III. Disposition of Completed Requests
In 2014–2015, CIC completed 33,524 requests. The ATIP Division put in place various measures, such as weekly briefing sessions with senior management, to monitor the intake of requests and to ensure that requests are processed within the legislative time frame.
In 9,916 cases (29 percent), CIC provided all the information requested. In 20,424 requests (61 percent), the Department invoked exemptions. Of the remaining 3,184 requests (10 percent), either no records existed or the request was transferred, abandoned or neither confirmed nor denied.
IV. Exemptions Invoked
The majority of exemptions invoked by CIC fell under three sections of the Access to Information Act:
Subsection 19(1), which protects personal information, was used in 14,579 cases (43 percent);
Subsection 15(1), which covers international relations, defence and subversive activities, was used in 8,929 cases (26 percent); and
Subsection 16(1), which addresses law enforcement and criminal investigations, was used in 4,035 cases (12 percent).
It should be noted that more than one section can be applied to a specific request.
