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

1.1 Number of requests
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
1.2  Sources of requests
Source Number of requests
Media 155
Academia 17
Business (private sector) 1184
Organization 72
Public 168
Decline to Identify 124
Total 1720
1.3 Informal 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
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

2.1 Disposition and completion time
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
2.2 Exemptions
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

2.3  Exclusions
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
2.4  Format of information released
Disposition Paper Electronic Other formats
All disclosed 35 102 0
Disclosed in part 102 219 0
Total 137 321 0

2.5 Complexity

2.5.1 Relevant pages processed and disclosed
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
2.5.2 Relevant pages processed and disclosed by size of requests
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
2.5.3 Other complexities
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

2.6.1 Reasons for not meeting statutory deadline
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
2.6.2 Number of days past deadline
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
2.7  Requests for translation
Translation requests Accepted Refused Total
English to French 0 0 0
French to English 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0

Part 3: Extensions

3.1  Reasons for extensions and disposition of requests
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
3.2 Length of extensions
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

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

5.1  Consultations received from other Government of Canada 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
5.2 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions
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
5.3 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organizations
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

6.1 Requests with legal services
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
6.2 Requests with Privy Council Office
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

Complaints and investigations
Section 32 Section 35 Section 37 Total
33 36 8
77

Part 8: Court action

Court action
Section 41 Section 42 Section 44 Total
0
0 0 0

Part 9: Resources related to the Access to Information Act

9.1 Costs
Expenditures Amount
Salaries $921,641
Overtime $12,767
Goods and Services
  • Professional services contracts: $240,849
  • Other: $46,037
$286,886
Total $1,221,294
9.2  Human resources
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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