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Access to Information Review Task Force

Advisory Committees

Report 22 - Access to Information Review Task Force

SURVEY OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION UNITS
IN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

ANNEX 2

Profile of the users of the Access to Information Act

Departments

Media

Business

Public

Pol. Party

Org.

Academic

Consultants

Internal

Other

Other Gov.

Lawyer

Canadian International
Development Agency

% of requests

16%

11.5%

16.5%

43%

3%

0%

5%

1%

N/U

N/U

0%

# of records

1 814

3 889

2 804

22 166

794

0

212

0

N/U

N/U

0

# of requesters

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/U

N/A

Solicitor General Canada

% of requests

36%

N/U

38%

11%

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

15%

N/U

N/U

# of records

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/A

N/U

N/U

# of requesters

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/A

N/U

N/U

Transport Canada

% of requests

24.5%

30.5%

25%

7.5%

12%

0.5%

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of records

31 810

8 097

17 520

21 615

5 077

321

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of requesters

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

HRDC

% of requests

17.8%

5%

20.2%

49.4%

N/U

N/U

3%

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of records

46 316

3 866

26 00

103 000

N/U

N/U

3 405

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of requesters

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/U

N/A

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

% of requests

19%

56%

19%

2%

3%

N/U

N/U

N/U

1%

N/U

N/U

# of records

1 822

47 958

3 205

3 616

298

N/U

N/U

N/U

4

N/U

N/U

# of requesters

16

48

30

1

5

N/U

N/U

N/U

1

N/U

N/U

Canada Revenue Agency

% of requests

2.5%

47.9%

35.8%

0.7%

12.6%

0.5%

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of records

5 165

21 523

65 125

205

24 220

134

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of requesters

12

258

174

4

39

3

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

Citizenship and Immigration

% of requests

1.8%

6.3%

11.4%

0.6%

0.9%

0.1%

34.4%

N/U

N/U

0.1%

44.4%

# of records

3 636

5 527

12 130

330

1 380

355

34,636

N/U

N/U

13

147,321

# of requesters

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/U

N/A

N/A

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

% of requests

24%

25.5%

29

N/U

21.50%

0%

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of records

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/A

0

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of requesters

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

National Defense

% of requests

44%

21.9%

28.5%

N/U

0.65%

5%

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of records

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of requesters

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

Department of Finance

% of requests

18.6%

3.6%

36.5%

29.9%

5.4%

2.4%

N/U

N/U

0.6%

N/U

3%

# of records

8193

23523

8574

5655

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/U

2612

N/U

5441

# of requesters

23

4

25

9

N/A

1

N/U

N/U

1

N/U

3

Correctional Services

% of requests

16.9%

21.7%

26,9%

0.7%

22.1%

0%

N/U

11.7%

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of records

1834

2134

2099

0

3205

0

N/U

4400

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of requesters

49

63

78

2

64

0

N/U

34

N/U

N/U

N/U

Department of Justice

% of requests

18.7%

14.1%

29.8%

23.9%

5.6%

1%

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

6.9%

# of records

10390

8819

8825

11283

3222

431

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

4386

# of requesters

24

7

62

13

15

3

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

12

National Archives

% of requests

0.50%

0.50%

98.0%

N/U

0.50%

0.50%

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of records

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/A

N/A

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

# of requesters

10

11

2104

N/U

6

9

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

N/U

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Last Updated: 2002-06-07

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