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InfoSource Bulletin 2003 - Privacy Act and Access to Information Act


Statistical Tables 1983–2003
Access to Information

Access to Information - 1983–2003

Disposition of Requests

Requests received

230,139

Requests completed

224,295

Disposition of completed requests


Requests where all information was disclosed

34.2%

76,900

Requests where some information was disclosed

36.1%

80,936

Requests where information was excluded

0.6%

1,238

Requests where information was exempted

3.1%

6,940

Requests transferred to another institution

1.9%

4,204

Requests where information was given informally

4.2%

9,487

Requests which could not be processed (Reasons include insufficient information provided by applicant, no records exist and abandonment by applicant)

19.9%

44,590

Access to Information - 1983–2003

Time Required to Complete Requests
(including requests for which extensions were required)

Requests completed

100.0%

224,295

0 – 30 days

59.6%

133,682

31 – 60 days

17.1%

38,280

61 + days

23.3%

52,333

Access to Information - 1983–2003

Costs and Fees for Operations

Requests completed

224,295

Cost of operations

$212,580,762.00

Cost per request completed

$948.00

Fees collected

$3,139,856.00

Fees collected per request completed

$13.99

Fees waived

$1,380,865.00

Fees waived per request completed

$6.15