Annual Report on the Access to Information Act 2021–22

Annual Report on the Access to Information Act 2021–22 (PDF, 25 pages, 787 KB)

General

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) regulates the use of nuclear energy and materials to protect health, safety, security and the environment; to implement Canada’s international commitments on the peaceful use of nuclear energy; and to disseminate objective scientific, technical and regulatory information to the public.

The CNSC’s mandate, derived from the Nuclear Safety and Control Act, involves 4 major areas:

• regulation of the development, production and use of nuclear energy in Canada to protect health, safety and the environment
• regulation of the production, possession, use and transport of nuclear substances, and the production, possession and use of prescribed equipment and prescribed information
• implementation of measures respecting international control of the development, production, transport and use of nuclear energy and substances, including measures respecting the non- proliferation of nuclear weapons and nuclear explosive devices
• dissemination of scientific, technical and regulatory information concerning the CNSC’s activities, and the effects on the environment and the health and safety of persons, of the development, production, possession, transport and use of nuclear substances

The CNSC also provides advice with respect to the implementation of the Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act, works in partnership with the Impact Assessment Agency to conduct impact assessments for nuclear projects subject to the Impact Assessment Act, and implements Canada’s bilateral agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency on nuclear safeguards verification.

Purpose

The purpose of the Access to Information Act (AIA) is to extend the laws of Canada to provide a right of access to information in records under the control of a government institution, in accordance with the principles stating that government information should be available to the public, that necessary exceptions to the right of access should be limited and specific, and that decisions on the disclosure of government information should be reviewed independently of government.

Tabling of the annual report

This annual report is prepared and tabled in Parliament in accordance with section 94 of the AIA.

1. Statistical report

I. Requests received under the Access to Information Act

In fiscal year 2021–22, the CNSC received 141 requests under the AIA (64 requests fewer than in the previous reporting period; see table titled “Workload”).

The CNSC also processed 12 informal requests during the reporting period. All 12 requests were informal requests for previously released AIA packages identified on the “Proactive disclosure” page of the CNSC website.

For requests closed during the reporting period, the CNSC processed 24,506 pages and disclosed 15,885 pages to requesters. This represents a 42% decrease in the number of pages processed (42,861) and a 36% decrease in the number of pages disclosed (24,909) in fiscal year 2020–21.

Other federal government agencies and departments responsible for records related to CNSC activities also consulted with the CNSC on 12 occasions. The CNSC processed 343 pages for these consultations.

II. Source of requests

Organizations and businesses continue to submit an increased number of requests to the CNSC (see table titled “Source of requests received”). In 2021–22, requests were made most frequently by organizations (55%), followed by businesses (19%), members of the public (17%), academia (6%) and media (3%).

III. Disposition of closed requests

In 2021–22, the CNSC closed 134 requests. This represents an 41% decrease in the number of requests closed when compared with 2020–21. Of the 134 requests closed during the reporting period, records for 16 (12%) were disclosed fully and records for 46 (34%) were disclosed in part (see table titled “Disposition of closed requests”). There were only 5 requests for which relevant records were either exempted or excluded in their entirety. The remaining 67 requests had no records associated with them, were transferred, or were abandoned by the requester.

IV. Exemptions or exclusions invoked

Most of the exemptions invoked by the CNSC in 2021–22 came under 4 sections of the AIA:

• subsection 19(1), which protects personal information
• paragraphs 20(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d), which protect confidential information supplied by a third party
• paragraphs 21(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d), which protect advice, recommendations and the deliberation process of public servants
• section 23, which protects solicitor–client information

V. Completion time

VI. Extensions

Section 9 of the AIA permits an extension of statutory time limits under certain circumstances. In 2021– 22, the CNSC requested extensions on 25 occasions. In 15 of these cases, an extension was required for consultation within a government institution, other government institutions or other levels of government. In 8 cases, an extension was required in order to provide third-party notifications. A further 2 extensions were needed in order to search through large volumes of records; without the extension, the original timelines would only have been met by interfering with CNSC operations. All extensions were for periods of between 31 to 120 days.

VII. Costs

During 2021–22, the CNSC’s Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Office incurred $190,527 in salary costs and $5,147 in goods and services costs to administer the AIA.

See annex A for further statistical information.

The Service Fees Act requires a responsible authority to report annually to Parliament on the fees collected by the institution.

