Annual Report to Parliament 2020-21: Access to Information Act

Part III – Annual Statistical Report

Statistical Report on the Access to Information Act

Name of institution: Department of Justice
Reporting period: 2020-04-01 to 2021-03-31

Section 1: Requests Under the Access to Information Act

1.1 Number of requests
1.1 Number of requests
Number of Requests
Received during reporting period 477
Outstanding from previous reporting period 286
Total 763
Closed during reporting period 436
Carried over to next reporting period 327
1.2 Sources of requests
1.2 Sources of requests
Source Number of Requests
Media 114
Academia 12
Business (private sector) 37
Organization 5
Public 131
Decline to Identify 178
Total 477
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
118 44 65 10 0 2 3 242

Section 2: Decline to act vexatious, made in bad faith or abuse of right requests

Section 2: Decline to act vexatious, made in bad faith or abuse of right 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
Carried over to next reporting period 0

Section 3: Requests Closed During the Reporting Period

3.1 Disposition and completion time
3.1 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 2 15 7 1 0 2 0 27
Disclosed in part 12 67 38 42 11 15 22 207
All exempted 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 9
All excluded 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
No records exist 37 26 12 3 1 2 1 82
Request transferred 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Request abandoned 20 8 1 2 2 7 66 106
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Decline to act with the approval of the Information Commisioner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 74 120 62 48 14 29 89 436
3.2 Exemptions
3.2 Exemptions
Section Number of Requests
13(1)(a) 12
13(1)(b) 1
13(1)(c) 17
13(1)(d) 1
13(1)(e) 1
14 33
14(a) 25
14(b) 7
15(1) 24
15(1) - I.A.Footnote * of Table 3
15(1) - Def.Footnote * of Table 0
15(1) - S.A.Footnote * of Table 1
16(1)(a)(i) 1
16(1)(a)(ii) 0
16(1)(a)(iii) 0
16(1)(b) 2
16(1)(c) 5
16(1)(d) 2
16(2) 11
16(2)(a) 0
16(2)(b) 0
16(2)(c) 10
16(3) 0
16.1(1)(a) 0
16.1(1)(b) 1
16.1(1)(c) 2
16.1(1)(d) 1
16.2(1) 0
16.3 0
16.31 0
16.4(1)(a) 0
16.4(1)(b) 0
16.5 0
16.6 0
17 1
18(a) 0
18(b) 3
18(c) 0
18(d) 2
18.1(1)(a) 0
18.1(1)(b) 0
18.1(1)(c) 0
18.1(1)(d) 0
19(1) 154
20(1)(a) 1
20(1)(b) 1
20(1)(b.1) 0
20(1)(c) 13
20(1)(d) 1
20.1 0
20.2 0
20.4 0
21(1)(a) 137
21(1)(b) 93
21(1)(c) 29
21(1)(d) 1
22 3
22.1(1) 0
23 173
23.1 0
24(1) 5
26 2
3.3 Exclusions
3.3 Exclusions
Section Number of Requests
68(a) 16
68(b) 0
68(c) 0
68.1 0
68.2(a) 0
68.2(b) 0
69(1) 2
69(1)(a) 7
69(1)(b) 0
69(1)(c) 3
69(1)(d) 6
69(1)(e) 15
69(1)(f) 1
69(1)(g) re (a) 26
69(1)(g) re (b) 0
69(1)(g) re (c) 16
69(1)(g) re (d) 17
69(1)(g) re (e) 19
69(1)(g) re (f) 12
69.1(1) 0
3.4 Format of information released
3.4 Format of information released
Paper Electronic Other
56 178 0
3.5 Complexity
3.5.1 Relevant pages processed and disclosed
3.5.1 Relevant pages processed and disclosed
Number of Pages Processed Number of Pages Disclosed Number of Requests
174615 22707 351
3.5.2 Relevant pages processed and disclosed by size of requests
3.5.2 Relevant pages processed and disclosed 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 Disclosed Number of Request s Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed
All disclosed 26 397 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 155 3238 22 2121 15 5659 8 6315 7 4975
All exempted 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 80 0 11 0 5 0 9 0 1 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 1 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 268 3635 36 2123 22 5659 17 6315 8 4975
3.5.3 Other complexities
3.5.3 Other complexities
Disposition Consultation Required Assessment of Fees Legal Advice Sought Other Total
All disclosed 4 0 0 0 4
Disclosed in part 63 0 3 3 69
All exempted 1 0 1 0 2
All excluded 1 0 0 0 1
Request abandoned 40 0 2 12 54
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner 0 0 0 0 0
Total 109 0 6 15 130
3.6 Closed requests
3.6.1 Number of requests closed within legislated timelines
3.6.1 Number of requests closed within legislated timelines
Requests closed within legislated timelines
Number of requests closed within legislated timelines 257
Percentage of requests closed within legislated timelines (%) 58.9
3.7 Deemed refusals
3.7.1 Reasons for not meeting legislated timelines
3.7.1 Reasons for not meeting legislated timelines
Number of Requests Closed Past the Legislated Timelines Principal Reason
Interference with Operations / Workload External Consultation Internal Consultation Other
179 131 5 6 37
3.7.2 Requests closed beyond legislated timelines (including any extension taken)
3.7.2 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 16 8 24
16 to 30 days 5 4 9
31 to 60 days 8 7 15
61 to 120 days 10 8 18
121 to 180 days 6 7 13
181 to 365 days 12 16 28
More than 365 days 5 67 72
Total 62 117 179
3.8 Requests for translation
3.8 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 4: Extensions

