-500 pages processed pages Disclosed |
501-1000 pages processed Number of requests |
501-1000 pages processed pages Disclosed |
1001-5000 pages processed Number of requests |
1001-5000 pages processed pages Disclosed |
More than 5000 pages processed Number of requests |
More than 5000 pages processed pages Disclosed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 to 15 | 3 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 to 30 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 to 60 | 3 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
61 to 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
121 to 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
181 to 365 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More than 365 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 12 | 225 | 2 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of days | Fewer than 100 pages processed Number of requests |
Fewer than 100 pages processed pages Disclosed |
101-500 pages processed Number of requests |
101-500 pages processed pages Disclosed |
501-1000 pages processed Number of requests |
501-1000 pages processed pages Disclosed |
1001-5000 pages processed Number of requests |
1001-5000 pages processed pages Disclosed |
More than 5000 pages processed Number of requests |
More than 5000 pages processed pages Disclosed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 to 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 to 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 to 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
61 to 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
121 to 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
181 to 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More than 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Part 7: Complaints and investigations
Section 32 | Section 35 | Section 37 | Total |
---|---|---|---|
33 | 36 | 8 |
77 |
Part 8: Court action
Section 41 | Section 42 | Section 44 | Total |
---|---|---|---|
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Part 9: Resources related to the Access to Information Act
Expenditures | Amount |
---|---|
Salaries | $921,641 |
Overtime | $12,767 |
Goods and Services
|
$286,886 |
Total | $1,221,294 |
Resources | Person years dedicated to access to information activities |
---|---|
Full-time employees | 13.00 |
Part-time and casual employees | 0.85 |
Regional staff | 0.00 |
Consultants and agency personnel | 2.50 |
Students | 0.00 |
Total | 16.35 |
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