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The Access to Information Act provides members of the public and corporations with the legislated right to access federal government records, subject to certain limited and specific exceptions. The Act complements other methods for obtaining government information, and does not limit in any way the access to government information that is normally available to the public upon request.

This statistical report concerns requests made under the Access to Information Act during the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2015, and ending March 31, 2016.

Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPPs) are individual expenditure plans for each department and agency (excluding Crown corporations). These reports provide increased levels of detail over a three-year period on an organization's main priorities by strategic outcome(s), program activity(ies) and planned/expected results, including links to related resource requirements. The RPPs also provide details on human resource requirements, major capital projects, grants and contributions, and net program costs. They are tabled in Parliament by the President of the Treasury Board on behalf of the ministers who preside over the appropriation-dependent departments and agencies identified in Schedules I, I.1 and II of the Financial Administration Act .

Departmental Performance Reports (DPRs) are individual department and agency accounts of results achieved against planned performance expectations as set out in respective Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPP). These Performance Reports, which cover the most recently completed fiscal year, are tabled in Parliament in the fall by the President of the Treasury Board on behalf of the ministers who preside over the appropriation dependent departments and agencies identified in Schedules I, I.1 and II of the Financial Administration Act.

The Privacy Act gives Canadian citizens and those present in Canada the right to access and request correction of personal information about themselves held by federal government institutions. The Act also outlines obligations related to the collection, retention, accuracy, use, disclosure and disposition of personal information.

This statistical report concerns requests made under the Privacy Act during the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2014, and ending March 31, 2015.

The Access to Information Act provides members of the public and corporations with the legislated right to access federal government records, subject to certain limited and specific exceptions. The Act complements other methods for obtaining government information, and does not limit in any way the access to government information that is normally available to the public upon request.

This statistical report concerns requests made under the Access to Information Act during the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2014, and ending March 31, 2015.

The Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) Quarterly Financial Reports make in-year spending at the Agency level available to Parliamentarians and Canadians. These reports supplement existing year-end reporting. Each quarterly financial report includes spending authorities granted through the Main and Supplementary Estimates as well as any allotment transfers approved by Treasury Board that have become available for use at the end of the quarter.

This report was prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 6.6.1.2 of the Directive on Internal Auditing in the Government of Canada, which specifies that the report must:

• - summarize the results of the committee's reviews of areas of responsibility;

The Privacy Act gives Canadian citizens and those present in Canada the right to access and request correction of personal information about themselves held by federal government institutions. The Act also outlines obligations related to the collection, retention, accuracy, use, disclosure and disposition of personal information.

This statistical report concerns requests made under the Privacy Act during the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016, and ending March 31, 2017.

The Access to Information Act provides members of the public and corporations with the legislated right to access federal government records, subject to certain limited and specific exceptions. The Act complements other methods for obtaining government information, and does not limit in any way the access to government information that is normally available to the public upon request.

This statistical report concerns requests made under the Access to Information Act during the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016, and ending March 31, 2017.

Promoting bilingualism and the development
of official language minority communities
in Canada are key elements of our success.
This report presents several of the actions taken
by the Government of Canada, through its federal
institutions in 2015–16 to achieve these goals.