Status of Women Canada

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Table 3: User Fees

^a  According to prevailing legal opinion, where the corresponding fee introduction or most recent modification occurred prior to March 31, 2004:

• the performance standard, if provided, may not have received parliamentary review;
• the performance standard, if provided, may not respect all establishment requirements under the User Fee Act (e.g., international comparison, independent complaint address); and
• the performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to section 5.1 of the User Fee Act regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.

Table 4: Policy on Service Standards for External Fees

The Policy on Service Standards for External Fees requires departments to report on the establishment of service standards for all external fees charged on a non-contractual basis. This policy covers fees charged for processing requests made under the Access to Information Act.

As established pursuant to the Policy on Service Standards for External Fees:

• service standards may not have received parliamentary review;
• service standards may not respect all performance standard establishment requirements under the UFA (e.g., international comparison, independent complaint address); and
• performance results are not legally subject to Section 5.1. of the UFA regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.

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