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Access to Information Act – Annual Report to Parliament 2024-2025

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Introduction

The Access to Information Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, Chapter A-1,1985) came into force on July 1, 1983. It extends the present laws of Canada to provide access to information under the control of the Government of Canada.

Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and to make consequential amendments to other ActsFootnote 1 received royal assent on June 21, 2019. This resulted in the most significant amendments to the Act since it came into force in 1983.

The new legislation improves the way government information is provided to Canadians by:

The Access to Information Act balances access to government information with exemptions and exclusions that protect important democratic values such as the need for the public service to provide full, free, and frank advice to ministers, the protection of the confidentiality of Cabinet deliberations, the protection of personal information, and national security considerations.

In accordance with the principles that government information should be available to the public, the right to access is balanced against the legitimate need to protect sensitive information and permit effective functioning of government. Necessary exceptions should be limited and specific.

This annual report is tabled in Parliament in accordance with section 94 of the Access to Information Act and describes how the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan) administered its responsibilities for the reporting period.

Departmental mandate

PacifiCan’s mandate is to support the growth and diversification of British Columbia’s economy and advance the interests of the region in national economic policy, programs, and projects.

Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan) was established on August 06, 2021, to support economic growth and diversification of British Columbia’s economy and advance the interests of the region in national economic policy, programs, and projects through four key roles:

PacifiCan is overseen by the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada.

The Agency operates under the provision of the Western Economic Diversification Act, which came into force on June 28, 1988. An Order in Council created PacifiCan, by way of the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties ActFootnote 2.

PacifiCan achieves its mandate by working closely with clients and partners across the province in its roles as investor, advisor, pathfinder, and convenor. The agency’s clients are businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and communities such as Indigenous groups, women-led businesses, academic institutions, municipalities, business accelerators, and incubators.

PacifiCan’s mandate allows the Agency to deliver a wide range of initiatives across the province and make strategic investments to build on regional competitive advantages. Its provincial base enables the Agency to cultivate strong partnerships with business and community organizations, researchers, academia, Indigenous peoples, provincial governments and municipal governments. These connections help PacifiCan reflect provincial perspectives in national decision-making.

Departmental structure

In 2024-2025, PacifiCan employed 175 individuals in British Columbia and in Ottawa, including economists, commerce officers and policy analysts. Specialists in such areas as communications, corporate administration, financial management, human resources, information management and technology, and procurement, provide the policy and programs analysts with support.

PacifiCan has offices in British Columbia in Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Prince George, Surrey, Cranbrook, Fort St. John, Prince Rupert, and Campbell River. The agency also has an office in Ottawa.

Administration of the Act

Delegation of authority

The current delegation order was issued May 16, 2022, in accordance with subsection 95(1) of the Access to Information Act. The President of PacifiCan delegated full powers, authorities, and responsibilities to the:

Access to Information and Privacy Centre of Expertise (ACoE)

ATIP services were provided to PacifiCan by way of an Internal Services Agreement (ISA) with Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) until June 2024. Costs for these services were reimbursed to PrairiesCan.

Starting in December 2024, the ATIP Coordinator was supported by a Senior ATIP Advisor, who oversees the ATIP Centre of Expertise (ACoE) in addition to other programs within the Agency. The ACoE also leads Information Management initiatives such as litigation holds and InfoSource. The Senior ATIP Advisor processes all access and privacy requests.

As per the August 2021 Order in Council, the President of PacifiCan is the head of the organization for the purpose of the Access to information Act.

The ACoE is responsible for the administration of the ATIP program and services including:

The ATIP Centre of Expertise (ACoE) is accountable for the development, coordination and implementation of policies, guidelines, systems, and procedures to manage the Agency's compliance with the Acts. Compliance is facilitated by the ATIP Senior Advisor, who works with the ACoE concerning requests and enquiries.

The ATIP Senior Advisor works with the business and program areas to search and retrieve records that are responsive to access to information requests received under the Access to Information Act. The ACoE is responsible for the privacy and personal information services for PacifiCan, including the provision of advice and recommendations concerning ATIP matters.

