From April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026
ISSN 2818-3738
Introduction
The Privacy Act (PA or the Act) gives Canadians the broad legal right to access and correct their personal information contained in federal government records. The Act also places limits on the collection, use and disclosure of personal information.
The Act provides government institutions with 30 days to respond to personal information requests. Additional time may be granted if there are many records to examine, other government agencies to be consulted, or documents to be translated. 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 72 of the PA. On April 15, 2007, the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) 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 helps to protect from reprisal public servants who have filed disclosures or participated 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 Privacy 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 PA, 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 PA applications processed by the Office between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026.
Two formal requests were received during this reporting period, one of which via the online AIPRP-ATIP Generic Mailbox and one via e-mail. One request was processed within the legal timeframe, and the other was carried over to the next reporting period.
Of the 126 pages processed, 54 pages were released and the other 72 pages were exempted under paragraph 22(1)(b) of the Act. All two requests originated from the members of the public.
No informal request was received and closed during this reporting period.
No requests for the correction of personal information or for the production of annotations were received.
No consultation requests were received from other federal government institutions, including on Cabinet confidences.
The Office spent approximately $11,000 on resources administering the Privacy Act.
Table 1 – Five-year trend of privacy requests
| Fiscal Year | New Requests Received | Total Requests Processed* |
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| 2021–22 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2024–25 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 |
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*Note: Total requests processed include 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 notions of personal information and of privacy breach 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 privacy.
No complaints were received from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner during this reporting period.
Time monitoring for processing privacy requests
The Office continues to experience a low volume of formal privacy 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 Privacy 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.
Material privacy breaches
No material privacy breaches took place during this reporting period.
Privacy Impact Assessments
No Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) were completed during this reporting period.
No disclosures of public interest were made under paragraph 8(2)(m) of the PA during this reporting period. Accordingly, no notifications were made to the Privacy Commissioner under subsection 8(5).
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 Privacy 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 Privacy Act |
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| Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer | Full Authority, except section 8(2)(m) |
I hereby name Alexandre Roitman as the Access to Information and Privacy Coordinator.
(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 Privacy Act
1.1 Number of Requests Received
| | Number of Requests |
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| Received during reporting period | 2 |
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| Outstanding from previous reporting periods | 0 |
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- Outstanding from previous reporting period
| 0 |
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- Outstanding from more than one reporting period
| 0 |
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| Total | 2 |
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| Closed during reporting period | 1 |
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| Carried over the next reporting period | 1 |
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- Carried over within legislated timeline
| 0 |
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- Carried over beyond legislated timeline
| 1 |
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1.2 Channels of Requests
| Source | Number of Requests |
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| Online | 1 |
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| E-mail | 1 |
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| Mail | 0 |
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| In person | 0 |
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| Phone | 0 |
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| Fax | 0 |
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| Total | 2 |
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2.1 Number of Informal Requests
| | Number of Requests |
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| Received during reporting period | 0 |
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| Outstanding from previous reporting periods | 0 |
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- Outstanding from previous reporting period
| 0 |
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- Outstanding from more than one reporting period
| 0 |
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| Total | 0 |
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| Closed during reporting period | 0 |
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| Carried over the next reporting period | 0 |
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2.2 Completion Time of Informal Requests
| Number of Days | Total |
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| 0–15 | 16–30 | 31–60 | 61–120 | 121–180 | 181–365 | More than 365 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2.3 Pages Released Informally
| Less than 500 Pages Released | 500–10,000 Pages Released | More than 10,000 Pages Released |
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| Number of Requests | Pages Released | Number of Requests | Pages Released | Number of Requests | Pages Released |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Section 3: Requests Closed During the Reporting Period
3.1 Disposition and Completion Time
| Disposition of Requests | Number of Days | Total |
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| 0–15 | 16–30 | 31–60 | 61–120 | 121–180 | 181–365 | More than 365 |
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| All disclosed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Disclosed in part | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| All exempted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| All excluded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| No records exist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Request abandoned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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3.2 Exemptions
| Section | Number of Requests |
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| 18(2) | 0 |
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| 19(1)(a) | 0 |
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| 19(1)(b) | 0 |
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| 19(1)(c) | 0 |
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| 19(1)(d) | 0 |
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| 19(1)(e) | 0 |
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| 19(1)(f) | 0 |
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| 20 | 0 |
