2022-23 Supplemental Statistical Report on the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act

Name of institution: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Reporting period: 2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31

Section 1: Capacity to Receive Requests under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act

Enter the number of weeks your institution was able to receive ATIP requests through the different channels.

-	Number of Weeks
Able to receive requests by mail	52
Able to receive requests by email	52
Able to receive requests through the digital request service	52

Section 2: Capacity to Process Records under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act

2.1 Enter the number of weeks your institution was able to process paper records in different classification levels.

-	Full Capacity	Total
Unclassified Paper Records	52	52
Protected B Paper Records	52	52
Secret and Top Secret Paper Records	52	52

2.2 Enter the number of weeks your institution was able to process electronic records in different classification levels.

-	Full Capacity	Total
Unclassified Electronic Records	52	52
Protected B Electronic Records	52	52
Secret and Top Secret Electronic Records	52	52

Section 3: Open Requests and Complaints Under the Access to Information Act

3.1 Enter the 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, 2023	Open Requests that are Beyond Legislated Timelines as of March 31, 2023	Total
Received in 2022-23	8	1	9
Received in 2021-22	0	0	0
Received in 2020-21	0	0	0
Received in 2019-20	0	0	0
Received in 2018-19	0	0	0
Received in 2017-18	0	0	0
Received in 2016-17	0	0	0
Received in 2015-16	0	0	0
Received in 2014-15	0	0	0
Received in 2013-14 or earlier	0	0	0
Total	8	1	9

3.2 Enter the 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 2022-23	1
Received in 2021-22	0
Received in 2020-21	0
Received in 2019-20	1
Received in 2018-19	0
Received in 2017-18	0
Received in 2016-17	0
Received in 2015-16	0
Received in 2014-15	0
Received in 2013-14 or earlier	0
Total	2

Section 4: Open Requests and Complaints Under the Privacy Act

4.1 Enter the 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, 2023	Total
Received in 2022-23	1	1
Received in 2021-22	0	0
Received in 2020-21	0	0
Received in 2019-20	0	0
Received in 2018-19	0	0
Received in 2017-18	0	0
Received in 2016-17	0	0
Received in 2015-16 or earlier	0	0
Total	1	1

4.2 Enter the 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 2022-23	0
Received in 2021-22	0
Received in 2020-21	0
Received in 2019-20	0
Received in 2018-19	0
Received in 2017-18	0
Received in 2016-17	0
Received in 2015-16	0
Received in 2014-15	0
Received in 2013-14 or earlier	0
Total	0

Section 5: Social Insurance Number (SIN)

Has your institution begun a new collection or a new consistent use of the SIN in 2022-23?	No

Section 6: Universal Access under the Privacy Act

How many requests were received from confirmed foreign nationals outside of Canada in 2022-23?	0