2025–26 Annual Report on the Access to Information Act

From April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026

ISSN 2818-3754

Introduction
Description of the institution’s structure
Delegation
Interpretation of the statistical report
- Table 1 – Five-year trend of access requests
Interpretation of the supplemental statistical report
Education and training activities
Overview of new or revised institutional policies and procedures
Key issues relating to access to information complaints and/or investigations
Time monitoring for processing access to information requests
Appendix A – Delegation Order
Appendix B – Statistical Report
Appendix C – Supplemental Statistical Report
- Section 1: Requests Carried Over and Active Complaints under the Access to Information Act

Introduction

The Access to Information Act (ATIA or the Act) gives Canadians the broad legal right to information contained in federal government records.

The Act provides government institutions with 30 days to respond to access requests. Additional time may be granted if there are many records to examine, other government agencies to be consulted, or third parties to be notified. Access rights are subject to specific and limited exemptions.

This annual report to Parliament is submitted by the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada (the Commissioner) pursuant to section 94 of the ATIA. On April 15, 2007, the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act came into force. It created the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada (the Office). The new legislation replaced the Treasury Board Policy on the Internal Disclosure of Information Concerning Wrongdoing in the Workplace.

The Office is mandated to establish a safe, independent and confidential process for public servants and members of the public to disclose potential wrongdoing in the federal public sector. The Office also deals with reprisal complaints from public servants coming from their disclosures or their participation in related investigations.

The Commissioner is an independent Agent of Parliament.

Description of the institution’s structure

The Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Coordinator is the only employee dedicated, on a part-time basis, to fulfil the Access to Information Act responsibilities. The ATIP Coordinator is supported by a contractor for the processing of the requests, for training and education, and for reporting activities.

Delegation

The Commissioner, as the head of the government institution, has delegated, pursuant to section 73 of the ATIA, the persons holding the positions set out in the delegation order, or the persons occupying on an acting basis those positions, to exercise the powers, duties or functions of the Commissioner as specified therein. A copy of the delegation order is included in Appendix A for the designated ATIP Coordinator.

Interpretation of the statistical report

Appendix B provides a statistical report on the ATIA applications processed by the Office between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026.

Four formal requests were received during this reporting period, two of which via the online AIPRP-ATIP Generic Mailbox and two via e-mail. All four requests were closed during this reporting period. Of the 35 pages processed, 21 pages were disclosed and the other 14 pages were exempted. The requests were processed within the legal timeframe and only paragraph 16.4(1)(a) was required to be applied. All four requests originated from the members of the public.

No informal request was received and closed during this reporting period.

Application fees amounting to $10 were collected for the requests received via e-mail and no translations were required to respond to the requests.

No request of a vexatious, bad faith or abusive of right nature was received.

Three consultation requests comprising 11 pages were received from other federal government institutions and processed within the allocated timeframe. Two of these consultation requests related to the same matter and were processed together for operational purposes, although they remained separately recorded in the statistical report. Subsection 19(1) was recommended to be applied to these consultations under the ATIA. No consultation requests were received from other sources, including consultations on Cabinet confidences.

No Notice of Intention to Investigate (section 32) was received from the Office of the Information Commissioner and none for judiciary recourse.

The Office spent approximately $27,000 in resources administering the ATIA.

Table 1 – Five-year trend of access requests

Fiscal Year	New Requests Received	Total Requests Processed*
2021–22	0	0
2022–23	2	2
2023–24	3	3
2024–25	1	1
2025–26	4	4

*Note: Total requests processed includes any requests carried over from previous reporting periods.

Interpretation of the supplemental statistical report

Appendix C provides an additional statistical report on the processing of requests by the Office between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026.

Education and training activities

One formal briefing session covering the provisions of the ATIA was delivered to PSIC employees as a group during this reporting period. Advice was also provided on an individual basis as required.

Overview of new or revised institutional policies and procedures

No new or revised institutional policies or procedures were implemented during this reporting period which would have had an impact on access to information.

Key issues relating to access to information complaints and/or investigations

No complaints were received from the Office of the Information Commissioner during this reporting period.