PacifiCan is currently setting up its ATIP unit, as the agency is transitioning from the termination of the ISA with PrairiesCan.

Proactive disclosure

Part 2 of the Access to Information Act requires government institutions to proactively publish specific information known to be of particular interest to the public. The expected results are that government institutions consistently provide Canadians with complete, accurate and timely information in the form of proactive publications, made available in a central location.

The Treasury Board Secretariat’s Directive on Proactive Publication under the Access to Information Act came into effect June 28, 2023 and outlines the reporting requirements and schedules for disclosure of an institution’s information including identifying prescribed publishing platforms and retention and disposition of information related to publication. Section 4.1.8 of the Directive also establishes a requirement to track the processing, approval, and publication of proactive disclosure.

PacifiCan is developing a documented official process that will identify which group(s) or position(s) are responsible for ensuring each proactive publication requirement is met. Compliance procedures and monitoring are implemented by the ACoE.

PacifiCan's program areas, which produce the statistics and materials for proactive disclosure, provided those data to the departmental web publishers. For example, human resources staff compiled the statistics for reclassification of positions, and procurement staff compiled the statistics for contracts over $10,000.

Other proactive disclosures such as briefing materials were submitted as vetting files to the ATIP unit. Once the file was vetted, the program area then reviewed the ATIP unit's recommendations before submitting the file to the web publishers for posting online.

PacifiCan has implemented a procedure to keep cabinet confidence from being disclosed via the proactive disclosure of briefing note (BN) titles. The titles and reference numbers of BNs prepared for the Minister and deputy head must be proactively published as per subsections 74(b) and 88(b) respectively. That is, within 30 days after the end of the month received.

The Offices of Primary Interest (OPI) were responsible for flagging any titles which they suspect could constitute cabinet confidence when submitting the BNs for proactive disclosure. The ATIP analysts who process these monthly proactive disclosures also looked out for potential cabinet confidence in the titles.

When a BN title was flagged by the OPI or ATIP Analyst, the complete BN and any annexes were retrieved for an ATIP cabinet confidence review. The BN, ATIP analyst's analysis, and content template were submitted to PacifiCan's Legal Services Unit at the Department of Justice Canada (DOJ). When DOJ concurred with the ATIP analysts' assertion of cabinet confidence, that title was withheld as per 69(1) of the Access to Information Act.

The ATIP unit monitored its compliance with request deadlines via a software solution: AccessPro. A weekly report was created and disseminated, on a need-to-know distribution list. It disclosed all open and outstanding ATIP files and their respective status. Proactive disclosure was also tracked via AccessPro where feasible.

To ensure that Treasury Board Secretariat ATIP-related policies and directives were respected and implemented, the ACoE regularly reviewed its various internal guidelines, procedures, and business practices.

PacifiCan met fifty-eight percent (58%) of publication requirements due during 2024-2025.

The ACoE met with the various program areas to draft disclaimers and informational paragraphs for contracts, grants and contributions, administered by the Agency. Pacifican also implemented the same class of information in conjunction with the Department of Justice Canada and Public Services and Procurement Canada to inform clients, stakeholders, and partners of our obligations as a government institution to public access.

Training and awareness

Access to information orientation and duties training was provided to PacifiCan employees.

An ATIP training session was provided to all staff during the “Right to Know Week”.

Statistics and performance

PacifiCan completed 9 access to information requests in the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

One (11%) of those were completed within their legislated timeline.

Request Completion Time (Days)
1-30 31-60 61-120 121-180 181-365 >365 Total
1 0 0 0 1 7 9

Seven extensions were taken:

Length of Extensions 9(1)(a) Interference with operations / workload 9(1)(b) Consultation 9(1)(c) Third Party notice
Cabinet confidence Other
30 days or less 2 0 0 0
31 to 60 days 1 0 0 0
61 to 120 days 3 0 0 1
121 to 180 days 0 0 0 0
Total extensions 7

Thirty-eight (38) access to information requests were carried over from previous reporting periods. Thirty-four (34) access to information requests were carried over into the following reporting period (2025-2026).

