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Table 2-A: User Fees Act
Access to Information
A. User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA)
Fee Type: Other products and services (O)
Fee-setting Authority: Access to Information Act
Date Last Modified: 1992
Performance Standards1: Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request.
The Access to Information Act provides fuller details.
Performance Results: Statutory deadlines met 100 percent of the time.
| 2008-09 | Planning Years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
| - | 5 | 9,413 | 2009-10 | - | - |
| 2010-11 | - | - | |||
| 2011-12 | - | - | |||
B. Other Information: The Access to Information Act (ATIA) states that all formal requests submitted must be accompanied by a $5.00 application fee payable to the Receiver General of Canada. All fees prescribed and received pursuant to the ATIA are deposited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
1 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 requirements under the User Fees Act (e.g., international comparison; independent advisory panel to address complaints):
- the performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to section 5.1 of the User Fees Act regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.
Table 2-B: Policy on Service Standards for External Fees
| External Fee | Service Standard1 | Performance Results2 | Stakeholder Consultation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA) | Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; the response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the ATIA. Notice of extension to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request. The Access to Information Act provides fuller details. |
Statutory deadlines met 100 percent of the time. | The service standard is established under the Access to Information Act and the Access to Information Regulations. Consultations with stakeholders were undertaken by the Department of Justice and the Treasury Board Secretariat for amendments made in 1986 and 1992. |
1 As established pursuant to the Policy Standards for External Fees:
- the service standard may not have received parliamentary review;
- the service standard may not respect all performance standard requirements under the User Fees Act (e.g., international comparison; independent advisory panel to address complaints).
2 The performance results are not legally subject to section 5.1 of the User Fees Act regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.