2023 to 2024 Annual Report on the Privacy Act

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1. Introduction

The Privacy Act (hereafter referred to as the act) gives individuals the right to access their own personal information held by the Government of Canada. The actalso protects the privacy of individuals by respecting parameters relating to the collection, use, disclosure, retention, and disposal of personal information held by federal government institutions.

In accordance with section 72 of the act, the head of every Government institution prepares an annual report on the administration of the act within that institution. This report describes how the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) administered the act for fiscal year 2023 to 2024.

As part of its commitment to openness and transparency, the CFIA recognizes the right to access information in government records and makes every reasonable effort to assist those that request access to their personal information.

About the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

The Agency's employees are dedicated to safeguarding food safety, as well as animal and plant health, to enhance Canada's environment, economy, and the health and well-being of all Canadians. The Agency is one of Canada's largest science-based, regulatory departments/agencies. The CFIA is led by its President, who reports to the Minister of Health, and its employees work across 5 operational regions: Atlantic; Quebec; the National Capital Region; Ontario; and the West.

The CFIA develops program requirements and delivers inspection and other services to:

  • prevent and manage food safety risks
  • protect plant resources from pests, diseases, and invasive species
  • prevent and manage animal and zoonotic diseases
  • contribute to consumer protection
  • contribute to market access for Canada's food, plants, animals, and their products

CFIA bases its activities on science, effective risk management, commitment to service and efficiency, and collaboration with domestic and international organizations that share its objectives.

The CFIA is responsible for administering and enforcing 11 federal statutes, one fee notice, and 21 regulations that govern the safety and labelling of food sold in Canada and support a sustainable plant and animal resource base.

The CFIA shares many areas of responsibility with other federal departments and agencies, provincial, territorial and municipal authorities, and other stakeholders. Within this complex operating environment, the CFIA works with its partners to implement food safety measures, manage food, animal and plant risks and emergencies, and promote the development of food safety and disease control systems to maintain the safety of Canada's high-quality agriculture, agri-food, aquaculture, and fishery, and their related products.

The CFIA's activities include:

  • verifying the compliance of imported products
  • registering and inspecting establishments
  • testing food, animals and plants, and their related products
  • approving the use of many agricultural inputs

The CFIA also provides scientific advice, develops new technologies, provides testing services, and conducts regulatory research. Its responsibilities and strategic outcomes are illustrated in the Departmental Results Framework, which reflects how the CFIA allocates and manages its resources to achieve the corresponding expected results.

2. Organizational structure

Administration of the act

Administration of the act within the CFIAis the primary responsibility of the Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) office, which is part of the agency's Communications and Public Affairs Branch. The ATIP office processes all requests for personal information and coordinates all activities related to the act, associated regulations, directives and guidelines. The CFIA was not party to any agreements under section 73.1 of the act during this reporting period.

Resources

The ATIP office is headed by a director who reports to the Executive Director, Digital and Corporate Communications. During the reporting period, there were 13.46 full-time equivalents and 1.663 persons (contracted consultants) dedicated to the ATIP office. In addition to the ATIP office resources, there are also dedicated ATIP advisor positions in the core branches who report on branch-related ATIP issues and activities. These branch advisors work with the ATIP office to ensure an efficient and effective process to respond to applicants in a timely manner.

An estimated $378,050 in salary costs and $95,334 in operating costs were incurred by the ATIP office to administer the Privacy Act for the reporting period. These costs do not include resources within each branch (such as the branch ATIP advisors), or any other expenditures incurred by the branches and program areas to meet the requirements of the act. Operating costs include $69,500 for the procurement of a new request processing software to replace the current system. The new software is anticipated to be fully implemented by the fourth quarter of 2024 to 2025.

3. Performance 2023 to 2024

The CFIA received 33 new privacy requests under the Privacy Act between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024. This represents a decrease of approximately 30% from the previous reporting period. There were 2 outstanding requests from the previous year, increasing the total to 35 requests that required processing. A total of 27 requests were completed during the reporting period leaving a total of 8 to be carried forward in fiscal year 2024 to 2025. These 27 completed requests represented a total of 10,600 pages that were reviewed and 3,599 that were released pursuant to the act.

