Completed Access to Information Requests

July 2013
File NumberSummaryDispositionPages Released
A-2010-01694 All documents regarding the regulation of tartrazine (a food additive). Disclosed in part 130
A-2012-00590 Memos and briefing notes prepared for the Minister concerning the Quintet meeting of ministers in June 2012 in Ottawa. Disclosed in part 363
A-2012-00918 Bill C-309 from May to September 2011: no draft briefing notes; include references to Cabinet confidences (but not actual ones); and no drafts of other documents if the policy approach has been determined, unless connected to the lobbying proposal. Disclosed in part 32
A-2012-00923 Records regarding private security groups lobbying for changes to Section 494 of the Criminal Code from October 1, 2010, to February 17, 2011, one month prior to the tabling of Bill C-26 and during various federal-provincial-territorial meetings. Disclosed in part 13
A-2012-01103 A copy of the report entitled The Costs of Firearms-Related Crime in Canada, 2008, and documentation showing the number of incidents as well as types of crimes where firearms were present or used. Disclosed in part 142
A-2012-01121 A complete list of briefing notes from June 20, 2012, to October 22, 2012, prepared or transmitted to the Minister and Deputy Minister. Exclude Cabinet confidences. Disclosed in part 8
A-2012-01435 All Justice Canada briefing notes and memos transmitted to the Minister between October 15, 2012, and the present (November 30, 2012), with the exception of obvious Cabinet confidences, drafts and duplicates. Disclosed in part 1842
A-2012-01543 Any records regarding targets for the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB) and how they are being met for fiscal years 2010 to 2012, as well as all 2013 records available at the date of this request's receipt (December 17, 2012). Disclosed in part 138
A-2012-01547 All records regarding the court application to include the Fort William Indian Hospital (or Sanatorium) school as an Indian residential school under Article 12 of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Disclosed in part 22
A-2012-01785 Analysis, reports and correspondence concerning whether Bill C-317, an Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations), and/or the revised Bill C-377 adhere to the Constitution acts from 1867 to 1982. Disclosed in part 47
A-2013-00006 Various briefing notes listed in a previous request, A-2011-01377. All disclosed 60
A-2013-00069 All documents pertaining to the signing, ratificaton and implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide, specifically regarding amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada, between January 1945 and January 1956. Disclosed in part 48
A-2013-00198 All documents reflecting an agreement/arrangement of any sort between the Government of Canada and the Nisga'a Nation to pay for any of the legal expenses incurred by the Nisga'a Nation in litigation against Sga'Nisim Sim'Augit. All exempted 0
A-2013-00349 Any documents related to the request for extradition for Dr. Arthur Porter from February 1, 2013, to the present (May 8, 2013). Disclosed in part 34
A-2013-00377 I’m seeking a list of all briefing notes and memoranda submitted to the Minister in April 2013. Please exclude Cabinet confidences and records that require Privy Council Office consultation. Disclosed in part 4
A-2013-00421 Delivrables resulting from 5 contracts granted to the following: Pathways to Co-Parenting, Pamela Hurley, PRA Inc., Wendy Janzen and Douglas Mental Health University. Disclosed in part 94
A-2013-00435 All call-ups/contracts processed by this institution in the National Capital Region under the terms of any standing offer or supply arrangement for temporary help services during the period: May 2013. No records exist 0
A-2013-00436 Documentation which indicates all appointments of term and casual employees by this institution in the National Capital Region under the terms of the Public Service Employment Act during the period: May 2013. All disclosed 1
A-2013-00453 Legal fees and associated departmental costs related to the court case involving the flooding of the Grand Rapids Cree Nation and other bands in Manitoba, for the period from 1992 to June 10, 2013. Federal Court case T-300-92. Disclosed in part 7
A-2013-00454 Legal fees and associated departmental costs related to the court case involving health care funding for the Wuskwi Sipihk Cree Nation and other bands in Manitoba, for the period from 1998 to June 10, 2013. Federal Court case T-383-98. Disclosed in part 4
A-2013-00455 Legal fees and associated departmental costs related to the court case involving housing funding for the Swampy Cree Tribal Council bands in Manitoba, for the period from 1994 to June 10, 2013. Federal Court case T-1066-94. Disclosed in part 6
A-2013-00456 Legal fees and associated departmental costs related to land claim cases filed by the Manitoba Denesuline, for the period from 1991 to June 10, 2013. Federal Court cases T-3201-91, T-703-93 and T-1549-98. Disclosed in part 13
A-2013-00473 Annual overview provided by the Deputy Head to the Minister at the onset of the 2013-2014 fiscal year of the anticipated contracts that may be issued in the upcoming year to former public servants in receipt of a Public Service Superannuation Act pension. Disclosed in part 3
A-2013-00483 A copy of written exams taken as part of a staffing process for a Senior Communications Advisor position. Disclosed in part 4
A-2013-00487 Reports on forced marriage cases involving Canada. In particular, I would like a copy of the report about Montreal, Toronto and Western Canada cases of forced marriage written by the sociologist Naïma Bendriss and presented to the Department. Disclosed in part 277
A-2013-00516 A copy in its entirety of La Relève: Justice Action Plan. All disclosed 35
A-2013-00542 Provide records related to Aboriginal/First Nations legislation/policy/directives aimed at decreasing the number of incarcerated Aboriginals. January 1, 2013, to June 27, 2013. No records exist 0
A-2013-00560 Details regarding providers that have been granted informatics contracts by the Department since 2006: a list of providers, the nature and value of the contracts, and how many were not awarded under a competitive framework and why. All disclosed 163
A-2013-00561 Details regarding providers that have been granted lawyer contracts by the Department since 2006: a list of providers, the nature and value of the contracts, and how many were not awarded under a competitive framework and why. Disclosed in part 2
A-2013-00562 Details regarding providers that have been granted communications contracts by the Department since 2006: a list of providers, the nature and value of the contracts, and how many were not awarded under a competitive framework and why. All disclosed 20
A-2013-00571 Details regarding positions, their situations in the organization chart and the appointment dates of certain employees or former employees of the Department between December 12, 2006, and July 4, 2013. Disclosed in part 506
A-2013-00585 A list of all rates of pay, above legal aid rates, negotiated for counsel in criminal matters where the Department of Justice funds counsel for the accused. The time frame will be the past 5 years. Disclosed in part 2
A-2013-00610 Information related to legal representation and costs for the Liard First Nation members. No records exist 0