Name of institution: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

Reporting period: 2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31

Part 1—Requests under the Access to Information Act

1.1 Number of requests

Number of Requests

	Number of requests
Received during reporting period	69
Outstanding from previous reporting period	2
Total	71
Closed during reporting period	66
Carried over to next reporting period	5

1.2 Sources of requests

Sources of requests

Source	Number of requests
Media	0
Academia	50
Business (private sector)	12
Organization	0
Public	7
Decline to identify	0
Total	69

1.3 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
7	5	0	0	0	0	0	12

Note: All requests previously recorded as "treated informally" will now be accounted for in this section only.

 

Part 2—Requests closed during the reporting period

2.1 Disposition and completion time

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	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	5
Disclosed in part	6	22	15	10	0	0	0	53
All exempted	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
All excluded	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No records exist	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4
Request transferred	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Request abandoned	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Neither confirmed nor denied	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	10	27	17	12	0	0	0	66

2.2 Exemptions

Exemptions

Section	Number of requests	Section	Number of requests	Section	Number of requests	Section	Number of requests
Footnotes Footnote a I.A.: International Affairs Return to footnote a referrer Footnote b Def.: Defence of Canada Return to footnote b referrer Footnote c S.A.: Subversive Activities Return to footnote c referrer
13(1)(a)	0	16(2)	9	18(a)	0	20.1	0
13(1)(b)	0	16(2)(a)	0	18(b)	0	20.2	0
13(1)(c)	0	16(2)(b)	0	18(c)	0	20.4	0
13(1)(d)	0	16(2)(c)	0	18(d)	0	21(1)(a)	6
13(1)(e)	0	16(3)	0	18.1(1)(a)	0	21(1)(b)	10
14	0	16.1(1)(a)	0	18.1(1)(b)	0	21(1)(c)	1
14(a)	0	16.1(1)(b)	0	18.1(1)(c)	0	21(1)(d)	0
14(b)	0	16.1(1)(c)	0	18.1(1)(d)	0	22	0
15(1)	0	16.1(1)(d)	0	19(1)	47	22.1(1)	0
15(1)–A.I.Footnote a	0	16.2(1)	0	20(1)(a)	2	23	2
15(1)–Def.Footnote b	0	16.3	0	20(1)(b)	16	24(1)	0
15(1)–S.A.Footnote c	0	16.4(1)(a)	0	20(1)(b.1)	2	26	2
16(1) (a) (i)	0	16.4(1)(b)	0	20(1)(c)	6
16(1) (a) (ii)	0	16.5	0	20(1)(d)	5
16(1) (a) (iii)	0	17	0
16(1)(b)	0
16(1(c)	0
16(1)(d)	0

2.3 Exclusions

Exclusions

Section	Number of requests	Section	Number of requests	Section	Number of requests
68 (a)	0	69(1)	0
68 (b)	0	69(1) (a)	0	69(1) (g) re (a)	0
68 (c)	0	69(1) (b)	0	69(1) (g re (b)	0
68.1	0	69(1) (c)	0	69(1) (g) re (c)	0
68.2 (a)	0	69(1) (d)	0	69(1) (g) re (d)	0
68.2 (b)	0	69(1) (e)	0	69(1) (g) re (e)	0
69(1) (f)	0	69(1) (g) re (f)	0
69.1(1)	0

2.4 Format of information released

Format of information released

Disposition	Paper	Electronic	Other formats
All disclosed	3	2	0
Disclosed in part	29	24	0
Total	32	26	0

2.5 Complexity

2.5.1 Relevant pages processed and disclosed by size of request

Relevant pages processed and disclosed

Disposition of requests	Number of pages processed	Number of pages disclosed	Number of requests
All disclosed	58	58	5
Disclosed in part	10964	7957	53
All exempted	280	0	3
All excluded	0	0	0
Request abandoned	0	0	1
Neither confirmed nor denied	0	0	0

