Access to information and privacy

Completed access to information requests – May 2011

Request # Summary of Request Disposition Number of Pages Disclosed
A-2010-04557 All policy documentation on enforcement of spousal sponsorships in 2001-2003, as well as all policy documentation for collecting on default of sponsorships when the spousal period dropped from 10 years to 3 years with the change in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) in 2002. Disclosed in part 63
A-2010-12769 All briefing notes, memos to the Minister and other communications material prepared for the Minister and ministerial staff about any discussion of introducing a visa requirement on Hungary between August 2009 and December 30, 2010. Disclosed in part 4
A-2010-13462 Department documentation in relation to why CIC settlement program funding to Toronto’s Elspeth Heyward Centre for Women will not be renewed in 2011-2012. Disclosed in part 45
A-2010-13464 Department documentation in relation to why CIC settlement program funding to Toronto’s Tropicana Community Services will not be renewed in 2011-2012. Disclosed in part 93
A-2010-13466 Department documentation in relation to why CIC settlement program funding to Toronto’s Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood Centre will not be renewed in 2011-2012. Disclosed in part 53
A-2010-13469 Department documentation in relation to why CIC settlement program funding to Toronto’s South Asian Women’s Centre will not be renewed in 2011-2012. Disclosed in part 50
A-2010-13470 Department documentation in relations to why CIC settlement program funding to Toronto’s Eritrean Canadian Community Centre of Toronto will not be renewed in 2011-2012. All disclosed 39
A-2010-13475 Department documentation in relation to why CIC settlement program funding to Toronto’s Bloor Information & Life Centre will not be renewed in 2011-2012. Disclosed in part 35
A-2010-14689 All briefing materials prepared for the Minister or Deputy Minister since July 1, 2010, on the subject of the pursuit of war criminals and Nazis in Canada. Disclosed in part 2
A-2010-15451 Information on the Records, Document and Information Management System (RDIMS). All disclosed 132
A-2010-15890 The following contracts: Daniel Hiebert, 7079143; Harris/Decima, 8803100440; Léger Marketing, 8803100420; Centre for Studies in Religion & Society, 7078835; Catholic Social Services, 7078022; Brian Klinkenberg, 7078930. Disclosed in part 62
A-2010-15957 The amount spent for the following financial codes and for the years 2006 to 2011: 52200, 52260, 57080 (voice communication equipment, acquisition of telephone and auxiliary equipment, telephone systems, intercommunication systems, mobile and cellular equipment, radio equipment, radio supporting equipment, radio systems, associated communications security, test, calibration, monitoring and analysis equipment, sound and public address systems and communicating recording equipment), 57081 (data communications equipment, acquisition of message, data terminals and equipment, message-data switches and other transmission equipment, word processor switches and related transmission equipment, and associated communications security, test, calibration, monitoring and analysis equipment). All disclosed 2
A-2010-16488 Any information, briefing reports, memos, presentations and other documents related to CIC’s new "Brain Gain" pilot project between March 1, 2010 and March 17, 2011. Disclosed in part 12
A-2010-16613 CIC contracts with Audit Services Canada to conduct financial audits of contribution agreements related to Hamilton’s Settlement and Integration Services Organization (SISO). Please include the following audits:
1) SISO audit for the period of April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007;
2) SISO audit for the period of October 1, 2007 to March 31, 2009;
3) SISO audit for the period of April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010.		 Disclosed in part 149
A-2010-16615 All quotas/targets for all the Working Holiday Programs, International Youth Programs, etc. in 2011. Disclosed in part 2
A-2010-16617 A copy of the RIM Bits for November 2010 to February 24, 2011. Disclosed in part 2
A-2010-16627 A copy of the Case Processing Centre Vegreville (CPCV) Strategic Analysis Reports, as well as similar reports for the other CPCs, from August 21, 2010 to February 24, 2011. Disclosed in part 51
A-2010-17287 Copy of the report of the quality assurance initiative conducted by CIC on privately sponsored refugee cases from the Africa/Middle East region. The initiative was conducted in 2007 and 2008. All disclosed 196
A-2010-17294 Copy of all briefing notes, memos, reports and research on the Live-In Caregiver Program between September 8, 2010 and March 8, 2011. Disclosed in part 24
