Statistical Report on the Access to Information Act
April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023
Name of institution: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Reporting period: 2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Section 1: Requests Under the Access to Information Act
1.1 Number of requests
Number of Requests | ||
---|---|---|
Received during reporting period | 54 | |
Outstanding from previous reporting periods | 2 | |
|
1 | |
|
1 | |
Total | 56 | |
Closed during reporting period | 55 | |
Carried over to next reporting period | 1 | |
|
1 | |
|
0 |
1.2 Sources of requests
Source | Number of Requests |
---|---|
Media | 2 |
Academia | 6 |
Business (private sector) | 1 |
Organization | 0 |
Public | 9 |
Decline to identify | 36 |
Total | 54 |
1.3 Channels of requests
Source | Number of Requests |
---|---|
Online | 51 |
3 | |
0 | |
In person | 0 |
Phone | 0 |
Fax | 0 |
Total | 54 |
Section 2: Informal Requests
2.1 Number of informal requests
Number of Requests | ||
---|---|---|
Received during reporting period | 2 | |
Outstanding from previous reporting period | 0 | |
|
0 | |
|
0 | |
Total | 2 | |
Closed during reporting period | 1 | |
Carried over to next reporting period | 1 |
2.2 Channels of informal requests
Source | Number of Requests |
---|---|
Online | 0 |
2 | |
0 | |
In person | 0 |
Phone | 0 |
Fax | 0 |
Total | 2 |
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 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 | |||||
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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 |
1 | 1 | 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 | |||||
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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 |
Withdrawn 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Disclosed in part | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
All exempted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All excluded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No records exist | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Request transferred | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Request abandoned | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Neither confirmed nor denied | 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 |
Total | 6 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
4.2 Exemptions
Section | Number of Requests | |||||||
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13(1)(a) | 0 | |||||||
13(1)(b) | 0 | |||||||
13(1)(c) | 1 | |||||||
13(1)(d) | 0 | |||||||
13(1)(e) | 0 | |||||||
14 | 0 | |||||||
14(a) | 0 | |||||||
14(b) | 0 | |||||||
15(1) | 0 | |||||||
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) | 3 | |||||||
16(2)(a) | 0 | |||||||
16(2)(b) | 0 | |||||||
16(2)(c) | 3 | |||||||
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 | |||||||
16.6 | 0 | |||||||
17 | 0 | |||||||
18(a) | 0 | |||||||
18(b) | 0 | |||||||
18(c) | 0 | |||||||
18(d) | 0 | |||||||
18.1(1)(a) | 0 | |||||||
18.1(1)(b) | 0 | |||||||
18.1(1)(c) | 0 | |||||||
18.1(1)(d) | 0 | |||||||
19(1) | 15 | |||||||
20(1)(a) | 2 | |||||||
20(1)(b) | 5 | |||||||
20(1)(b.1) | 0 | |||||||
20(1)(c) | 3 | |||||||
20(1)(d) | 3 | |||||||
20.1 | 0 | |||||||
20.2 | 0 | |||||||
20.4 | 0 | |||||||
21(1)(a) | 4 | |||||||
21(1)(b) | 4 | |||||||
21(1)(c) | 0 | |||||||
21(1)(d) | 2 | |||||||
22 | 0 | |||||||
22.1(1) | 0 | |||||||
23 | 1 | |||||||
23.1 | 0 | |||||||
24(1) | 0 | |||||||
26 | 0 |
4.3 Exclusions
Section | Number of Requests |
---|---|
68(a) | 0 |
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) | 0 |
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 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4.5 Complexity
4.5.1 Relevant pages processed and disclosed for paper and e-record formats
Number of Pages Processed | Number of Pages Disclosed | Number of Requests |
---|---|---|
7,200 | 5,306 | 16 |
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 | 100-500 Pages Processed | 501-1000 Pages Processed | 1001-5000 Pages Processed | More Than 5000 Pages Processed | |||||
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Number of Requests | Pages Processed | Number of Requests | Pages Processed | Number of Requests | Pages Processed | Number of Requests | Pages Processed | Number of Requests | Pages Processed | |
All disclosed | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disclosed in part | 6 | 48 | 4 | 1,604 | 3 | 2151 | 2 | 3,395 | 0 | 0 |
All exempted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All excluded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Request abandoned | 0 | 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 | 7 | 50 | 4 | 1,604 | 3 | 2,151 | 2 | 3,395 | 0 | 0 |
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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disclosed in part | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
All exempted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4.6 Closed requests
4.6.1 Requests closed within legislated timelines
Number of requests closed within legislated timelines | 54 |
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Percentage of requests closed within legislated timelines (%) | 98.18181818 |
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 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 to 30 days | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 to 60 days | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disclosed in part | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
All exempted | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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 | 2 | 0 |
31 to 60 days | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
61 to 120 days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Section 6: Fees
Fee Type | Fee Collected | Fee Waived | Fee Refunded | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Requests | Amount | Number of Requests | Amount | Number of Requests | Amount | |
Application | 49 | $245.00 | 5 | $25.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
Other fees | 0 | $0.00 | 0 | $0.00 | 0 | $0.00 |
Total | 49 | $245.00 | 5 | $25.00 | 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 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
Outstanding from the previous reporting period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
Closed during the reporting period | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
Carried over within negotiated timelines | 0 | 0 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Disclose in part | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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 | 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 |
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 |
---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Section 10: Court Action
10.1 Court actions on complaints
Section 41 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Complainant (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) |
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0 |
Section 11: Resources Related to the Access to Information Act
11.1 Allocated costs
Expenditures | Amount | |
---|---|---|
Salaries | $51,474 | |
Overtime | $0 | |
Goods and Services | $8,433 | |
|
$8,058 | |
|
$375 | |
Total | $59,907 |
11.2 Human resources
Resources | Person Years Dedicated to Access to Information Activities |
---|---|
Full-time employees | 0.630 |
Part-time and casual employees | 0.000 |
Regional staff | 0.000 |
Consultants and agency personnel | 0.120 |
Students | 0.000 |
Total | 0.750 |
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