Time monitoring for processing access to information requests

The Office continues to experience a low volume of formal access to information requests, which is consistent with its specialized mandate and the proactive disclosure of key information on its website. By tracking this manually, on a case-by-case basis, this approach succeeds in assisting the Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator, as well as the contractor, dedicated to this function in monitoring timelines to ensure compliance with the legislated deadlines.

While the number of requests remains minimal, the Office remains committed to maintaining full compliance with the Access to Information Act and ensuring readiness to respond to any increase in demand. Continuous improvement efforts include monitoring best practices across government institutions and maintaining internal awareness of legislative and policy developments.

Looking ahead, the Office will continue to assess proportionate opportunities to strengthen training, procedures, accessibility and digital readiness, taking into account request volumes, operational needs and available resources.

Appendix A – Delegation Order

Text version

The Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada, as the head of the government institution, hereby designates, pursuant to section 73 of the Access to Information Act, the person holding the position set out below, or the persons occupying on an acting basis those positions, to exercise the powers, duties or functions of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner as specified below.

Position	Sections of the Access to Information Act
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer	Full Authority

I hereby name Alexandre Roitman as Access to Information and Privacy Executive.

(Original signed by)

Harriet Solloway
Public Sector Integrity Commissioner

Appendix B – Statistical Report

Name of Institution: Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada

Reporting Period: 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31

Section 1: Requests under the Access to Information Act

1.1 Number of Requests

	Number of Requests
Received during reporting period	4
Outstanding from previous reporting periods	0
Outstanding from previous reporting period	0
Outstanding from more than one reporting period	0
Total	4
Closed during reporting period	4
Carried over the next reporting period	0
Carried over within legislated timeline	0
Carried over beyond legislated timeline	0

1.2 Sources of Requests

Source	Number of Requests
Media	0
Academia	0
Business (private sector)	0
Organization	0
Public	4
Decline to identify	0
Total	4

1.3 Channels of Requests

Source	Number of Requests
Online	2
E-mail	2
Mail	0
In person	0
Phone	0
Fax	0
Total	4

Section 2: Informal Requests

2.1 Number of Informal Requests

	Number of Requests
Received during reporting period	0
Outstanding from previous reporting periods	0
Outstanding from previous reporting period	0
Outstanding from more than one reporting period	0
Total	0
Closed during reporting period	0
Carried over the next reporting period	0

2.2 Completion Time of Informal Requests

0–15 Days	16–30 Days	31–60 Days	61–120 Days	121–180 Days	181–365 Days	More than 365 Days	Total
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2.3 Pages Released and Re-released Informally

Less than 500 Pages		500–10,000 Pages		More than 10,000 Pages
Number of Requests	Number of Pages	Number of Requests	Number of Pages	Number of Requests	Number of Pages
0	0	0	0	0	0

Section 3: Applications to the Information Commissioner on Declining to Act on 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
Withdrawn during reporting period	0
Carried over to next reporting period	0

Section 4: Requests Closed During the Reporting Period

4.1 Disposition and Completion Time

Disposition of Requests	Completion Time
Disposition of Requests	0–15 Days	16–30 Days	31–60 Days	61–120 Days	121–180 Days	181–365 Days	More than 365 Days	Total
All disclosed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Disclosed in part	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
All exempted	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
All excluded	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No records exist	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Request transferred	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Request abandoned	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Neither confirmed nor denied	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Decline to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4

4.2 Exemptions

Section	Number of Requests
13(1)(a)	0
13(1)(b)	0
13(1)(c)	0
13(1)(d)	0
13(1)(e)	0
14	0
14(a)	0
14(b)	0
15(1)	0
15(1) – International Affairs	0
15(1) – Defence of Canada	0
15(1) – Subversive Activities	0
16(1)(a)(i)	0
16(1)(a)(ii)	0
16(1)(a)(iii)	0
16(1)(b)	0
16(1)(c)	0
16(1)(d)	0
16(2)	0
16(2)(a)	0
16(2)(b)	0
16(2)(c)	0
16(3)	0
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)	2
16.4(1)(b)	0
16.5	0
16.6	0
17	0
18(a)	0
18(b)	0
18(c)	0
18(d)	0
18.1(1)(a)	0
18.1(1)(b)	0
18.1(1)(c)	0
18.1(1)(d)	0
19(1)	0
20(1)(a)	0
20(1)(b)	0
20(1)(b.1)	0
20(1)(c)	0
20(1)(d)	0
20.1	0
20.2	0
20.4	0
21(1)(a)	0
21(1)(b)	0
21(1)(c)	0
21(1)(d)	0
22	0
22.1(1)	0
23	0
23.1	0
24(1)	0
26	0