Throughout the reporting period, the ATIP office improved its service standard to approximately 89% of the requests closed within legislated timelines. This represents an increase of 12% from fiscal year 2022 to 2023.

The following table outlines the cycle of privacy requests at CFIA for the last 5 fiscal years:

Fiscal year Number of requests received Number of requests completed Number of requests outstanding from previous FY Number of requests carried forward
2019 to 2020 51 50 3 6
2020 to 2021 20 23 6 3
2021 to 2022 30 21 3 12
2022 to 2023 47 57 12 2
2023 to 2024 33 27 2 8

As of March 31, 2024, the CFIA had 8 active requests under the act, all received in 2023 to 2024. Three of those requests were within legislated timelines and 5 were carried over beyond legislated timelines. In addition, the CFIA had 4 active complaints, 1 of which was received in 2023 to 2024 and 3 of which were received in 2022 to 2023.

Consultations

There were no consultations received from other institutions during the reporting period.

Completion times

The 27 requests completed in 2023 to 2024 were processed in the following timeframes:

  • 19 within 30 days or less (70%)
  • 4 within 31 to 60 days (15%)
  • 4 within 61 to 120 days (15%)
  • 0 within 121 to 180 days (0%)
  • 0 within 181 to 365 days (0%)
  • 0 over 365 days (0%)

Information relating to the performance of responding to requests is reported on a semi-annual basis to CFIA's senior management cadre.

Disposition of completed requests

The disposition of the 27 completed requests consisted of releases broken down as follows:

  • 1 was fully disclosed (4%)
  • 12 were partially disclosed (44%)
  • 3 consisted of a request where no records existed (11%)
  • 11 were abandoned (41%)

All requesters received copies of the requested information as opposed to reviewing the information on site.

Extensions

It was necessary to extend the 30 calendar day time limit for 9 requests. A total of 10 extensions were taken on those 9 requests and all extensions taken were under 15(a)(i), interference with operations. 7 were for requests with a large volume of pages, 1 was due to a large volume of requests, and 2 were for documents which were difficult to obtain.

4. Training and awareness

The ATIP office delivered 15 virtual training sessions to 320 employees during fiscal year 2023 to 2024. The purpose of these training sessions was to increase awareness of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, clarify requirements under the act, and highlight processes that facilitate the CFIA in meeting its obligations. General ATIP training remains a mandatory requirement for all CFIA employees.

5. Policies, guidelines and procedures

The CFIA continuously works on process improvements to provide greater oversight and accountability for ATIP activities. The activities related to ATIP are reviewed semi-annually and weekly updates regarding request volumes and performance are provided to the offices of both the Ministers of Health and Agriculture and Agri-Food, CFIA's senior management cadre, and key internal partners.

6. Initiatives and projects to improve privacy

The CFIA is in the process to acquiring a new request processing software to enhance its ability to respond to requests under the act. The new software includes a suite of modernized tools which should allow the agency to maintain or increase its current service standard in responding to requests. Configuration and implementation of the new software will be completed in the 2024 to 2025 fiscal year and it is anticipated the new software will be fully operational by the fourth quarter of 2024 to 2025. The CFIA will continue to run its current software in parallel with the new system for a period of time.

The ATIP office continued to increase its use of various electronic tools, including the ATIP Online Management Tool and ePost Connect to transfer response packages to requesters in electronic fashion. The use of secure electronic tools allows the ATIP office to communicate more quickly and efficiently with requesters and reduce the transit time for consultants with third parties and other Government departments.

7. Summary of key issues and actions taken on complaints

The CFIA received 1 complaint from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner in 2023 to 2024. The complaint concerned the exemption of information. In addition, there were 3 complaints carried over from previous years. The ATIP office is working with the investigators to resolve these complaints. 1 complaint was closed in 2023 to 2024.

8. Material privacy breaches

There were no material privacy breaches reported during the reporting period.