2.5.2 Relevant pages processed and disclosed by size of requests

2.5.3 Other complexities

Other complexities

Disposition	Consultation required	Assessment of fees	Legal advice sought	Other	Total
All disclosed	0	0	0	0	0
Disclosed in part	4	0	0	0	4
All exempted	0	0	0	0	0
All excluded	0	0	0	0	0
Request abandoned	0	0	0	0	0
Neither confirmed nor denied	0	0	0	0	0
Total	4	0	0	0	4

2.6 Deemed refusals

2.6.1 Reasons for not meeting statutory deadline

Reasons for not meeting statutory deadline

Number of requests closed past the statutory deadline	Principal reason
	Workload	External consultation	Internal consultation	Other
11	11	0	0	0

2.6.2 Number of days past deadline

Number of days past deadline

Number of days past deadline	Number of requests past deadline where no extension was taken	Number of requests past deadline where an extension was taken	Total
1 to 15 days	7	2	9
16 to 30 days	0	1	1
31 to 60 days	0	1	1
61 to 120 days	0	0	0
121 to 180 days	0	0	0
181 to 365 days	0	0	0
More than 365 days	0	0	0
Total	7	4	11

2.7 Requests for translation

Requests for translation

Translation requests	Accepted	Refused	Total
English to French	0	0	0
French to English	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0

Part 3—Extensions

3.1 Reasons for extensions and disposition of requests

Reasons for extensions and disposition of requests

Disposition of requests where an extension was taken	9(1)(a) Interference with operations	9(1)(b) Consultation		9(1)(c) Third-party notice
		Section 69	Other
All disclosed	1	0	0	0
Disclosed in part	17	0	0	0
All exempted	0	0	0	0
All excluded	0	0	0	0
No records exist	0	0	0	0
Request abandoned	0	0	0	0
Total	18	0	0	4

3.2 Length of extensions

Length of extensions

Length of extensions	9(1)(a) Interference with operations	9(1)(b) Consultation		9(1)(c) Third-party notice
		Section 69	Other
30 days or less	13	0	0	4
31 to 60 days	5	0	0	0
61 to 120 days	0	0	0	0
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	18	0	0	4

Part 4—Fees

Fees

Fee type	Fee collected		Fee waived or refunded
	Number of requests	Amount	Number of requests	Amount
Application	45	$225	23	$115
Search	0	$0	0	$0
Production	0	$0	0	$0
Programming	0	$0	0	$0
Preparation	0	$0	0	$0
Alternative format	0	$0	0	$0
Reproduction	0	$0	0	$0
Total	45	$225	23	$115

Part 5—Consultations received from other institutions and organizations

5.1 Consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions and organizations

Consultations received from other government institutions and organizations

Consultations	Other Government of Canada institutions	Number of pages to review	Other organizations	Number of pages to review
Received during reporting period	13	1485	0	0
Outstanding from the previous reporting period	0	0	0	0
Total	13	1485	0	0
Closed during the reporting period	12	503	0	0
Pending at the end of the reporting period	1	982	0	0

5.2 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other government institutions

Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other government 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	5	0	1	2	0	0	0	8
Disclose in part	3	1	0	0	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	8	1	1	2	0	0	0	12

5.3 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organizations

Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organizations

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

Part 6—Completion time of consultations on Cabinet confidences

6.1 Requests with Legal Services

Number of days	Fewer 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
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

 

6.2 Requests with Privy Council Office

Number of days	Fewer 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
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

Part 7: Complaints and Investigations

Complaints and Investigations

Section 32	Section 35	Section 37	Total
24	5	6	35

 

Part 8: Court Action

Court Action

Section 41	Section 42	Section 44	Total
0	0	0	0

 

Part 9: Resources Related to Access to Information Act

9.1 Costs

Costs

Expenditures		Amount
Salaries		$89,379
Overtime		$0
Goods and Services		$26,518
• Professional services contracts	$25,598
• Other	$920
Total		$115,897

7.2 Human Resources

Human Resources

Resources	Person years dedicated to Access to Information activities
Full-time employees	1.29
Part-time and casual employees	0.00
Regional staff	0.00
Consultants and agency personnel	0.28
Students	0.00
Total	1.57