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User Fees Reporting
User Fees and Regulatory Charges/External Fees
User Fees and Regulatory Charges (User Fees Act)
User Fee: Fees charged for the processing of access to information requests filed under the Access to Information Act (ATIA)
Fee Type: Other products and services (O)
Fee-Setting Authority: ATIA
Date Last Modified: 2005
Performance Standards: 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 is to be sent within 30 days after receipt of request.
Performance Results: Statutory deadlines were met 97 per cent of the time.
| 2010-11 ($ thousands) | Planning Years ($ thousands) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast Revenue | Actual Revenue | Full Cost | Fiscal Year | Forecast Revenue | Estimated Full Cost |
| $1.5 | $1.8 | $372 | 2011-12 | $1.7 | $620 |
| 2012-13 | $1.8 | $630 | |||
| 2013-14 | $1.9 | $640 | |||
Note: 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, would not have received parliamentary review;
- the performance standard, if provided, may not respect all established requirements under the User Fees Act (UFA), (e.g., international comparison or independent complaint address); and
- the performance result, if provided, is not legally subject to section 5.1 of the UFA regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.
External Fees (Policy on Service Standards for External Fees)
| External Fee | Service Standard | Performance Results | Stakeholder Consultation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees charged for the processing of access to information requests. | 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 is to be sent within 30 days after receipt of the request. | Statutory deadlines met 97 per cent of the time. | The service standard is established by the ATIA and related regulations. Consultations with stakeholders were undertaken for amendments in 1986, 1992 and 2005. |
Note: 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 or independent complaint address); and
- performance results are not legally subject to section 5.1 of the UFA regarding fee reductions for unachieved performance.