9. Privacy impact assessments

There were no privacy impact assessments (PIA) completed during the reporting period.

10. Public interest disclosures

There was 1 disclosure made pursuant to section 8(2) (m) of the Privacy Act during the fiscal year 2023 to 2024. Section 8(2)(m) relates to the disclosure of personal information for any purpose where, in the opinion of the head of the institution, clearly outweighs any invasion of privacy that could result from the disclosure, or would clearly benefit the individual to whom the information relates.

11. Monitoring compliance

Given the sensitivity of most requests made under the act, monitoring of the time taken to process personal information requests is done by the ATIP office and is reported to senior management within Communications and Public Affairs Branch. The ATIP office has twice-monthly file review meetings where analysts provide an update on the status of their requests. In addition, the team leader and the managers review individual files with analysts on a regular basis to ensure progress across all files.

Consultations on privacy requests are rare and are only undertaken under exceptional circumstances. Analysts are expected to confer with their team leader or manager prior to initiating any consultations on privacy requests to ensure that the consultation is essential.

The ATIP office is frequently consulted on privacy-related matters concerning the sharing of information both within and external to the agency. The ATIP office provides advice and guidance to various internal stakeholders in the preparation of information sharing agreements, memoranda of understanding, and other CFIA activities.

Appendix A: Statistical report on the Privacy Act

Name of institution: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Reporting period: April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024

Section 1: Requests under the Privacy Act

1.1 Number of requests received

Category Number of requests
Received during reporting period   33
Outstanding from previous reporting periods   2
Outstanding from previous reporting period
 2  
Outstanding from more than 1 reporting period
 0  
Total   35
Closed during reporting period   27
Carried over to next reporting period   8
Carried over within legislated timeline
 3  
Carried over beyond legislated timeline
 5  

1.2 Channels of requests

Source Number of requests
Online 21
E-mail 4
Mail 8
In person 0
Phone 0
Fax 0
Total 33

Section 2: Informal requests

2.1 Number of informal requests

Category Number of requests
Received during reporting period   1
Outstanding from previous reporting periods   0
Outstanding from previous reporting period
 0  
Outstanding from more than 1 reporting period
 0  
Total   1
Closed during reporting period   1
Carried over to next reporting period   0

2.2 Channels of informal requests

Source Number of requests
Online 0
E-mail 1
Mail 0
In person 0
Phone 0
Fax 0
Total 1

2.3 Completion time of informal requests

Completion time
1 to 15 days 16 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 120 days 121 to 180 days 181 to 365 days More than 365 days Total
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

2.4 Pages released informally

Less than 100
pages released		 100 to 500
pages released		 501 to 1000
pages released		 1001 to 5000
pages released		 More than 5000
pages released
Number of requests Pages released Number of requests Pages released Number of requests Pages released Number of requests Pages released Number of requests Pages released
0 0 0 0 1 874 0 0 0 0

Section 3: Requests closed during the reporting period

3.1 Disposition and completion time

Disposition of requests Completion time
1 to 15 days 16 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 120 days 121 to 180 days 181 to 365 days More than 365 days Total
All disclosed 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Disclosed in part 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 12
All exempted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No records exist 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Request abandoned 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 7 4 4 0 0 0 27

3.2 Exemptions

Section Number of requests
18(2) 0
19(1)(a) 0
19(1)(b) 0
19(1)(c) 0
19(1)(d) 0
19(1)(e) 0
19(1)(f) 0
20 0
21 0
22 (1)(a)(i) 0
22(1)(a)(ii) 0
22(1)(a)(iii) 0
22(1)(b) 0
22(1)(c) 0
22(2) 0
22.1 0
22.2 0
22.3 0
22.4 0
23(a) 0
23(b) 0
24(a) 0
24(b) 0
25 1
26 12
27 0
27.1 0
28 0

3.3 Exclusions

Section Number of requests
69(1)(a) 0
69(1)(b) 0
69.1 0
70(1) 0
70(1)(a) 0
70(1)(b) 0
70(1)(c) 0
70(1)(d) 0
70(1)(e) 0
70(1)(f) 0
70.1 0