With respect to fees collected under the AIA, the following information is reported in accordance with the requirements of section 20 of the Service Fees Act:

• Enabling authority: AIA
• Fee amount: $5
• Total revenue: $550
• Fees waived: $150
• Information indicating that in accordance with the Interim Directive on the Administration of the AIA, issued on May 5, 2016, the CNSC waives all fees prescribed by the AIA and regulations made under it, other than the $5 application fee set out in paragraph 7(1)(a) of the regulations
• Cost of administering fees: $5,147

2. Practices and procedures

At the CNSC, the IT Operations and Service Delivery Division (ITOSDD), within the Information Management and Technology Directorate (IMTD), administers the AIA.

Access-to-information requests are received by the Records Office and forwarded to the ATIP Office within ITOSDD. The CNSC also receives requests through the ATIP online request portal available through the Treasury Board Secretariat website. ATIP Office staff process requests in consultation with the appropriate CNSC directorates and with external parties, where necessary.

The CNSC has 3 full-time employees dedicated to access-to-information activities.

During 2021–22, the CNSC continued to concentrate on providing training to its employees on information management, the AIA, the Privacy Act and information security. The ATIP Office conducted several formal training sessions at divisional meetings and for functional specialists (Inspection Fundamentals training). There were also informal one-on-one awareness sessions throughout the reporting period.

All training and awareness sessions, both formal and informal, focused on informing employees of their responsibilities under the legislation. ITOSDD offers an integrated training approach, emphasizing the connections between sound information management practices and an effective ATIP program. The ATIP Office also provides advice and support as required.

Documentation and training materials on the CNSC’s ATIP program are available through the corporate intranet, along with links to other materials, such as legislation, Treasury Board Secretariat policies and guidance documents, and a range of information management and guidance tools. The CNSC did not implement any new policies, guidelines or procedures during the reporting period.

As an organization that values openness and transparency, the CNSC strives to ensure that information is made publicly available without recourse to the AIA. Exceptions to public access to information are limited and specific, as required by the AIA.

The CNSC frequently makes copies of the following documents available to members of the public for their examination:

• current licences and approvals
• revocation or suspension notices
• reports concerning occurrences
• applications for approval of licences
• information on hazards to individuals, the public or the environment
• orders for corrective measures to be taken as a result of significant occurrences
• notices of intent to establish nuclear facilities
• Commission hearing minutes and supporting documentation
• requests for temporary help
• proactive disclosure of senior management travel and hospitality expenses
• proactive disclosure of contract information
• Auditor General of Canada reports (pertaining to the CNSC)
• internal audits

The CNSC also posts, via the Open Government portal, summaries of completed access-to-information requests processed by the ATIP Office.

3. Delegation of authority

The Governor in Council has delegated to the President of the CNSC the authority to exercise the powers, duties and functions in the AIA. In turn, the President has designated the Vice-President of the Corporate Services Branch, the Director General of the Information Management and Technology Directorate, the Director of the IT Operations and Service Delivery Division, and the Senior ATIP Advisor to exercise their powers, duties and functions with respect to the AIA.

See annex B for a copy of the instrument of delegation.

4. Compliance

For 2021–22, the CNSC achieved a compliance rating of approximately 86.5% for completed access-to- information requests closed within the legislated time frame. This compliance rate is higher than the 69% compliance rating achieved in 2020–21 that was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020–21 decrease was primarily due to the transition period when all CNSC staff were adjusting to working exclusively from home.

The ATIP Office makes regular monthly presentations at the CNSC’s Operations Management Committee meetings, in order to discuss ATIP issues and to monitor the processing of requests, including timelines.

5. Complaints and appeals to the Federal Court

During 2021–22, the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) received 6 complaints. Two were about the failure of the CNSC to respond within the legislated time limits set out by the AIA, 2 called for  a review of the exemptions applied and 2 called for investigating the extensions. Four complaints were closed during 2021–22, with the OIC findings concluding that these 4 were resolved. The CNSC takes the issue of complaints seriously and works closely with the OIC to develop best practices and lessons-learned strategies.

As always, the CNSC will continue to work closely with the OIC to resolve the remaining ongoing complaints in a timely and efficient manner.

No appeals were made to the Federal Court of Canada during 2021–22.

