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User Fees and Regulatory Charges (User Fees Act)

User fee: Fees charged for the processing of access requests filed under the Access to Information Act

Fee type: Other products and services (O)

Fee-setting authority: Access to Information Act

Date last modified: 1992

Performance standards: Response provided within 30 days following receipt of request; response time may be extended pursuant to section 9 of the Access to Information Act.

Performance results: The Department was able to respond within 30 days or less in 42% of completed cases.Footnote * The remaining requests were completed within 31 to 60 days (18%), within 61 to 120 days (9%), within 121 to 180 days (9%), within 181 to 365 days (6%) and over 365 days (16%).

2013–14 ($ dollars)
Forecast revenue Actual revenue Full cost
$310 $325 $381,838
Planning years ($ dollars)
Fiscal year Forecast revenue Estimated full cost
2014–15 $325 $380,000
2015–16 $310 $324,000
2016–17 $310 $324,000

Other information: Under the Access to Information Act, fees under $25.00 may be waived when deemed to be in the public interest. Fees waived during 2013–14 represented $10.