3.4 Format of information released

Paper Electronic Other
E-record Data set Video Audio
0 13 0 0 0 0

3.5 Complexity

3.5.1 Relevant pages processed and disclosed for paper and e-record formats
Number of pages processed Number of pages disclosed Number of requests
10,600 3,599 24
3.5.2 Relevant pages processed by request disposition for paper and e-record formats by size of requests
Disposition Less than 100 pages processed 100 to 500 pages processed 501 to 1000 pages processed 1001 to 5000 pages processed More than 5000 pages processed
Number of requests Pages processed Number of requests Pages processed Number of requests Pages processed Number of requests Pages processed Number of requests Pages processed
All disclosed 1 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 1 98 6 1,642 2 1,431 2 2,135 1 5,238
All exempted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 13 154 6 1,642 2 1,431 2 2,135 1 5,238
3.5.3 Relevant minutes processed and disclosed for audio formats
Number of minutes processed Number of minutes disclosed Number of requests
0 0 0
3.5.4 Relevant minutes processed per request disposition for audio formats by size of requests
Disposition Less than 60 minutes processed 60 to 120 minutes processed More than 120 minutes processed
Number of requests Minutes processed Number of requests Minutes processed Number of requests Minutes processed
All disclosed 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 0 0 0 0 0 0
All exempted 0 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
3.5.5 Relevant minutes processed and disclosed for video formats
Number of minutes processed Number of minutes disclosed Number of requests
0 0 0
3.5.6 Relevant minutes processed per request disposition for video formats by size of requests
Disposition Less than 60 minutes processed 60 to 120 minutes processed More than 120 minutes processed
Number of requests Minutes processed Number of requests Number of requests Minutes processed Number of requests
All disclosed 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 0 0 0 0 0 0
All exempted 0 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
3.5.7 Other complexities
Disposition Consultation required Legal advice sought Interwoven Information Other Total
All disclosed 0 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 0 0 5 0 5
All exempted 0 0 0 0 0
All excluded 0 0 0 0 0
Request abandoned 0 0 0 0 0
Neither confirmed nor denied 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 5 0 5

3.6 Closed requests

3.6.1 Number of requests closed within legislated timelines
Number of requests closed within legislated timelines 24
Percentage of requests closed within legislated timelines (%) 88.88888889

3.7 Deemed refusals

3.7.1 Reasons for not meeting legislated timelines
Number of requests closed past the legislated timelines Principal reason
Interference with operations / workload External consultation Internal consultation Other
3 3 0 0 0
3.7.2 Requests closed beyond legislated timelines (including any extension taken)
Number of days past legislated timelines Number of requests past legislated timeline where no extension was taken Number of requests past legislated timeline where an extension was taken Total
1 to 15 days 0 2 2
16 to 30 days 0 1 1
31 to 60 days 0 0 0
61 to 120 days 0 0 0
121 to 180 days 0 0 0
181 to 365 days 0 0 0
More than 365 days 0 0 0
Total 0 3 3

3.8 Requests for translation

Translation requests Accepted Refused Total
English to French 0 0 0
French to English 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0

Section 4: Disclosures under subsections 8(2) and 8(5)

Paragraph 8(2)(e) Paragraph 8(2)(m) Subsection 8(5) Total
1 1 0 2

Section 5: Requests for correction of personal information and notations

Disposition for correction requests received Number
Notations attached 0
Requests for correction accepted 0
Total 0

Section 6: Extensions

6.1 Reasons for extensions

Number of extensions taken 15(a)(i) Interference with operations 15(a)(ii) Consultation 15(b) Translation purposes or conversion
Further review required to determine exemptions Large volume of pages Large volume of requests Documents are difficult to obtain Cabinet confidence section (section 70) External Internal
10 0 7 1 2 0 0 0 0

