Access to Information Act – Annual Report to Parliament 2021-2022
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Administration of the Act
- Statistics and performance
- Annex A: Statistical report
- Annex B: Delegation order
- Footnotes
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 (ATIA) and the Privacy Act received royal assent on June 21, 2019, making important improvements to the openness and transparency of government. 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:
- giving the Information Commissioner the power to make binding orders in relation to access to information requests, including the release of government records;
- requiring institutions to proactively publish specific information known to be of interest to the public, without the need for a request;
- allowing government institutions within the same ministerial portfolio to work together to process requests more efficiently;
- eliminating all fees apart from the $5 application fee.
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 Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) administered its responsibilities for the reporting period.
Administration of the Act
Departmental mandate
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) was established on August 06, 2021 to support economic growth and diversification in the prairie provinces and advance the interests of the region in national economic policy, programs, and projects through four key roles:
- Investor: create jobs and growth through strategic investments and targeted initiatives;
- Advisor: inform economic decision-making and advocate for Prairie interests;
- Pathfinder: help people navigate federal economic programs and services;
- Convenor: connect economic actors to support collaboration and growth.
PrairiesCan is overseen by the Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development.
The Department operates under the provision of the Western Economic Diversification Act, which came into force on June 28, 1988. PrairiesCan’s mandate allows the department to deliver a wide range of initiatives across the prairies and make strategic investments to build on regional competitive advantages. Its prairie base enables the department to cultivate strong partnerships with business and community organizations, researchers, academia, Indigenous peoples, provincial governments and municipal governments. These connections help PrairiesCan reflect prairie perspectives in national decision-making.
Departmental structure
PrairiesCan is the former department known as Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD). WD served the four western provinces: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
On August 06, 2021, two separate organizations were created, to replace Western Economic Diversification Canada:
- Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Serves Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
- Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan)
Serves British Columbia
PrairiesCan employs 418 individuals across the prairies and in Ottawa, including economists, commerce officers and policy analysts. Specialists in such areas as communications, corporate administration, financial management, human resources, information management & technology, and procurement, provide the policy and programs analysts with support. PrairiesCan is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.
Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP)
The Human Resources and Corporate Services unit (HRCS) is responsible for a broad range of services, including Access to Information and Privacy, administered by the unit’s ATIP Centre of Expertise. HRCS is part of the Finance and Corporate Management Directorate located in Edmonton, Alberta.
The ATIP Coordinator, who is supported by one Corporate Services Advisor and three ATIP Officers, oversees PrairiesCan’s ATIP Centre of Expertise in addition to numerous other programs within the department. The Corporate Services Advisor and ATIP Officers process all access and privacy requests.
The ATIP Centre of Expertise is responsible for the implementation and management of the Access to Information and Privacy programs and services for PrairiesCan including:
- making decisions on the disposition of access and privacy requests, and responding to all requests submitted under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act;
- conducting consultations with other federal government departments, other levels of government and third parties with respect to access to information and privacy issues, when required;
- promoting awareness of the legislation to ensure departmental responsiveness to statutory obligations;
- monitoring and advising on departmental compliance with the Acts, regulations, procedures and policies; and
- acting on behalf of the Department when dealing with the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Information Commissioner, the Privacy Commissioner, and other government organizations.
Other ATIP-related activities undertaken by the ATIP Centre of Expertise in 2021-2022, include:
Activity | Total* | |
---|---|---|
Parliamentary Questions * (PQ) | Full departmental process (data collection, research, compositions, correspondence, review and routing). | 12 |
Parliamentary Questions * | ATIP review for other program areas, and the provision of advice and consultations on the PQ process. | 33 |
Proactive disclosure | Review lists of briefing materials prepared for the Minister and Deputy Minister. | 24 |
Access vetting | Comprehensive ATIP review and recommendations for a variety of documents for public disclosure and sharing. | 13 |
* The category of Parliamentary Questions also includes Senatorial Questions. These statistics are categorized according to whether the ATIP unit completes the entire departmental process, or whether they only provide reviews and recommendations for other program areas. No PQ is entered into both categories or otherwise counted twice.
