Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Re), 2020 OIC 8
This report details a systemic investigation into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's (RCMP) timeliness in responding to access to information requests between 2016 and 2019. The investigation found significant delays and an increasing backlog of requests. The Information Commissioner made 15 recommendations across six areas to improve the RCMP's performance. However, the Minister of Public Safety largely ignored these recommendations, failing to provide adequate explanations or commit to concrete plans for improvement. Consequently, the Commissioner found the situation dire and tabled a special report to Parliament.
- Timeliness of access to information requests
- RCMP's failure to provide representations during delay investigations
- Adequacy of the Minister's response to recommendations
- Impact of resources and systems on access to information performance
Complaint well founded — systemic issues identified
The investigation revealed systemic issues with the RCMP's ability to meet statutory timeframes for responding to access to information requests. The Minister's response to the Commissioner's recommendations was deemed insufficient, indicating a failure to address the identified problems.
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The Commissioner tabled a special report to Parliament to highlight the issues found.
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