6.2 Length of Extensions

Number of extensions 15(a)(i) Interference with operations 15(a)(ii) Consultation 15(b) Translation purposes or conversion
Further review required to determine exemptions Large volume of pages Large volume of requests Documents are difficult to obtain Cabinet confidence section (section 70) External Internal
1 to 15 days 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 to 30 days 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0
31 days or greater N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0
Total 0 7 1 2 0 0 0 0

Section 7: Consultations received from other institutions and organizations

7.1 Consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions and other organizations

Consultations Other Government of Canada institutions Number of pages to review Other organizations Number of pages to review
Received during reporting period 0 0 0 0
Outstanding from the previous reporting period 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0
Closed during the reporting period 0 0 0 0
Carried over within negotiated timelines 0 0 0 0
Carried over beyond negotiated timelines 0 0 0 0

7.2 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other Government of Canada institutions

Recommendation Number of days required to complete consultation requests
1 to 15 days 16 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 120 days 121 to 180 days 181 to 365 days More than 365 days Total
Disclose entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclose in part 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exempt entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exclude entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Consult other institution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7.3 Recommendations and completion time for consultations received from other organizations outside the Government of Canada

Recommendation Number of days required to complete consultation requests
1 to 15 days 16 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 120 days 121 to 180 days 181 to 365 days More than 365 days Total
Disclose entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclose in part 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exempt entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exclude entirely 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Consult other institution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Section 8: Completion time of consultations on Cabinet confidences

8.1 Requests with Legal Services

Number of days Fewer than 100 pages processed 100 to 500 pages processed 501 to 1000 pages processed 1001 to 5000 pages processed More than 5000 pages processed
Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed
1 to 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 to 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 to 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 to 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
121 to 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
181 to 365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More than 365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8.2 Requests with Privy Council Office

Number of days Fewer than 100 pages processed 100 to 500 pages processed 501 to 1000 pages processed 1001 to 5000 pages processed More than 5000 pages processed
Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed Number of requests Pages disclosed
1 to 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 to 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 to 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 to 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
121 to 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
181 to 365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More than 365 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Section 9: Complaints and investigations notices received

Section 31 Section 33 Section 35 Court action Total
1 0 0 0 1

Section 10: Privacy impact assessments (PIAs) and personal information banks (PIBs)

10.1 Privacy impact assessments

Number of PIAs completed 0
Number of PIA modified 0

10.2 Institution-specific and central personal information banks

Personal Information Banks Active Created Terminated Modified
Institution-specific 5 5 37 0
Central 0 0 0 0
Total 5 5 37 0

Section 11: Privacy Breaches

11.1 Material privacy breaches reported

Number of material privacy breaches reported to TBS 0
Number of material privacy breaches reported to OPC 0

11.2 Non-material privacy breaches

Number of non-material privacy breaches 5

Section 12: Resources related to the Privacy Act

12.1 Allocated costs

Expenditures Amount
Salaries   $378,438
Overtime   $0
Goods and services   $95,334
Professional services contracts
 $0  
Other
 $95,334  
Total   $473,772

12.2 Human Resources

Resources Person years dedicated to privacy activities
Full-time employees 4.035
Part-time and casual employees 0.000
Regional staff 0.000
Consultants and agency personnel 0.000
Students 0.002
Total 4.037

Appendix B: Supplemental statistical report on the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act

Name of institution: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Reporting period: April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024

Section 1: Open requests and complaints under the Access to Information Act

1.1 Number of requests that are outstanding from previous reporting periods

Fiscal year open requests were received Open requests that are within legislated timelines as of March 31, 2024 Open requests that are beyond legislated timelines as of March 31, 2024 Total
Received in 2023 to 2024 57 7 64
Received in 2022 to 2023 2 1 3
Received in 2021 to 2022 1 1 2
Received in 2020 to 2021 0 0 0
Received in 2019 to 2020 0 0 0
Received in 2018 to 2019 0 0 0
Received in 2017 to 2018 0 0 0
Received in 2016 to 2017 0 0 0
Received in 2015 to 2016 0 0 0
Received in 2014 to 2015 or earlier 0 0 0
Total 60 9 69

