Access to information and privacy

Completed access to information requests – May 2012

Request # Summary of Request Disposition Number of Pages Disclosed
A-2011-54540 Copies of certain memoranda. Disclosed in part 76
A-2011-54546 Copies of certain memoranda. Disclosed in part 164
A-2011-54931 A copy of the privacy impact assessment for the Temporary Resident Biometrics Project. All disclosed 94
A-2011-55380 Certain e-mails in the system of Renald Gilbert (International Region). Disclosed in part 36
A-2011-55540 All information, inter alia, memos, briefing notes, reports and e-mail correspondence, referring to Mr. Sayed Shah Shareefi and/or IOM File Number 245. Disclosed in part 72
A-2011-57162 Copies of all correspondence, communications, records, files including but not limited to departmental forms, documents, notes, computer records, faxes, letters, emails, memos in possession of CIC which contain information about the total number of complete Federal Skilled Worker applications per NOC (Notification of consideration) 3152 received by the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) between July 1, 2011 and August 12, 2011. All disclosed 1
A-2011-57163 Copies of all correspondence, communications, records, files including but not limited to departmental forms, documents, notes computer records, faxes, letters, emails, memos in the possession of CIC which, officially or unofficially, register the total number of complete Federal Skilled Worker applications per NOC (Notificationof consideration) 3152 received by the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) per day between July 1, 2011 and October 27, 2011. Disclosed in part 141
A-2011-57388 Copies of all briefing notes, memos, reports, research and other communications material prepared for the Minister and ministerial staff, as well as all CIC Departmental documentation, including briefing notes, memos, question period notes, policy documents related to the Live-In Caregiver Program from January 2010 to December 2011. Disclosed in part 65
A-2011-57508 Information pertaining to the amendment of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (Temporary Foreign Workers), specifically any departmental or National Headquarters (NHQ) communication regarding the coming into force of SOR/2010/172; any procedural or operational changes, reports from CIC working groups, policy manuals, training materials, directives, memos or bulletins; any existing or proposed directives and CIC manual updates with respect to the Regulations; the process with respect to employer compliance reviews and the Substantially the Same test (STS) and the time line to respond to findings of non-compliance; and any ministerial instructions related to the Regulations that became available after January 1, 2011. Disclosed in part 42
A-2011-57761 Certain e-mails in the system of Les Linklater (Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy). Disclosed in part 113
A-2011-57777 Copies of all Operational Instructions/Interpretation Bulletins/Operational Bulletins, all RIM messages, all similar instructions, guidelines, or policy interpretations and messages to the field (overseas) from November 18, 2011 to January 26, 2012. Disclosed in part 133
A-2011-58378 Information on the number of people who have applied for Super Visas in India, the Philippines and China; the rates of acceptance and refusal for these applications; and the main reason for refusal from December 1, 2011 to January 23, 2012. All disclosed 1
A-2011-59442 Copy of the research undertaken for contracts awarded by CIC to various businesses. Disclosed in part 75
A-2011-59447 Number of permits granted to exotics dancers or dancers who come to work in Canada from January 2000 to February 12, 2012. Disclosed in part 32
A-2011-60323 A copy of the privacy impact assessment conducted on the four-country conference high value data sharing protocol and any addenda prepared afterward. All disclosed 162
A-2011-60326 Any privacy impact assessment or related document conducted on the temporary resident biometrics project, as well as any independent assessment of the temporary resident biometrics project. All disclosed 114
A-2011-60365 A copy of the public policy, and any corresponding documents, referred to in Operational Bulletin 389, which was released on February 27, 2012, as well as a copy of the Tourism Facilitation Action Plan. Disclosed in part 42
A-2011-61057 Memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between CIC and the Project-Tibet Society/Canada Tibet Committee for 1000 Tibetan Resettlement to Canada from Arunachal Pradera, India. All disclosed 6
A-2011-61366 All e-mail subject headers of Brendon Rafferty from January 21, 2012 to March 20, 2012. Disclosed in part 10
A-2011-61383 Copy of all RIM Bits from October 1, 2011 to February 29, 2012. Disclosed in part 4
