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Statistical Report on the Access to Information Act
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Name of institution: Canada Border Services Agency
Reporting period: 2011-04-01 to 2012-03-31
Part 1 – Requests under the Access to Information Act
1.1 Requests
|
Number of Requests |
Received during reporting period |
1866 |
Outstanding from previous reporting period |
211 |
Total |
2077 |
|
Number of Requests |
Closed during reporting period |
1757 |
Carried over to next reporting period |
320 |
1.2 Sources of requests
Source |
Number of Requests |
Media |
96 |
Academia |
0 |
Business (Private Sector) |
229 |
Organization |
22 |
Public |
1519 |
Total |
1866 |
Part 2 – Requests closed during the reporting period
2.1 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 |
109 |
246 |
29 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
396 |
Disclosed in part |
76 |
467 |
168 |
169 |
34 |
27 |
14 |
955 |
All exempted |
3 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
All excluded |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
No records exist |
73 |
105 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
186 |
Request transferred |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
Request abandoned |
147 |
13 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
175 |
Treated informally |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Total |
438 |
838 |
214 |
186 |
36 |
31 |
14 |
1757 |
2.2 Exemptions
Section |
Number of requests |
13(1)(a) |
225 |
13(1)(b) |
38 |
13(1)(c) |
19 |
13(1)(d) |
46 |
13(1)(e) |
0 |
14(a) |
2 |
14(b) |
1 |
15(1) - I.A. (International Affairs) |
148 |
15(1) - Def. (Defence of Canada) |
26 |
15(1) - S.A. (Subversive Activities) |
287 |
16(1)(a)(i) |
39 |
16(1)(a)(ii) |
25 |
16(1)(a)(iii) |
10 |
16(1)(b) |
69 |
16(1)(c) |
510 |
16(1)(d) |
4 |
16(2)(a) |
10 |
16(2)(b) |
9 |
16(2)(c) |
165 |
16(3) |
1 |
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 |
Section |
Number of requests |
16.5 |
1 |
17 |
2 |
18(a) |
6 |
18(b) |
0 |
18(c) |
0 |
18(d) |
7 |
18.1(1)(a) |
1 |
18.1(1)(b) |
0 |
18.1(1)(c) |
0 |
18.1(1)(d) |
0 |
19(1) |
729 |
20(1)(a) |
2 |
20(1)(b) |
18 |
20(1)(b.1) |
5 |
20(1)(c) |
13 |
20(1)(d) |
4 |
20.1 |
0 |
20.2 |
0 |
20.4 |
0 |
21(1)(a) |
60 |
21(1)(b) |
71 |
21(1)(c) |
10 |
21(1)(d) |
13 |
22 |
8 |
22.1(1) |
1 |
23 |
68 |
24(1) |
47 |
26 |
13 |
2.3 Exclusions
Section |
Number of requests |
68(a) |
1 |
68(b) |
0 |
68(c) |
0 |
68.1 |
0 |
68.2(a) |
0 |
68.2(b) |
0 |
69(1)(a) |
1 |
69(1)(b) |
0 |
69(1)(c) |
4 |
69(1)(d) |
0 |
Section |
Number of requests |
69(1)(e) |
3 |
69(1)(f) |
1 |
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 |
2.4 Format of information released
Disposition |
Paper |
Electronic |
Other formats |
All disclosed |
367 |
29 |
0 |
Disclosed in part |
582 |
373 |
0 |
Total |
949 |
402 |
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 |
10865 |
9543 |
396 |
Disclosed in part |
279956 |
201459 |
955 |
All exempted |
1517 |
0 |
13 |
All excluded |
241 |
0 |
1 |
Request abandoned |
14416 |
0 |
175 |
2.5.2 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 |
Requests |
Pages disclosed |
Requests |
Pages disclosed |
Requests |
Pages disclosed |
Requests |
Pages disclosed |
Requests |
Pages disclosed |
All disclosed |
377 |
3474 |
14 |
2086 |
2 |
574 |
3 |
3409 |
0 |
0 |
Disclosed in part |
468 |
12309 |
332 |
66736 |
95 |
50218 |
57 |
65570 |
3 |
6626 |
All exempted |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
All excluded |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Abandoned |
169 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Total |
1025 |
15783 |
352 |
68822 |
97 |
50792 |
62 |
68979 |
4 |
6626 |
2.5.3 Other complexities
Disposition |
Consultation required |
Assessment of fees |
Legal advice sought |
Other |
Total |
All disclosed |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Disclosed in part |
262 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
266 |
All exempted |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