4.3 Exclusions

Section	Number of Requests
68(a)	0
68(b)	0
68(c)	0
68.1	0
68.2(a)	0
68.2(b)	0
69(1)	0
69(1)(a)	0
69(1)(b)	0
69(1)(c)	0
69(1)(d)	0
69(1)(e)	0
69(1)(f)	0
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

4.4 Format of Information Released

Paper	Electronic				Other
Paper	E-record	Dataset	Video	Audio	Other
0	1	0	0	0	0

4.5 Complexity

4.5.1 Relevant Pages Processed and Disclosed for Paper, E-record and Dataset Formats

Number of Pages Processed	Number of Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests
35	21	2

4.5.2 Relevant Pages Processed per Request Disposition for Paper, E-record and Dataset Formats by Size of Requests

Disposition	Less than 500 Pages Processed		500–10,000 Pages Processed		More than 10,000 Pages Processed
Disposition	Number of Requests	Pages Processed	Number of Requests	Pages Processed	Number of Requests	Pages Processed
All disclosed	1	21	0	0	0	0
Disclosed in part	0	0	0	0	0	0
All exempted	1	14	0	0	0	0
All excluded	0	0	0	0	0	0
Request abandoned	0	0	0	0	0	0
Neither confirmed nor denied	0	0	0	0	0	0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	35	0	0	0	0

4.5.3 Relevant Minutes Processed and Disclosed for Audio and Video Formats

Number of Minutes Processed	Number of Minutes Disclosed	Number of Requests
0	0	0

4.5.4 Relevant Minutes Processed per Requests Disposition for Audio and Video Formats

Disposition	Number of Requests	Minutes Processed
All disclosed	0	0
Disclosed in part	0	0
All exempted	0	0
All excluded	0	0
Request abandoned	0	0
Neither confirmed nor denied	0	0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner	0	0
Total	0	0

4.5.5 Other Complexities

Disposition	Consultation Required	Legal Advice Sought	Other	Total
All disclosed	0	0	0	0
Disclosed in part	0	0	0	0
All exempted	0	0	0	0
All excluded	0	0	0	0
Request abandoned	0	0	0	0
Neither confirmed nor denied	0	0	0	0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0

4.6 Closed Requests

4.6.1 Requests Closed within Legislated Timelines

Number of requests closed within legislated timelines	4
Percentage of requests closed within legislated timelines (%)	100

4.7 Deemed Refusals

4.7.1 Reasons for Not Meeting Legislated Timelines

Number of Requests Closed Past the Legislated Timelines	Principal Reason
Number of Requests Closed Past the Legislated Timelines	Interference with Operations / Workload	External Consultation	Internal Consultation	Other
0	0	0	0	0

4.7.2 Requests Closed beyond Legislated Timelines (including any extension taken)

Number of Days Past Legislated Timeline	Number of Requests Past Legislated Timeline where No Extension Was Taken	Number of Requests Past Legislated Timeline where an Extension Was Taken	Total
1–15	0	0	0
16–30	0	0	0
31–60	0	0	0
61–120	0	0	0
121–180	0	0	0
181–365	0	0	0
More than 365	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0

Section 5: Extensions

5.1 Reasons for Extensions and Disposition of Requests

Disposition of Requests where an Extension Was Taken	9(1)(a) Interference with Operations / Workload	9(1)(b) Consultation		9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice
Disposition of Requests where an Extension Was Taken	9(1)(a) Interference with Operations / Workload	Section 69	Other	9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice
All disclosed	0	0	0	0
Disclosed in part	0	0	0	0
All exempted	0	0	0	0
All excluded	0	0	0	0
Request abandoned	0	0	0	0
No records exist	0	0	0	0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0