4.1 Reasons for extensions and disposition of requests
4.1 Reasons for extensions and disposition of requests
Disposition of Requests Where an Extension Was Taken 9(1)(a) Interference With Operations 9(1)(b) Consultation 9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice
Section 69 Other
All disclosed 3 0 6 0
Disclosed in part 28 15 61 10
All exempted 4 0 4 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0
No records exist 1 0 1 0
Request abandoned 46 26 28 3
Decline to act with the approval of the Information Commisioner 0 0 0 0
Total 82 41 100 13
4.2 Length of extensions
4.2 Length of extensions
Length of Extensions 9(1)(a) Interference With Operations 9(1)(b) Consultation 9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice
Section 69 Other
30 days or less 30 1 52 5
31 to 60 days 13 5 27 4
61 to 120 days 19 32 18 4
121 to 180 days 7 3 2 0
181 to 365 days 6 0 1 0
365 days or more 7 0 0 0
Total 82 41 100 13

Section 5: Fees

Section 5: Fees
Fee Type Fee Collected Fee Waived or Refunded
Requests Amount Requests Amount
Application 320 $1,600 157 $785
Other fees 0 $0 0 $0
Total 320 $1,600 157 $785

Section 6: Consultations Received From Other Institutions and Organizations

6.1 Consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions and organizations
6.1 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 167 3372 3 58
Outstanding from the previous reporting period 107 10636 0 0
Total 274 14008 3 58
Closed during the reporting period 188 11347 3 58
Carried over to next reporting period 86 2661 0 0
6.2 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions
6.2 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 16 12 6 7 2 2 4 49
Disclose in part 12 17 14 15 3 25 8 94
Exempt entirely 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 12
Exclude entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Consult other institution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 7 7 2 3 3 1 10 33
Total 39 38 24 28 8 28 23 188
6.3 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organizations
6.3 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Disclose in part 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

Section 7: Completion Time of Consultations on Cabinet Confidences

7.1 Requests with Legal Services
7.1 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 Request Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed Number of Requests Pages Disclosed
1 to 15 7 247 1 137 1 969 0 0 0 0
16 to 30 0 0 2 392 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 to 60 5 49 1 159 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 to 120 5 97 1 140 0 0 0 0 0 0
121 to 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
181 to 365 4 171 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More than 365 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 22 580 5 828 1 969 0 0 0 0
7.2 Requests with Privy Council Office
7.2 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 Request 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 8: Complaints and investigations

Section 8: Complaints and investigations
Section 32 Notice of intention to investigate Subsection 30(5) Ceased to investigate Section 35 Formal representations Section 37 Reports of finding received Section 37 Reports of finding containing recommendations issued by the Information Commissioner Section 37 Reports of finding containing orders issued by the Information Commissioner
92 0 8 10 9 1

Section 9: Court Action

9.1 Court actions on complaints received before June 21, 2019 and on-going
9.1 Court actions on complaints received before June 21, 2019 and on-going
Section 41 (before June 21, 2019) Section 42 Section 44
3 0 0
9.2 Court actions on complaints received after June 21, 2019
Section 41 (after June 21, 2019)
Complainant (1) Institution (2) Third Party (3) Privacy Commissioner (4) Total
2 0 0 0 2

Section 10: Resources Related to the Access to Information Act

10.1 Costs
10.1 Costs
Expenditures Amount
Salaries $2,098,952
Overtime $13,770
Goods and Services $213,141
  • Professional services contracts
 $207,160
  • Other
 $5,981
Total $2,325,863
10.2 Human Resources
10.2 Human Resources
Resources Person Years Dedicated to Access to Information
Activities
Full-time employees 20.600
Part-time and casual employees 0.390
Regional staff 0.000
Consultants and agency personnel 1.680
Students 0.000
Total 22.670