The ATIP unit also leads Information Management initiatives such as litigation holds and InfoSource.
The unit provides a full suite of ATIP services, as per an Internal Services Agreement, to PacifiCan. Statistics and information regarding PacifiCan are contained in a separate report. Care was taken to ensure the accurate allocation of statistics and data between PrairiesCan and PacifiCan.
Delegation of authority
The current delegation order was issued December 02, 2021 in accordance with subsection 95(1) of the Access to Information Act. The Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada delegated full powers, authorities and responsibilities to the:
- Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Management
- Director General, Human Resources & Corporate Services
- Director, Human Resources and Corporate Services
(Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator)
The delegation also extends limited authority to the ATIP Officers (Annex B).
The ATIP Centre of Expertise is accountable for the development, coordination and implementation of policies, guidelines, systems and procedures to manage the department’s compliance with the Acts. Compliance is also facilitated by an ATIP Liaison Officer, in each regional office and corporate business unit, who report to an Assistant Deputy Minister, Executive Director, or Director, to liaise with the ATIP Centre of Expertise concerning enquiries.
Each of these offices is responsible for searching and retrieving records responsive to access requests received under the Access to Information Act. The ATIP Centre of Expertise, however, is legally responsible for implementing and managing the ATIP program and services for PrairiesCan, including all decisions on the disclosure or non-disclosure of information pursuant to the legislation.
Departmental policies, procedures and business processes
To ensure that Treasury Board Secretariat ATIP-related policies and directives are respected and implemented, the ATIP Centre of Expertise regularly reviews its various internal guidelines, procedures and business practices. No new, revised institution-specific policies, guidelines, procedures, or initiatives related to access to information were implemented in PrairiesCan during the reporting period.
The ATIP unit monitors its compliance with request deadlines via a software solution (AccessPro). A weekly report is created and disseminated, on a need-to-know distribution list, up to the Assistant Deputy Minister level. It discloses all open and outstanding ATIP files and their respective status.
Training and awareness
The ATIP unit has provided ATIP process awareness training for the Alberta region ATIP Liaisons, the Policy & Strategic Direction unit and, staff of the Executive Director’s Office (Finance and Corporate Management).
This training is process-centric. Its primary focus is the departmental administrative processes which require specific tasks be completed, by specific positions, in a specified time. All the relevant legislative requirements, concerning those processes are explained and discussed.
Statistics and performance
The statistics compiled for this reporting period include:
- Access to Information data from the former Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) for the period April 01, 2021 to August 05, 2021 inclusive
- Access to Information data from Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) for the period August 06, 2021 to March 31, 2022 inclusive
The statistics compiled for this reporting period, as described above, shall be described, cited and understood as belonging to PrairiesCan, for this report.
PrairiesCan completed eighty-four access to information requests in the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Twenty-nine percent of those were completed within their legislated timeline.
1-30 | 31-60 | 61-120 | 121-180 | 181-365 | >365 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 84 |
- Nineteen percent of completed access to information requests were disclosed in their entirety.
- Sixty-seven percent of completed access to information requests were disclosed in part.
- Fourteen percent produced no records, were abandoned by the requester, or were exempted/excluded in their entirety.
Eleven extensions were taken:
- Three extensions were taken due to interference with operations as per paragraph 9(1)(a)
- Five extensions were taken to accommodate internal consultations as per paragraph 9(1)(b)
- Three extensions were taken to accommodate third party consultations as per paragraph 9(1)(c)
Two access to information requests, that were carried over from the 2020-2021 fiscal year, were again carried over to the next reporting period of 2022-2023. Both are beyond their legislated timelines.
Forty-four consultations were completed during the reporting period. All of them came from other government departments and they were all completed in thirty days or less.
PrairiesCan’s ability to fulfill its Access to Information Act responsibilities was not impacted by COVID-19 related measures. ATIP operations continued without interruption for the 2021-2022 reporting period.
PrairiesCan has one active complaint that is outstanding from the 2017-2018 fiscal year. No actions were taken during the reporting period concerning that complaint. No complaints were received or concluded during the 2021-2022 reporting period.
