Source: http://www.crcc-ccetp.gc.ca/en/annual-report-parliament-administration-privacy-act-2018-2019
Timestamp: 2020-07-12 09:28:21
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Annual Report to Parliament on the Administration of the Privacy Act 2018-2019 | Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP
The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (CRCC) operates pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. R‑10. The CRCC provides civilian review of RCMP members’ conduct in performing their policing duties so as to hold the RCMP accountable to the public.
During the course of the reporting period, twenty-seven (27) new requests for personal information under the Act were received. One request was carried over from the previous year. Of those twenty-eight (28), twenty-one (21) requests were processed during that period and seven (7) were carried forward into 2019-2020.
Eleven (11) of the requests for personal information that were processed during 2018-2019 were from individuals seeking their personal information from public complaints or other files held by the CRCC. The other ten (10) were from individuals who erroneously applied to the CRCC to obtain law enforcement information from the RCMP or other institutions.
The twenty-seven (27) Privacy requests received by the CRCC in 2018-2019 represent a considerable increase over the number of Privacy requests received in recent years:
2018-19 27
Of the twenty-one (21) requests processed during the reporting period, one (1) was released without redaction and nine (9) were released with exemptions claimed under paragraph 19(1)(c) (Provincial government information), sub-paragraph 22(1)(a)(i) (Information obtained by an investigative body), paragraph 22(1)(b) (Information the disclosure of which could be injurious to lawful investigations), section 25 (Safety of individuals), section 26 (Personal information of a third party), and section 27 (Solicitor-client privilege) of the Privacy Act. In the other eleven (11) requests, no records were found to exist.
External consultation was required for seven (7) requests.
The statutory deadlines were not met for six (6) requests (three were due to external consultation, while the other three were due to workload). Therefore, fifteen (15) of the twenty-one (21) requests processed (71%) were responded to within the established timelines.
The total number of pages processed for the ten (10) requests where information was found to exist was 5,625 pages.
During the reporting period, the CRCC received two (2) requests for correction of personal information. The CRCC refused the corrections and attached notations to the records.
Three (3) consultations were received from other Government of Canada institutions during the reporting period. These consultations all related to documents having to do with public complaints against RCMP members. All three consultations were closed during the reporting period, resulting in 44 pages processed.
During the reporting period, CRCC employees participated in a group session that highlighted Offices of Primary Interest’s responsibilities relating to access to information and privacy.
During the reporting period, the CRCC began using the ATIP Online Request Service (AORS). This service provides Canadians with a convenient way to submit their Privacy requests electronically. Since joining the AORS service, the CRCC has noticed a marked increase of Privacy requests from individuals who erroneously applied to the CRCC to obtain law enforcement information from the RCMP or other institutions.
The CRCC monitors the time to process Privacy requests through its case management software. The ATIP Coordinator keeps track of upcoming deadlines for requests and consultations. Reminders of approaching deadlines are provided to senior management at least once a month. The ATIP Coordinator meets regularly with the CRCC Chairperson and Legal Counsel to discuss various issues pertaining to in-progress ATIP files.
The CRCC has one privacy impact assessment in progress. Once it is finalized, the CRCC plans to submit it to Treasury Board and the Privacy Commissioner.
There were no disclosures made under paragraph 8(2)(m) during the reporting period.
There were four (4) complaints filed against the CRCC during the reporting period, all by the same requester. One complaint involved a time extension due to the large volume of records pertinent to a request. Once the response package was sent to the requester, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner determined that the complaint was “well-founded, resolved.” The other three (3) complaints were still under investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner on March 31, 2019 (i.e. two involved refusals to make corrections and one related to exemptions applied by the CRCC). Four (4) complaints that were filed against the CRCC during the previous period by the same requester (i.e. two involved refusals to make corrections and two related to exemptions applied by the CRCC) were also still under investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner on March 31, 2019.
There were no audits or other investigations conducted during the reporting period.
The Minister of Public Safety Canada, pursuant to section 73 of the Privacy Act*, hereby designates the persons holding the positions set out below, or acting in those positions, to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister as the head of a government institution, that is, the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP, under the section of the Act set out opposite each position.
Delegation Order – Privacy Act
33(2) Right to make representation ● ● ●
7 Retention for 2 years ● ● ●
9 Reasonable facilities and time provided to examine personal information ● ● ●
Disclosure of personal information relating to physical or mental health may be made to a qualified medical practitioner or psychologist for an opinion on whether to release information to the requestor
Dated, at the City of Ottawa, 4th of July 2016.
Signed by the Honourable Ralph Goodale, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Safety Canada
Disclosed in part 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 9
No records exist 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 11
Total 6 7 2 5 1 0 0 21
18(2) 0 22(1)(a)(i) 1 23(a) 0
19(1)(c) 1 22(1)(b) 1 24(b) 0
19(1)(d) 0 22(1)(c) 0 25 4
19(1)(e) 0 22(2) 0 26 8
Disclosed in part 4 5 0
All disclosed 347 347 1
Disclosed in part 5278 4531 9
Neither confirmed nor denied 5652 4878 10
All disclosed 0 0 1 347 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disclosed in part 1 21 5 1054 1 909 2 2547 0 0
Total 1 21 6 1401 1 909 2 2547 0 0
Disclosed in part 7 0 0 0 7
31 to 60 days 2 1 3
Notations attached 2
16 to 30 days 2 0 6 0
Received during reporting period 3 44 0 0
Total 3 44 0 0
Closed during the reporting period 3 44 0 0
All disclosed 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Part 9: Privacy Impact Accessments (PIAs)
Salaries $34,690
Goods and Services $385
Total $35,075
Total 0.37