No complaints submitted against PacifiCan with the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada.

Two consultations (2) were received during the reporting period. Two consultations (2) were carried over from the previous reporting period. All came from other Canadian federal government departments.

Monitoring Compliance

The ACoE monitors its access to information compliance (request deadlines etc.) via the AccessPro software solution. A weekly report is created and disseminated, on a need-to-know distribution list, up to the Deputy Minister level. It discloses all open and outstanding ATIP files and their respective status.

To ensure that Treasury Board Secretariat ATIP-related policies and directives are respected and implemented, the ATIP Centre of Expertise (ACoE) regularly reviews its various internal guidelines, procedures and business practices.

The ACoE meets with the various program areas to draft disclaimers and informational paragraphs for contracts, grants and contributions, administered by the Agency. PacifiCan also implements the same class of information in conjunction with the Department of Justice Canada and Public Services and Procurement Canada to inform clients, stakeholders and partners of our obligations, as a government institution, to public access.

Fees Collected

PacifiCan collected $25 in Access to Information application fees during this reporting period. No fees were waived.

Operational Costs Associated with Administering the Act

PacifiCan’s costs for administrating the Access to Information Act is based on a percentage of all costs incurred by the ACoE plus the cost for administrative services and training specific to PacifiCan. It does not account for time taken by PacifiCan staff to retrieve, review and process records.

A total of 1.5 full-time equivalent staff was calculated as having been allocated to PacifiCan's Access to Information program. Total costs, including salaries $176,863 and $79,569 in goods and external services, amount to $256,432.

Annex A – Proactive Disclosure

Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan)

April 01, 2024, to March 31, 2025

The Pacific Economic Development Agency (PacifiCan) is a government institution that is listed in Schedule I.1 of the Financial Administration Act. It is also listed as a government institution in Schedule I of the Access to Information Act.

Legislative Requirement Section of ATIA Publication Timeline Does requirement apply to your institution? (Y/N) Internal group(s) or positions(s) responsible for fulfilling requirement % of proactive publication requirements published within legislated timelines* Link to web page where published
Apply to all Government Institutions as defined in section 3 of the Access to Information Act
Travel Expenses 82 Within 30 days after the end of the month of reimbursement Y Corporate Services Y https://search.open.canada.ca/travel/
Hospitality Expenses 83 Within 30 days after the end of the month of reimbursement Y Corporate Services Y https://open.canada.ca/en/search/hospitalityq
Reports tabled in Parliament 84 Within 30 days after tabling Y Corporate Services Y https://www.canada.ca/en/pacific-economic-development/corporate/transparency.html
Apply to government entities or Departments, agencies, and other bodies subject to the Act and listed in Schedules I, I.1, or II of the Financial Administration Act
Contracts over $10,000 86 Q1-3: Within 30 days after the quarter; Q4: Within 60 days after the quarter Y Corporate Services Y https://search.open.canada.ca/contracts/
Grants and Contributions over $25,000 87 Within 30 days after the quarter Y Corporate Services Y https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/
Packages of briefing materials prepared for new or incoming deputy heads or equivalent 88(a) Within 120 days after appointment       No postings
Titles and reference numbers of memoranda prepared for a deputy head or equivalent, that is received by their office 88(b) Within 30 days after the end of the month received Y Corporate Services N https://search.open.canada.ca/briefing_titles/
Packages of briefing materials prepared for a deputy head or equivalent’s appearance before a committee of Parliament 88(c) Within 120 days after appearance Y Corporate Services Y https://search.open.canada.ca/opendata/?collection=parliament_committee_deputy
Applies to government institutions that are departments named in Schedule I to the Financial Administration Act or portions of the core public administration named in Schedule IV to that Act (i.e. government institutions for which Treasury Board is the employer)
Reclassification of positions 85 Within 30 days after the quarter Y Corporate Services Y https://open.canada.ca/en/search/reclassification
Apply to Ministers’ Offices (therefore apply to any institution that performs proactive publication on behalf of a Minister’s Office)
Packages of briefing materials prepared by a government institution for new or incoming ministers 74(a) Within 120 days after appointment       No Postings
Titles and reference numbers of memoranda prepared by a government institution for the minister, that is received by their office 74(b) Within 30 days after the end of the month received       https://search.open.canada.ca/briefing_titles/
Package of question period notes prepared by a government institution for the minister and in use on the last sitting day of the House of Commons in June and December 74(c) Within 30 days after last sitting day of the House of Common in June and December       https://search.open.canada.ca/qpnotes/
Packages of briefing materials prepared by a government institution for a minister’s appearance before a committee of Parliament 74(d) Within 120 days after appearance       No Postings
Travel Expenses 75 Within 30 days after the end of the month of reimbursement       Institution does not post on behalf of the Minister
Hospitality Expenses 76 Within 30 days after the end of the month of reimbursement       Institution does not post on behalf of the Minister
Contracts over $10,000 77 Q1-3: Within 30 days after the quarter; Q4: Within 60 days after the quarter       Institution does not post on behalf of the Minister