All excluded |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Abandoned |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
Total |
274 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
284 |
2.6 Deemed refusals
2.6.1 Reasons for not meeting statutory deadline
Number of requests closed past the statutory deadline |
Principal Reason |
Workload |
External consultation |
Internal consultation |
Other |
119 |
73 |
8 |
2 |
36 |
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 |
22 |
16 |
38 |
16 to 30 days |
3 |
9 |
12 |
31 to 60 days |
10 |
6 |
16 |
61 to 120 days |
6 |
15 |
21 |
121 to 180 days |
1 |
14 |
15 |
181 to 365 days |
1 |
8 |
9 |
More than 365 days |
1 |
7 |
8 |
Total |
44 |
75 |
119 |
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
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 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Disclosed in part |
99 |
3 |
247 |
10 |
All exempted |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
All excluded |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
No records exist |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Request abandoned |
6 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
Total |
113 |
3 |
257 |
11 |
3.2 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 |
60 |
0 |
123 |
2 |
31 to 60 days |
28 |
1 |
91 |
7 |
61 to 120 days |
19 |
2 |
34 |
1 |
121 to 180 days |
3 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
181 to 365 days |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
365 days or more |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
113 |
3 |
257 |
11 |
Part 4 - Fees
Fee Type |
Fee Collected |
Fee Waived or Refunded |
# of Requests |
Amount |
# of Requests |
Amount |
Application |
1687 |
$8,435 |
70 |
$350 |
Search |
3 |
$5,500 |
0 |
$0 |
Production |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Programming |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Preparation |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
$0 |
Alternative format |
0 |
$0 |
402 |
$804 |
Reproduction |
0 |
$0 |
949 |
$12,838 |
Total |
1690 |
$13,935 |
1421 |
$13,992 |
Part 5 – Consultations received from other institutions and organizations
5.1 Consultations received from other government institutions and organizations
Consultations |
Other government institutions |
Number of pages to review |
Other organizations |
Number of pages to review |
Received during reporting period |
400 |
12524 |
2 |
5 |
Outstanding from the previous reporting period |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
400 |
12524 |
2 |
5 |
Consultations |
Other government institutions |
Number of pages to review |
Other organizations |
Number of pages to review |
Closed during the reporting period |
388 |
11994 |
2 |
5 |
Pending at the end of the reporting period |
12 |
530 |
0 |
0 |
5.2 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other government 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 |
63 |
74 |
31 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
172 |
Disclose in part |
47 |
82 |
48 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
195 |
Exempt entirely |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Exclude entirely |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Consult other institution |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
Total |
121 |
164 |
80 |
17 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
388 |
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 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Part 6 – Completion time of consultations on Cabinet confidences
Number of days |
Number of responses received |
Number of responses received past deadline |
1 to 15 |
4 |
0 |
16 to 30 |
2 |
0 |
31 to 60 |
3 |
3 |
61 to 120 |
0 |
0 |
121 to 180 |
0 |
0 |
181 to 365 |
0 |
0 |
More than 365 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
9 |
3 |
Part 7 – Resources related to the Access to Information Act
7.1 Costs
Expenditures |
Amount |
Salaries |
$845,708 |
Overtime |
$13,789 |
Goods and Services
- Professional services contracts - $219,336
- Other - $265,916
|
$485,252 |
Total |
$1,344,749 |