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| 21 | 0 |
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| 22(1)(a)(i) | 0 |
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| 22(1)(a)(ii) | 0 |
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| 22(1)(a)(iii) | 0 |
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| 22(1)(b) | 0 |
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| 22(1)(c) | 0 |
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| 22(2) | 0 |
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| 22.1 | 1 |
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| 22.2 | 0 |
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| 22.3 | 0 |
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| 22.4 | 0 |
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| 23(a) | 0 |
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| 23(b) | 0 |
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| 24(a) | 0 |
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| 24(b) | 0 |
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| 25 | 0 |
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| 26 | 1 |
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| 27 | 1 |
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| 27.1 | 0 |
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| 28 | 0 |
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3.3 Exclusions
| Section | Number of Requests |
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| 69(1)(a) | 0 |
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| 69(1)(b) | 0 |
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| 69.1 | 0 |
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| 70(1) | 0 |
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| 70(1)(a) | 0 |
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| 70(1)(b) | 0 |
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| 70(1)(c) | 0 |
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| 70(1)(d) | 0 |
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| 70(1)(e) | 0 |
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| 70(1)(f) | 0 |
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| 70.1 | 0 |
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3.4 Format of Information Released
| Paper | Electronic | Other |
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| E-record | Dataset | Video | Audio |
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| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3.5 Complexity
3.5.1 Relevant Pages Processed and Disclosed for Paper, E-record and Dataset Formats
| Number of Pages Processed | Number of Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests |
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| 126 | 54 | 1 |
3.5.2 Relevant Pages Processed by 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 |
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| Number of Requests | Pages Processed | Number of Requests | Pages Processed | Number of Requests | Pages Processed |
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| All disclosed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Disclosed in part | 1 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| All exempted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| All excluded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Request abandoned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 1 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3.5.3 Relevant Minutes Processed and Disclosed for Audio and Video Formats
| Number of Minutes Processed | Number of Minutes Disclosed | Number of Requests |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 |
3.5.4 Relevant Minutes Processed per Requests Disposition for Audio and Video Formats by Size of Requests
| Disposition | Number of Requests | Minutes Processed |
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| All disclosed | 0 | 0 |
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| Disclosed in part | 0 | 0 |
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| All exempted | 0 | 0 |
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| All excluded | 0 | 0 |
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| Request abandoned | 0 | 0 |
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| Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 0 |
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3.5.5 Other Complexities
| Disposition | Consultation Required | Legal Advice Sought | Interwoven Information | Other | Total |
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| All disclosed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Disclosed in part | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| All exempted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| All excluded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Request abandoned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Neither confirmed nor denied | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3.6 Closed Requests
3.6.1 Number of Requests Closed within Legislated Timelines
| Number of Requests Closed within Legislated Timelines | 1 |
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| Percentage of Requests Closed within Legislated Timelines (%) | 100 |
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3.7 Deemed Refusals
3.7.1 Reasons for Not Meeting Legislated Timelines
| Number of Requests Closed Past the Legislated Deadline | Principal Reason |
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| Interference with Operations / Workload | External Consultation | Internal Consultation | Other |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3.7.2 Requests Closed Beyond Legislated Timelines (including any extension taken)
| Number of Days Past Legislated Timelines | Number of Requests Past Legislated Timelines where No Extension Was Taken | Number of Requests Past Legislated Timelines where an Extension Was Taken | Total |
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| 1–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 16–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 31–60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 61–120 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 121–180 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 181–365 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| More than 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Section 4: Disclosures under Subsections 8(2) and 8(5)
| Paragraph 8(2)(e) | Paragraph 8(2)(m) | Subsection 8(5) | Total |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disposition for Correction Requests Received | Number |
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| Notations attached | 0 |
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| Requests for correction accepted | 0 |
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| Total | 0 |
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Section 6: Extensions
6.1 Reasons for Extensions
| Number of Extensions Taken | 15(a)(i) Interference with Operations | 15(a)(ii) Consultation | 15(b) Translation Purposes or Conversion |
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| Further Review Required to Determine Exemptions | Large Volume of Pages | Large Volume of Requests | Documents Are Difficult to Obtain | Cabinet Confidence Section (Section 70) | External | Internal |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6.2 Length of Extensions
| Number of Days | 15(a)(i) Interference with Operations | 15(a)(ii) Consultation | 15(b) Translation Purposes or Conversion |
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| Further Review Required to Determine Exemptions | Large Volume of Pages | Large Volume of Requests | Documents Are Difficult to Obtain | Cabinet Confidence Section (Section 70) | External | Internal |
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| 1–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 16–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| More than 30 | N/A | 0 |