Fees collected
PrairiesCan collected $105 in Access to Information application fees during this reporting period. $295 worth of fees were waived.
There has been a trend where media outlets will make a single request for multiple briefing notes and just submit a single $5 fee. In those cases, PrairiesCan creates a file for each briefing note requested, and treats them as separate requests. The fee is applied to the first briefing note on their list and the rest are waived.
Operational costs associatied with administering the Act
PrairiesCan’s costs for administrating the Access to Information Act include a portion of the salaries of the:
- Executive Director, Finance & Corporate ManagementFootnote 1
- Director General, Human Resources and Corporate ServicesFootnote 2
- Director, Human Resources and Corporate Services, ATIP CoordinatorFootnote 3
Costs for the Corporate Service Advisor’s salary as well as those for the three ATIP Officers’ salaries are counted. The associated costs of the ATIP Liaisons from our regional offices as well as subject matter experts and ADM reviews are also included.
A total of 3.86 FTEs were calculated as having been allocated to PrairiesCan’s Access to Information program. Total costs, including $1,938 in goods and services, amount to $259,008.
Annex A: Statistical report
Statistical report on the Access to Information Act
Name of institution: Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
Reporting Period: 4/1/2021 to 3/31/2022
Section 1: Requests under the Access to Information Act
1.1 Number of requests
Number of requests | ||
---|---|---|
Received during reporting period | 80 | |
Outstanding from previous reporting period | 12 | |
- Outstanding from previous reporting period | 11 | |
- Outstanding from more than one reporting period | 1 | |
Total | 92 | |
Closed during reporting period | 84 | |
Carried over to next reporting period | 8 | |
- Carried over within legislated timeline | 1 | |
- Carried over beyond legislated timeline | 7 |
1.2 Sources of requests
Source | Number of requests |
---|---|
Media | 60 |
Academia | 0 |
Business (private sector) | 4 |
Organization | 0 |
Public | 15 |
Decline to identify | 1 |
Total | 80 |
1.3 Channels of requests
Source | Number of requests |
---|---|
Online | 77 |
3 | |
0 | |
In person | 0 |
Phone | 0 |
Fax | 0 |
Total | 80 |
Section 2: Informal requests
2.1 Number of informal requests
Number of requests | ||
---|---|---|
Received during reporting period | 12 | |
Outstanding from previous reporting period | 0 | |
- Outstanding from previous reporting period | 0 | |
- Outstanding from more than one reporting period | 0 | |
Total | 12 | |
Closed during reporting period | 12 | |
Carried over to next reporting period | 0 |
2.2 Channels of informal requests
Source | Number of requests |
---|---|
Online | 12 |
0 | |
0 | |
In person | 0 |
Phone | 0 |
Fax | 0 |
Total | 12 |
2.3 Completion time of informal requests
Completion time | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 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 |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2.4 Pages released informally
Less than 100 pages released |
101-500 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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2.5 Pages re-released informally
Less than 100 pages re-released |
101-500 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 |
10 | 147 | 2 | 273 | 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 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 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 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 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
Disclosed in part | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 56 |
All exempted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
All excluded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
No records exist | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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 |
Decline to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 10 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 84 |
4.2 Exemptions
Section | Number of requests |
---|---|
13(1)(a) | 0 |
13(1)(b) | 0 |
13(1)(c) | 1 |
13(1)(d) | 1 |
13(1)(e) | 0 |
14 | 4 |
14(a) | 0 |
14(b) | 0 |
15(1) | 0 |
15(1) – I.A.* | 0 |
15(1) – Def.* | 0 |
15(1) – S.A.* | 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) | 4 |
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) | 1 |
18(c) | 0 |
18(d) | 1 |
18.1(1)(a) | 0 |
18.1(1)(b) | 0 |
18.1(1)(c) | 0 |
18.1(1)(d) | 0 |
19(1) | 22 |
20(1)(a) | 0 |
20(1)(b) | 27 |
20(1)(b.1) | 0 |
20(1)(c) | 10 |
20(1)(d) | 7 |
20.1 | 0 |
20.2 | 0 |
20.4 | 0 |
21(1)(a) | 37 |
21(1)(b) | 34 |
21(1)(c) | 16 |
21(1)(d) | 1 |
22 | 0 |
22.1(1) | 0 |
23 | 3 |
23.1 | 0 |
24(1) | 0 |
26 | 0 |
* I.A: International Affairs Def.: Defence of Canada S.A: Subversive Activities |
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) | 2 |
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 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4.5 Complexity
4.5.1 Relevant pages processed and disclosed for paper and e-record formats
Number of pages processed | Number of pages disclosed | Number of requests |
---|---|---|
3183 | 2543 | 76 |
