Sentences with phrase «access to information requests»

It complained that because FIPPA applied to these tribunals, the public presumptively had to file access to information requests under that statute in order to access the adjudicative records of the tribunals.
In fact it has only emerged, in slow dribs and drabs, by virtue of dogged Access to Information requests filed by Canadian Press reporter Jim Bronskill.
On access to information requests by me, they uncovered a truth from the secretive Conservative government: a plan written by DND called for a competitive process that would run in 2010.
When assessments are issued, we assist to prepare notices of objection, make access to information requests, make submissions to relevant government officials, including competent authority, provide advice for statutory audits and when necessary, engage in litigation at all levels of court.
[2] These questions were explored by Chris Castle following a review of access to information requests about the study.
Completed Access to Information Request — Finance — Briefing notes, Background Material on the Economic and Financial Situation of the Canadian Middle Class, Budget 2013 Boot Camp: Post Mortem.
A judge in Ramsey County granted the Franken campaign access to information it requested on voters whose absentee ballots were rejected.
«The files include the wording of the original access to information request, date, department, file number and general information about whether the requester was with the media, business,
Responding to access requests during active litigation - Ongoing litigation is not an excuse for failing to comply with legitimate access to information requests under PIPEDA.
To assess whether Legal Aid dealt with the applicant's access to information requests properly, the Office of Information and Privacy Commissioner had first to determine if PIPA applied to the organization.
The documents, obtained by the Alberta Federation of Labour through federal access to information requests, show thousands of Alberta - based businesses have been disproportionately relying on Temporary Foreign Workers — many with workforces that are more than 50 per cent TFWs.
Blakes lawyers frequently assist business clients when responding to access to information requests for documents related to their business that are in the government's possession.
Documents obtained by The Globe through numerous Access to Information requests show that the banking regulator, OSFI, is concerned about the «relaxation of valuation policies» by the banks, as automated appraisals have come to dominate.
Completed Access to Information Request - Finance - Briefing notes, Background Material on the Economic and Financial Situation of the Canadian Middle Class, Budget 2013 Boot Camp
Attempts to secure the data through access to information requests have been denied on the basis that the data constitutes a «Cabinet Confidence».
In case you missed it, University of Ottawa professor Michael Geist on Friday published findings from an Access to Information request that show the regulator is failing miserably in enforcing net neutrality.
If it does follow through, it's a safe bet that every reporter in the land will be filing access to information requests to get those numbers.
In the first comprehensive analysis of TFSA maximization rates by age and income, Kesselman analyzed data released last month by the CRA in response to his Access to Information request.
I obtained a copy through an Access to Information Request some time back, and to my knowledge it has not (yet?)
For most departments / agencies, the largest difference between the fee collected and the cost of the service relates to Access to Information requests.
Thanks to an Access to Information request filed by Blacklock's Reporter, an online newsmagazine, we've learned that the Harper government has been drafting legislation since last November to strip away pension security for federally - regulated workers, despite Finance Minister Joe Oliver's statement this past April that no changes would be made without the consent of the retirees.
The industry association laid out its position in a letter to CMHC penned in August 2014, which was obtained by The Canadian Press through an Access to Information request last year.
-LSB-...] October 31, 2011: In response to Access to Information request the government issues it's first interim release of internal government documents (165 pages) related to the Franke James European Art Tour.
October 31/11: Internal government documents, released through an Access To Information request, show that Canada's Climate Office in Ottawa, at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), made the decision to cancel Canadian support for the Franke James European Tour.
Harper fears that the Canadian public would reject an unabashedly pro-energy platform on climate change grounds but he has no reason to do so — based on my Access to Information requests, the government has done no polling to determine Canadians» attitudes to climate change.
The takeaway for employers looking to advance such subrogated claims is that where such information is required it will be necessary to either: (a) obtain the cooperation and consent of the worker; (b) make a request pursuant to section 58 of the WSIA; or, maybe depending on what the Information and Privacy Commissioner has to say, (c) make a an access to information request.
An access to information request revealed that the pipeline proposal was included in the discussion and the NEB changed its story, blaming a memory lapse.
His email to and from one of the charities became the subject of an access to information request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA).
These include internal mechanisms for responding to access to information requests, reviewing intended disclosures and establishing appropriate privacy protections.
We help our clients deal with privacy complaints, assess potential privacy breaches and respond to access to information requests.
Data obtained from the Immigration and Refugee Board through an Access to Information Request reveals vast disparities in refugee claim grant rates across IRB Members in 2008.
The correspondence was acquired by CIPPIC through an Access to Information request and shared with ITBusiness.ca.
Data obtained from the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) through an Access to Information Request reveals vast disparities in refugee claim recognition rates across IRB Members in 2011.
He also authored an analysis of refugee claim data for 2011: Data obtained from the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) through an Access to Information Request reveals vast disparities in refugee claim recognition rates across IRB Members in 2011.
BLG's Defence and Security Industry Group regularly advise defence industry clients with respect to government procurements and bid disputes; export controls and economic sanctions; access to information requests; federal and provincial lobbying rules; joint ventures and teaming agreements; intellectual property protection and rights; as well as various other types of corporate, commercial, litigation and labour and employment matters.
It would be available on request from the sponsoring ministry, at least on an access to information request, and sometimes informally.
Correspondence between Fintrac and the Canadian Real Estate Association, obtained by The Canadian Press through an Access to Information request, shows that the industry group was concerned that the reference would encourage agents to stop doing business with people based on their ethnicity.
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