Annex A: Statistical Information

Statistical Report on the Access to Information Act

Name of institution: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Reporting period: 2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31

Section 1: Requests Under the Access to Information Act

1.1 Number of requests

	Number of Requests
Received during reporting period	141
Outstanding from previous reporting periods	21
Outstanding from previous reporting period	19
Outstanding from more than one reporting period	2
Total	162
Closed during reporting period	134
Carried over to next reporting period	28
Carried over within legislated timeline	24
Carried over beyond legislated timeline	4

1.2 Sources of Requests

Source	Number of requests
Media	4
Academia	8
Business (private sector)	27
Organization	77
Public	22
Decline to Identify	3
Total	141

1.3 Channels of requests

Source	Number of Requests
Online	141
E-mail	0
Mail	0
In person	0
Phone	0
Fax	0
Total	141

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 to next reporting period	0

2.2 Channels of informal requests

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

2.3 Completion time of informal 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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2.4 Pages released informally

Less Than 100 Pages Released		100-500 Pages Released		501-1000 Pages Released		1001-5000 Pages Released		More Than 5000 Pages Released
Number of Requests	Pages Released	Number of Requests	Pages Released	Number of Requests	Pages Released	Number of Requests	Pages Released	Number of Requests	Pages Released
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2.5 Pages re-released informally

Less Than 100 Pages Re-released		100-500 Pages Re-released		501-1000 Pages Re-released		1001-5000 Pages Re-released		More Than 5000 Pages Re-released
Number of Requests	Pages Re- released	Number of Requests	Pages Re- released	Number of Requests	Pages Re- released	Number of Requests	Pages Re- released	Number of Requests	Pages Re- released
0	0	0	0	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
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
	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	7	5	4	0	0	0	0	16
Disclosed in part	2	17	11	14	0	2	0	46
All exempted	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4
All excluded	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
No records exist	54	4	0	0	0	0	0	58
Request transferred	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Request abandoned	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	6
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	66	34	18	14	0	2	0	134

4.2 Exemptions

Section	Number of Requests
13(1)(a)	2
13(1)(b)	11
13(1)(c)	6
13(1)(d)	0
13(1)(e)	0
14	0
14(a)	2
14(b)	0
15(1)	15
15(1) - I.A.*	0
15(1) – Def.*	0
15(1) – S.A.*	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)	15
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)	0
16.4(1)(b)	0
16.5	0
17	0
18(a)	2
18(b)	1
18(c)	1
18(d)	1
18.1(1)(a)	0
18.1(1)(b)	0
18.1(1)(c)	0
18.1(1)(d)	0
19(1)	35
20(1)(a)	1
20(1)(b)	10
20(1)(b.1)	0
20(1)(c)	4
20(1)(d)	4
20.1	0
20.2	0
20.4	0
21(1)(a)	20
21(1)(b)	16
21(1)(c)	4
21(1)(d)	5
22	7
22.1(1)	7
23	17
23.1	0
24(1)	2
26	4

* I.A.: International Affairs
Def.:  Defence of Canada
S.A.:  Subversive Activities

4.3 Exclusions

Section	Number of Requests
68(a)	2
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)	1
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
	E-record	Data set	Video	Audio
0	62	0	0	0	0

4.5 Complexity

4.5.1 Relevant pages processed and disclosed

Number of Pages Processed	Number of Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests
24506	15887	73

4.5.2 Relevant pages processed per request disposition for paper and e-record formats 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
	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed
All disclosed	15	54	1	198	0	0	0	0	0	0
Disclosed in part	15	451	17	4428	11	7249	2	2185	1	9941
All exempted	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
All excluded	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Request abandoned	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Neither confirmed nor denied	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Declined to act with the approval of the Information Commissioner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	41	505	18	4626	11	7249	2	2185	1	9941

4.5.3   Relevant minutes processed and disclosed for audio formats

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

4.5.4   Relevant minutes processed per request disposition for audio formats by size of requests

Disposition	Less Than 60 Minutes Processed		60 - 120 Minutes Processed		More than 120 Minutes Processed
	Number of Requests	Minutes Processed	Number of Requests	Minutes Processed	Number of Requests	Minutes Processed
All disclosed	0	0	0	0	0	0
Disclosed in part	0	0	0	0	0	0
All exempted	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0

