Information & Ethics committee  Did you want me to respond?

Information & Ethics committee  Yes--not whatsoever.

Information & Ethics committee  We've never had a delay or a request for delay. As a part of what I discussed earlier, with our process we ensure full information and no surprises from the outset, and always respect our legislated deadlines.

Information & Ethics committee  With HRSDC for the report in question, we graded as a C, or three-star rating. As mentioned, that was for the previous fiscal year. We're trending toward a higher grade for the upcoming year.

Information & Ethics committee  I think certainly within our operations area for processing access to information requests, we have a team with a lot of experience and a solid structure. I feel that we have adequate resources for our operations area.

Information & Ethics committee  I've been an ATIP director for approximately a year and a half now. I find the work challenging, fulfilling, and fascinating. I look forward to it helping me in my future career within the public service.

Information & Ethics committee  As mentioned, we have a weekly meeting with our ATIP division staff—

Information & Ethics committee  We've never had any connection or contact with them, no.

Information & Ethics committee  That's correct. Within the access to information division of HRSDC, we do not make that determination. We have our weekly meetings, at which point, if communications, parliamentary affairs, and a representative from the minister's office are in attendance, if there is an interest

Information & Ethics committee  That's correct. We do it early in the process, so that we are able to meet our legislated deadlines.

Information & Ethics committee  We have 30 days to respond to a request. And we have assigned times within our department for the scoping and collection of records within the responsible area, be it a branch or a region, that's deemed to be the holder of those documents. Then there's the processing and the actu

Information & Ethics committee  We always would check to see if it seems likely that there would be another government department that would have the relevant information, and we would contact that department—that happens relatively frequently—to make sure the requester receives service.

Information & Ethics committee  No, I did not.

Information & Ethics committee  That's correct. As director of access to information and privacy, I have full delegated authority.

Information & Ethics committee  There are approximately 40 individuals within our division.