Ministers’ Offices Expenses

Note: This consolidated report is currently published by TBS on behalf of all institutions.

 78 Within 120 days after the fiscal year       https://open.canada.ca/en/expenditures-ministers-offices

Annex B – Statistical report

Name of institution: Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)

Reporting period: April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025

Section 1: Requests under the Access to Information Act

1.1 Number of requests received
  Number of requests
Received during reporting period 5
Outstanding from previous reporting periods 38
  • Outstanding from previous reporting period
 38  
  •  Outstanding from more than one reporting period
 0
Total 43
Closed during reporting period 9
Carried over to next reporting period 34
  •   Carried over within legislated timeline
 0  
  • Carried over beyond legislated timeline
 34
1.2 Sources of requests
Source Number of requests
Media 0
Academia 0
Business (private sector) 1
Organization 0
Public 3
Decline to identify 1
Total 5
1.3 Channels of requests
Source Number of requests
Online 5
E-mail 0
Mail 0
In person 0
Phone 0
Fax 0
Total 5

Section 2: Informal requests

2.1 Number of informal requests
  Number of requests
Received during reporting period 8
Outstanding from previous reporting periods 0
  •   Outstanding from previous reporting period
 0  
  •   Outstanding from more than one reporting period
 0
Total 8
Closed during reporting period 8
Carried over to next reporting period 0
2.2 Channels of informal requests
Source Number of requests
Online 8
E-mail 0
Mail 0
In person 0
Phone 0
Fax 0
Total 8
2.3 Completion time of informal requests
Completion time
0 to 15 days 16 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 120 days 121 to 180 days 181 to 365 days More than 365 days Total
7 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
2.4 Pages released informally
Less than 100 pages released 100-500 pages released 501-1000 pages released 1001-5000 pages released More than 5000 pages released
Number of requests Pages released Number of requests Pages released Number of requests Pages released Number of requests Pages released Number of requests Pages released
8 278 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2.5 Pages re-released informally
Less than 100 pages re-released 100-500 pages re-released 501-1000 pages re-released 1001-5000 pages re-released More than 5000 pages re-released
Number of requests Pages re‑released Number of requests Pages re‑released Number of requests Pages re‑released Number of requests Pages re‑released Number of requests Pages re‑released
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Section 3: Applications to the Information Commissioner on declining to act on requests

  Number of requests
Outstanding from previous reporting period 0
Sent during reporting period 0
Total 0
Approved by the Information Commissioner during reporting period 0
Declined by the Information Commissioner during reporting period 0
Withdrawn during the reporting period 0
Carried over to next reporting period 0