4.5.5 Relevant minutes processed and disclosed for video formats

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

4.5.6 Relevant minutes processed per request disposition for video formats by size of requests

Disposition	Less Than 60 Minutes Processed		60 - 120 Minutes Processed		More than 120 Minutes Processed
	Number of Requests	Minutes Processed	Number of Requests	Minutes Processed	Number of Requests	Minutes Processed
All disclosed	0	0	0	0	0	0
Disclosed in part	0	0	0	0	0	0
All exempted	0	0	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	0	0	0	0	0	0

4.5.7   Other complexities

Disposition	Consultation Required	Legal Advice Sought	Other	Total
All disclosed	2	0	0	2
Disclosed in part	24	11	0	35
All exempted	2	0	0	2
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	28	11	0	39

4.6  Closed requests

4.6.1    Requests closed within legislated timelines

Number of requests closed within legislated timelines	116
Percentage of requests closed within legislated timelines (%)	86.56716418

4.7  Deemed refusals

4.7.1   Reasons for not meeting legislated timelines

Number of requests closed past the legislated timelines	Principal Reason
	Interference with operations/ Workload	External Consultation	Internal Consultation	Other
18	7	7	1	3

4.7.2   Requests closed beyond legislated timelines (including any extension taken)

Number of days past legislated timelines	Number of requests past legislated timeline where no extension was taken	Number of requests past legislated timeline where an extension was taken	Total
1 to 15 days	4	5	9
16 to 30 days	2	2	4
31 to 60 days	2	0	2
61 to 120 days	1	0	1
121 to 180 days	0	1	1
181 to 365 days	0	1	1
More than 365 days	0	0	0
Total	9	9	18

4.8    Requests for translation

Translation Requests	Accepted	Refused	Total
English to French	0	0	0
French to English	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
		Section 69	Other
All disclosed	1	0	2	0
Disclosed in part	1	0	12	7
All exempted	0	0	1	1
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	2	0	15	8

5.2 Length of extensions

Length of Extensions	9(1)(a) Interference With Operations/ Workload	9(1)(b) Consultation		9(1)(c) Third-Party Notice
		Section 69	Other
30 days or less	2	0	9	0
31 to 60 days	0	0	4	6
61 to 120 days	0	0	2	2
121 to 180 days	0	0	0	0
181 to 365 days	0	0	0	0
365 days or more	0	0	0	0
Total	2	0	15	8

Section 6: Fees

Fee Type	Fee Collected		Fee Waived		Fee Refunded
	Number of Requests	Amount	Number of Requests	Amount	Number of Requests	Amount
Application	111	$555.00	30	$150.00	0	$0.00
Other fees	0	$0.00	0	$0.00	0	$0.00
Total	111	$555.00	30	$150.00	0	$0.00

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
Received during the reporting period	12	343	0	0
Outstanding from the previous reporting period	2	54	0	0
Total	14	397	0	0
Closed during the reporting period	12	374	0	0
Carried over within negotiated timelines	2	23	0	0
Carried over beyond negotiated timelines	0	0	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
	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	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
Disclose in part	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	4
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	10	0	1	1	0	0	0	12

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
	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	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 institution	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 100 Pages Processed		100-500 Pages Processed		501-1000 Pages Processed		1001-5000 Pages Processed		More Than 5000 Pages Processed
	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed
1 to 15	2	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16 to 30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31 to 60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
61 to 120	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
121 to 180	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
181 to 365	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
More than 365	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

8.2  Requests with Privy Council Office

Number of Days	Fewer Than 100 Pages Processed		100‒500 Pages Processed		501-1000 Pages Processed		1001-5000 Pages Processed		More Than 5000 Pages Processed
	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed	Number of Requests	Pages Disclosed
1 to 15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16 to 30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31 to 60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
61 to 120	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
121 to 180	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
181 to 365	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
More than 365	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	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 Formal Representations
5	0	1

9.2  Investigations and Reports of finding

Section 37(1) Initial Reports			Section 37(2) Final Reports
Received	Containing recommendations issued by the Information Commissioner	Containing orders issued by the Information Commissioner	Received	Containing recommendations issued by the Information Commissioner	Containing orders issued by the Information Commissioner
0	0	0	4	4	0

Section 10: Court Action

10.1 Court actions on complaints

Section 41
Complaint (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

Section 11: Resources Related to the Access to Information Act

11.1 Allocated Costs

Expenditures	Amount
Salaries	$190,527
Overtime	$0
Goods and Services	$5,147
Professional services contracts	$0
Other	$5,147
Total	$195,674

11.2 Human resources

Resources	Person Years Dedicated to Access to Information Activities
Full-time employees	1.994
Part-time and casual employees	0.000
Regional staff	0.000
Consultants and agency personnel	0.000
Students	0.000
Total	1.994

Supplemental Statistical Report on the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act

Name of institution: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Reporting period: 2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31

Section 1: Capacity to Receive Requests under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act

Enter the number of weeks your institution was able to receive ATIP requests through the different channels.

