Institutions are struggling to respond to the increased number of requests within the time limits provided by the act. The act says that the responses are supposed to be within 30 days. We see institutions such as the RCMP receiving more requests than they are able to respond to, so they are often missing that deadline. LAC is the same way, as is IRCC. That timeline or.... Deemed refusal is when you don't even receive a response. They're supposed to give you their response in 30 days or tell you they're going to take an extension. They don't do that.
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