Annual Report to Parliament 2017-2018
Access to Information Act

Part III – Annual Statistical Report

Statistical Report on the Access to Information Act

Name of institution: Department of Justice of Canada

Reporting period: 2017-04-01 to 2018-03-31

Part 1: Requests Under the Access to Information Act

1.1 Number of requests
  Number of Requests
Received during reporting period 809
Outstanding from previous reporting period 130
Total 939
Closed during reporting period 702
Carried over to next reporting period 237
1.2 Sources of requests
Source Number of Requests
Media 160
Academia 47
Business (private sector) 115
Organization 43
Public 290
Decline to Identify 154
Total 809
1.3 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
20 355 67 0 0 3 0 445

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 - Number of requests
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 6 43 13 11 0 1 0 74
Disclosed in part 2 69 60 65 21 19 8 244
All exempted 3 4 0 3 0 1 0 11
All excluded 3 5 2 6 0 2 0 18
No records exist 68 124 6 1 0 6 0 205
Request transferred 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 94
Request abandoned 25 24 2 2 0 0 1 54
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Total 201 271 83 88 21 29 9 702
2.2 Exemptions
Section Number of Requests
13(1)(a) 6
13(1)(b) 2
13(1)(c) 17
13(1)(d) 2
13(1)(e) 0
14 56
14(a) 7
14(b) 3
15(1) 26
15(1) - I.A.Table note i 1
15(1) - Def.Table note ii 0
15(1) - S.A.Table note iii 1
16(1)(a)(i) 2
16(1)(a)(ii) 0
16(1)(a)(iii) 0
16(1)(b) 2
16(1)(c) 5
16(1)(d) 0
16(2) 8
16(2)(a) 0
16(2)(b) 0
16(2)(c) 3
16(3) 0
16.1(1)(a) 0
16.1(1)(b) 0
16.1(1)(c) 1
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
17 2
18(a) 10
18(b) 1
18(c) 0
18(d) 5
18.1(1)(a) 0
18.1(1)(b) 0
18.1(1)(c) 0
18.1(1)(d) 0
19(1) 152
20(1)(a) 1
20(1)(b) 4
20(1)(b.1) 0
20(1)(c) 12
20(1)(d) 3
20.1 0
20.2 0
20.4 0
21(1)(a) 141
21(1)(b) 121
21(1)(c) 15
21(1)(d) 4
22 5
22.1(1) 0
23 152
24(1) 2
26 7
2.3 Exclusions
Section Number of Requests
68(a) 22
68(b) 0
68(c) 0
68.1 0
68.2(a) 0
68.2(b) 0
69(1) 0
69(1)(a) 8
69(1)(b) 0
69(1)(c) 0
69(1)(d) 4
69(1)(e) 33
69(1)(f) 1
69(1)(g) re (a) 33
69(1)(g) re (b) 0
69(1)(g) re (c) 20
69(1)(g) re (d) 21
69(1)(g) re (e) 23
69(1)(g) re (f) 11
69.1(1) 0
2.4 Format of information released - Number of requests
Disposition Paper Electronic Other Formats
All disclosed 27 47 0
Disclosed in part 63 181 0
Total 90 228 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 2,922 2,887 74
Disclosed in part 97,234 29,283 244
All exempted 1,562 0 11
All excluded 581 0 18
Request abandoned 29,295 0 54
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 2
2.5.2 Relevant pages processed and disclosed by size of requests
Disposition Less Than 100 Pages Processed 101-500 Pages Processed 501-1,000 Pages Processed 1,001-5,000 Pages Processed More Than 5,000 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
All disclosed 65 720 8 1,493 1 674 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 152 1,915 68 8,772 13 4,801 7 5,715 4 8,080
All exempted 6 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 294 2,635 83 10,265 14 5,475 7 5,715 5 8,080
2.5.3 Other complexities - Number of requests
Disposition Consultation Required Assessment of Fees Legal Advice Sought Other Total
All disclosed 18 0 0 10 28
Disclosed in part 168 1 5 29 203
All exempted 4 0 1 2 7
All excluded 10 0 0 3 13
Request abandoned 1 1 1 8 11
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0
Total 201 2 7 52 262

2.6 Deemed refusals

2.6.1 Reasons for not meeting statutory deadline
Number of Requests Closed Past the Statutory Deadline Principal Reason - Number of requests
Workload External Consultation Internal Consultation Other
106 65 7 6 28
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 14 13 27
16 to 30 days 6 12 18
31 to 60 days 11 7 18
61 to 120 days 10 8 18
121 to 180 days 2 7 9
181 to 365 days 1 12 13
More than 365 days 0 3 3
Total 44 62 106
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 - Number 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 9 0 8 0
Disclosed in part 42 57 58 2
All exempted 1 0 1 0
All excluded 0 10 0 0
No records exist 8 0 0 0
Request abandoned 3 1 1 0
Total 63 68 68 2
3.2 Length of extensions - Number of requests
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 40 10 37 0
31 to 60 days 6 23 22 2
61 to 120 days 5 28 8 0
121 to 180 days 1 6 1 0
181 to 365 days 9 1 0 0
365 days or more 2 0 0 0
Total 63 68 68 2

Part 4: Fees

Fee Type Fee Collected Fee Waived or Refunded
Number of Requests Amount Number of Requests Amount
Application 684 $3,420 18 $90
Search 0 $0 1 $1,314
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 684 $3,420 19 $1,404

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 483 13,606 3 94
Outstanding from the previous reporting period 44 3,096 0 0
Total 527 16,702 3 94
Closed during the reporting period 440 14,904 3 94
Pending at the end of the reporting period 87 1798 0 0
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 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 32 23 39 11 1 1 0 107
Disclose in part 4 52 96 72 12 7 0 243
Exempt entirely 1 7 11 10 0 0 0 29
Exclude entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Consult other institution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 43 7 2 7 2 0 0 61
Total 80 89 148 100 15 8 0 440
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 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 1 0 0 0 0 1
Disclose in part 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Exempt entirely 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Exclude entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Consult other institution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3

Part 6: Completion Time of Consultations on Cabinet Confidences

6.1 Requests with Legal Services
Number of Days Fewer Than 100 Pages Processed 101-500 Pages Processed 501-1,000 Pages Processed 1,001-5,000 Pages Processed More Than 5,000 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 23 139 6 97 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 to 30 9 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 to 60 17 225 6 636 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 to 120 9 205 6 367 1 69 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 58 669 18 1,100 1 69 0 0 0 0
6.2 Requests with Privy Council Office
Number of Days Fewer Than 100 Pages Processed 101-500 Pages Processed 501-1,000 Pages Processed 1,001-5,000 Pages Processed More Than 5,000 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 2 3 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 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
181 to 365 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More than 365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Part 7: Complaints and Investigations

Complaints and Investigations
Section 32 Section 35 Section 37 Total
57 8 0 65

Part 8: Court Action

Court Action
Section 41 Section 42 Section 44 Total
1 0 0 1

Part 9: Resources Related to the Access to Information Act

9.1 Costs
Expenditures Amount
Salaries $1,602,654
Overtime $504
Goods and Services Professional services contracts $238,307
Professional services contracts $213,140
Other $25,168
Total $1,841,465
9.2 Human Resources
Resources Person Years Dedicated to Access to Information Activities 
Full-time employees 18.70
Part-time and casual employees 0.80
Regional staff 0.00
Consultants and agency personnel 0.00
Students 0.00
Total 19.50