	Number of Weeks
Able to receive requests by mail	52
Able to receive requests by email	52
Able to receive requests through the digital request service	52

Section 2: Capacity to Process Records under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act

2.1  Enter the number of weeks your institution was able to process paper records in different classification levels.

	No Capacity	Partial Capacity	Full Capacity	Total
Unclassified Paper Records	0	0	52	52
Protected B Paper Records	0	0	52	52
Secret and Top Secret Paper Records	0	0	52	52

2.2  Enter the number of weeks your institution was able to process electronic records in different classification levels.

	No Capacity	Partial Capacity	Full Capacity	Total
Unclassified Electronic Records	0	0	52	52
Protected B Electronic Records	0	0	52	52
Secret and Top Secret Electronic Records	52	0	0	52

Section 3: Open Requests and Complaints Under the Access to Information Act

3.1  Enter the number of open requests that are outstanding from previous reporting periods.

Fiscal Year Open Requests Were Received	Open Requests that are Within Legislated Timelines as of March 31, 2022	Open Requests that are Beyond Legislated Timelines as of March 31, 2022	Total
Received in 2021-2022	8	12	20
Received in 2020-2021	1	5	6
Received in 2019-2020	0	2	2
Received in 2018-2019	0	0	0
Received in 2017-2018	0	0	0
Received in 2016-2017	0	0	0
Received in 2015-2016 or earlier	0	0	0
Total	9	19	28

3.2  Enter the number of open complaints with the Information Commissioner of Canada that are outstanding from previous reporting periods.

Fiscal Year Open Complaints Were Received by Institution	Number of Open Complaints
Received in 2021-2022	1
Received in 2020-2021	3
Received in 2019-2020	1
Received in 2018-2019	0
Received in 2017-2018	0
Received in 2016-2017	0
Received in 2015-2016 or earlier	0
Total	5

Section 4: Open Requests and Complaints Under the Privacy Act

4.1  Enter the number of open requests that are outstanding from previous reporting periods.

Fiscal Year Open Requests Were Received	Open Requests that are Within Legislated Timelines as of March 31, 2022	Open Requests that are Beyond Legislated Timelines as of March 31, 2022	Total
Received in 2021-2022	0	0	0
Received in 2020-2021	0	0	0
Received in 2019-2020	0	0	0
Received in 2018-2019	0	0	0
Received in 2017-2018	0	0	0
Received in 2016-2017	0	0	0
Received in 2015-2016 or earlier	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0

4.2  Enter the number of open complaints with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada that are outstanding from previous reporting periods.

Fiscal Year Open Complaints Were Received by Institution	Number of Open Complaints
Received in 2021-2022	0
Received in 2020-2021	0
Received in 2019-2020	0
Received in 2018-2019	0
Received in 2017-2018	0
Received in 2016-2017	0
Received in 2015-2016 or earlier	0
Total	0

Section 5: Social Insurance Number  (SIN)

Did your institution receive authority for a new collection or new consistent use of the SIN in 2021-2022?	No

Annex B: Delegation order

The President of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, pursuant to section 95(1) of the Access to Information Act and section 73 of the Privacy Act, hereby designates the persons holding the positions set out in the schedule hereto, or the persons occupying on an acting basis those positions, to exercise the powers, duties and functions of the President as the head of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, under the provisions of the Act and related regulations set out in the schedule opposite each position. This designations replaces all previous delegation orders.

Schedule

Position	Privacy Act and Regulations	Access to Information Act and Regulations
Vice-President, Corporate Services Branch	Full authority	Full authority
Director General, Information Management and Technology Directorate	Full authority	Full authority
Director, Information Management Division	Full authority	Full authority
Senior ATIP Advisor	Full authority	Full authority

Original signed by

Rumina Velshi
President
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Date: April 30, 2021