A-2011-61473 All e-mail subject headers of Brendon Rafferty from October 1, 2011 to January 20, 2012. Disclosed in part 10
A-2011-61474 Certain e-mails in the system of Martha Justus (Research and Evalution). Disclosed in part 22
A-2011-61476 Certain e-mails in the system of Les Linklater (Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Program Policy). Disclosed in part 3
A-2011-61481 Any Ministerial briefing notes, e-mails, media lines, draft speeches, situation reports and post-action reports regarding the Indonesian Government interception of a vessel known as the MV Alicia in July 2011. Disclosed in part 63
A-2011-61906 Any e-mail, facsimile, correspondence exchanged between any past or present employee of CIC (including the Minister and his staff) and any of the following organizations: Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC), Institute of Chartered Canadian Immigration Practitioners (ICCIP), Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) from January 1, 2010 to April 29, 2011. Disclosed in part 3
A-2011-62247 All records, receipts and claims related to or referring to Ted Opitz for travel, meals, accommodations and hospitality while he was employed as an exempt staff for the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. Disclosed in part 13
A-2012-00822 Copy of the policy of Family Business Job Offer from Pre-Immigration Refugee Protection Act that can be found in Immigration Selection and Control Manual. Does not exist 0
A-2012-01337 List(s) of contracts awarded to firms or advertising agencies for each of the following years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, up until April 19, 2012. All disclosed 2
A-2012-01340 The total amount of money spent annually by CIC for purchases of alcohol including beer, wine, champagne and any other alcohol for parties, cocktails and other events including all expenditures made by officials including the Minister and Deputy Minister and their staff for each of the following years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, up until April 19, 2012. Does not exist 0
A-2012-01344 The total amount of money spent annually by CIC for law firms or internal/external lawyers for each of the following years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, up until April 19, 2012. Does not exist 0
A-2012-01836 Briefing notes for the Minister and/or Deputy Minister on the subject of the Shafia family murder trial. Does not exist 0
A-2012-01854 List of all memoranda and briefings notes prepared for or transmitted to the Minister of CIC from April 10, 2012 to April 30, 2012. Disclosed in part 10
A-2012-01860 List of all memoranda and briefings notes prepared for or transmitted to the Minister of CIC from March 26, 2012 to April 9, 2012. Disclosed in part 6
A-2012-01867 Complete copy of the following two contracts: 7082515 and 7081932. All disclosed 170
A-2012-02405 Copy of the funding agreement which Minister Jason Kenney signed, on behalf of the Government of Canada, for $10 million with the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko to establish an endowment fund to support initiatives related to the First World War internment experience that predominately affected the Ukrainian and other East European ethnic communities in Canada. All disclosed 22
A-2012-02410 All documents and records regarding the processing times at each Canadian Visa Office in the United States of America for temporary resident permits, A36(1) rehabilitations and A36(2) rehabilitations submitted in person, by mail, and specific industries. Does not exist 0
A-2012-02431 Electronic copy of the CIC Settlement Program Annual Project Performance Report. All disclosed 20
A-2012-02742 The number of foreign pilots that were issued temporary work visas each year to work at Sunwing Airlines under R205(b) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations since November 2005, as well as the number of Canadian citizens employed as pilots by Sunwing Airlines that went to work overseas each year due to the reciprocal employment scheme of R205(b) since November 2005. All excluded 0
A-2012-02949 All documents related to Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lockheed Martin Canada, Lockheed Martin Electronic Systems Canada or any other Lockheed Martin business entity or representatives/lobbyist, including, but not limited to, all communications, proposals, bids and contracts, from September 2001 to May 2012. Does not exist 0
A-2012-03188 All e-mail subject headers of Elizabeth Ruddick from March 20, 2012 to May 16, 2012. Does not exist 0
A-2012-03210 The International Region Summary Reports for the period of March 20, 2012 to May 16, 2012. Does not exist 0
A-2012-03374 A copy of the most recent Deputy Minister Quarterly Report. All disclosed 12

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