5820-01444 — Public Services and Procurement Canada
The complainant alleged that Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) failed to respond to an access request for documents concerning the Copyright Media Clearance Program by the extended deadline. PSPC had not provided a response when the extended deadline of September 4, 2020, expired. The Information Commissioner found the complaint to be well-founded and ordered PSPC to provide a final response within 10 days.
- Whether the institution responded to the access request within the extended time limit.
- The implications of an institution failing to respond by the deadline.
Complaint well founded — order to provide response
The institution failed to respond to the access request by the extended deadline of September 4, 2020, thus breaching its obligations under the Access to Information Act.
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The Minister of Public Works and Government Services was ordered to provide a final response to the access request within 10 days.
- subsection 9(1) ATIA
- paragraph 30(1)(c) ATIA
- subsection 10(3) ATIA
- subsection 36.1(1) ATIA
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