Department of Justice Canada (Re), 2020 OIC 6
The complainant alleged that the Department of Justice Canada missed the deadline to respond to an access to information request. The Information Commissioner previously recommended a response date, which the institution did not accept but committed to a later date. When the institution again failed to respond, the complaint was reopened. The Commissioner found the complaint to be well-founded.
- Timeliness of response under ATIA section 10(3)
- Failure to meet commitment disclosure date
Complaint well founded — Order to respond to request
The institution failed to respond to the access request within the time limits set out in the Access to Information Act, which is deemed a refusal of access.
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The Information Commissioner ordered the Department of Justice Canada to respond to the access request by September 30, 2020.
- s.10(3) ATIA
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