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| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 | Other Organizations | Number of Pages to Review |
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| Received during the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Outstanding from the previous reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Closed during the reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Carried over within negotiated timelines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Carried over beyond negotiated timelines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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7.2 Recommendations and Completion Time for Consultations Received from other Government of Canada Institutions
| Recommendation | Number of Days Required to Complete Consultation Requests | Total |
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| 0–15 | 16–30 | 31–60 | 61–120 | 121–180 | 181–365 | More than 365 |
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| Disclose entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Disclose in part | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Exempt entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Exclude entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Consult other institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 | Total |
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| 0–15 | 16–30 | 31–60 | 61–120 | 121–180 | 181–365 | More than 365 |
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| Disclose entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Disclose in part | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Exempt entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Exclude entirely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Consult other institutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 |
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| Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed |
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| 1–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 16–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 31–60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 61–120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 121–180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 181–365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| More than 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 |
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| Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests | Pages Disclosed |
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| 1–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 16–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 31–60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 61–120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 121–180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 181–365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| More than 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Section 9: Complaints and Investigations Notices Received
| Section 31 | Section 33 | Section 35 | Court Action | Total |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10.1 Programs and Activities
| Number of existing programs or activities that use personal information that have been substantially modified during the reporting period | 0 |
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| Number of new programs or new activities that use personal information established during the reporting period | 0 |
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10.2 PIAs
| Number of PIAs completed | 0 |
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| Number of PIAs modified | 0 |
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| Number of PIA summaries published during the reporting period | 0 |
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| Number of PIAs for which the risk mitigation measures have been reviewed during the reporting period | 0 |
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10.3 Privacy Protocols
| Number of privacy protocols completed to establish or modify PIBs | 0 |
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10.4 Institution-Specific and Central PIBs
| PIBs | Active | Created | Terminated | Modified |
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| Institution-specific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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10.5 Info Source Page
| Date of the most recent major change to PIBs on the Info Source page | 2020-06-15 |
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Section 11: Social Insurance Number
| Number of new programs or activities that collect or use Social Insurance Number | 0 |
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Section 12: Privacy Breaches
12.1 Material Privacy Breaches Reported
| Number of material privacy breaches reported to TBS | 0 |
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| Number of material privacy breaches reported to OPC | 0 |
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12.2 Non-Material Privacy Breaches
| Number of non-material privacy breaches | 0 |
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Section 13: Privacy Training
| Number of employees that have completed privacy training during the reporting period | 0 |
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14.1 Allocated Costs
| Expenditures | Amount |
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| Salaries | $5,000 |
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| Overtime | $0 |
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| Goods and services | $6,000 |
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- Professional services contracts
| $6,000 |
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| $0 |
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| Total | $11,000 |
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14.2 Human Resources
| Resources | Person Years Dedicated to Privacy Activities |
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| Full-time employees | 0.025 |
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| Part-time and casual employees | 0.000 |
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| Regional staff | 0.000 |
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| Consultants and agency personnel | 0.060 |
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| Students | 0.000 |
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| Total | 0.085 |
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Appendix C – Supplemental 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 Carried Over and Active Complaints under the Privacy Act
1.1 Requests Carried Over to Next Period, Broken Down by Reporting Period Received
| Reporting Period Requests Carried Over Were Received | Requests Carried Over that Are Within Legislated Timelines as of March 31, 2026 | Requests Carried Over that Are Beyond Legislated Timelines as of March 31, 2026 | Total |
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| Received in 2025–26 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Received in 2024–25 or earlier | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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1.2 Active Complaints with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Broken Down by Reporting Period Received
| Reporting Period Active Complaints Were Received by Institution | Number of Active Complaints |
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| Received in 2025–26 or earlier | 0 |
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Section 2: Universal Access under the Privacy Act
| How many requests were received from foreign nationals outside of Canada in 2025–26? | 0 |
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