Section 4: Requests closed during the reporting period

4.1 Disposition and completion time
Disposition of requests Completion time
0 to 15 days 16 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 120 days 121 to 180 days 181 to 365 days More than 365 days Total
All disclosed 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6
Disclosed in part 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
All exempted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No records exist 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Request transferred 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 9
4.2 Exemptions
Section Number of requests
13(1)(a) 0
13(1)(b) 0
13(1)(c) 0
13(1)(d) 0
13(1)(e) 0
14 0
14(a) 0
14(b) 0
15(1) 0
15(1) – I.A.Footnote * 0
15(1) – Def.Footnote ** 0
15(1) – S.A.Footnote *** 0
16(1)(a)(i) 0
16(1)(a)(ii) 0
16(1)(a)(iii) 0
16(1)(b) 0
16(1)(c) 0
16(1)(d) 0
16(2) 0
16(2)(a) 0
16(2)(b) 0
16(2)(c) 0
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 0
16.6 0
17 0
18(a) 0
18(b) 0
18(c) 0
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) 2
20(1)(a) 0
20(1)(b) 0
20(1)(b1) 0
20(1)(c) 0
20(1)(d) 0
20.1 0
20.2 0
20.4 0
21(1)(a) 0
21(1)(b) 0
21(1)(c) 0
21(1)(d) 0
22 0
22.1(1) 0
23 0
23.1 0
24(1) 0
26 0
Footnote *

I.A.: International Affairs

Return to footnote * referrer

Footnote **

Def.: Defence of Canada

Return to footnote ** referrer

Footnote ***

S.A.: Subversive Activities

Return to footnote *** referrer
4.3 Exclusions
Section Number of requests
68(a) 0
68(b) 0
68(c) 0
68.1 0
68.2(a) 0
68.2(b) 0
69(1) 0
69(1)(a) 0
69(1)(b) 0
69(1)(c) 0
69(1)(d) 0
69(1)(e) 0
69(1)(f) 0
69(1)(g) re (a) 0
69(1)(g) re (b) 0
69(1)(g) re (c) 0
69(1)(g) re (d) 0
69(1)(g) re (e) 0
69(1)(g) re (f) 0
69.1(1) 0
4.4 Format of information released
Paper Electronic Other
E-record Data set Video Audio
0 8 0 0 0 0

4.5 Complexity

4.5.1 Relevant pages processed and disclosed for paper, e-record and dataset formats
Number of pages processed Number of pages disclosed Number of requests
265 250 8
4.5.2 Relevant pages processed and disclosed per request disposition for paper, e-record and dataset formats by size of requests
Disposition Less than 100 pages processed 100-500 pages processed 501-1000 pages processed 1001-5000 pages processed More than 5000 pages processed
Number of requests Pages processed Number of requests Pages processed Number of requests Pages processed Number of requests Pages processed Number of requests Pages processed
All disclosed 6 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 2 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All exempted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No records exist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request transferred 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 265 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4.5.3 Relevant minutes processed and disclosed for audio formats
Number of minutes processed Number of minutes disclosed Number of requests
0 0 0
4.5.4 Relevant minutes processed per request disposition for audio formats by size of requests
Disposition Less than 60 minutes processed 60-120 minutes processed More than 120 minutes processed
Number of requests Minutes processed Number of requests Minutes processed Number of requests Minutes processed
All disclosed 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 0 0 0 0 0 0
All exempted 0 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0 0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
4.5.5 Relevant minutes processed and disclosed for video formats
Number of minutes processed Number of minutes disclosed Number of requests
0 0 0
4.5.6 Relevant minutes processed per request disposition for video formats by size of requests
Disposition Less than 60 minutes processed 60-120 minutes processed More than 120 minutes processed
Number of requests Minutes processed Number of requests Minutes processed Number of requests Minutes processed
All disclosed 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 0 0 0 0 0 0
All exempted 0 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0 0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
4.5.7 Other complexities
Disposition Consultation required Legal advice sought Other Total
All disclosed 1 0 0 1
Disclosed in part 0 0 0 0
All exempted 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 1

4.6 Closed requests

4.6.1 Requests closed within legislated timelines
Number of requests closed within legislated timelines 1
Percentage of requests closed within legislated timelines (%) 11.11