A-2010-17715 Copy of the following related to the Live-In Caregiver Program from January 1, 2010 to May 12, 2011:
1) List of all memorandums to the Minister
for cabinet;
2) List of all question period notes prepared for the Minister.		 Disclosed in part 3
A-2011-00034 1) The number of applications (in cases and persons) received for each of the private sponsored refugee (PSR), government assisted refugee (GAR), and joint assistance sponsorships (JAS) programs by country of citizenship, overseas mission, and year;
2) The application processing times for each program by overseas mission and year;
3) The number of applications (in cases and persons) in each program that were abandoned, withdrawn, approved, and refused by country of citizenship, overseas mission, and year; and,
4) The number of resettlement arrivals (in cases and persons) in Canada for each program by country of citizenship and year.		 All disclosed 35
A-2011-00036 The inland and overseas operating costs for the private sponsored refugee (PSR), government assisted refugee (GAR), and joint assistance sponsorships (JAS) programs, as well as those for Canada’s asylum program, by office or overseas mission and fiscal year. All disclosed 10
A-2011-00037 1) The number of asylum applications (in cases and persons) received in Canada by country of citizenship, and year;
2) The processing and adjudication times for asylum applications by office and year; and
3) The number of asylum applications (in cases and persons) that were abandoned, withdrawn, approved, and refused by country of citizenship, office and year.		 All disclosed 1
A-2011-00150 Information about Federal Skill Worker (FSW) files in the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) in Sydney, NS, Canada:
1) Since November 2008, total number of files received under FSW in the CIO;
2) Total number of files approved since November 2008 from this office under FSW;
3) Total number of files returned to applicant since November 2008, without further processing as applicant did not meet the basic requirement;
4) Total cost incurred by CIO in returning these files to the applicant.		 Disclosed in part 1
A-2011-00353 1) How many new Federal Immigrant Investor Program applications were received at the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei between December 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011?
2) How many new Federal Immigrant Investor Program applications were received at the Canadian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur between December 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011?
3) How many new Federal Immigrant Investor Program applications were received at the Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong between December 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011?		 All disclosed 1
A-2011-00616 Relevant statistics and numbers about Federal Investor Immigrant Program (FIIP) with regard to Hong Kong visa post:
1) Federal Investor Immigration Program (old program – 40K): how many accumulative case inventories at the Hong Kong visa office up until April 14, 2011 (excluding Quebec files) and what is the target numbers of file to be processed in Hong Kong visa office for the year 2011?
2) Federal Investor Immigration Program (new program – 80K): how many accumulative case inventories at the Hong Kong visa office up until April 14, 2011 (excluding Quebec files) and what is the target numbers of file to be processed in Hong Kong visa office for the year of 2011?		 All disclosed 3
A-2011-00722 A list of all memos written for or sent to the Minister of Immigration Canada between March 10, 2011 and April 12, 2011. Disclosed in part 14
A-2011-00726 A copy of all Question Period notes written for or sent to the Minister of Immigration of Canada between March 1, 2011 and April 12, 2011. Disclosed in part 1
A-2011-00781 The most recent report for "Citizenship test results by office Monthly Report". All disclosed 6
A-2011-00783 The most recent stats on exotic dancers. All disclosed 1
A-2011-01630 All callups processed by CIC in the National Capital Region under the terms of the any standing offer and/or supply arrangement for Temporary Help Services during the period of April 2011. Disclosed in part 12
A-2011-01635 Documentation which indicates all appointments Term and Casual employees by CIC in the National Capital Region under the terms of the Public Service Employment Act during the period of April 2011. Please include the following details: name of the person appointed, job class and rank and level, date of appointment, term of appointment or completion date and any extensions. All disclosed 2

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