1.2 Number of open complaints with the Information Commissioner of Canada that are outstanding from previous reporting periods

Fiscal year open complaints were received by institution Number of open complaints
Received in 2023 to 2024 3
Received in 2022 to 2023 1
Received in 2021 to 2022 0
Received in 2020 to 2021 2
Received in 2019 to 2020 0
Received in 2018 to 2019 0
Received in 2017 to 2018 0
Received in 2016 to 2017 0
Received in 2015 to 2016 0
Received in 2014 to 2015 or earlier 0
Total 6

Section 2: Open requests and complaints under the Privacy Act

2.1 Number of open requests that are outstanding from previous reporting periods

Fiscal year open requests were received Open requests that are within legislated timelines as of March 31, 2024 Open requests that are beyond legislated timelines as of March 31, 2024 Total
Received in 2023 to 2024 3 5 8
Received in 2022 to 2023 0 0 0
Received in 2021 to 2022 0 0 0
Received in 2020 to 2021 0 0 0
Received in 2019 to 2020 0 0 0
Received in 2018 to 2019 0 0 0
Received in 2017 to 2018 0 0 0
Received in 2016 to 2017 0 0 0
Received in 2015 to 2016 0 0 0
Received in 2014 to 2015 or earlier 0 0 0
Total 3 5 8

2.2 Number of open complaints with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada that are outstanding from previous reporting periods

Fiscal year open complaints were received by institution Number of open complaints
Received in 2023 to 2024 1
Received in 2022 to 2023 3
Received in 2021 to 2022 0
Received in 2020 to 2021 0
Received in 2019 to 2020 0
Received in 2018 to 2019 0
Received in 2017 to 2018 0
Received in 2016 to 2017 0
Received in 2015 to 2016 0
Received in 2014 to 2015 or earlier 0
Total 4

Section 3: Social Insurance Number (SIN)

Has your institution begun a new collection or new consistent use of the SIN in 2023 to 2024? No

Section 4: Universal access under the Privacy Act

How many requests were received from confirmed foreign nationals outside of Canada in 2023 to 2024? 0

Appendix C: Delegation order

Access to Information Act and Privacy Act delegation orders

The President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency pursuant to section 95 of the Access to Information Act and section 73 of the Privacy Act, hereby designates the persons holding the positions set out in the schedule hereto, or the persons occupying on an acting basis those positions, to exercise the powers, duties and functions of the President as the head of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, under the provisions of the act and related regulations set out in the schedule opposite each position. This designation replaces all previous delegation orders.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Delegation Schedule

Position Schedule
Access to Information Act and regulations		 Schedule
Privacy Act and regulations
Executive Vice-President Full authority Full authority
Vice-President, Communications and Public Affairs (CPA) Full authority Full authority
Executive Director, Engagement, Corporate and e-Communications, CPA Full authority Full authority
Director, Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP), CPA Full authority Full authority
Manager, ATIP, CPA Full authority

Sections of the act:

8(2)(d), 8(2)(g), 8(2)(j), 8(2)(l), 8(4), 8(5), 9(4), 10, 14, 15, 17(2)(b), 17(3)(b), 18(2), 19(1), 19(2), 20, 21, 22, 22.3, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33(2) and 72(1)
Team Leaders, ATIP, CPA Full authority

Sections of the act:

8(2)(d), 8(2)(g), 8(2)(j), 8(2)(l), 8(4), 8(5), 9(4), 10, 14, 15, 17(2)(b), 17(3)(b), 18(2), 19(1), 19(2), 20, 21, 22, 22.3, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33(2) and 72(1)
Senior Analysts and Analysts, ATIP, CPA

Sections of the act:

4(2.1), 7, 9, 11(2), 11(3), 11(4), 11(5), 27(1), 27(4), 28(1)(b), 33 and 35(2)(b)

Sections of the regulations:

7(2) and 7(3)

Sections of the act:

8(4), 15 and 33(2)

Original signed by:

Dr. Siddika Mithani, Ph.D.
President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Ottawa, Canada
May 10, 2021

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