4.7 Deemed refusals

4.7.1 Reasons for not meeting the legislated timelines
Number of requests closed past the legislated timelines Principal reason
Interference with operations/ workload External consultation Internal consultation Other
8 7 1 0 0
4.7.2 Requests closed beyond legislated timelines (including any extension taken)
Number of days past legislated timelines Number of requests past legislated timeline where no extension was taken Number of requests past legislated timeline where an extension was taken Total
1 to 15 days 0 0 0
16 to 30 days 0 0 0
31 to 60 days 0 0 0
61 to 120 days 0 0 0
121 to 180 days 0 0 0
181 to 365 days 1 0 1
More than 365 days 0 7 7
Total 1 7 8
4.8 Requests for translation
Translation requests Accepted Refused Total
English to French 0 0 0
French to English 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0

Section 5: Extensions

5.1 Reasons for extensions and disposition of requests
Disposition of requests where an extension was taken 9(1)(a) Interference with operations / workload 9(1)(b) Consultation 9(1)(c) Third-party notice
Section 69 Other
All disclosed 4 0 0 1
Disclosed in part 2 0 0 0
All exempted 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0
No records exist 0 0 0 0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 0 1
5.2 Length of extensions
Length of extensions 9(1)(a) Interference with operations / workload 9(1)(b) Consultation 9(1)(c) Third-party notice
Section 69 Other
30 days or less 2 0 0 0
31 to 60 days 1 0 0 0
61 to 120 days 3 0 0 1
121 to 180 days 0 0 0 0
181 to 365 days 0 0 0 0
365 days or more 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 0 1

Section 6: Fees

Fee type Fee collected Fee waived Fee refunded
Number of requests Amount Number of requests Amount Number of requests Amount
Application 5 $25.00 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Other fees 0 $0.00 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Total 5 $25.00 0 $0.00 0 $0.00

Section 7: Consultations received from other institutions and organizations

7.1 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 2 20 0 0
Outstanding from the previous reporting period 2 43 0 0
Total 4 63 0 0
Closed during the reporting period 3 50 0 0
Carried over within negotiated timelines 1 13 0 0
Carried over beyond negotiated timelines 0 0 0 0
7.2 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions
Recommendation Number of days required to complete consultation requests
0 to 15 days 16 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 120 days 121 to 180 days 181 to 365 days More than 365 days Total
Disclose entirely 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
Disclose in part 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
7.3 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organizations outside the Government of Canada
Recommendation Number of days required to complete consultation requests
0 to 15 days 16 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 120 days 121 to 180 days 181 to 365 days More than 365 days Total
Disclose entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclose in part 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Section 8: Completion time of consultations on Cabinet Confidences

8.1 Requests with Legal Services
Number of days Fewer than 100 pages processed 100-500 pages processed 501-1000 pages processed 1001-5000 pages processed More than 5000 pages processed
Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests 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
8.2 Requests with Privy Council Office
Number of days Fewer than 100 pages processed 100-500 pages processed 501-1000 pages processed 1001-5000 pages processed More than 5000 pages processed
Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests 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

Section 9: Investigations and reports of finding

9.1 Investigations
Section 32: Notice of intention to investigate Subsection 30(5)
Ceased to investigate		 Section 35
Formal representations
0 0 0
9.2 Investigations and reports of finding
Section 37(1) Initial reports Section 37(2) Final reports
Received Containing recommendations issued by the Information Commissioner Containing an intent to issue an order by the Information Commissioner Received Containing recommendations issued by the Information Commissioner Containing orders issued by the Information Commissioner
0 0 0 0 0 0

Section 10: Court action

10.1 Court actions on complaints
Section 41
Complainant (1) Institution (2) Third party (3) Privacy Commissioner (4) Total
0 0 0 0 0
10.2 Court actions on third-party notifications under paragraph 28(1)(b)
Section 44 - under paragraph 28(1)(b)
0

