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InfoSource Bulletin 2003 - Privacy Act and Access to Information Act
Statistical Tables 2002–2003
Access to Information
Access to Information Requests - 2002–2003
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Requests received during this reporting period |
22,977 |
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Requests brought forward from previous reporting period |
3,301 |
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Total number of requests |
26,278 |
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Requests completed |
22,125 |
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Requests carried forward to next reporting period |
4,153 |
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Disposition of completed requests
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Requests where all information was disclosed |
29.6% |
6,543 |
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Requests where some information was disclosed |
40.9% |
9,041 |
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Requests where information was excluded |
0.4% |
89 |
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Requests where information was exempted |
2.5% |
560 |
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Requests transferred to another institution |
1.7% |
376 |
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Requests where information was given informally |
1.8% |
409 |
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Requests which could not be processed |
23.1% |
5,107 |
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Total |
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22,125 |
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Access to Information - 2002–2003
Source of Requests
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Requests received by Businesses |
45.0% |
10,330 |
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Requests received by the Public |
29.6% |
6,802 |
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Requests received by Organizations |
13.4% |
3,078 |
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Requests received by the Media |
11.1% |
2,556 |
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Requests received by Academics |
0.9% |
211 |
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Total Requests received |
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22,977 |
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Access to Information - 2002–2003
Institutions ranked in "Most Requests Received" order
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1) |
Citizenship and Immigration Canada |
32.4% |
7,444 |
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2) |
Health Canada |
5.9% |
1,367 |
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3) |
National Archives of Canada |
5.8% |
1,340 |
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4) |
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency |
5.8% |
1,337 |
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5) |
National Defence |
5.7% |
1,316 |
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6) |
Public Works and Government Services |
4.1% |
946 |
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7) |
Transport Canada |
2.8% |
641 |
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8) |
Environment Canada |
2.6% |
598 |
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9) |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
2.6% |
594 |
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10) |
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
2.3% |
529 |
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11) |
Other Departments |
30.0% |
6,865 |
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Total |
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22,977 |
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Access to Information - 2002–2003
Time Required to Complete Requests
(including requests for which extensions were required)
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0 – 30 days |
69.0% |
15,272 |
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31 – 60 days |
12.9% |
2,842 |
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61 – 120 days |
10.2% |
2,266 |
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121 days or over |
7.9% |
1,745 |
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Total |
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22,125 |
|
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Access to Information - 2002–2003
Extension Time Required
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30 days or under |
31 days or over |
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Searching |
758 |
1,078 |
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Consultation |
1,945 |
1,280 |
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Third Party Tiers |
253 |
1,186 |
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Access to Information - 2002–2003
Exemptions
It should be noted that a single Request can be indicated as being exempted for multiple reasons. All such exemptions must be reported.
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Section 19 - Personal information |
32.6% |
7,030 |
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Section 20 - Third party information |
18.8% |
4,045 |
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Section 21 - Operations of government |
16.4% |
3,541 |
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Section 16 - Law enforcement and investigations |
8.6% |
1,863 |
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Section 15 - International affairs and defence |
7.0% |
1,511 |
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Section 13 - Information obtained in confidence |
5.1% |
1,103 |
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Section 23 - Solicitor-client privilege |
4.2% |
907 |
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Section 24 - Statutory prohibitions |
2.1% |
451 |
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Section 18 - Economic interests of Canada |
2.1% |
442 |
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Section 14 - Federal-provincial affairs |
2.0% |
441 |
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Section 22 - Testing procedures |
0.4% |
84 |
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Section 26 - Information to be published |
0.4% |
77 |
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Section 17 - Safety of individuals |
0.3% |
60 |
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Total |
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21,155 |
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Access to Information - 2002–2003
Exclusions
It should be noted that a single Request can be indicated as being excluded for multiple reasons. All such exclusions must be reported.
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Section 69(1)(g) |
35.9% |
538 |
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Section 69(1)(a) |
26.9% |
402 |
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Section 69(1)(e) |
14.4% |
216 |
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Section 68(a) |
6.9% |
103 |
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Section 69(1)(d) |
6.7% |
100 |
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Section 69(1)(c) |
5.1% |
77 |
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Section 69(1)(f) |
2.7% |
41 |
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Section 68(b) |
.73% |
11 |
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Section 69(1)(b) |
.47% |
7 |
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Section 68(c) |
.13% |
2 |
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Total |
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1,497 |
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Access to Information - 2002–2003
Costs and Fees for Operations
|
Requests completed |
22,125 |
|
Cost of operations |
$25,396,956.00 |
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Cost per completed request |
$1,148.00 |
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Fees collected |
$282,285.00 |
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Fees collected per completed request |
$12.76 |
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Fees waived |
$146,377.00 |
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Fees waived per completed request |
$6.62 |