5.2 Length of Extensions

Number of Days	9(1)(a) Interference with Operations / Workload	9(1)(b) Consultation		9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice
Number of Days	9(1)(a) Interference with Operations / Workload	Section 69	Other	9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice
30 or less	0	0	0	0
31–60	0	0	0	0
61–120	0	0	0	0
121–180	0	0	0	0
181–365	0	0	0	0
365 or more	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0

Section 6: Fees

Fee Type	Fee Collected		Fee Waived		Fee Refunded
Fee Type	Number of Requests	Amount	Number of Requests	Amount	Number of Requests	Amount
Application	2	$10	2	$0	0	$0
Other fees	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
Total	2	$10	2	$0	0	$0

Section 7: Consultations Received from Other Institutions and Organizations

7.1 Consultations Received from Other Government of Canada Institutions and Other Organizations

Consultations	Other Government of Canada Institutions	Number of Pages to Review
Received during the reporting period	2	11
Outstanding from the previous reporting period	0	0
Total	2	11
Closed during the reporting period	0	0
Carried over within negotiated timelines	0	0
Carried over beyond negotiated timelines	0	0

7.2 Recommendations and Completion Time for Consultations Received from Other Government of Canada Institutions

Recommendation	Number of Days Required to Complete Consultation Requests
Recommendation	0–15	16–30	31–60	61–120	121–180	181–365	More than 365	Total
Disclose entirely	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Disclose in part	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Exempt entirely	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Exclude entirely	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Consult other institutions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

7.3 Recommendations and Completion Time for Consultations Received from Other Organizations Outside the Government of Canada

Recommendation	Number of Days Required to Complete Consultation Requests
Recommendation	0–15	16–30	31–60	61–120	121–180	181–365	More than 365	Total
Disclose entirely	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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 institutions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Section 8: Completion Time of Consultations on Cabinet Confidences

8.1 Requests with Legal Services

Number of Days	Fewer than 500 Pages Processed		500–10,000 Pages Processed		More than 10,000 Pages Processed
Number of Days	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed
1–15	0	0	0	0	0	0
16–30	0	0	0	0	0	0
31–60	0	0	0	0	0	0
61–120	0	0	0	0	0	0
121–180	0	0	0	0	0	0
181–365	0	0	0	0	0	0
More than 365	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0

8.2 Requests with Privy Council Office

Number of Days	Fewer than 500 Pages Processed		500–10,000 Pages Processed		More than 10,000 Pages Processed
Number of Days	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed
1–15	0	0	0	0	0	0
16–30	0	0	0	0	0	0
31–60	0	0	0	0	0	0
61–120	0	0	0	0	0	0
121–180	0	0	0	0	0	0
181–365	0	0	0	0	0	0
More than 365	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0

Section 9: Investigations and Reports of Finding

9.1 Investigations

Section 32 Notice of Intention to Investigate	Subsection 30(5) Ceased to Investigate	Section 35 Format Representation
0	0	0

9.2 Investigations and Reports of Finding

Subsection 37(1) Initial Reports			Subsection 37(2) Final Reports
Received	Containing recommandations issued by the Information Commissioner	Containing an intent to issue an order by the Information Commissioner	Received	Containing recommandations issued by the Information Commissioner	Containing orders issued by the Information Commissioner
0	0	0	0	0	0

Section 10: Court Action

10.1 Court Actions on Complaints

Section 41
Complainant (1)	Institution (2)	Third Party (3)	Privacy Commissioner (4)	Total
0	0	0	0	0

10.2 Court Actions on Third Party Notifications under Paragraph 28(1)(b)

Section 44, under paragraph 28(1)(b)
0

11.1 Allocated Costs

Expenditures	Amount
Salaries	$10,000
Overtime	$0
Goods and services	$17,000
Professional service contracts	$17,000
Other	$0
Total	$27,000

11.2 Human Resources

Resources	Person Years Dedicated to Access to Information Activities
Full-time employees	0.050
Part-time and casual employees	0.000
Regional staff	0.000
Consultants and agency personnel	0.240
Students	0.000
Total	0.290

Appendix C – Supplemental Statistical Report