Section 11: Resources related to the Access to Information Act

11.1 Allocated Costs
Expenditures Amount
Salaries $176,863
Overtime $0
Goods and services $79,569
  • Professional services contracts
 $26,103  
  • Other
 $53,466
Total $256,432
11.2 Human resources
Resources Person years dedicated to Access to Information Activities
Full-time employees 1.5
Part-time and casual employees 0
Regional staff 0
Consultants and agency personnel 0
Students 0
Total 1.5

Annex C – Supplemental statistics

Supplemental statistical report on the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act

Name of institution: Pacific Economic Development Canada (PacifiCan)

Reporting period: April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025

Section 1: Requests carried over and active complaints under the Access to Information Act

1.1 Requests carried over to next reporting period, broken down by reporting period received
Reporting period requests carried over were received Requests carried over that are within legislated timelines as of March 31, 2025 Requests carried over that are beyond legislated timelines as of March 31, 2025 Total
Received in 2024-2025 0 3 3
Received in 2023-2024 0 31 31
Received in 2022-2023 0 0 0
Received in 2021-2022 0 0 0
Received in 2020-2021 0 0 0
Received in 2019-2020 0 0 0
Received in 2018-2019 0 0 0
Received in 2017-2018 0 0 0
Received in 2016-2017 0 0 0
Received in 2015-2016 or earlier 0 0 0
Total 0 34 34
1.2  Active complaints with the Information Commissioner of Canada, broken down by reporting period received
Fiscal year open requests were received Number of open complaints
Received in 2024-2025 0
Received in 2023-2024 0
Received in 2022-2023 0
Received in 2021-2022 0
Received in 2020-2021 0
Received in 2019-2020 0
Received in 2018-2019 0
Received in 2017-2018 0
Received in 2016-2017 0
Received in 2015-2016 or earlier 0
Total 0

Section 2: Requests carried over and active complaints under the Privacy Act

2.1 Requests carried over to next reporting period, broken down by reporting period received
Fiscal year open requests were received Open requests that are within legislated timelines as of March 31, 2025 Open requests that are beyond legislated timelines as of March 31, 2025 Total
Received in 2024-2025 0 1 1
Received in 2023-2024 0 0 0
Received in 2022-2023 0 0 0
Received in 2021-2022 0 0 0
Received in 2020-2021 0 0 0
Received in 2019-2020 0 0 0
Received in 2018-2019 0 0 0
Received in 2017-2018 0 0 0
Received in 2016-2017 0 0 0
Received in 2015-2016 or earlier 0 0 0
Total 0 1 1
2.2 Active complaints with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada that are outstanding from previous reporting periods
Reporting period active complaints were received by institution Number of active complaints
Received in 2024-2025 0
Received in 2023-2024 0
Received in 2022-2023 0
Received in 2021-2022 0
Received in 2020-2021 0
Received in 2019-2020 0
Received in 2018-2019 0
Received in 2017-2018 0
Received in 2016-2017 0
Received in 2015-2016 or earlier 0
Total 0

Section 3: Social Insurance Number

Has your institution begun a new collection or a new consistent use of the SIN in 2024-2025? No

Section 4: Universal access under the Privacy Act

How many requests were received from foreign nationals outside of Canada in 2024-2025? 0

Annex D – Delegation order

Access to Information and Privacy Act delegation order

The President of Pacific Economic Development Canada, pursuant to subsection 95(1) of the Access to Information Act and subsection 73(1) of the Privacy Act, hereby designate the persons holding the positions set out in the schedules attached hereto, or the persons occupying on an acting basis those positions, to exercise the powers, duties and functions of the President as the head of Pacific Economic Development Canada, under the provisions of the Acts and related regulations set out in the schedule opposite each position.

Schedule

Position Access to Information Act and regulations Privacy Act and regulations
Vice President, Programs and Partners Full authority Full authority
Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator Full authority Full authority

Dated, at the City of Coquitlam this 16 day of May, 2022

Naina Sloan, A/President, Pacific Economic Development Canada

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