4.5.2 Relevant pages processed per request disposition for paper and e-record formats, by size of requests
Disposition | Less than 100 pages processed |
101-500 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 | 15 | 200 | 1 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disclosed in part | 51 | 792 | 4 | 921 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1128 | 0 | 0 |
All exempted | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All excluded | 2 | 11 | 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 | 70 | 1012 | 5 | 1043 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1128 | 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Disclosed in part | 16 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
All exempted | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All excluded | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
4.6 Closed requests
4.6.1 Requests closed within legislated timelines
Number of requests closed within legislated timelines | 24 |
Percentage of requests closed within legislated timelines (%) | 28.57142857 |
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 | |
60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4.7.2 Requests closed beyond legislated timelines (including any extension taken)
Number of days past deadline | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
16 to 30 days | 4 | 0 | 4 |
31 to 60 days | 11 | 1 | 12 |
61 to 120 days | 20 | 0 | 20 |
121 to 180 days | 15 | 0 | 15 |
181 to 365 days | 3 | 2 | 5 |
More than 365 days | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Total | 55 | 5 | 60 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Disclosed in part | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31 to 60 days | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
61 to 120 days | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Section 6: Fees
Fee type | Fee collected | Fee waived | Fee refunded | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of requests | Amount | Number of requests | Amount | Number of requests | Amount | |
Application | 21 | $105.00 | 59 | $295.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
Other fees | 0 | $0.00 | 0 | $0.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
Total | 21 | $105.00 | 59 | $295.00 | 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 | 44 | 1141 | 0 | 0 |
Outstanding from the previous reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 44 | 1141 | 0 | 0 |
Closed during the reporting period | 44 | 1141 | 0 | 0 |
Carried over within negotiated timelines | 0 | 0 | 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 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 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 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Disclose in part | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Exempt entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Exclude entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Consult other institution | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
7.3 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organizations
Recommendation | Number of days required to complete consultation requests | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 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 | 101-500 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 | 3 | 4 | 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 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8.2 Requests with Privy Council Office
Number of days | Fewer than 100 pages processed | 101-500 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 orders issued 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 | $257,070 | |
Overtime | $0 | |
Goods and services | $1,938 | |
- Professional services contracts | $0 | |
- Other | $1,938 | |
Total | $259,008 |
11.2 Human resources
Resources | Person-years dedicated to Access to Information activities |
---|---|
Full-time employees | 3.280 |
Part-time and casual employees | 0.000 |
Regional staff | 0.580 |
Consultants and agency personnel | 0.000 |
Students | 0.000 |
Total | 3.860 |
Annex B: Delegation Order

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The Minister responsible for Prairies 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 Minister as the head of Prairies Economic Development Canada, under the provisions of the Acts and related regulations set out in the schedule opposite each position. This designation replaces all previous delegation orders.
The Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Management, the Director General, Human Resources & Corporate Services, and the Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator have full authority under the provisions to the Access to Information Act and its Regulations, and the Privacy Act and its Regulations.
The ATIP Officer has authority under the provisions of the Access to Information Act, Sections 9; 11(2); 27(1) and (4); 28(1), (2) and (4); 33; 43(1), 44(2); and Section 6(1) of the Regulations, as well as Section 15 of the Privacy Act.
Dated, at the City of Ottawa this 2nd day of December, 2021
Signed by: The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Prairies Economic Development Canada
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